What advice do you have for someone entering into a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership program?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iBvq0LMLQQ

Here's one of the videos I'd mentioned, I'll try to find the other one....

https://search.aol.com/aol/search?q=youtube%20afit%20senior%20noncommissioned%20offers%20allowed%20to%20finish%20their%20phd&s_it=loki-tb-sb

Look through these, AFIT has an option I've seen YouTube videos on to let senior NCOs finish a PhD through them, I don't know if you'd be able to submit at your level, I'll try to find the YouTube videos, I just figured you might at least find such stuff of interest, I'd seen videos about one Army NCO and one USAF NCO, both fairly senior having been allowed, you might possibly care to call over there to ask, that's all I'm saying, I don't know if Naval Postgrad School (NPS) allows it, I definitely did see AFIT within USAF did apparently allow it, in at least those two cases I'd seen videos on, OK?

Elaborate, if you can...I have an interest in career/educ questions of the type you asked...what did you do for associates, bachelors, masters, what grades, GPAs, STEM and/or other coursework...did you actually apply yet? Were you accepted? Have you taken the GRE genl and/or subject tests? GMAT? Why do you want that major? What specific dissertation topic(s) did you have in mind? Did you try at all for an assistantship and/or fellowship? What are your ultimate aspirations? Senior enlisted? Warrant? Commissioned? Did you wanna try linking to an ROTC? USMC platoon leaders course (PLC), which is less well known? An OCS, whether in Army or another service? Civilitan stuff? Guard? Reserve? AGR? Guard Tech? Reserve Tech? What are your hobbies? Interests? Reading tastes? Sports, incl any martial arts? I've generally found that that the more is sent in by those asking questions of the type you'd asked, the more can typically be suggested...also, how many credits a semester did you wanna do? Half time, typically six credits, two courses? I tried God only knows how long to do a PhD, I ultimately went clinical allied health for my doctorate, it took me six years, before my total perm disability bollixed the whole thing up, we had to shut my license because of the whole disability thing, I've just been around the groves of academe, and a good many academic bureaucratic blocks, so, if you'd wanna chat, give me as much detail as you can see your way clear to send in, do a really thorough, detailed biosketch, so far as possible...I'll try to see what else I can suggest for you, for goals, options, whatever occurs to me, as well, no rush, whenever convenient, I'd be most eager to hear more whenever you'd have time, OK?

SSG Collins,

First of all, Congratulations for pursuing a higher education. I am currently in my 1st year of the Dissertation process. My advice is find a mentor who is willing to keep challenging you thoughout the process. There are going to be some times during this process you are going to ask yourself, why am I doing this... remember, every doctoral candidate will ask themselves more than once. Then, the next piece of advice, be prepared to start an indepth research and analysis process. This process is not like your Graduate and Undergraduate programs, where you were writing a paper and moving on. Each piece of research you will read and analyze should be within the last 5 years and concurrent to your program of study.

If you would like, you can write me at my university email for more tips or just if you need help.

Good luck

Sincerely
Donald C. Kilgore IV, MBA ABD
Doctoral Candidate, EdD Higher Education Leadership
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