Posted on Apr 14, 2015
What is the best way to further your military career?
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As being relatively new to the Army, I'm looking for input on what might be the best way to better my career. Any input would be helpful.
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The honest answer is to always do what's right, and always strive to be the best at your job. If you can maintain 100% integrity and be known as a reliable person, you'll go far.
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Although you have already gotten great advice, in addition to living the army values, is to make sure you're deployable, promotable, and qualified in your mos. Again you keep tab on your medical readiness, apft, weapons Quals, do the online stuff required, get college courses while you can, complete your ssds, file your family care plan if and when you get married and have kids. Don't waste time to get better, and be patient, you can always do the right thing and still not be promoted, but your attitude goes a long way among peers, subordinates and seniors
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You're welcome. 2 more things I forgot to mention, situational aware at all times, and get our train to get the bigger picture, meaning what your mission add unit is, from your team all the way to bn, bde. It will make you forsee the needs at an individual level
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Completing SSD1 as early as possible is a great way to start your career off the right way. I have two PV2s in my squad that already completed their SSD1 and are doing everything they can to prove to me that they want to outshine everyone they can in our platoon.
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That's really good, I made the suggestion to my soldiers and they did the rest. Maxing out your military education is another good place to start. These correspondence courses will definitely max out your hours:
081-MD0921 HEALTHCARE NCO SUST- 170 Hours
081-68WM6 PRACTICAL NURSE ASI SUST- 130 Hours
081-CBRNE NWP NUCLEAR WARFARE PREPARD FOR HLTHCARE PROVIDER- 55 Hours
081-CBRNE BWP BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 83 Hours
081-CBRNE HPC HOSPITAL CBRNE PREPAREDNESS COURSE- 73 Hours
081-CBRNE CONWP CONV WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 50 Hours
081-CBRNE CWP CHEM WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE PROVID- 65 Hours
081-68D OPERATING ROOM SPECIALIST SUST- 135 Hours
081-68W10 HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST SUST- 230 Hours
081-18D SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT SUST- 281 Hours
081-18DPREP SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT PREP- 144 Hours
Just type in the course into the search engine on ALMS and register for the course
081-MD0921 HEALTHCARE NCO SUST- 170 Hours
081-68WM6 PRACTICAL NURSE ASI SUST- 130 Hours
081-CBRNE NWP NUCLEAR WARFARE PREPARD FOR HLTHCARE PROVIDER- 55 Hours
081-CBRNE BWP BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 83 Hours
081-CBRNE HPC HOSPITAL CBRNE PREPAREDNESS COURSE- 73 Hours
081-CBRNE CONWP CONV WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE- 50 Hours
081-CBRNE CWP CHEM WARFARE PREPAREDNESS FOR HLTHCARE PROVID- 65 Hours
081-68D OPERATING ROOM SPECIALIST SUST- 135 Hours
081-68W10 HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST SUST- 230 Hours
081-18D SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT SUST- 281 Hours
081-18DPREP SPECIAL OPERATIONS MED SGT PREP- 144 Hours
Just type in the course into the search engine on ALMS and register for the course
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Also, these courses are worth college credit if you go through a proctor at the education center and pass the written exam there: http://www.atsc.army.mil/tadlp/accp/accp_ace_credit.asp
Hope this helps you out in your career.
Hope this helps you out in your career.
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Thanks again SGT Helgeson, I appreciate all the help. I'm going to start working on these as soon as I can.
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No problem, just a helpful tip; the CBRN classes included in that list are all essentially the same class minus the topic specific areas of study (Chemical, Biological etc.), they pretty much all fall under Homeland Security, and you'll see a lot of recurring questions on the tests/exams.
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Take harder non traditional assignments as they come along. Always act as team or squad or platoon leader if needed regardless of rank. Priority 1 assignments have to be filled near 100% by army manning. Take one every other assignment.
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One way to advance and grow, is to get into some NRCC's (Non Residence Correspondence Courses ). There MANY that, I hope, you can really get into, on any subject the Army has to offer.
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Go to Ranger school, that's what I'm doing, I leave in a few days and if I make it back with a tab I've been told I'm getting promoted
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There have been a ton of oustanding suggestions, I would only add: In every Good leader there is some bad, and every bad leader there is some good. Take the good and make it your own, discard the rest.
Also, be the best JNN operator the Army has seen. Not only will this help the Army, it will significantly benefit you when it is your time to hang up your hat.
Also, be the best JNN operator the Army has seen. Not only will this help the Army, it will significantly benefit you when it is your time to hang up your hat.
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Thank you SFC (Join to see) , I'm continuing to learn all I can about what I do and trying to learn more about how it works with everything else.
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