Posted on Nov 13, 2015
What opportunities are out there for obtaining qualifications or certifications for officers once commissioned?
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I am working on a program that would enable officers that are serving, primarily in the National Guard but can be for all officers, that would result in obtaining a credential that would lead to meaningful employment.
I believe the engineers have a chance to get their PMP but what else is out there for officers? What will a Career Course lead to if you are an MP? Are there any courses that you can take that will enable to obtain a civilian certification that would mean something to a civilian employer?
I am trying to find this info to aid those in the National Guard to offer up opportunities for those have been trained in their field but have not married up their military skills with their civilian counterparts. This is something that in the National Guard we deal with often. We have been through various courses of training that is on par with that what civilians get yet we don't get any credit from a civilian credentialing entity. Now I know that getting a Project Management Professional Cert is thing that is out there but what else?
Or programs that military has that may lead to credit in obtaining a higher degree such as a Masters or PhD.
Or if you have seen something like this already in the works it would help.
I believe the engineers have a chance to get their PMP but what else is out there for officers? What will a Career Course lead to if you are an MP? Are there any courses that you can take that will enable to obtain a civilian certification that would mean something to a civilian employer?
I am trying to find this info to aid those in the National Guard to offer up opportunities for those have been trained in their field but have not married up their military skills with their civilian counterparts. This is something that in the National Guard we deal with often. We have been through various courses of training that is on par with that what civilians get yet we don't get any credit from a civilian credentialing entity. Now I know that getting a Project Management Professional Cert is thing that is out there but what else?
Or programs that military has that may lead to credit in obtaining a higher degree such as a Masters or PhD.
Or if you have seen something like this already in the works it would help.
Army National Guard
Transition
Certifications
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That sounds like a great program you're starting up-awesome idea on your part! Obviously each branch will have a different answer, so if you can get input from each branch you'll have a good grasp of what is out there. As a chemical guy our Captain Career Course doesn't give any certifications that we don't already get in BOLC, although I believe Webster has a program which lets you get a Masters mostly from classes you have already taken at CCC.
In my opinion, the best school you can take as a Chemical officer is Technical Escort school. It gives you official training and certification in confined spaces rescue operations, and would be the perfect stepping stone into a fire department, or state police/federal HAZMAT team. There are other courses such as Dismounted Recon, but Tech Escort has the most relevance in the civilian world.
Most active duty never have the opportunity to go due to funding reasons; the vast majority of my Tech Escort class were reservists.
In my opinion, the best school you can take as a Chemical officer is Technical Escort school. It gives you official training and certification in confined spaces rescue operations, and would be the perfect stepping stone into a fire department, or state police/federal HAZMAT team. There are other courses such as Dismounted Recon, but Tech Escort has the most relevance in the civilian world.
Most active duty never have the opportunity to go due to funding reasons; the vast majority of my Tech Escort class were reservists.
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Several Programs offer either advanced placement of credit for CCC or ILE.
A google search I found the following...
http://www.wood.army.mil/engrmag/PDFs%20for%20Sept-Dec%2009/Saul.pdf
http://www.webster.edu/military/academics/signal.html
This is just to name a few there are a lot of advantages to be had if you do your research....As long as you have the 1059 and submit it for credit then you can get ahead by a few classes. All the schools accepted the RC CCC same as the AC CCC from what I saw but make sure to check on a case by case basis for each school.
A google search I found the following...
http://www.wood.army.mil/engrmag/PDFs%20for%20Sept-Dec%2009/Saul.pdf
http://www.webster.edu/military/academics/signal.html
This is just to name a few there are a lot of advantages to be had if you do your research....As long as you have the 1059 and submit it for credit then you can get ahead by a few classes. All the schools accepted the RC CCC same as the AC CCC from what I saw but make sure to check on a case by case basis for each school.
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Nothing... All this talk about having great work ethic, showing up on time, being great workers etc is compete bullshit in the civilian workforce. The Army gives you nothing to take ban into the civilian world. They'll take and take and take from you, but for nothing in return. HR specialists, have nothing and can't gain anything from the Army to get an HR job outside the Army. Once out, they can't even get the civilian job with the military. This goes on and on. If the military was serious about having the best of the bestI, they'd send their guys to college, get certifications, etc.
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LCDR Sergio Ibarra
This is a Navy program as far as I know, but should probably exist in other branches as well. Master Training Specialist (MTS) is a program open to anyone who serves in an instructor capacity. The qualification takes between 6-18 months and provides a solid representation of your instructing abilities and background.
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SPC Steven Nihipali
PO1 Andrew Gardiner, I agree. On that note, if your dumb can't do your job in the navy, someone is going to die. The responsibility of each and every sailor is on them... As for the Army, not so much
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SPC Steven Nihipali
So a field grade officer votes my response down... gee thanks, sir. Way to show your guys what it's like to screw them over. Unless your I'm my shoes, sir, I'm telling the truth and there is nothing you can do change that unless your some CW5 that is in direct command at the Pentagon.
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