Posted on Nov 8, 2013
What's the best advice you've ever gotten from someone in the military?
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The best advice I ever received was to "take a knee". I had just been through a divorce, was struggling through CGSC, couldn't get enough shared custody time with my kids, was overwhelmed at work and was trying to find time for my monthly drill (BA). The guy I worked for, a LTC at the time and I was a Major, suggested that I RST and work on my CGSC instead of attending drill for the next three months. I was blown away by his compassion and caring during a time when I was juggling way too many balls in the air. This breathing room, as a result of taking a knee, allowed me to complete CGSC, get my life back on track and demonstrate resilience through taking positive actions. I owe that LTC big time for some of the best advice I've ever received!
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Sir,
Good question.
The best advice I've ever got is to subscribe to S1net.
this source of information will set you apart from the others. you will always know what's going on in the army, therefore one can become a SME about many day to day (and beyond) subjects.
Good question.
The best advice I've ever got is to subscribe to S1net.
this source of information will set you apart from the others. you will always know what's going on in the army, therefore one can become a SME about many day to day (and beyond) subjects.
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MG Peter Bosse
Great advice and here's how for all those who are reading this:
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JOIN INSTRUCTIONS: If you would like to join S1NET:
1. Create a milSuites account at https://www.milsuite.mil/.
2. After establishing a milSuites account, proceed to the S1NET Home Page at https://www.milsuite.mil/s1net. Look for the “Join S1NET” widget in the upper left corner and use it to join. Approval is automatic.
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Grow where you are planted.
Do the best where you are and trust that those above and around you will take care of everything else.
Do the best where you are and trust that those above and around you will take care of everything else.
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Nothing as dramatic as what BG Bosse went through but after OCS and reporting to my first assignment, my Bn. CO told me to "Shut Up and Listen to your NCO's before making decisions".
The hard times in my career were when I forgot his advice and tried to do it on my own. Of course being a Co-dependent Infantry Officer didn't help.
The hard times in my career were when I forgot his advice and tried to do it on my own. Of course being a Co-dependent Infantry Officer didn't help.
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The best advice I ever got whas when I was a SPC. I was told that I needed to be my own career manager because nobody cared about my career as much as me. If I wanted something, I needed to actively pursue it. So far I've been in going on 11 years and I have picked every assignment/duty station that I've had.
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Best single session advice I got when I was a young 1LT:
Be competent - know your profession
Be confident - know your self
Communicate - keep everyone informed (boss, subordinates, peers)
Second great piece:
Don't expect, inspect.
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Always keep a copy of your documents, you never know when they will get lost and you will have to provide another copy. This is especially true of anything that may affect your pay.
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Make the best of what the Military has to offer and enjoy it while it lasts
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In 1984, my ROTC program got a new NCO instructor. He was a Vietnam Combat Infantryman and had served as an RI in Florida. We were out on an FTX and I heard the best piece of advise and probably the only thing that I clearly remember from all of my ROTC instructors. When I have followed this advice, it has paid off and when I have not adhered to it, I have suffered. That simple advice from this old NCO was this, "Never pass up an opportunity to use the latrine."
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