E-1 - Pvt
E-1 - Pvt
Posted on Jun 8, 2017
To new junior enlisted with less than 3 yrs on, what are you enjoying about your service & what would you change?
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I would change promotion requirements. Make them more MOS specific.. as a junior enlisted we look to our 5s and 6s for knowledge and experience and when it's not there were lost in the sauce. Keep the whole process there is now but implement more job knowledge. You shouldn't be able to lead a young soldier if you don't know what Joe is supposed to be doing on a day to day.
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Sgt Dale Briggs
Cpl Ryan Berry - most MOS are not direct combat, of course there’s NCOs who can’t lead troops in combat, I was one if them. I wasn’t in the 03 field.
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Cpl Gregory Romeu
What would you do in combat if your leaders were killed? NEVER wait for someone to hold your hand. Research, seek answers on your own. Take the lead! That void in direction and lack of knowledge should be filled with "can do aggressiveness" and a will to seek the knowledge on your own, then share this knowledge with your others... THIS integrity will be noticed be others in leadership and the rewards will come from your will to excel when your leadership structure is gone...
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I keep seeing all the guardsmen saying "I should've went Active, and all the Active guys saying "I should've went guard." I'm guard myself and, yes, I've had thoughts about going Active but I'm actually more happy with the guard in that I get to go to school and start my civilian career sooner. So just embrace what you've got honestly.
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MSG (Join to see)
Both have pros and cons, it just depends on what you want to do. Having done both I can tell you I've observed a lot of "the grass is greener" mentality as I saw guys who were AD who were envious that their ARNG and USAR counterparts could go home after drill and AT.
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I myself was a guardsman as well. I wish I had went active. (Went Guard because my brother who served 21 years thought it would be a better suit for me) My unit which I will leave unnamed was far too undisciplined. I think that the guard should train as if we were active. Battle drills every drill weekend no matter the MOS. You never know when you're going downrange and well, I'd rather have someone with muscle memory backing me up rather than someone who works at rent-a-car 5 days out of the week. With that being said, I'm glad I'm out but I do miss my brothers and sisters in uniform.
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Sometimes life happens. My nephew didn't join until late 20's (or early 30's). I think it was a good thing as it gave him time to perhaps build some coping skills that he might not have had in his late teens.
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Cpl Ryan Berry
MSG (Join to see) - I will agree, and experienced that after my time in the Corps, while applying as a fire fighter. I thought 35 was too old, and was corrected by the FD. Wanted guys with some maturity. Look back now at my very young age while in the Corps, and maybe I could have not made some of the young foolish mistakes. However, that young crazy in me saved my life also, lol. Semper FI
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