How much time do you spend mentoring your subordinates?

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:39:35 -0400

Mentorship is essential to developing our NCO corps. We should all spend deliberate time with our subordinates.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Aug 5 at 2015 9:43 AM

SGT Ben Keen — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:43:15 -0400

While I agree wtih you CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member that mentorship is required, you will find that many do not do it. Sometimes there is a lack of time, sometimes it is a lack of wanting to do it. Yet, there are those times that one can take, like sitting in the motorpool waiting for end of day formation, that a leader can take to do some mentorship.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Aug 5 at 2015 9:50 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:50:27 -0400

That is an ongoing thing. Mentoring never stops. I have been retired for 7 years and I still have some of my shipmates contacting me and asking for guidance.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 5 at 2015 10:46 AM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:46:11 -0400

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member, currently because of my current duty station, most of my mentorship with peers, Junior Officers, and NCO's happens through email and phone calls. I'm currently working with nothing but DA Civilians and although I have and continue to provide valuable operational expertise and experience from the field to my current job, I've received more mentorship and knowledge from my civilian counterparts in the aspects of acquisition, provisioning, developing technology and life cycle management. It's a give and take kind of relationship and I'm currently taking more than I am giving.

Response by CPT Chris Loomis made Aug 5 at 2015 12:32 PM

CPT Chris Loomis — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:32:42 -0400

I provide mentorship at every opportunity. Plain and simple. I believe that mentorship is a constant and ongoing process...lifelong learning.

I also incorporate copious amounts of due praise in my mentorship.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 5 at 2015 1:46 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:46:09 -0400

I provide mentorship to all my Soldiers even when they don't respond to it right away. The Soldiers that show an active interest in what I'm saying get more attention. I also continuously seek mentors for myself through networking and places like Rally Point. I wish more Soldiers were on here, they don't even know what they are missing.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 5 at 2015 8:59 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:59:11 -0400

Each one has different needs. I base it on strengths and weaknesses