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Your Last 100 Days as a Cadet: Preparing to Become a 2LT

Maxwell Myers

Congratulations! You made it to your last 100 days. While you are in your final stretch, the work you’ve done to make it to graduation is far from complete. The …

So You’re Getting Ready to Host a Cadet? (A Platoon Leader’s Checklist for CTLT)

Don Gomez & Seamus Matlack

Whether you were specially selected for this duty, eagerly volunteered, or were “voluntold” to host at the last minute, this checklist can help you provide …

Becoming a Basic Training Platoon Leader

Marshay Harris

When my branch manager told me she had some Platoon Leader requisitions opening at Fort Jackson, I initially though she misspoke and meant Executive Officer. I mean why on earth …

Butter Bar No More: Transitioning to First Lieutenant

Dylan Nigh

The ugly stepchild of promotions, the blink and you miss it moment, the one that was almost guaranteed to happen; these phrases and more have been used to describe the …

Overcoming Army Writer’s Block: Tips to Start Writing and Publishing for Junior Officers

Josef "Polo" Danczuk

While the Army won’t change overnight because of a few wise words from a new officer, you can still be part of the intellectual process, sharing experiences and knowledge, developing …

You Keep the Lessons with You: Parting Ways with Teammates

Dylan Nigh

“Whatever comes, let it come. What stays, let it stay. What goes, let it go.” – Papaji

Suicide in the Military: Life Desperate for Balance

Shawnta DiFalco

To many of those currently serving, what stands out as most confounding about suicide in the ranks is not its prevalence, but a wholescale denial of how the military lifestyle …

Is Civil Affairs Right For You?

Bobby Perez

So, you’re considering Civil Affairs as a career path in the Army. You’ve perhaps talked to peers about the branch or have heard of others that attended selection before. Also, …

Command vs. Leadership

Zachary Szewczyk

The Army has a strange relationship with words. On the one hand, precision means everything: the term “seize” means something very different to a ground forces commander than the term …

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