My Infantry NG company was conducting a company air assault at Ft. Hood.  One of my cadets (acting as a rifleman) took a picture of himself sitting on the UH60 and used Snapchat to send it to his friends.  Throughout the ground movement he sent photos and left his geo-location turned on.  And, since the OPFOR was made up of HHC cadets, they (a…[Read more]

As the commander, my greatest accomplishments were in training my XO, PLs, FTUS, and Cadets in not only their jobs, but in mine.  I try to always take one of them with me on conference calls, CUB/BUBs, and the like.  They are able to get into DTMS and update training schedules, communicate directly with agencies and entities with whom we train, a…[Read more]

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As a NG Infantry Commander, I always hopped on and knocked out those things first that I cannot do without network access (MEDPROS, for example).  I fly in late on Fridays, so I try to knock those things out first.  I t…[Read more]

I attended the National Guard phases 2 and 4 within a few months, so that the content from one was fresh at the other.  Like others have said, I wish I learned more about how to run a company.  I attended Ph2 as a 1LT at the conclusion of my time as an Aide, so I had not been at the company level for a few years.  My Ph4 time was right after pi…[Read more]

I’m now a Company CO, but I’ve been at BN, BDE, and DIV HQs. Universally, the meetings rely on prep by the XO/CoS and the people who owe him the data. Make sure your info is current and correct and get it to him on the standardized PPT slide or whatever format he wants, and be ready to answer any questions about from where the data came.

At the…[Read more]

I’m now a Company CO, but I’ve been at BN, BDE, and DIV HQs. Universally, the meetings rely on prep by the XO/CoS and the people who owe him the data. Make sure your info is current and correct and get it to him on the standardized PPT slide or whatever format he wants, and be ready to answer any questions about from where the data came.

At the…[Read more]

I’m now a Company CO, but I’ve been at BN, BDE, and DIV HQs. Universally, the meetings rely on prep by the XO/CoS and the people who owe him the data. Make sure your info is current and correct and get it to him on the standardized PPT slide or whatever format he wants, and be ready to answer any questions about from where the data came.

At the…[Read more]

I’m now a Company CO, but I’ve been at BN, BDE, and DIV HQs. Universally, the meetings rely on prep by the XO/CoS and the people who owe him the data. Make sure your info is current and correct and get it to him on the standardized PPT slide or whatever format he wants, and be ready to answer any questions about from where the data came.

At the…[Read more]

I’m now a Company CO, but I’ve been at BN, BDE, and DIV HQs. Universally, the meetings rely on prep by the XO/CoS and the people who owe him the data. Make sure your info is current and correct and get it to him on the standardized PPT slide or whatever format he wants, and be ready to answer any questions about from where the data came.

At the…[Read more]