Maybe this is not the case for many units out there but the unit I am currently a part of (active duty component) has a culture where BDE HHC Senior NCO’s, WO and Officers are not required to attend PT. Although many might love this idea (I know I did at the beginning), it – excuse my language – sucks when all we rely on is morning PT as our wor…[Read more]

I’ve had the honor of working closely with 2 WO (AG – CW3, CW2) and knowing many within the MI world. First thing I tell them when I introduce my self is ” as a Junior Officer I am hungry for knowledge so I will apologize in advance if I asked 1,001 questions”. They are by far the most knowledgeable individuals who give you the good, the bad and…[Read more]

chofusionism  Thank you for the question, I believe this is such an important question specially for new PL as well as new BN staff (BN S1 can be OIC and will have an NCOIC that will need to be counseled).

Good morning brittany.rodriguez

I just spoke with our BDE Retention NCOIC.

She advice that you apply at your 12 month mark, so 2020. Jokingly but somewhat serious, she mention that you could/should apply every year as their justification will change since the army is currently in a growing stage. Essentially big army is not loosing you as a SM y…[Read more]

@brittany.rodriguez – I will too have to do some more digging to ensure I can provided the right answer.

I’ll ask my BDE chief, and get back to you!

• How do junior officers inspire discipline in their organizations through their personal example?
•  – This is a very interesting question as based on others opinion there is the ideology that Junior Officer do not know much about the Army and we make a lot of mistakes. Although this could be true, I strongly believe that giving people the…

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