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leromt replied to the topic XO Community Lead Introduction in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 7 months ago
Mike,
Welcome to the Team!
Tom
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
Moving back to the BDE S3 section full time. So long BN!
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brock.j.young replied to the topic A subordinate doesn’t know what they should know… Okay, so now what? in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
@snusom,
Unfortunately, leader development always takes a back seat when “metric based” requirements take up most of a drill weekend. This is ESPECIALLY the case in the Reserve Components. It’s not an excuse, just a point of discussion.
However that tends to be my opinion. Should an SFC be held accountable no matter what? Yes, however there are…[Read more] -
brock.j.young replied to the topic Getting ready for the next step in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
@Cale,
Excellent post! Coming into my position as the BN S1, I learned a lot about officer and career management. Not many Guard LTs (or their chains of command) realize that they are eligible for promotion at 18 month’s time in grade (and have completed BOLC). Fewer know that a waiver MUST be submitted to NGB for approval if the officer isn’t…[Read more] -
brock.j.young replied to the topic Civilian Careers — the 800 Pound Gorilla of the Reserve Components in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
You know it’s rough when the state CSM comes to talk to your company, asks about how much the unit’s been doing, and his eyes get wide when you inform him that the company has done 53 days of emergency activation and annual training that year…
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Well I guess drill is cancelled… Okay then
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Bring the DRILL!!!
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brock.j.young replied to the topic What does the Army think about leaders with PTSD? in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
I was diagnosed with mild PTSD following my deployment to Iraq in 2005. As an NCO, there wasn’t much backlash. Now that I’m an officer, I utilize it when I give MRT training, and talk to Soldiers about the importance of reaching out for help if you need it.
Like everything else though, it’s a matter of degree. Mild PTSD is way different then…[Read more]
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brock.j.young started the topic Civilian Careers — the 800 Pound Gorilla of the Reserve Components in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
Soldiers with professional, civilian, non-military careers are what set the Reserve Components apart from our Active Duty counterparts. Civilian training and experience is a combat multiplier when it comes to the Reserve Component Organization. The M-Day Soldier brings a host of knowledge with them that is unlikely found in an Active Duty…[Read more]
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Getting back on the PL net after a long break and lots and lots of work.
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brock.j.young replied to the topic some training scenario tips in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
I have a CD with 3 separate sound clips that I can throw into a small boombox or larger sounds system and hit repeat for multiple hours of ambient noise that automatically increases training difficulty to any scenario.
The first is the crowd noise from a World Cup. A crazy loud thrum of hundreds of thousands of people screaming at the tops of…[Read more]
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brock.j.young replied to the topic Is Loyalty Overvalued? in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
Like Patrick, I’ve seen the dark side of loyalty first hand. Officers who should be drummed out of the service, instead being promoted because they have the right friends (above 1 star…). The transgressions of a squad of SGMs overlooked simply because the CG didn’t want the organization as a whole to look bad. The SPC who falsified a report when…[Read more]
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
…So I guess we’ll go to SOCAL and provide law enforcement support…
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brock.j.young posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
So… My unit is the most prepared to mob of any MP CO in the state. Out numbers rank us 6th out of all MP COs in the ARMY. I’ve been told I’m the most experienced, combat worthy commander of all of the MP COs in the state… And the unit has been tapped to be assist a mobility platform in CONUS and not deploy if something goes sideways… Seems legit…
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michael-j-shepard and cjhuhn17 are now friends 6 years, 9 months ago
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michael-j-shepard posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
@cgibbs Hey, Gibbs… how’s it going up there in MI?
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michael-j-shepard posted an update 6 years, 9 months ago
Back home from Puerto Rico… nice to be back
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brock.j.young replied to the topic My First Suicidal Ideation… in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 10 months ago
Well, @logisticus, @celineoh, @adam.szczpka, @captaink2008, and all of the others who’ve taken the time to respond and or read this post, I’ve had the opportunity to try out my own personal actions on contact yet again.
Last night I received a cryptic message from one of my new Soldiers (I just inherited a detachment of 80, located 100+ miles…[Read more]
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brock.j.young and eqmcclure are now friends 6 years, 11 months ago
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brock.j.young replied to the topic My First Suicidal Ideation… in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 11 months ago
Maybe a little too heavy of a topic?
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