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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Student to Lieutenant pt.5 in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
These are excellent points! I was thinking inside the house (literally)!
Overlaying family goals onto the discussion of finances and transitioning from a student to an officer is really important. I think this can range from married to a civilian, stay-at-home spouse, dual career, dual military, not to mention what goals or plans of children…[Read more]
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george.l.gurrola and
falcon6 are now friends 7 years, 3 months ago
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george.l.gurrola replied to the topic Was Company Command/First Sergeant Course worth it? in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
@falcon6 – thanks for your input! I think we should spread the good word about JO Forum.
How long have you been in command?
Do you have Ft. Hood’s commanders course POC? I would love to reach out to them!
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ae_rollinson posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
thinking about peer leadership
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Student to Lieutenant pt.5 in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
Here’s an old conversation from last year about finances that also ties into balancing large purchases: https://juniorofficer.army.mil/discussion/living-conditions/#post-793
Here’s my take on your categories:
Kitchen –
CrockPot v2 – InstaPot or a digital crockpot. DO NOT get an IoT pot, it’s not worth the security issue and you’ll be too busy to…[Read more] -
ae_rollinson replied to the topic Leadership Broadening Opportunities & Sense of Humor in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
1) Broadening Opportunities – I will say that overall, I suggest that Broadening is being seen as not a deviation as the next step after KD. Go ahead a check out the Smartbook PAM 600-3 (via MilSuite, under S1Net) and you’ll see that is expressed under your branch’s career chart (possibly called the Talent Management Career Timeline now). I will…[Read more]
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cale replied to the topic I'm not dead yet… A lesson in relationships in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
Michael,
Welcome back from the field. I love a point that you made, their success directly contributed to my team’s success. Such a crucial concept that gets missed in too many leadership books. We are only as successful as we allow our teams to be.
As to logistics, I think a key to success is understanding if I don’t have it, where can I ge…[Read more]
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ae_rollinson and
vanezzaospina are now friends 7 years, 3 months ago
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vanezzaospina replied to the topic Switching from USAR to Active Duty in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
@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!
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Switching from USAR to Active Duty in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 3 months ago
@brittany.rodriguez – tracking the thread. Awesome question, Brittney. I’m going to have to wrack my brain and consult some resources, so hang tight for a few days and early next week I should be able to post some resources. I admit that I’ve only worked with officers going the other way (RA to USAR), and while USAR is also controlled by HRC,…[Read more]
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george.l.gurrola wrote a new post, CPT Paul Kunnas USAG Meade CO CDR Interview 14 Mar 18 7 years, 4 months ago
Company Command Interview cao 15 Mar 2018
CPT Paul Kunnas serves as the Company Commander, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort George. G. Meade, MD.
How did you prepare for command?
I was blessed to get to know […]
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george.l.gurrola replied to the topic Leadership Broadening Opportunities & Sense of Humor in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
Paul, great questions. I was in your shoes a couple of years ago and asked numerous leaders the same question. Here are my thoughts.
1)Â Yes, broadening opportunities are seen as detours but some say not anymore. In my opinion, as deployments have decreased and new challenges arise (cyber, China, Russia, etc), the importance of broadening and…[Read more]
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george.l.gurrola started the topic Things to learn about the IG Office in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
The mention of “IG” or Inspector General often brings a certain feeling when in a leadership position such as company command. Thanks to @pstofan, for bringing this topic to light.
In the CO/1SG course the IG’s office did come and speak to leaders. Specifically, they discussed the top three IG issues, explained the process, and discussed r…[Read more]
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george.l.gurrola replied to the topic Was Company Command/First Sergeant Course worth it? in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
@pstofan – this is a great question! Moving this to a new discussion.
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armorhoodyg14 replied to the topic Inspiring Discipline (March 2018 JO Jam) in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
Reading over responses, the two themes that resonated with me and my time in a combined arms battalion were motivation and regulation. Soldiers do not want regulations to be hashed upon them to the point that they feel that they are liabilities. They should see regulations are present as benchmarks for success and opportunities to excel.
Junior…[Read more]
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Pre-Deployment SOP in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
@vanezzaospina – Great work on filling in systems gaps in your shop. This work will go a LONG WAY towards stabilizing processes and creating predicability for folks. Keep in mind that with systems creation, it is a steep learning curve, but the outcome is worth it, every single time. So keep at (with this or other projects)!
BLUF: TCS orders…[Read more]
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ae_rollinson posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Thinking about social media a lot lately. How will we see ourselves in 5 or 10 years?
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Professional Reading Expanded in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
@chris_s , this is the second time I’ve stumbled upon you on the Forum here and not recognized you! Ha! Your road trip and partner-in-crime sound awesome! Happy listening.
I just saw your original post included ‘listening to news’. Recommend NYT “The Daily” for 20-30 min deep dives on a single topic, and then a 1 min recap on ‘here’s what else…[Read more]
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Why do we have Officers? in the forum Junior Officer 7 years, 4 months ago
@adam.szcypka – ahh, I think I understand now. So you’re using “it wins wars” as the can-opener to get people riled up and engaged in the topic. Yes?
I’m finding this a challenging topic, for sure. Hopefully that means you will get a great discussion out of the LPD! I admit that I’m not following your arguments very well. I’m guessing these are…[Read more]
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