Awesome, thank you sir!

Thank you all for your responses. I strongly believe that this will not only help me be successful but will also help me guide my peers when they race the same question.

Thank you al for your imput

Command in the Guard: its  a second full time job and if you aren’t willing to commit to that don’t do it.  You’re full timers are gold, use them. If you can’t trust them work on replacing them. Get to know your battalion’s AO.

1) Your best tool is your m-days. There is nothing to say your full time staff should run your APFT, ranges, UPL ect. I…[Read more]

Thank you so much sir, never too late. I do have a follow up with my SR so I will definitely benefit from more guidance.
Sir if you won’t mind, I would like to have your philosophy, this will also be beneficial for me in my career.

Thank you so much.

Vanessa,

I think Brock hit the nail on the head. Ask him what is a MQ officer? The next question you need to ask is , “Am I a MQ officer?” Now, your senior rater will not be able to answer that at your initial counseling, but I would ask that question every time afterwards. It is an incredibly difficult question to ask, but we as leaders get paid…[Read more]

I totally agree with you and the article. For years I thought I was the only one who thought this way. I am glad to see others who find no merit in this essay whatsoever.

This is one interesting way of asking a valuable question.
Thank you sir for your guidance.

Woow, this is so true! Thank you sir, I will make sure to put this question on the top of the list.

Great advice!
Thank you sir

I just got back from OSS and I might still have the OPORD for CO STX. I was not the planner so I cannot help you much with that, but if I can find the resources, they should be of help.

You asked “are most Soldiers in the Army unfit?”: No, I do not think so.   I understand your confusion or perhaps culture shock when you compare your view of what PT looks like at WP versus in the “real Army”.   Consider, first, the population difference both in age and in position.  You’re looking at mid to late 20’s and people who’re going to be…[Read more]