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]

Brock,

What a great question.

I don’t try to “deliver a message” when I tell people what I do / have done for a living.  I tell them my story…how I joined the Army for three years to earn money for college so I could then get “a real job.”  I explain how in high school I always thought that the people who joined the Service were just too la…[Read more]

Paul,

This is the troop to task that I used when I was a PL. It is color coded and is easy to brief.

Let me know if this helps.

Joe

Christian,

Show up with a hunger to lead and be motivated. That is it; that is all I am looking for out of a brand new 2LT.

Also, its much more important how your Soldiers and Leadership think of you on the last day rather than the first day. Authenticity is apparent from day one and should be apparent on the last day.

First impressions are…[Read more]