Tiara,

I’m unable to replicate this issue.  Are you on the very front page of JO when you do this?  If not, can you send me the url of the page you are on?  Also, can you right-click over the link (4, 11, ->, etc) and copy the link and paste it in a reply to me?

Tiara,

I’m unable to replicate this issue.  Are you on the very front page of JO when you do this?  If not, can you send me the url of the page you are on?  Also, can you right-click over the link (4, 11, ->, etc) and copy the link and paste it in a reply to me?

Tiara,

Yes.  We can put the number of replies on that page as well.  Great suggestion!

Tiara,

Yes.  We can put the number of replies on that page as well.  Great suggestion!

Management is definitely a major gap for me.  My last two commands comes down to one very serious problem; “professional development” isn’t a priority from the BN level.  I think I had management at the platoon level down; I’m still figuring out the company command management thing (but I’m getting it I think). However what’s next? The last 2 B…[Read more]

Jefferey,

Congratulations! This was something that I spent about a month trying to figure out, basically as soon as I took command right up until the point that I briefed my company for the first time. I guess it included my speech as the incoming commander during the CoC.

I tried to keep with a theme which boiled down to my vision for the…[Read more]

Justin! As I logged into JO I was sending out my first appointment letter to one of my 2LTs. Talk about coincidence!

Resources. Your main resource will be your legal representative/JAG. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about procedures, processes, etc. Another great resource are other officers who’ve done this before. Things like here (JO), M…[Read more]

Some of the best advice I can offer are the following:

1) Get an example of what the approving authority is looking for. Some BDE CDRs accept 4 achievements on an ARCOM written as simply as “Joe did X, X helped the unit Y amount.” Then again, some BN CDRs want full, multi-sentence write-ups in each achievement block to justify an AAM. Know what…[Read more]