chofusionism  Thank you for the question, I believe this is such an important question specially for new PL as well as new BN staff (BN S1 can be OIC and will have an NCOIC that will need to be counseled).

Thank you for your reply.  I would definitely be interested in the updated information on the Army VCU and Supply Chain Management Program.  I’m preparing to start my broadening opportunity but I want to be able share what is available based on the latest information.

Thanks @pstofan! @carsonjgregory did the attached help or were you looking for something more specific?

Als0- feel free to join in on the company command discussions and pose further questions!

Jeff,

Thank you for your reply. How is your broadening opportunity going, is there anything else that you can share about your opportunity that might be helpful to those who plan to pursue a similar track in the future?

Mandi,

Thank you for detailed response and congratulations on your track to teach at West Point. That sounds like a great career and leadership opportunity along with the grad school. What will you teach? Would you mind sharing your experiences during grad school and while preparing to make that transition to professor while also continuing…[Read more]

George,

Thank you for your reply and thoughts on broadening opportunities. I would very interested in your insight into your broadening opportunity. What made you pursue this opportunity and how will it tie into your future endeavors?

@pstofan, @rakimball, @chris_s – this is great input and advice for others!

I really like the putting 1SG’s sig. block on the Leadership Philosophy. It demonstrates unity, especially if you continually reference it throughout command (as you should). I also think you bring up great questions for reflection that provide a great framework for the…[Read more]

Okay, Brittany, here goes. Sorry for the delay!

BLUF –
It looks like you might have been denied transfer because commissioned officers need to be “fully qualifed in their branch,” which HRC defines as CPT post-CCC and KD complete. Since you’re going into your CPT board, you’ll need CCC and the key developmental position to be eligible to…[Read more]

Good morning brittany.rodriguez

I just spoke with our BDE Retention NCOIC.

She advice that you apply at your 12 month mark, so 2020. Jokingly but somewhat serious, she mention that you could/should apply every year as their justification will change since the army is currently in a growing stage. Essentially big army is not loosing you as a SM y…[Read more]

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]

@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!

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]

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]