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ae_rollinson replied to the topic Bring Back the Drink and Think? in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 5 months ago
There’s some really good points here that resonated with me. I agree with Jeff ( @x70037 ) that maybe a different title would be helpful. I also agree with Chad’s concerns about alcohol, as well as some of Brock’s counterpoints.
I personally think it significantly comes down to the US drinking age being 21 and alcohol (which is a drug, just as…[Read more]
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brock.j.young replied to the topic Organizing for Success (August 2018 JO Jam) in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 7 months ago
There was a great post on this very topic by @X70037, https://juniorofficer.army.mil/personal-battle-rhythm/.
Personally I use a mix of three primary things that help keep me on track.
First, outlook. It’s great for those reoccurring meetings, things sent from “higher,” things I can link to my cell calendar, etc.
Next, I have my white board f…[Read more]
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ae_rollinson replied to the topic New PT Test in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 8 months ago
@x70037 – Jeff, I do agree with you! I’m game for talking about re-aligning with standards and a PT test that doesn’t reward slamming backs into the ground…but the primary “eyebrow raiser” for me is the execution across the Army, just as @brock.j.young was saying. I think this new test will slam ARNG & USAR components. Exactly as Brock said,…[Read more]
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spatelis replied to the topic OBJ-T: Open Discussion in the forum Junior Officer 6 years, 11 months ago
ALL – Had a great discussion with Mr. Krivitsky from the MCoE, allow me to pass along some of the info.
1. They recognize that specific organizations should/do not conduct live fire for their training gates. CATs, their tasks, and OBJ-T gates are being modified to reflect the new strategy (Some still working). The end state is to have…[Read more]