Posted on May 22, 2014
Best way to make a great first impression at your first duty station/unit
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I know what I need to work on, my pushups in PT and my Run time but Im wondering what else will help me make a great first impression, I wanna succeed so bad not just for myself but for my family as well, Ive fought to get to where I am now, not alot of people believed I could make it as far as I am today,
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PVT Kinder, sounds like you are doing quite well from where you started out. Listen to you NCOs and do what you are asked to do each day. Show up on time and in the right uniform. Be willing to ask good questions and seek advice to learn your MOS. Render the proper respect and discipline you were taught at BT/AIT. Be eager to learn and you will do alright.
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PV2 (Join to see)
Thank you Sir, I take all advice to heart, I was able to use some skills from BCT to help tornado victims in my home town of Vilonia AR just after the 27th of April when it hit us, I was home on Leave and responded with a Guard Unit that My father works with,
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PT is the first thing your unit will see. By far the easiest to do to set a great first impression. Be willing to listen and learn. You do not know much yet, so you need to rely on your peers and leaders to teach you everything you need to know to be successful. Lastly, master your trade! be the best at what the Army recruited you to do!
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2LT Brian L.
Great advice.... RUN... Do not fall out! Be humble and learn... the Army is a long game, what I mean is maintain your long term perspective on your goals. Learn how to be a Private and understand that at times they Army feels like a grind.. because it is. It is a job (more than a job) and sometimes I see young Soldiers become disillusioned after realizing this ... Front towards the enemy and do great things
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Be a sponge. Ask to go to a Soldier of the month board. A lot of the times we get so busy with day to day duties that it becomes easy to just do your job everyday and go home. Seek ways to stand out from your peers. Best way to do it is Winning a Soldier of the month board.
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