How do you find the right balance between your current job and applying for a special program? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-do-you-find-the-right-balance-between-your-current-job-and-applying-for-a-special-program <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have run into the situation many times both personally and with a large number of enlisted Sailors and Marines. Recently I&#39;m even having some junior officers ask me a similar question. <br /><br />The overall situation is that you want to apply for a special program, officer candidacy, spec ops, or some other MOS change, etc. The problem is, if you don&#39;t get it, you still want to keep doing what you&#39;re doing and not be penalized for trying to branch out. How do you strike the balance between being a good performer and continuing to have a successful career path while you are applying to leave it? Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:37:15 -0400 How do you find the right balance between your current job and applying for a special program? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-do-you-find-the-right-balance-between-your-current-job-and-applying-for-a-special-program <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have run into the situation many times both personally and with a large number of enlisted Sailors and Marines. Recently I&#39;m even having some junior officers ask me a similar question. <br /><br />The overall situation is that you want to apply for a special program, officer candidacy, spec ops, or some other MOS change, etc. The problem is, if you don&#39;t get it, you still want to keep doing what you&#39;re doing and not be penalized for trying to branch out. How do you strike the balance between being a good performer and continuing to have a successful career path while you are applying to leave it? LCDR Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:37:15 -0400 2015-08-28T15:37:15-04:00 Response by LT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2015 3:44 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-do-you-find-the-right-balance-between-your-current-job-and-applying-for-a-special-program?n=925215&urlhash=925215 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That is a great question, sir, and definitely a cause of significant stress. I was in a situation where I was boarding for an Active Guard slot and applying for AD Navy as a Sub Officer Candidate. The Guard job was almost a guarantee while the Navy was a still up in the air. And choosing one essentially eliminated the other. Fortunately I had a lot of great support and advice from my leadership. I took their advice, ran with it and fortunately I am now an officer in the U.S. Navy. All this is to say, that for me the balance came by having a great working relationship with my leadership. They appreciated my work ethic and abilities and supported my career development. LT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:44:47 -0400 2015-08-28T15:44:47-04:00 Response by Sunny Yadav made Jul 21 at 2020 1:22 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-do-you-find-the-right-balance-between-your-current-job-and-applying-for-a-special-program?n=6122024&urlhash=6122024 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello friends enjoy <a target="_blank" href="https://pinterest.com/pin/">https://pinterest.com/pin/</a> [login to see] 32779941 this great game. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://pinterest.com/pin/752453050232779941">Permanent Redirect</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Sunny Yadav Tue, 21 Jul 2020 01:22:10 -0400 2020-07-21T01:22:10-04:00 2015-08-28T15:37:15-04:00