Posted on Jul 4, 2019
To my senior NCOs, how are you able to balance career progression and plt/squad integrity?
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I'm planning on going back to school to get my Associates, and then my Bachelor's degree, but how do I do that AND put my future soldiers' needs before my own?
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Platoon Sergeant
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Team Leader
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SPC,
Before you ask that question, where's the conflict of interest? Your goal is to become to best leader you can be, becoming stagnant does you no good. Your future soldiers are going to be impressionable in some way, shape, or form....if you don't manage your career, you can't expect them to do the same.
Before you ask that question, where's the conflict of interest? Your goal is to become to best leader you can be, becoming stagnant does you no good. Your future soldiers are going to be impressionable in some way, shape, or form....if you don't manage your career, you can't expect them to do the same.
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In my thinking, I figured I would have to allow my soldiers to work on their education first, and in doing so, wouldn't allow me time to do what I needed to continue my own, as I would be constantly making sure they're needs are met.
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While education is certainly desirable, it's not a need. This objective isn't going to be accomplished at work during the duty day, so there's no requirement of you to check on their progress. However, you should be able to provide guidance on the resources that are available for soldiers.
While education is certainly desirable, it's not a need. This objective isn't going to be accomplished at work during the duty day, so there's no requirement of you to check on their progress. However, you should be able to provide guidance on the resources that are available for soldiers.
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SSG (Join to see) Thank you Sgt, I will be sure to educate myself on my new unit's resources, and the Army's in general.
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Your aiming point should be focused on a Bachelor’s degree. Skip meeting requirements for an AA that will consume time.
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I am currently 64 credit hours away from my AA, and was thinking that by then I would know where I wanted to go with it to complete my BA. In this regard, I'm flip flopping between Green to Gold and WOCS.
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CSM Charles Hayden
SPC (Join to see) Taking classes whose credits will transfer for credit towards a Bachelors will save time.
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There is no one else who is going to help you progress in YOUR military and civilian education. Just like your team leader and squad leader should have done is give you guidance, purpose and direction. It is up to them or yourself to take that advice and either go with that advice or add to. There will be some long nights since you will have to do that on your OWN TIME to better yourself. I would tell your leaders you are planning on furthering your civilian education but just know that will be on your time. They can work with you but if you don’t let them know that you want to better yourself then they can’t really help you.
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Thank you for the advice, Sgt. I will definitely take those "long nights" on my "own time" to heart
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