Posted on Apr 24, 2015
SFC Food Safety Inspector
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MSG Operations Coordinator
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Defense Attaché Service. It is a joint environment where you serve in U.S. Embassy's around the world.

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Consider assignments that can provide multiple, simultaneous benefits. For instance, professionally, serving at a Combat Training Center (JRTC/NTC/CMTC) is a great professional experience for both officers and NCOs, but they are not excessively demanding on time as one would find with being a Drill Sergeant or Ranger Instructor. This extra time would allow the leader to purse education -- maybe finish a Bachelor's Degree or earn a Masters Degree. If they are efficient and are good at time management, they will also have time for persona (family) pursuits, something that is never bad when we are away from the tactical Army.

Another path would be to serve above the tactical level -- pursue a job at a Service Component Command (5th Army, 3rd Army, USAPAC etc) in order to see how other levels of defense and the government work. Many of these headquarters (or if the jobs are available, combatant commands) are in locales where many in the tactical disciplines will never be assigned, and there is a learning and exposure that will definitely broaden the professional soldier.

Compare what is available -- ROTC, Recruiting also may offer the opportunities to purse secondary pursuits as well, while being a Drill Instructor remains one of the best paths for promotion in DA selected boards, especially for combat arms -- and choose the opportunity that offers the most "bang for the buck". But take advantage of the opportunity of the only thing that is "broadened" are your skills at procrastination and being lazy!
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Have them become ait instructors. The incoming soldiers need the best NCOs available to teach them their skillcraft.
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So instructors at AIT, what about NCOA, or other institutional schooling?
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Ncoa instructors is also an excellent way to go too. Any job teaching should reflect favorably
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SSG Pegg I would agree on that point
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