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Army 890A Ammunition Warrant Officer Duties, Responsibilities and Job Description

2 Comments / Army Jobs, Career Advice, Company Grade Officers, Field Grade Officers, Inventories, Leadership, NCOER, Officers, Safety, Warrant Officer, weapons / By Chuck Holmes

In today’s post, we are going to delve into a job that is of high importance in the United States Army. We will study the duties, responsibilities and job description of the Army 890A Ammunition Warrant Officer. The Army 890A Ammunition Warrant Officer is part of the United States Army Ordnance Corps. The Ordnance Corps main …

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Army Officer Discipline Ideas

5 Comments / Field Grade Officers, Leadership / By Chuck Holmes

Today, I want to talk about some Army Officer Discipline ideas. I understand this is a bit of a taboo subject to talk about, but that being said, I still believe it’s important to cover. One of the biggest complaints I heard while I was in the Army was that Officers could get away with …

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Four Lessons I Learned as an Army Major

6 Comments / Field Grade Officers / By Chuck Holmes

Today, I want to share four valuable lessons I learned as an Army Major. Before I share the lessons, you should know upfront that I spent a little over a year as an Army Major in the ARNG before I resigned my commission. In my last duty assignment I served as the Regimental S3. I …

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Major in the Army: Learn What Army Majors Do

1 Comment / Field Grade Officers / By Chuck Holmes

So, you’re a Major in the Army? What will you be responsible for? What will you do? For the purpose of this article, I want to provide a brief overview of Army Majors and tell you a little bit about what they do. An Army Major is a commissioned officer, normally with 10 to 15 …

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Army Support Operations Officer Duties & Responsibilities

14 Comments / Field Grade Officers / By Chuck Holmes

What should you know about the Army Support Operations Officer? What are their roles and responsibilities? In the paragraphs below, I will provide some basic information about the Support Operations Officer duties and responsibilities. Within each maneuver brigade there is one Brigade Support Battalion (formerly called a Forward Support Battalion) that provides logistics to the …

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Army ILE: Intermediate Level Education for Army Majors

40 Comments / Career Advice, Field Grade Officers, Officers / By Chuck Holmes

In today’s post, I would like to discuss the Army ILE Program also known as Intermediate Level Education. For the most part, I will focus on the course for USAR and ARNG Officers, but I will also provide an overview of the program and discuss the enrollment process, information covered, and course requirements. Once you …

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Army Battalion Commander Duties

25 Comments / Battalion Commander, Field Grade Officers / By Chuck Holmes

The purpose of this article is to teach you about Army Battalions, Battalion Commanders and the Battalion (BN) Commander duties and responsibilities. First of all, let’s take a minute to discuss an Army battalion. An Army battalion normally consists of 400-800 Soldiers. Depending on the mission and structure of a unit, sizes can vary. Most …

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