Personal Stories

Military Police Platoon Leader in the 10th Mountain Division: My Experience

Guest post – Dominick Fuentes Recently, Brigade Special Troops Battalions (BSTBs) have transitioned to Brigade Engineer Battalions (BEBs).  Before this shift, Military Police (MP) platoons were assigned (by MTOE) to Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) one each.  Those who’ve been a minority MOS in a unit will likely relate to my platoon leader (PL) experience with …

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The Stolen Valor Act: 8 Important Facts

Today, we’re going to talk about the Stolen Valor Act. Throughout time there has always been cheaters and liars. Some of the lowest, and most disgusting of these are the “wastes of oxygen” who claim they received military awards, and use them to gain respect, money or other benefits. Please excuse the terminology I use, …

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Army 68X MOS Behavioral Health Technician: My Experience Working in an Army Outpatient Clinic

Guest Post by Laura Seefeld Just after I graduated from college, I enlisted in the US Army, as an active duty Behavioral Health Technician (68X).  Yes, after and no, I did not want to be an officer.  I joined very specifically as enlisted because I wanted to be sure that I worked in behavioral health, …

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Military Analyst Mobile Training Team Instructor & Combat Intelligence Support Operations Specialist: My Experience

Guest Post by Tiffani Maynor Today, I want to share my experience as a military analyst mobile training team instructor and combat intelligence support operations specialist.  My goal is to share what I learned while in the job, so you can learn from my successes and mistakes. I was a military analyst mobile training team …

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The 64th Forward Support Battalion (FSB) at Fort Carson: My Experience

My first unit as a newly commissioned Army Officer was the 64th Forward Support Battalion at Fort Carson, Colorado.  At the time (2000 to 2003) the 64th FSB was part of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.  The unit had a headquarters detachment, a supply company, maintenance company and medical company.  In all, …

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Army 38A/38B MOS: My Experience as a Civil Affairs NCO in the Army Reserves

Guest Post by CPT Michael Kane Before I joined the Army, I used to always see the commercials for the U.S. Army and they would flash many action packed scenes of Soldiers running with weapons, tanks rolling across the open battlefield, and many other jobs. At the end of the commercial, they would sing “Be, …

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