Today, I’m going to do an interview with Second Lieutenant Doug Oliver, a Mortars Platoon Leader with the 185th SBCT in the California Army National Guard. What does an Army Mortars Platoon Leader Do? My job as the Mortars Platoon leader was ensuring that the battalion’s organic indirect fire support element was trained and maintained …
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Today, I’d like to take a few minutes to educate you on the Army Bar to Reenlistment. This post is a collection of information I found online. All sources are cited. Enjoy. What is a Bar to Reenlistment? If you’ve spent any time in the Army, I’m pretty sure you know what a Bar to …
Today’s interview is with 1SG Tony Luzzi of the 106th Army Band. He is going to share his experience while serving as the Army Physical Fitness Training Unit NCOIC. I hope you enjoy the interview. What job did you have and who did you serve with and when? Through my years in the 106th Army …
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In today’s article, we are going to interview MAJ Michael Kane about his experience as an Army Cyber Assessment Mission Coordinator. Mike is a friend of mine and I know you will get a ton of value from this interview. Army Cyber Assessment Mission Coordinator Thanks for the interview today, Mike. We have eight questions …
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In today’s post, we are going to do a guest interview with MAJ Michael Kane, an Army Cyber Operations Officer with the 91st Cyber Brigade at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Army Cyber Operations Officer Interview Mike, it’s a pleasure to interview you again. I always enjoy learning about your military experience. I know this interview is …
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Today, I want to write about toxic Army leadership. I hope this information will INFLUENCE all Army leaders, regardless of their rank, to improve, and become the best leader possible. I was fortunate enough in my Army career to work with EXCEPTIONAL leaders and TOXIC leaders. I learned a lot from both types of leaders. …
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Some say it was just a fad but I tend to disagree… I speak of civilians wearing Army jackets. Quite popular during the Vietnam era, even today, I see many civilians donning military jackets they often purchased at surplus stores or online at eBay or Amazon. After all, if these jackets were good enough for …
It was quite a few years ago, but I remember bits and pieces. I enlisted in the United States Army and my MOS would be 11 Bravo. Yep, a Grunt and a proud one at that. I mean, I was now going to be a soldier in the United States Army and no one would …
Today, we’re going to talk about the Army Drill Sergeant hat. It took some years, but I seldom have nightmares anymore about those Army drill sergeants at Fort Benning back in the early 1980’s. As a matter of fact, looking back on it, I sometimes giggle. And then I hear him, “Wipe that F’in smirk …
I have had young people ask me what is the best job to go after in the Army National Guard. That can be a difficult question to answer because so much depends on that person’s education, desires and what he/she deems bad or good. I decided to write a post on this subject and take …
