This guide presents fundamental information and basic techniques for the conduct of Performance Counseling by instructors, tactical officers, and other personnel who may be required to appraise the performance of students and to communicate the...
This lesson presents a framework for developing the basic counseling skills which will assist the senior noncommissioned officer to help others to solve practical problems, both on the job and in day-to-day living. By so doing, the senior...
This study examines a fundamental misalignment in the efficiency and effectiveness of current processes employed to select and place candidates for service in tomorrow's United States Army. This misalignment concerns the Knowledge, Skills,...
Joining the United States Army in November 1984 it was instilled that you do the
right thing regardless of the situation. If you did not feel that it was right, than most likely it
was wrong. I worked hard to instill the Army values in my...
Even though some commanders don't fully understand the role of a career counselor in a deployed environment, career counselors are an important part of a commander’s staff. They advise them on all matters concerning enlisted retention....
The purpose of this paper will cover my personal experiences as a Noncommissioned Officer while serving as the Command Career Counselor of USAREC. This paper will serve as a historic document providing detailed accounts of my experiences in the...
This paper will cover my experience of the deployment as a career counselor in
Operation Enduring Freedom, I learned that trained officers and Soldiers make effective
decisions. My role as a command career counselor in Bagram Afghanistan became two...
SGM Lopez deployed in the first part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and then again in 2006 in support of Iraqi Freedom. He deployed again in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the spring of 2007. His experience reflects on the changing world of...
This paper discusses the use of support Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), at the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) level, within our Army today. BCT Staff, often even commanders, do not understand how to effectively use their support MOSs. From the...
This paper relates to details of my experience in the military. The paper also touches on September 11, 2001 and how that day impacted retention in the Army. I enlisted in the United States Army 14 September 1984. I entered the Army 12 months after...
This paper describes my experiences in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). The changes and contributions that I made as the Chief Instructor of the Recruiting and Retention School greatly impacted the manner...
Soldiers in our Retention field affect the posture of not only their unit, but also the Army. Our retention mission is one that may be accomplished by effective Career Counselors in the field. We do however, have a few that believe that they are...
The primary purpose of this study was to compare the relative importance of the individual leadership skills and traits an armor battalion commander must possess in combat and in non-combat situations in order to be successful. A secondary purpose...
With the recent release of the Chief of Staff’s top three priorities, and recruiting and retention being the top priority, it brings to mind the ethical decisions a commander, recruiter, and career counselor are being faced with each day. I will...
During my years of service as Career Counselor, I have served in battalion and brigade levels. When the opportunity came available to work as an Operations NCO, I was somewhat uncertain and it took me some time to decide to accept this new...
The Army Medical Department method of procuring physicians is examined from several aspects: (1) an historical review of physician procurement during the 1940-1973 draft period with an expiration of draft dependent programs; (2) the Army...
The priority the Army has on end strength has created an ethical dilemma for our career counselors and recruiters within the Army. Ethics has been defined in many different ways. In general, ethics is the attempt to arrive at general moral...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views expressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
The nature of some specialties inherently involves ethical conflict that will challenge a leader to draw upon experience, as well as personal and Army values, to attain clear resolution. The Army Recruiter, for instance, is one job that lends...
The Department of the Army would mission the United States Army Recruiting Command to recruit an “All Volunteer Army” of 80,000 during Fiscal Year 2006. The Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion, as well as others, would be attempting to accomplish...