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- Get Into A School
- Choice of Duty Station
- Have Fun with The Ceremony
- Help with Promotion
- Change of Mos
- The Money
An easy win you can score is the option to get into a school whenever the slot opens up. This is a pretty simple request since it doesn’t involve HRC. When a commander is notified that there’s room in a school opening up, the retention NCO can shuffle your name up to the top of that list. Just a tip: If you go to The Sabalauski Air Assault School, ...
A key goal of the retention NCO is to keep the good troops in the unit, but if you request a change of duty station, they’ll understand the bigger picture here is keeping you in the military. A change of scenery might also give you a new perspective on the military as a whole.
There are very few moments in anyone’s military career where they have the power to dictate what they want and have it happen. Troops can have fun with where the reenlistment takes place, invite friends and family, and, for a brief period during the ceremony, you’re technically “honorably discharged,” so the enlistment period timer is set back to z...
This one is especially helpful for lower enlisted troops looking for a way to prove to the commander that they’re ready to take the next step in the military. Reenlisting indefinitely won’t make your name appear on the Sergeant First Class List, but it canhelp an Army Specialist or Corporal get into the Sergeant board.
Recruiters (usually) don’t lie, but they don’t shine a light on the reality of certain MOS. If you enlisted hoping for a fun and exciting time in that obscure MOS and now you’re feeling some buyer’s remorse, you can finally reclass. I mean, you can finally learn that everyone has to embrace the suck: just some more than others.
Nothing sounds better than pure, hard-earned cash. The amount you can earn is dependent on a lot of factors, including available funds, time during the fiscal year, your MOS (or what MOS you want), and your time in service. But you can at least squeeze somethingout of Uncle Sam if you know how and when to push for a reenlistment bonus. If you don’t...
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Jul 17, 2023 · Understanding people’s motivations for enlisting can also reveal a lot about the suitability of recruits for the military, given the new demands they face in these roles.
Sep 25, 2023 · A common misconception among new recruits is that they have the opportunity to choose where they are stationed upon graduating from boot camp. If your recruiter tells you this, ensure that you get it in writing. Verbal agreements do not hold water and the military sends people where they need them, not where the person wants to go.
Nov 12, 2023 · 1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This photo of Navy Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Proceso Piedad, the grandfather of Sgt. Maj. MacArthur D. Ocampo, is one of his cherished mementos of his ...
Aug 30, 2018 · Frankly, going through college as an adult on the G.I. Bill seems to me like a better recipe for success than starting to accrue student loan debt at age 18. I am, admittedly, a tainted source on ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Last year, it was 15,000 soldiers short. This year is better, but the Army is still expected to fall short of its recruiting goal. Two big reasons - the Army is in a war for talent with a strong ...
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Nov 3, 2021 · Nov 3, 2021. The Marine Corps has a new plan to try to find and keep the best Marines. (Cpl. Yvonna Guyette/Marine Corps) It’s time for the military’s aptitude test to take a smaller role in the...
