![]() Ask your local education center advisors. Ask RallyPoint members about their experience with their chosen schools. The problem is that you’d be using your limited GI Bill because you didn’t want to make time to use free TA when eligible.Ĭheck the Military Times recommended schools. I can tell you from experience that leaving the military and going straight to college isn’t a bad thing. That’s promotion points and progress that applies in and out of the military. Use the TA! Do core classes if you’re unsure what to major in. The GI Bill will only get you 1-2 degrees even with the improvements from the Forever GI Bill. Tuition assistance (TA) is free and the only requirement for using it is that you pass the class. I still wish I’d done more college during my time in service (TIS). Are you doing anything to improve your career?.Have you improved any other fields on your ERB – correspondence points, college, awards?.If you have over three years TIG, have you at least acquired some additional duty assignments within that time-frame?.But there’s another way to look at time within the promotion point ranks: Reading your times in grade (TIG) can motivate Specialists, Corporals, and Sergeants on cruise control. Army Training and Leader Development (AR 350-1) lists many other schools such as Chemical, Biological, Radiolocal, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Course. Airborne, Air Assault, and Ranger are just more popular choices. I’ve heard having another language on your ERB can make you eligible for some interesting assignments. Languageĭo you know a second language? Find the nearest location you could test out with the Defense Language Institute (DLI).ĭo you want to learn another language? Search JKO for a language and whether the course (or curricula) awards DL promotion points. Have you considered reclassing to a different MOS for better promotion rates? Is the GT score requirements higher than what you have? Finish Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) now so it doesn’t hold you back later. The TGPS courses are short, easy, and informative for when you do finally ETS. I recommend starting with the transitioning courses I raved about in the Stars and Stripes Spring 2017 edition (page 22). ATRRS and JKO now have a Distance Learning (DL) column marking courses eligible for promotion points. Max those out according to your Promotion Point Worksheet (PPW) with courses in Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) / Army Learning Management System (ALMS), Joint Knowledge Online (JKO), and Skillport. Promotion Pointsįive (5) correspondence course hours equals one (1) promotion point. Also, during Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP), now Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP), I heard that employers who know of the Ranger leadership course highly respect it. There’s a position that requires each badge. These courses create opportunities in and out of the military. Special Skill Identifier (SQI)Īsk about badge and tab courses – Airborne (especially in 82nd), Air Assault (especially near Fort Campbell), Ranger, etc. There are many places to see a full list including Army COOL. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) certifications for logisticians (92 CMF), Master Fitness Trainer Course (MFTC) for personal trainers, and Sexual Harassment/Assault, Response & Prevention (SHARP) are notable examples. ![]() ![]() ![]() These open you up to additional duties and can set you up for more opportunities when you leave the military. Look into additional duty opportunities involving an ASI or SQI. If your MOS works a Staff ( S1 -6) shop in your battalion or higher element, ask about vacancies. new positions, training opportunities, upcoming deployment, light workload allowing energy for college courses after work – consider asking to transfer units for those reasons. Have you been in the same unit for years now? Unless you have a good reason for coasting in an unit – e.g. Ask your Chain of Command, related SME’s (S-1, branch manager, etc.), and RallyPoint for up-to-date info related to your military occupational specialty (MOS). Some of this may be out of date as I’ve been out of service for years now. This advice targets junior enlisted Soldiers but applies to all. Simply put, I’ll cover getting more on your ERB. This time I’ll focus on how to use it for planning career goals. Anyway, I figured I’d listen to my analytics and write about the all-knowing military resume again. I’d hoped my “ how to ruck” blog would be at least a contender. It’s my most popular military blog as of 2019. My Enlisted Record Brief (ERB) blog was one of my first personal blogs.
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