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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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....
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...
Maintaining an effective Army force of volunteers during a time of war is of critical interest to the military leadership. The ongoing Global War on Terrorism poses some of the most complex challenges to the mission of maintaining the force. These...
This personal experience paper provides a history of Army Reserve retention programs during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. It covers the genesis of the program through October 2005. It will deal with policy, implementation,...
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...
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...
On 01 June 2005 I and approximately 200 other Army Reserve Career Counselors were mobilized CONUS to support the Retention and Transition mission for the United States Army Reserves. We were mobilized due to the fact that numerous AGR Career...
The Hawaii Army National Guard Recruiting force received a mission to convert all Recruiters into Recruiting and Retention NCOs. This brought lots of animosity to the Career Counselors of the Hawaii Army National Guard. They were told to join the...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
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...
This executive summary addresses the partially-met ratings given by the Process for Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) team on their visits to U. S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in 2005 and 2006. The certification reviews were...
Baldonado, Frederick P.; Blore, Andrew W.; Jones, Walton; Phelps, Rufus III; Richards, Walter L.
We will discuss in this paper the Noncommissioned Officers Education System (NCOES) and the fact that it needs a serious overhaul. The NCOES needs to power down the POIs so that noncommissioned officers are learning ahead rather than behind or at...