Career Progression Guide for Soldiers
by Lewis, Audie G.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-06-13
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary
This fully updated and expanded third edition is an ideal how-to book for soldiers wanting to attain rank in the service. Includes advice and proven techniques for improving duty performance and increasing promotion points, together with samples of forms and formats for applying for promotion and for appearing before promotion boards. Includes requirements for warrant officer and commissioned officer opportunities, and methods for overcoming obstacles to promotion.
Author Biography
Audie G. Lewis entered the U.S. Army as a private and was promoted quickly through the ranks to staff sergeant, then attended the Army’s Officer Candidate School where he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant. He completed half of his military career as an enlisted soldier and the remainder as a commissioned officer until retiring as a captain at the end of an exciting career. While serving in the Army, CPT Lewis helped many other soldiers progress through the ranks and discover their full potential. This book represents his ongoing commitment to help every soldier become the best they can be while serving in the military. Lewis lives in Fort Myers, Florida.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| The Enlisted Promotion System | |
| Promotions from Private through Specialist/Corporal | p. 3 |
| Why the Army Promotes | |
| The Decentralized Promotion System for Private through Specialist/Corporal | |
| Special Advancements | |
| Starting Off on the Right Foot | |
| Duty Performance Is the Key to Success | |
| An Example of a Soldier Who Excels | |
| Strive for Secondary Zone Promotions | |
| Additional Methods of Improving Skills | |
| Avoiding the Pitfalls of Youth | |
| Wiping the Slate Clean | |
| Other Ways to Stand Out in the Crowd | |
| Promotions to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant | p. 13 |
| A New Level of Responsibility | |
| Primary and Secondary Zones of Consideration | |
| Semicentralized Promotion System for SGTs and SSGs | |
| Promotion Point Reevaluations | |
| Senior Noncommissioned Officer Promotions, E-7 through E-9 | p. 33 |
| The Highest Level of NCO Responsibility | |
| Primary and Secondary Zones of Consideration | |
| Typical Organization of a Centralized Board | |
| Preparation: The Key to Success | |
| Centralized Board Proceedings | |
| Understanding Board Results | |
| Factors in Secondary Zone Promotions | |
| The Role of Education | |
| Military Education | p. 45 |
| The Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) | |
| NCOES Functional Courses | |
| Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP) | |
| MOS Classification and Reclassification | |
| Soldier Training Courses | |
| Major Army Command (MACOM)-Sponsored Training Courses | |
| Master Fitness Training | |
| Combat Lifesaver Course | |
| Other Sources of Military Education and Training | |
| Civilian Education | p. 53 |
| You Can Go to College | |
| SOCAD-2/4 | |
| Degree Programs | |
| Admission to College | |
| Paying for College | |
| Going to Class | |
| Tips for Developing a Flexible Degree Program | |
| Working Smarter, Not Harder, in College | |
| Facing Problems in College | |
| Nontraditional Education | p. 63 |
| Documenting the Learning Experience | |
| Independent or Directed-Study College Courses | |
| Cable Television or Video Courses | |
| On-line Courses via a Personal Computer | |
| Lunchtime, Evening, or Night College Classes | |
| College through Correspondence | |
| College-Level Equivalency Examinations for Credit | |
| What to Expect from an Army Education Counselor | |
| College Credit for Your Military Experience | |
| Tips on Documenting Your Military Experience for College Credit | |
| Progression to the Officer Ranks | |
| Warrant Officer Selection | p. 79 |
| Warrant Officer Training and Career Potential | |
| Warrant Officer Selection Criteria | |
| Board Selection Criteria | |
| Requesting Waivers | |
| Letters of Recommendation | |
| How to Address Background Problems | |
| Other Requirements for Selection | |
| Commissioned Officer Selection | p. 89 |
| ROTC | |
| West Point and West Point Prep School | |
| OCS | |
| Demonstrated Techniques for Promotion and College | |
| SGT Smith Gets Promoted | p. 105 |
| A Career Progression Interview with the Commander | |
| Duty Performance and Board Points | |
| Physical Training Improvement | |
| Marksmanship Improvement | |
| Awards Improvement | |
| Military Education Improvement | |
| Civilian Education Promotion Points through Testing | |
| SGT Smith's Progress | |
| SGT Jones Goes to College | p. 123 |
| Using an AARTS Transcript Effectively | |
| SGT Jones Visits His College Advisor | |
| The College Evaluates SGT Jones's Credit | |
| SGT Jones Revisits His College Advisor | |
| SGT Jones Registers for His First Class | |
| SGT Jones's College Successes | |
| Special Topics | |
| Overcoming Major Career Progression Problems | p. 131 |
| QMP | |
| RCP | |
| Personnel Background/Skills Survey | |
| Why Set Goals? | p. 143 |
| A New Soldier Takes Charge of His Career | |
| Sources | p. 151 |
| Index | p. 153 |
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