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A Foundation of Trust
Everyone fears the unknown. We are creatures of habit. We like things that are familiar. Fear is not always a bad thing, though. In fact, fear helps us survive. It is a survival instinct. When things feel unsafe, we run and thus, we live another day. Though, fear can be great in certain situations, it…
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Air Force SSgt(E-5) in 2.5 years?!
Yes. It’s mathematically possible. Enter basic military training with some college, CAP or JROTC under your belt and A1C is sewn on for Graduation Day. Make SrA Below-the-Zone and sew on before the cutoff date and you’re promotion eligible for Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. There’s a long-standing debate of whether someone is…
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How Should a Great SSgt’s EPR Read?
Tis the season. The holidays are upon us as are the SSgt SCOD EPRs. One of the most frequent questions we are asked during this time frame is how can push our SSgts higher on the list for Forced Distribution? I think the better question is how should a SSgt EPR read? To be clear:…
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Duty Titles Don’t Get You Promoted
I will start by taking all the mystery from this article…duty titles will not get you promoted. In fact, they mean almost nothing to a TSgt. They are a bit more important to SNCOs, but still not the determining factor in your next promotion. What you do with the duty title you have is what…
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Bloom Where You are Planted
“I don’t like being a gate guard on mid-shift, I am meant for so much more.” Or simply, “I can’t stand my job!!!!” These are statements we have all heard over the years in the service or potentially even muttered them ourselves. I want to use my experience to help shine a different light on…
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Testing: A Strategy For Promotion You Control
I like to think of promotions testing like going for a long distance run. Your mind, like your body, can fatigue. A critical factor that plays into testing is your concentration, which wears thin over time as you become mentally tired after focusing on a problem for too long. Like a long distance run, you…
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CMSgt Wright’s Truth About Getting Promoted: Part 2
This is one of the best guides I have seen offering advice on how to study for promotion testing and it was, ironically, penned by CMSgt of the Air Force Kaleth Wright back when he was a SMSgt. This was shared with me from a friend and I had to work it into the site…
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Testing: Finding Your Study Method
The foundation of the one factor you truly have control over is studying for your promotions tests. There are three ways people learn; visual, audio, and tactile. The key is finding which of those (or combination of) methods work best for you. For visual learners, you can probably read and easily conceptualize something in your…
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CMSgt Wright’s Truth About Getting Promoted: Part 1
This is one of the best guides I have seen offering advice on how to study for promotion testing and it was, ironically, penned by CMSgt of the Air Force Kaleth Wright back when he was a SMSgt. This was shared with me from a friend and I had to work it into the site…
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3 Steps to Guaranteed Success
I remember driving home from work one day feeling so overwhelmed. I was exhausted! What is worse is that I could not think of one productive thing I did the entire day. Sure, I had been busy the entire day and could recount most of the fires I put out, but what did I actually…
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