Lawman32RPD
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My ignorance is showing and I need some advice and counsel. Our daughter is a Fish at TAMU and did not do as well in terms of rank advancement as she'd wanted to. She is convinced that because she wasn't selected to be a corporal in the fall she won't make any rank at all. I've counseled her that races aren't usually decided in the first lap or games in the first quarter, and that we often learn more from our 'ouches'; that this can be learning opportunity. Right now she feels she won't get the chance to lead which is why she idecided to attend TAMU and joing the Corps. She reports that many of her friends ('buddies in the Corps lexicon) who similarly didn't get promoted also have the same feelings. Put another way, I'm getting the "I / We went to TAMU and the Corps to get leadership experience, and if I'm / We aren't going to get that experiece then what's the point?" routine. Right now my default response that she'lll need to learn to follow a bit better right now and ask folks she trusts what she can do to better prepare and succeed isn't being met with gleeful enthusiasm.
Becuase I didn't attend an SMC and have no military background I don't know if the promotion track is a one time event and if you miss the first call you are done. I'd certainly be interested in any advice and counsel that ya'll could provide me with.
Kindest regards to all and have a joyful Easter.
Lawman32RPD
Becuase I didn't attend an SMC and have no military background I don't know if the promotion track is a one time event and if you miss the first call you are done. I'd certainly be interested in any advice and counsel that ya'll could provide me with.
Kindest regards to all and have a joyful Easter.
Lawman32RPD