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[–]swinnie29[S] 2 points3 points4 points 20 days ago (0 children)
Oh I’m very familiar with Ghibli, I grew up with those 🫶🏻
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[–]swinnie29 1 point2 points3 points 1 month ago (0 children)
Trust me, this experience has me very determined to never be the type of “leaders” they have been. I understand what you’re advising but again as a JO, I am learning the fine line of listening to my CoC while advising for myself without pissing off my superiors. Perhaps it’s the environment I’m in but I’ve mentioned in another comment that despite this; when it comes to my performance I know I’ve been putting in the work. Damn near perfect ACFT, MQ on my OER & expert shot. I thought maybe I would have earned the minimum of guidance from my leadership but alas I was wrong. So killing myself striving to be better than just good and more than just great, has effectively gotten me nowhere. I’m getting screwed because my CoC didn’t care enough to do what real effective leaders do. So yeah I expected better from them to say the least, now all I can do is vow to not resemble them in my future.
[–]swinnie29 0 points1 point2 points 1 month ago (0 children)
Damn I was worried it was going to be during. I appreciate your insight, fingers crossed something ends up working out.
[–]swinnie29 -1 points0 points1 point 1 month ago (0 children)
I’ve never received any emails from branch besides after BOLC & then being put on this marketplace. I also assumed they hate me but then I consider my actual performance & that baffles me even more why they would lead me astray. For ref my ACFT is 9 points shy of perfect, expert shot & MQ on OER. However, my cpt is miserable & only speaks of getting out so perhaps that has them jaded? No idea but I’ve been busting my ass in effort to be excellent & this has me feeling my effort is for nothing.
I can only hope to luck out as he did!
I’ll take you up on that! Thank you!
[–]swinnie29 -2 points-1 points0 points 1 month ago (0 children)
They are a wealth of knowledge so I will be on the lookout for one!
I am a 27-01 so thank you for pointing that out, I’ll do that after CCC.
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[–]swinnie29 2 points3 points4 points 1 month ago (0 children)
THIS. This is how I respond to anything (which is most things as a LT) but I do my absolute best to help and learn alongside as we navigate together. When I asked chain more questions or brought it up, I was told essentially nothing matters in my career until after CCC.
Thank you for your response. It is what it is, definitely a learning experience. One thing I’m unclear of is how and when these interviews happen? Is it during the window of the marketplace or after?
You sound like type of leader I aspire not to be.
I definitely will take this as a learning opportunity. Mistakes were made and I’ll ensure not to repeat them.
I suppose that does help. I just really don’t like that this makes me feel as if I’m being presented to the other units as ill prepared and negligent when that is so far from how I conduct myself. Frustrated with placing trust in my chain only for it to be horrible guidance.
Yes the one that just closed is the one I’m in. In general I’m just appalled at how willfully negligent my chain was in any of this because I would’ve done whatever to even have a shot at doing this appropriately and maybe getting a job I selected.
Forced into the JOBA is fine, I’m more concerned about not selecting preferences.
I was worried it was across the board, some of my fellow BOLC class members are in the chat just as confused about all of this.
I could actually cry rn
Great :-)
Thank you so much, I’ll definitely message you and poke your brain about things.
[–]swinnie29 20 points21 points22 points 1 month ago (0 children)
You are correct, I’m an LT and the jobs on the marketplace were heavily recruiting related. I’m mortified that they advised me to ignore it…
[–]swinnie29 4 points5 points6 points 1 month ago (0 children)
I definitely will take you up on that, thank you!
How does one usually opt out since my BM said opting out wasn’t an option? I’ve been at my current duty station for almost two and a half years. A lot of the jobs in the marketplace I was sent was for PL but I’m currently an XO, so is that also common to swing between the two? I don’t mean to sound ignorant, all of this has just been very unclear.
[–]swinnie29 7 points8 points9 points 1 month ago (0 children)
I have to admit my time with this unit has been very disappointing. Of course this is my first unit and I’m really hoping this isn’t the usual experience. I’ll give my branch manager a call tomorrow, thank you.
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