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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Enlisted Promotion System | |
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| Promotions from Private through Specialist/Corporal | |
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| Why the Army Promotes | |
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| The Decentralized Promotion System for Private through Specialist/Corporal | |
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| Special Advancements | |
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| Starting Off on the Right Foot | |
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| Duty Performance Is the Key to Success | |
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| An Example of a Soldier Who Excels | |
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| Strive for Secondary Zone Promotions | |
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| Additional Methods of Improving Skills | |
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| Avoiding the Pitfalls of Youth | |
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| Wiping the Slate Clean | |
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| Other Ways to Stand Out in the Crowd | |
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| Promotions to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant | |
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| A New Level of Responsibility | |
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| Primary and Secondary Zones of Consideration | |
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| Semicentralized Promotion System for SGTs and SSGs | |
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| Promotion Point Reevaluations | |
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| Senior Noncommissioned Officer Promotions, E-7 through E-9 | |
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| The Highest Level of NCO Responsibility | |
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| Primary and Secondary Zones of Consideration | |
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| Typical Organization of a Centralized Board | |
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| Preparation: The Key to Success | |
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| Centralized Board Proceedings | |
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| Understanding Board Results | |
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| Factors in Secondary Zone Promotions | |
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| The Role of Education | |
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| Military Education | |
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| The Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) | |
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| NCOES Functional Courses | |
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| Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP) | |
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| MOS Classification and Reclassification | |
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| Soldier Training Courses | |
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| Major Army Command (MACOM)-Sponsored Training Courses | |
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| Master Fitness Training | |
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| Combat Lifesaver Course | |
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| Other Sources of Military Education and Training | |
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| Civilian Education | |
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| You Can Go to College | |
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| SOCAD-2/4 | |
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| Degree Programs | |
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| Admission to College | |
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| Paying for College | |
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| Going to Class | |
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| Tips for Developing a Flexible Degree Program | |
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| Working Smarter, Not Harder, in College | |
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| Facing Problems in College | |
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| Nontraditional Education | |
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| Documenting the Learning Experience | |
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| Independent or Directed-Study College Courses | |
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| Cable Television or Video Courses | |
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| On-line Courses via a Personal Computer | |
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| Lunchtime, Evening, or Night College Classes | |
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| College through Correspondence | |
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| College-Level Equivalency Examinations for Credit | |
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| What to Expect from an Army Education Counselor | |
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| College Credit for Your Military Experience | |
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| Tips on Documenting Your Military Experience for College Credit | |
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| Progression to the Officer Ranks | |
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| Warrant Officer Selection | |
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| Warrant Officer Training and Career Potential | |
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| Warrant Officer Selection Criteria | |
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| Board Selection Criteria | |
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| Requesting Waivers | |
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| Letters of Recommendation | |
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| How to Address Background Problems | |
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| Other Requirements for Selection | |
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| Commissioned Officer Selection | |
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| ROTC | |
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| West Point and West Point Prep School | |
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| OCS | |
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| Demonstrated Techniques for Promotion and College | |
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| SGT Smith Gets Promoted | |
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| A Career Progression Interview with the Commander | |
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| Duty Performance and Board Points | |
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| Physical Training Improvement | |
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| Marksmanship Improvement | |
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| Awards Improvement | |
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| Military Education Improvement | |
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| Civilian Education Promotion Points through Testing | |
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| SGT Smith's Progress | |
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| SGT Jones Goes to College | |
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| Using an AARTS Transcript Effectively | |
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| SGT Jones Visits His College Advisor | |
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| The College Evaluates SGT Jones's Credit | |
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| SGT Jones Revisits His College Advisor | |
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| SGT Jones Registers for His First Class | |
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| SGT Jones's College Successes | |
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| Special Topics | |
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| Overcoming Major Career Progression Problems | |
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| QMP | |
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| RCP | |
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| Personnel Background/Skills Survey | |
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| Why Set Goals? | |
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| A New Soldier Takes Charge of His Career | |
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| Sources | |
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| Index | |