As Manpower and Force Management professionals, we often put ourselves on the back burner when it comes to taking care of our educational and professional well-being.
I was selected as a DA Intern in Career Program 26 in 2000. I entered the CP26 program without the wide-eyed innocence seen in many interns. The CP26 program provided a map for progress and I wholeheartedly accepted the challenge.
Do you want to be challenged? Want to step outside your comfort zone? What to know that the Army’s home is not just an installation? Then deploying as a Civilian Expeditionary Workforce (CEW) member may be right for you!
The number one priority of our Commander-in-Chief is readiness. There are many Army systems that are essential to Army Leaders in order to make critical decisions regarding the security of our Nation. Force Registration is one of those systems.
Imagine my surprise when I received encouragement from the CP26 Proponency Office to consider the option of taking Introduction to Budgeting Concepts (IBC). I must admit that I wondered about what benefits were to be gained to me as a CP26 careerist. After all, I had only a cursory experience working in budgeting from an earlier time in my career. However, in an effort to be open-minded, I decided to embrace it as an opportunity to enhance...