The purpose of this paper is to describe my personal Individual Career Development Plan. In this career plan, I will provide insight on my short-term…
Please assist me with the attached, proof-reading my paper, punctuation, and flow. Recommendations on the introduction and closing. Individual Career Development Plan Paper. This is a self-assessment. The purpose of this assignment is for you to apply some of the information on training and development and career development to your own career. A secondary purpose is to provide structure for you to consider and plan (or review your plan) for your career. In a own five-year career development plan. Incorporate the following elements: Identify your goals and objectives. How will you measure your objectives? How will your plan affect your work/life balance? What trends in the workplace, economy, and marketplace do you need to be aware of that could influence your plan? Examine the critical skills and competencies required to achieve success. What transferable skills do you have and how can these skills be leveraged if you decide to take a different career or life path? How can your professional experience help you plan for the next 5 years of your career? What career-related training, formal education, and/or certifications do you need to help meet your career goals? Would it be helpful to join and participate in a professional association? Would it be useful to you to have a mentor? List job satisfaction attributes. What specific work environment attributes would provide satisfaction? While not a research paper, your paper should include at least three academic references. As always, ideas and information that are not your own must be cited in the body of the paper. The career plan is a look at your future, and not as much as on your past or your present. It should be written in 1st person and have a minimum of 3 references along with correct throughout the paper. APA requires a , running head, page number, citations, re, headings, etc. Please submit your individual career plan here. Note that all papers in this course should use
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The purpose of this paper is to describe my personal Individual Career Development Plan.
In
this career plan, I will provide insight on my short-term and long-term career goals.
I will
explain the past, present, and future of my professional career and experience.
Sharing
information on training and development and personal career development during my career as a
Federal Service.
After graduating High School in Detroit, Michigan I applied for a position at
American
Telephone and Telegraph
(AT&T).
AT&T offered me a part-time job as a Customer Service
Representative.
Thinking back during the late 70s, AT&T primary services landline telephones
that were rotary style.
The billing process was also archaic, paper bills in the file room,
computer systems and showcase of the previously collected inventory.
While working at AT&T,
I learned from other employees, that everyone was investing in company stock since AT&T had
created a monopoly.
Like most young people of the company if you were wise you listen to your
elders.
The only challenge working at AT&T was obtaining my goal of full-time employment.
With my goals in mind, it should push me to my next adventure the United States Army.
My journey in the United States Army began at the Detroit Michigan, Military Entrance
Processing Station (MEPS), was I sworn in by committing to a three-year enlistment.
The short-
term goal was the complete eight weeks of Basic Training at the United States Army Training
Center at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Where the adventure began with, screaming, shouting,
physical fitness, marching, eating in the rain, the introduction of the M16 Rifle, hand grenades
and the art of how the breath and speak in the gas chamber.
After the completion of we
celebrated our success with graduating.
Moving on to Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at
Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Where I began training in my Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) as
a Radio Operator-Maintainer, which was described by my Recruiter as Western Union on wheels.
As the Army cadence states, “My Recruiter lied to me.”
However, I completed the self-paced course in nine weeks and transferred to Fort Carson,
Colorado my first duty station as a Soldier in the United States Army.
My first objective was to
find a different career field and get re-classified.
Within two months the First Sergeant asks for a
volunteer.
Volunteering could be hitting the lottery or on the side of the road picking up garage.
For me, I hit the lottery, the Supply Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) was short of
personnel and needs assistance with the daily operations.
I was overjoyed, after each assigned I
presented the completed request the NCOIC desk, and without being told I would do office
maintenance, sweeping and dusting.
As a result, I was given the opportunity to re-classify,
though on the job training and classroom instruction to a Unit Supply Specialist.
As a Unit Supply Specialist, I had several goals. However, the keys to my success was
taking care of my unit, property accountability, and mission readiness.
My success is evaluated
based on the supplies, equipment, and weapons needed to accomplish the mission.
Tasks that
significant that supported the mission included issuing, requesting and receiving supplies, and
monthly inventories of Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE) and small
arms.
With fail-proof system taught the Fort Lee, VA Quartermaster Corps, Enlisted Personnel
Development courses and reiterated in the Army Regulation.
AR 710-1, Chapter 2, Using Unit
Supply (Organizational Supply Operations) Table 2-2, provided guidance and standards which is
utilized by the supply and inspector to assess compliance.
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In fact, the Inspector General (IG) who is tasked to be the eyes, ears, and voice of the
Commander, the IG conducted inspections and rated the results as Commendable, Finding with
recommendation, Need Improvement.
The use of the
skills and competencies
provided by Fort
Lee, Virgina contributed to my success a Supply Sergeant.
I was able to demonstrate my skills in
numerous inspections, self-development and Professional Military training which results in
promotions through the ranks.
Within twelve years service I reaching my goal of Master
Sergeant.
Each promotion earned was at minimum time in grade and service.
Up to this point, I was able to serve sixteen years in the U.S. Army and with flexible home life
balance earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from University of Alaska Anchorage
(UAA). Then I was given another challenge, by my Commanding Officer.
Convert my
enlistment to a Warrant Officer in my area of expertise.
As stated in Department of the Army
Pamphlet 600-3, paragraph 35-22, Quartermaster Warrant Officer are highly skilled technicians,
“who are technically proficient able to manage and maintain Army property accounting
systems.”
An offer I graciously accepted.
The true turn point of my career would be attending the Warrant Officer Candidate Course
(WOCC).
I questioned my did I want to revisit a Basic Training style environment after sixteen
years of service.
Similar to Drill Sergeant Training, Advising, and Counseling (TAC) Officers
are notorious for screaming and shouting.
Again I accepted the challenge and reported to Fort
Rucker, Alabama.
The WOC course is a seven-week course that is very demanding course
physical and mentally.
While attending the WOCC, we were educated on the history of Warrant
Officer Corp and our role within the command as problem solvers within our technical expertise,
“support of leaders on tactical, operations, and strategic level staffs during operations in complex
and uncertain operational environments.”
After completing the course and commission as a
Warrant Officer in the U.S.Amy and returning to Alaska where I assigned as a Property Book
Officer.
Rising as Chief Warrant Two (CW2) and a newly revised career plan I begun to teaching,
training and mentoring Supply Specialist and NCOs.
While continuing to balance my work and
home life for two years until my next professional course.
The Warrant Officer Advance Course
(WOAC) focused on advancing our technical skills and leadership development for promotion to
CW3.
During 2006 while attending WOAC at Fort Lee, Virginia in week six of an eight week
course my unit was preparing for deployment.
I was ready to move-out but in this case as a
single Soldier my as soon as possible I had to return home and prepared my household goods.
The remaining two weeks of the course I remained as focus as possible on the training and
education cells.
Two weeks later, mission accomplish I received my diploma a moved out
quickly to join my unit in Alaska.
Within two months I was on the ground in Afghanistan.
My unit and I was leading a successful
operations as Logistics Support Brigade which I training for all my career.
Until six month later
after rising for Twenty-two years of service I fell.
Paralyze on left side and a loss of vision in my
left eye.
I was medical evacuated to Europe to be stabilized then returned to Alaska my home
station.
After various testing and
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (
MRIs) I was diagnosed with
relapsing remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Once I recovered eight month later I was honorably
discharged and retired from the United States Army.
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