Preparing for Centralized Noncommissioned Officer boards

Recommendations on preparing for centralized noncommissioned officer boards. The information provided is drawn from discussions with senior noncommissioned officers who have participated in centralized boards, have experience in preparing official records for boards, and understand what is required to succeed during the board process. When you attain the rank of Staff Sergeant it’s time to…

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The Soldier Record Brief (SRB)

The Soldier Record Brief (SRB) is a multi-Component report that will be available to users as part of IPPS-A’s first release. The SRB offers HR Professionals, Leaders, and Soldiers centralized access to personnel information online and provides a snapshot of a Soldier’s military career information. The SRB will standardize and eventually replace the Enlisted and…

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How to use bullets to make a long sentences easier to read

If a sentence contains a series of related ideas or laundry-list items, put them in a bullet format. To make a bullet format, follow these steps: Step Action Bullets 1 Break the sentence into a lead-in statement and list ideas under it. Use this technique only for a long series. Don’t use it for a series…

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