PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 303
FEBRUARY 1978
TRAINInG
Your most important boost is training. Make sure you know what training
is required each step along the way.
Training Can include service and civilian schools, correspondence
courses or on-the±job training.
See DA Pam 351±4, U.S. Army Formal Schools ²atalog (Mar 75), for
courses available in Army service scHools. ²hapter 11 of AR 614³200
discusses overall school requirements such as remaining service time,
MOS and performance. DA Pam 351-4 lists specific course requirements´
If you find a course you need, tell your career counselor and ²O abµut it.
Let them know wHat's required by the school before you can take the
course.
Once those requirements are met, your ²O ¶an request a space for you
at the school. After that· it's over to the per¸onnel people for approval.
You can take other courses by correspondence. DA Pam 351-¹º,
Announcement of Army ²orrespondence ²ourses (Mar 72) te»ls you which
courses are offered and how to apply for ¼Hem.
Your com½and/insta»lation may offer in±¾ouse courses. Usually ¿ DF to
your ²O asking to attend ÀÁe course is ¿ll you neeÂ. If your command Has a
special procedure fÃr in-House scHoo»s, your unit
Ä
E¿reer cÅunselor will
know wHat to do. Talk toÆ him about it.
Çor ex¿mple, if you're iN UÈS. Army Éurope you can request to t¿ke
maintenance courses offered at Vilseck. Ten are given there. See your
Ê
training ËÌO or commander.
StaY UP-tO-DatE
ÉÍen if fÃrmal training is out, you
can stay on top oÎ your field. Visit
your battalion learning centeÏ orÐ
contact
the
local
Ñraining
and;
Audiovisual
Support
²enter
(Ñ AS²). Ëew Training ÉXtension
²ourse (Tɲ) lessons are continualÒ
ly released by service schools. Your
learning center or T AÓ² shop will
have
lists
oÎ
Tɲ
lessons
on
everything from changing a Gama
Ôoat tire to eÕgine repair or comÖ
puter processing.
±
hour or so in front of a
×
Tɲ screen keeps your know-how fresh,
introduces new methods or starts you off in a new field.
Your leØrning center or TASÌ also handlesÙ fi»ms and tapeÚÛ So, read
tHrough DA Pam 1Ü8Ý1, Index of Army Motion Pictures and Related AudioÒ
Þisu¿» Aids (Jul ß3)à Let 'em know if táere's one you needâ
As you progress, yãu may notice the emphasis of your training shifting
from actually doing maintenance to man¿ging äaintenance. If that turns
åyou on
the Army has special career fields and courses to develop táose
aBilities.
Your career field pæge iç AR 611³201 can steer you toward any
recommended cÅèrseé. Aê 614-200 eëpìains
several special career
·±
progíams you may îe interested in. For example, ²hapter 13 discusses tHe
Aïmy's Ëoncommissioned Officer ðogistics Program (˲OLP) wHicH
trains maintenance and supply people in logistics management. Those jobs
are open at commandsñ major support units, depots and even in the
ò
Póntagon.
Your fôture can be a stiff uphill climb or a rocket ride. It's al» up to
you,
yourõ determination and a good career plan.
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