The challenge of all challenges...

[Professor_Adam]

We were talking about this during a NCOPD a while back and the consensus was that if Joe doesn't want the rank bad enough to go get it, that's on him. I have personally talked to all of my guys about college and how to test out of a degree. Only two took me up on it. And only one had the follow through to last more than a few months.

That one guy... He racked up like 40 something credits in Iraq alone and had enough points to make his E5.

The others.... They work for him.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

Agreed but I'm determined to have an impact. I know that some of these guys will look back on this time and realized they missed out on a great opportunity. I have had a very good influence on three or four NCOs but the younger joes are a tougher sell. I just try to lead by example and help motivate them as much as possible. I love to see the others guys succeed and get excited when they start finally racking up the promotion points.