On the other hand, says Pinkley, you should be clear-eyed about what will happen if you stay at a company that is offering buyouts. Chances are good that your workload will increase as others take buyouts and the staff shrinks. You may not be working with the colleagues you have come to enjoy.
To be successful, a platoon sergeant must be organized, detail-oriented and able to maintain a positive attitude so that each subordinate will perform to her potential and benefit the entire unit.
A Marine platoon sergeant is the senior noncommissioned officer in the unit, which generally is composed of about 40 Marines. In most cases, a platoon sergeant holds the rank of staff sergeant, pay grade E-6, and has been a Marine for at least four years, at least two of them as a sergeant. Many Marine platoon sergeants have taken special small unit leadership training, especially the Infantry Unit Leadersâ Course at Camp Geiger, North Carolina.