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Starting at Command and Staff College

Today will be my first day at Marine Command and Staff College.

James Joyner
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As previewed two weeks ago, today will be my first day at Marine Command and Staff College.

I’ll likely be off the grid for a day or three owing to one of the Catch-22’s of working for the Defense Department: You can’t start working until you have a Common Access Card and you can’t get a CAC until you start working. Presumably, I’ll fill out the paperwork and get my photo taken today but it’ll likely be a bit before the card gets issued and, if this is typical of my previous DoD experience, I won’t be able to get the process rolling to get set up with a work station with Internet access until then.

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10 responses to “Starting at Command and Staff College”

  1. DC Loser Avatar
    DC Loser

    And watch out for your local command rules about internet usage.

    I find local CAC issuance a lot more streamlined than in places like the Pentagon. You may wait an hour or so, but the card is printed on the spot once they get all your informaion into the computer.

  2. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    Getting the CAC is the easy part. That still doesn’t mean you have computer or internet access. That is entirely different process. Don’t know the rules at Command and Staff (may be looser) but there are a lot of firewalls and site blockages and I don’t think you can use a thumb drive. You might be going out to the patio with your personal laptop to get this other work done.

  3. Todd Avatar
    Todd

    I agree with the comments above. Once you have an appointment, getting the CAC is pretty quick and simple. Computer access, not always so simple. 🙂

  4. Gromitt Gunn Avatar
    Gromitt Gunn

    Sounds familiar. I started my first full-time higher ed teaching job last week. Well, classes start today. Figuring out a new institution is always a trip.

  5. JohnMcC Avatar
    JohnMcC

    Best of fortune to you, sir. The Command & Staff College is lucky to have you. You have left us with plenty to chew on.

  6. al-Ameda Avatar
    al-Ameda

    Best wishes James.

  7. Rick Almeida Avatar
    Rick Almeida

    Good luck, James!

    And good luck and welcome to the profession, Gromitt!

  8. al-Ameda Avatar
    al-Ameda

    @Gromitt Gunn:

    I started my first full-time higher ed teaching job last week. Well, classes start today.

    Best wishes to you also.

  9. Matt Bernius Avatar
    Matt Bernius

    Good luck James.

    And at some point, I’d love a post discussing the differences you find between teaching classes at the College and when you taught at your previous institution.

  10. OzarkHillbilly Avatar
    OzarkHillbilly

    May the winds be favorable and the seas be light. Or something like that.

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