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Personal Narrative: I Am In The Army As A Platoon Sergeant
I am in the Army as a Platoon Sergeant. I have to manage and plan daily, weekly, and monthly schedules for 45 soldiers. I also have to plan for ranges, platoon training, special programs, my additional duties, and all of those "Hey You" tasks. I have weekly meetings that I have to attend and brief all my statuses. Once I get home from work, I also have to take care of my daily chores.

My time management was limited to me writing down my tasks and completing them, until recently. Normally, I would work on my college courses when I had time throughout the day. Using this practice, I realize that I am not remembering anything I learned that day. I am going to try something different this time around. I am going to schedule

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