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Service members and civilian personnel can find many opportunities to gain a new perspective, leadership skills, emotional intelligence and mentorship inside of and beyond their units.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Camp Kościuszko V Corps Retention Forward Career Counselors

Bldg. 1. Room 123-124

For more Army retention and career opportunities information, install the Go Reup mobile app on the Google Play or the App Store.

Army Personnel Testing Center

USAG Poland has opened a Testing Center at Camp Kościuszko to help soldiers achieve their career goals without needing to travel to Germany. For more information, email usarmy.poznan.id-europe.mbx.aces@army.mil.

Some of the tests offered

• Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)

• Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)

• Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT)

• English Language Comprehension Exam

• Oral Proficiency Interview

• Selection Instrument for Flight Training

• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteering is a wonderful way to get involved in your community. Volunteering can help you gain experience and network in the military world, but also in your host nation.

  • Visit the installation’s helping agencies or morale functions, such as MWR, the American Red Cross and the United Service Organizations (USO).

  • Reach out to various offices across the installation that align with the career field you’re interested in. You never know if they need volunteers or are willing to let people shadow them.

  • Do you enjoy writing? Submit travel or lifestyle stories to contentteam@stripes.com for publication on the StripeEurope.com website.

EDUCATION

Taking the time to advance your education can help you excel in the future. Educational opportunities come with a variety of programs at online universities partnered with the DoD. Learn more about your educational options with the Education Counselor located on Camp Kościuszko Bldg. 28, Room 26 or via email at usarmy.jbsa.imcom-hq.mbx.g1-aces-virtual-education-center@army.mil.

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Camp Kościuszko

MWR, Bldg. 52

Class meets two times a month at 7 p.m.

For details, visit MWR or email mwrpolishlesson@gmail.com

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Tamala Malerk is a writer and editor with Stars and Stripes Europe. She has been with SSE since April 2022 writing articles all about travel, lifestyle, community news, military life and more. In May 2022, she earned her Ph.D. in History and promises it is much more relevant to this job than one might think.

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