The Junior Officer Guidebook: The Book I Wish I Had as a Newly Commissioned Army Officer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798245397962)

This genuinely may be the best book available on the market for junior Army officers. Instead of being written by a senior / retired officer, removed from the junior officer cohort by many years, I wrote it as a Captain who was recently a part of this group of officers. I reflected on all the things that I had to learn the hard way or weren't taught during BOLC / CCC.

This book would've been incredibly helpful to have when I initially commissioned, and it shortens the learning curve for what junior leaders need to learn or know prior to being in the seat - whether that's as a Platoon Leader or as BN Staff. The book includes how-to guides; checklists of doctrine & products to collect; and insights from Company Command, each of the BN S-Shops, Some Special Staff, and Senior NCOs for what junior officers should know before taking a position at their 1st or 2nd unit.

This book covers:

- Advice to Lieutenants

- Equipment Maintenance

- Army Property

- Evaluations

- Advice to Junior Captains

- Career Planning

- Command & Staff Insights and Resources

- Other Helpful Resources

- And other helpful first-hand knowledge from my time as a LT / Jr CPT

The intent of this book is to offer a resource to bring junior officers up and to better develop the leaders that future U.S. Army Soldiers deserve.

Author: Joshua Vigars
ISBN-13: 9798245397962
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2026
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d