Posted on Jan 10, 2014
Should the Army start taking MOS proficiency test along with the promotion board in order to get promoted
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Do you think the Army should start taking MOS proficiency test to get promoted? I know the Navy has a program in place where the individual has to take a test showing that they have the knowledge in their MOS to perform their duties at the rank they are trying to attain. I've seen NCOs (Staff Sergeants in particular) that cannot perform their MOS at their level.
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I say throw the board out and just do a proficiency test. If you don't know your MOS (especially if you've been in long enough to potentially be boarded for promotion) then you shouldn't be promoted anyway.
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CPT Daniel Cox
The problem with getting rid of the promotion board is there are more people with the basic qualification for promotion than the positions open for promotion. You have to be able to cut off the numbers, which is a major role of the board.
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You can still do that. The Guard does. You do a paper board and compile a promotion list based off of points accumulated by things on your ERB.
You could couple that with a proficiency test and your system is pretty much complete. Granted there would be some fine tuning when applying it to the force as a whole, but I think it could work.
It could pretty much get rid of the “good ol’ boy” system too if the tests were graded at a much higher level. Say branch or HRC.
You could couple that with a proficiency test and your system is pretty much complete. Granted there would be some fine tuning when applying it to the force as a whole, but I think it could work.
It could pretty much get rid of the “good ol’ boy” system too if the tests were graded at a much higher level. Say branch or HRC.
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I definitely agree that the Army should require some kind of proficiency exam for the MOS you are looking to get promoted in. I have seen a lot of incompetent people get promoted that know how to answer questions in board but do not know enough on their MOS. Therefore there are a lot of leaders young Soldiers cannot look up to for advice or guidance. With that being said, the Army should get rid of Battlefield Promotions. Seen the wrong people get a Battlefield Promotion to SGT who are extremely incompetent. Also was given to a less deserving Soldier.
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I def believe that their should be a test. The other branches have one. So should we<br>
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