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Do you think the future chain of commands will use RallyPoint to check you out prior to assignment?
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SPC Dan Goforth
What is posted in a public forum/social site is public information. If someone chooses to make such information public, it's their own fault for posting it if it is used against them.
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CPT (Join to see)
Yes, if you post it publicly, it's out there and you cannot claim it was private. Employers still cannot discriminate in a way that violates federal EO laws (like not hiring someone after finding out that they are pregnant), but those cases would be hard to prove since there is no obligation for the company to announce that they are looking at your social media. <div><br></div><div>Personal story: My FB profile is mostly private, but my profile picture and cover photo are public. I searched for a civilian job for months. My profile photo used to be a picture of me and my kids at Hershey Park (read: single mom) and my cover photo was my platoon in Iraq holding the American Flag (read: conservative, pro-Iraq, divided allegiance Guard vs. work). I changed my profile picture to just me by myself and my cover photo to an image from Thailand and within 2 weeks I had three calls for interviews. Yes, employers look at FB.</div>
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SSG (Join to see)
SPC P K, although there ARE rules and regulations that keep people protected while seeking employment, the Human factor will always be prevalent. There can be rules etc. but that wont stop people from applying their own prejudices, its human nature. If it is out there on a public domain, its free game. People are well aware of this and if not, they should be. Just as CPT Wolfer stated above.<br>
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When I assisted a BDE CDR, I was often asked to research the incoming officer slate. Not LTs, but MAJs and LTCs were definitely looked at closely. CPTs looking for company command as well. He wasn't interested in political viewpoints, but certainly anything that looked like a lapse in judgement would get printed and stuck in the file. I was amazed at what officers posted. One of my favorites was a female MAJ who had close-ups of her oiled bare tummy in a bikini on FB and had "Friended" most of her own section. Never actually met her...<div><br></div><div>I digress...yes, it will be used once people know about it. If I am being perfectly honest, I do feel concerned about discrimination based on political view points. There are people who have consistently posted responses to scenarios that I feel would not concur with how I would want things handled in my company. That said, CPTs don't really get much say (if any) over what LTs they get. </div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, I am known for being a divergent thinker, a "Red Teamer", someone who feels tradition gets a vote, but not a veto. I would rather have a leadership team know that about me going in, and pass on me, than for me to be stuck in a unit where I was not a good fit. I think some of the toxic leadership stories are really square-peg-round-hole situations where one or two Soldiers found themselves being the odd man out and were targeted for it. I wish CDRs at every level had more control over the senior NCOs and Officers that enter their unit. </div>
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I think people should be respected and having a point view should not hurt you. But that knife swings the other way, I don't want to work for people who can't respect the views of others.
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<p>Sure, why not? </p><p><br></p><p>Command Sergeants-Major all seem to know eachother, and do talk amongst themselves about outgoing or incoming Soldiers.</p><p><br></p><p>It can work the other way around too. If you know where you are being assigned to next, why wouldn't you search on here for people in the unit or post? Seeing who the people you will be living and working with, and how they think and express themselves will give one a little more familiarity than in the past just going in somewhere cold.</p><p><br></p><p>Technology gives us all the same advantages.</p>
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