Can a soldier be forced to attend an Audie Murphy board?

No

show them you are in charge

Poor leadership in lack of prep time and notification. 1SG should be embarrassed . Find someone else or do t support the contest for your unit

you can 't be forced but repercussions are a bastard. I served in the 3rd ID in Germany 82-85 1/64 AR I went to PLDC at Larson Barracks even after I told the CSM that I had already been to BNOC. He told me the only way I wasn't going was if I was dead but I was standing .there breathing in his face and was told to get ready. Funny part I was on the E-7 list. Graduated and went gunnery and Hohnfels upon return I received a letter congradulating me for being selected for ANOC to start in 6 days TDY and return from Germany to APG Maryland. What a miracle worker the CSM was he told me I was going and he got me a portcall at 1600 hrs on Friday to depart at 0600 the next morning if you want to make it you have to suck it up

Whatever happened to Tradition? As a prior Navy man, I hear just how stupid these young bucks act and it pisses me off. He either has something to hide, or he believes that he doesn't have to stand during the National anthem. Either way, don't promote him in my opinion.

He should be honest and do his best. He was called upon to attend, a soldiers duty is to answer that call.

The Army builds Leaders of men!:Men that kill on the behalf of thier Nation! WITHOUT MINCING WORDS. YOUHAVE TO WEED OUT THE PUSSIES!

As an U S Army Veteran, I guess Ian old school. When a superior selected you to do something no matter the time line or circumstances; it was and is an order and you followed it right or wrong in your eyes. If it was wrong then it was not on you, but the superior who ordered you to do it. Having said this the soldier should do his best no matter what.

We are to be prepared at ALL TIMES with pertinent knowledge of our MOS and Army standards. They will ask questions they EXPECT him to know the answers to. BEST of Luck to this NCO

Personally I don't see how he is making a fool of himself! Is it that he finds the board distasteful or irrelevant or he just doesn't have any regard for it at all? Whatever the reason, if he does his best with honor and dignity, I for one, don't see how he is foolish! I would just give it my all and except the results, no shame or disgrace in doing your best!