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

Attend the board, you could learn something valuable ffor your future, and you shouldn't questions the authority of your leaders.

If he's a good NCO, then he should be able to handle the stress of a board and not try to find a back door out of it. Lead by example. Trying to get out of something isn't the mark of a good leader.

No self confidence... He doesn't want it, why push him.

Sounds like how I ended up on the Battalion NCO of the Month, Bde NCO of the Quarter I don't remember being asked I was told. Drill Sergeant of the Year Board same way honored to be told...did not win. I looked at it as an honor not as a punishment. I've looked at other comments on this string I think if I was told my senior noncoms had a quota and picked me I would have been upset. I really would have hoped they thought I was deserving.

I was voluntold that I was BN rep for NCO of the Year back in 1994 with about 5 days of prep time. Wound up as selected for Idaho Army NG and found myself in Reno, NV for 5th Army boards. Finished as second place. This was back in day when under no circumstances, would a NG Soldier win an RA title. Much has changed since then as evidenced by Guardsmen taking the Sullivan Cup and Best Ranger recently.

Do like I did at one time, go in and state to the head of the board that you are not prepared to be there and do want want to make a fool of yourself and asked to be dismissed for these reasons. At all times - honesty is the best policy!

His staff ncos obviously see something in him that he does not see in himself. If they are truly pushing this hard he might should take a hard look at himself and accept this prestigious challenge.

Every NCO who has the opportunity to become a part of this distinguish club, but the Senior NCO'S should allow the Soldier the opportunity to decide his destiny. At the end the Soldier will lose respect of his senior leaders and probably the opportunity to advance.

The Sergeant Audie Murphy board is not something to be taken lightly. If someone is told they are going with 8 days notice, it is not helping that soldier. What it is going to say to the board members is that the soldier either didn't take this seriously or that the soldier didn't care. An event like this one is an awesome opportunity and should be taken as an honor. If the soldier is not ready and doesn't want to go because he knows he isn't ready and does not want to make a fool of himself let alone degrade the image of his unit then he shouldn't go. Granted we can't be prepared for everything thrown at us, but this is something that should be prepared for and given proper time to do so.

One of my squad leaders was the type is a soldier that can tell you anything you needed to know from any f.m.,t.m., ect. At the drop of a dime .
But in a tic he wasn't trustworthy. Hell of a garrison soldier but not in afganistan.
I write this to agree with some of the other comments on this page.