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

We don't question orders!

Never set a soldier up for failure

Speak your mind! I made Sailor of year once for speaking from the heart, not what they wanted to hear!

Some times it is just about the numbers and it's wrong.Somebody set him up for failure. I know about showed the made it through 7th army Nco Acedemy with 84%

If I was put in this position I think I would accept the board as a learning opportunity, possibly to attempt it again in the future. Sometimes soldiers have to learn by failing. At the same time, his first line supervisor should bear some of the burden for his preparation. No soldier should go to a board, any board, unprepared to the best of their ability. I recall my first E5 promotion board with laughter now, however, I did not find it humorous at the time. I was very well prepared regardless of the fact that my first line supervisor had not assisted me in any manner in preparation. I walked into that board brimming with confidence. As I reported a 1sg asked me what was wrong with my ribbons. I did in fact have two in the wrong position. They asked me to exit and return with the ribbons in the correct position. I did so, reported again, and the questions commenced. A 1sg, and he was a damn good one, asked how I would have my soldiers wash their mess kits out if sanitizing water was not available. I had no clue. I missed that one question and they did not recommend me. Like I said, sometimes you learn by your failures. The next board I went to the CSM commented that I was one of the best prepared soldiers he had ever seen. Back to reality. I would take the chance even if I felt ill prepared. The folks who sit on that particular board are intelligent enough to know whose fault it is if a soldier is obviously not prepared.

Out of respect

Just like all the rest of the military, we joined a volunteer military. None of have been draft since Vietnam. If you are ordered do something that is lawful and according to military standard, you follow your orders with delay.

Someone thinks highly of him enough to send him and he should go before the board because they already his records and that should speak for it self. I have been here and it turned out pretty well if I must say.

Happened to me as airman first class I had no interest in my job and no motivation but I loved being in the air force so I aced the history and uniform part and totally blew the job knowledge , duw to the fact I graduated a week late from training (couldn't type) and was awarded my 5 level with no cdc ( career development course) due to the fact the airforce in its infinate wisdom of changing cdc manual left a gap i fell into, I was hoping to deq so I could drive a bus or fuel Truck anything but a medic it was hell on earth for me actually got a loc for volunteering for every email that would take me out of my job :)

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