Posted on Sep 16, 2020

Can I be forced to go to the board even if I’m not ready?

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I’ve been told I’m going to the board with such a short notice with little to no time to study and retain all this information. I don’t want to go because I simply don’t want to embarrass myself or my company. My question is, can they force me to go still?

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Posted 5 y ago

You’ll embarrass your company 1SG by not showing up. Read the promotion reg and you’ll see everyone is required to go to the board of hen they hit the primary zone. Refusal to go to the board will result in being barred

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Posted 5 y ago

Forced is not the appropriate word to use. Ordered to go. That's the phrase you're looking for. And yes, you can be ordered. However, if you feel that you are not ready, talk with your NCOs and your Chain to see if you can have more time to prepare and study. If you approach them professionally with your dilemma/concern AND with a plan of action, they may acquiesce to your request.

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SPC (Join to see) I think "plan of action" to correct your knowledge deficit is the key wording there. Make sure you have a study plan and a proposed date you would be ready for the board.

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In this situation, I would put my concerns of not being ready due to short notice into a Memorandum For Record, and give copies to my NCO Chain and 1SG. This would provide some "insurance" if my first-line decided to counsel me for not doing well at the board; it would give me pretty good standing for CSM Open Door Policy and/or IG assistance.

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SFC Louis Willhauck, MSM, JSCM, and ARCOM

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Don't forget the question about the Geneva convention forbidding the shooting of paratroopers dropping on your position until they hit the ground... (That was one of my favorites when I sat on the Board). Hahaha

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CSM William Everroad

Posted 5 y ago

You are being told to go to the board because you are in Primary Zone. You feeling you are not ready is either a sign you have not been properly mentored on your career trajectory or personal or professional decisions up to this point have left you unprepared. Read the regulation before pulling that trigger of declining promotion consideration.

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