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I have noticed that many NCOs (even senior NCOs) have problems with their records that just get overlooked. Something may seem so very small but that just might be the thing that gets someone else selected over you.
How much time have you/do you spend on your records? Do you wait until you are in the zone of consideration? (bad idea) Have you had multiple people look over your records?
I know many have put it out there but I am always willing to look over ERBs, and make recommendations. Please do yourself a favor and don't wait until it is crunch time. It took me a while to get mine straight and I have kept it that way since. I check my ERB every single day when I come to work to make sure that nothing has changed. While that may seem like overkill, I have found that system updates/changes will cause things to change randomly on mine and it only takes a walk to the S1 shop to get it corrected.
How much time have you/do you spend on your records? Do you wait until you are in the zone of consideration? (bad idea) Have you had multiple people look over your records?
I know many have put it out there but I am always willing to look over ERBs, and make recommendations. Please do yourself a favor and don't wait until it is crunch time. It took me a while to get mine straight and I have kept it that way since. I check my ERB every single day when I come to work to make sure that nothing has changed. While that may seem like overkill, I have found that system updates/changes will cause things to change randomly on mine and it only takes a walk to the S1 shop to get it corrected.
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SGT (Join to see) I reviewed the ERB you sent me and replied to the email with a word document. If you have questions, you can either contact me here or through email.
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Thanks 1SG (Join to see). I've just been charged with squaring away ERBs and OMPFs for my entire section. Do you have any more advice to offer for personnel records?
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No good deed goes unpunished!! I have a whole PowerPoint briefing tht I can email out to you.
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I think so. I have used the last three boards I was interested in to whip them into shape.
HOWEVER, when getting ready for the current board I am interested in, I found a number of errors & omissions. Several were recent things, but several were also somehow missed in the past.
Lesson: It is a never-ending quest to get them truly "right." CW5 Sam R. Baker has it right - You should do it quarterly, or at least semi-annually. At the last minute is not the way to do a through job. I do this for my civilian resume and really should for the Army side as well. This is where your outlook calendar can be your friend.
HOWEVER, when getting ready for the current board I am interested in, I found a number of errors & omissions. Several were recent things, but several were also somehow missed in the past.
Lesson: It is a never-ending quest to get them truly "right." CW5 Sam R. Baker has it right - You should do it quarterly, or at least semi-annually. At the last minute is not the way to do a through job. I do this for my civilian resume and really should for the Army side as well. This is where your outlook calendar can be your friend.
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Yes I do except the top line or the ORB!
I do a quarterly review with the file online, to ensure all documents are still there, professional, schools, OERs, awards and the like.
DA Photo annually taken so it is up to date and not old.......
ORB is the toughest as S1's and other types do updates that change stuff, so I often review it and correct the unit name for aesthetics (line it up and format same as all previous) and then check the duty title.
Once it is done, it is too easy!
I do a quarterly review with the file online, to ensure all documents are still there, professional, schools, OERs, awards and the like.
DA Photo annually taken so it is up to date and not old.......
ORB is the toughest as S1's and other types do updates that change stuff, so I often review it and correct the unit name for aesthetics (line it up and format same as all previous) and then check the duty title.
Once it is done, it is too easy!
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
As for NCOs, I have reviewed and assisted in more than 50 warrant officer applications over the years, I have found that the ERB is not as easy to correct or maybe the adjutants just don't give the NCOs the same credit for updating and fixing it. I ask all applicants to clean up the unit assignments for clarity and get rid of UICs and other weird data in those blocks.
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