Does being a CPL hold some valuable weight when taking care of your soldiers, for example at the different S shops?

CPL has as much value as you put forth in your leadership qualities. If you think "I'm just a CPL, theyre not going to listen to me" then your right theyre not. When you rwalize that you are a Non-Commissioned Officer in the USArmy and will conduct yourself as such, then you will see a change. Others will change around you as well.

I know there is no pay difference between the board but when I have sat on the promo board a corporal always holds a little more weight.

yes it does you are a CPL and he is a SPC you are in a leadership position as a Noncom

At the end of the day, unless you know the S shops and are close, you should always have an NCO because a lot of times they will blow off a SPC and a private. Or they will say come back with an NCO. I got a lot of things done as a specialist but only because I knew those guys and they knew me. As far as a corporal goes, yeah he or she is an NCO but they may still leave them on the back burner. It's honestly all about who actually runs the shop. Someone who wants to help soldiers or someone who only cares about his or hers personal agenda. This is only an opinion though

It holds value. A CPL is a noncommissioned officer, and that in itself should put you at a higher standard. You're as in charge of those under you as an E5.

i dont know about s shops but a cpl is an nco and when it comes to taking care of troops that what nco's do, spc's well hate to say it but i went from navy po3 nco to army spc, was an nco for 2 years active navy/marine corps, when i went to army reserves as spc what a friggin wake up call

1. What are the four titles of the NCO? (Fill in the blank)
___________, Sergeant, First Sergeant and Sergeant Major.

2. What is the basic responsibility of NCO second only to mission accomplishment?
_______________________________ (Doesn't matter if you're in an S-Shop, a medic, cook or humpin' a mortar tube; those are the two basic responsibilities of the NCO, in that order.)

Yes. A Corporal is an NCO and a Specialist is not.

being a CPL. makes you a non-comm and gives you a better status as a squad leader and helps prepare you for SGT. and above.

depends on your unit, I was a CPL for about a month before picking up E5 and then ETS, 3 months after that. I just got back in kinda got used to being a civilian and forgot the whole if your not 10 min early, In the unit I was in CPL's were treated just like SGT's except we got E4 pay. I know some units don't really give out CPL rank and just had SPC promotables be a team leader and take on some of the responsibilities of a SGT while also earning some of the respect.