Should a soldier be correctively trained before a PT test?

No that's just a power trip. Gotta be smarter than that. If you wear that Soldier out of course he/she will have a reason for not doing well. Take care of it a different way.

As a leader you are responsible than more than taking care of a small situation. You are responsible for that Soldiers career. You might make an impact and have them remember what the corrective training was for what they did at the time, but by doing it and having them possibly fail a PT test you are setting them up for failure and that is going to be their lasting memory of the type of leader you are.

Yes - any pre-training should be welcomed.

Bottom line up front NO. Whatever the issue is can be handle after the Physical Fitness Test is complete. If that soldier fails the test that failure will affect his career and that will be on you as a leader. The issue is separate for the test deal with that after.

Yah maybe someone should show them how to do the events before they take off. Verry important they know the route before the run too, wouldn't want anyone to get lost.

Corrective Training does not necessarily have to be physical, those days are long gone. Today's Leader must posses the ability to educate, rehabilitate and or correct a Soldier without having to resort to "smoking sessions". We should understand the intent of the APFT and realize that any PT conducted prior to the test would prevent the accurate assessment of the Soldier's muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness.

If on the day before the APFT, soldiers are expected to stretch, why would corrective training be ok on the day of? Some soldiers need every chance they can to meet the standards, some are trying to get that 300 for points. Whatever the infraction is, give a verbal counseling let that soldier conduct the APFT, and when they're tired and sore, administer corrective training

Absolutely not. When the soldier fails his PT test over the NCOs ego issue then it becomes a larger issue. Wait until after, wait until 0930 when the soldiers back from Hygiene & Chow, or even make him come back before that to get it out of the way on their time. The PT test is so the company commander can measure the readiness of troops. Altering his performance in any way is showing a false standing.

Sure, if you're trying to impair their performance on a PT test! If performance on the test is not important, then it doesn't make a difference. If it is, then what kind of 'leader' is this?

I don't see anything wrong with helping another Soldier out, but I don't believe it should be done in a manner that is discouraging or diminishing to the Soldier. A good NCO would sit down with the Soldier and come up with a plan that both individuals can agree upon to reach the desired goal. We all need a little bit of help sometimes, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. In these situations, we should constantly aim to build each other up.