What is the most appropriate way to address someone being given a false PT score, while minimizing the damage to their career?

Around 10 years ago, as a PFC in a HQ, I was selected as a grader. I reiterated to the MSG that I wasn’t a NCO but he said my integrity outweighed my rank and to use that when scoring. Needles to say, a LTC in my line failed pushups. The LTC locked me up and told me I was wrong and to fix it; however, the COL in the line next to him didn’t agree. As a PFC, and still intimidated by any officer, I was slightly confused to see a LTC locked up by a COL. In final formation that day I received a coin from the senior CSM.

How I see it is like this, if she can’t pass a pt test she shouldn’t be in the army taking up space. If she is ok with falsifying documents then she doesn’t belong anyway because that will just give a bad example to her present and future soldiers that you don’t have to have integrity and you don’t have to work to maintain the basic standards required of all soldiers. I’d say to fix this make her do extra pt till she passes but if she doesn’t start her separation packet. I personally have a hard time completely condemning her because I don’t know the whole situation of what actually happened. Also I find it hard to fully just blame her because I myself have been forced to make false pt score cards but it was for my at the time warrants and the company commander condoned it, so I honestly feel that until leadership stops doing this how can one blame others for following suit. No it’s not right and I think she needs to go but unfortunately more than just this soldier are doing this and it’s usually seniors who do it. I personally think everyone that does this should be put out but how many warrants, officers, and senior NCOs would actually get called to the carpet for doing the same thing?

Well, I think the most important thing she can do is get in shape and pass the PT test!

Unless the Soldier who took the PT test or the NCO who administered it admits to something, you have nothing to pursue punitive action from a legal point of view. We can speculate all we want, but all the CO can do is require another record PT test. This is why we frequently have Commanders and 1SGs preside and observe record PT tests in a group setting.

Someone needs to check the weapons qual too..... jesus

Step 1: remove PT scores from promotion system. Being a PT stud doesnt make you a good leader. Treat Pt as a health and wellnes program and you wont have to worry about ruining careers

I certainly agree with the bits here about Integrity and Honesty, but we are still a nation of Laws, and the rule is "Innocent until Proven Guilty". Even in the Army, today. How do you know for certain that the score is false? Did she confide in you? How did you find out that the record was falsified? This is more to this story than is being told here. It is actually an easy fix. A Phone call to her former unit, an email to the commander or other such action to verify the results is the best way ahead. If it turns out the record wasn't falsified, promote her. If there is any question, a commanders inquiry may be in order. But even that may be premature. She was Selected, Trained, Educated and was declared eligible by her previous command. It was a "diagnostic" APFT, not a record, so she remains eligible. Even failing an APFT after being promoted is not grounds for delay of promotion or reduction. If her current command continues to delay her Promotion on the grounds of a failed "Diagnostic" APFT, a visit to the IG is in order.

Sorry, this is extremely poor judgement. She should never have accepted an undeserved score, and now that she is caught out its, how do I fix it time. Here's a couple of leadership principles to pass on, 1). Know yourself, and seek self improvement, "2). Take responsibility for your actions.

She needs to come clean now. Yeah, she'll probably lose the promotion but if she was in my unit I'd at least gain some respect for her by coming clean sooner rather than later.

Edit: I posted this before corrections were made to the OP's question so it probably looks out of place. I answered the main question in the comment section of this post.

Rather than ask who's getting the shaft for this, let's run this through the Army's favorite ethical compass; LDRSHIP.

Loyalty- As soldiers, we look out for each-other. Is it looking out for your battle to say they are physically meeting the standard to hold their own in battle if they really aren't?

Duty- It's the duty of Said NCO and Soldier to ensure standards are being met. Is that the case when you falsify records to make it seem like the standard is met when it's not?

Respect- There are people in the unit who passed based off of their own ability. What message does this situation send to others in the unit?

Selfless Service- Again, there are others in the unit, and in the Army as a whole, that met the standard on their own. Is it ok to benefit from falsified records at the expense of your fellow battle buddy?

Honor- Every day, soldiers strive to be a credit to the uniform. Does this sort of behavior enhance the image of the Army, or do our institution injustice?

Integrity- All anybody has in life is their word. How good is the word of somebody who would falsify, or go along with falsifying a career deciding document?

Personal Courage- Part of the Army, let alone life, is being willing to own one's actions and accept the consequences for them. In accepting fabricated results, is this hypothetical soldier doing that?

In my mind, what will happen is an irrelevant question that is up to Commander's discretion. Should this be reported is the question that I'd be asking.