What's the worst mistake you can make on an ERB or ORB?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:49:06 -0400

What is the worst thing you can do - or fail to do, on your Enlisted Record Brief or Officer Record Brief that would probably cost you a promotion or assignment?

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 23 at 2015 4:29 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:29:54 -0400

no idea

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 11:42 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 12 May 2015 11:42:19 -0400

I'm not sure how true it is, but I hear that your photo can have a real negative affect if it is old, bad, etc.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2016 10:39 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 22:39:02 -0400

I've always been told that everything on the ORB/ERB needs to match I.E if you wear it on your uniform (award/badge etc.) then it needs to also be in your awards and decorations section. Likewise if you completed training (including badge producing schools) and they awarded an additional skill identifier then it should also be annotated in the appropriate section. The biggest mistake a Soldier can make though is to lie. Every so often I read about about a Senior Officer or NCO that lied about earning awards and it ended their careers. Whenever I have a question the first person I ask is the S1.

The other half of this discussion are the Soldiers individual records I.E iPERMS or other service specific online database. If whatever school or decoration has been annotated on the ORB/ERB then the supporting documentation had better be in the Soldiers permenant file.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2016 1:38 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:38:16 -0500

Probably falsifying it. I remember reading in the Army Times a couple years ago that a CSM that had falsely added Ranger School and a number of badges and awards.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Dec 8 at 2016 4:21 PM

SGM Steve Wettstein — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:21:54 -0500

Wearing awards on the DA Photo that are not listed on the ERB/ORB is definitely not a good thing to do.

Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Jul 25 at 2019 1:16 AM

SFC Melvin Brandenburg — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:16:11 -0400

Not reading it thoroughly