Posted on Jul 6, 2016
Would you rather see a written exam for NCO promotions in the Army?
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19K: Armor Crew Member Basic Leaders Course (BLC formerly WLC PLDC) Promotions Promotion Points Promotion Board
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I believe that ALL NCO Promotions should include a written Skills Qualification test. They should also include a Board portion, CONDUCTED IN PERSON and NEVER by a Centralized Board ONLY that can not see the individual nor question them directly.
ALL ACTIONS regarding the promotion or non promotion should be reported to the individual so that NOTHING .... NOTHING .... NOTHING ,,,, not related directly to either qualification or duty performance can at all be considered for any reason.
All factors of RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, and now Orientation and Transgender status are ELIMINATED from consideration. Equal Opportunity MUST become EQUAL FOR EVERYONE. ALL "Protected Classes" of individuals MUST BE ELIMINATED, so that only the best qualified Soldiers are selected for promotion, and that all NCOs not selected know EXACTLY why THAT board did not select them. The idea that the career of a loyal hard working NCO be determined by a board of individuals that has never seen them work or at a minimum spoken one word to them is unfair.
ALL ACTIONS regarding the promotion or non promotion should be reported to the individual so that NOTHING .... NOTHING .... NOTHING ,,,, not related directly to either qualification or duty performance can at all be considered for any reason.
All factors of RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, and now Orientation and Transgender status are ELIMINATED from consideration. Equal Opportunity MUST become EQUAL FOR EVERYONE. ALL "Protected Classes" of individuals MUST BE ELIMINATED, so that only the best qualified Soldiers are selected for promotion, and that all NCOs not selected know EXACTLY why THAT board did not select them. The idea that the career of a loyal hard working NCO be determined by a board of individuals that has never seen them work or at a minimum spoken one word to them is unfair.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
1SG Jon Weiss - That is why I put down how I would LOVE to see it. I had a supervisor once that gave me my quarterly NCO Counseling as follows and I quote: "You am dun gud dis monf." I refused to be rated by this guy and you would have thought that I had burned down his house or something.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
There was something once called a SQT (Skill Qual Test) which was a big factor in promotions, but the Army seen fit to forget it - I thought it was a big mistake., but like me you're old enough to remember it.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
SGM Mikel Dawson - I am old enough to remember the Army that was trained to defeat the Soviet Union. Hard Charging Life takers and heart breakers...Glad I am retired.
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I think you are a little optimistic there about BLC, ALC and SLC being good filters. It is well known that there have been people that passed that shouldn't have. It was that way with AIT and continues to this day.
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Stretching out to all branches, I believe NCOs should be able to demonstrate the ability to lead. While serving in the Air Force, I have noticed many NCOs that I feel should not be in their position. They were able to stay out of trouble and take a multiple choice test which gave them their promotion.
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