SGT Chris Hill 385057 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As we all know, promotion boards are held monthly, which in my opinion, is too often. It has been obvious that just because there's a promotion board, that what matters is quantity, rather than quality. <br /><br />We tend to send Soldiers just because they are eligible rather than earned. If promotion boards are less frequent, it would give more time to focus on who's proven themselves in more time.<br /><br /> I've seen several units send more than what they've wanted due to the CSM not wanting to waste their time on less than 5 Soldiers going for promotion, which goes back to quantity rather than quality. <br /><br />Having one board every 3 months would also help the HRC managed promotion list shrink, which you see growing in some MOS's, in the thousands. 2014-12-24T14:04:39-05:00 SGT Chris Hill 385057

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As we all know, promotion boards are held monthly, which in my opinion, is too often. It has been obvious that just because there's a promotion board, that what matters is quantity, rather than quality. <br /><br />We tend to send Soldiers just because they are eligible rather than earned. If promotion boards are less frequent, it would give more time to focus on who's proven themselves in more time.<br /><br /> I've seen several units send more than what they've wanted due to the CSM not wanting to waste their time on less than 5 Soldiers going for promotion, which goes back to quantity rather than quality. <br /><br />Having one board every 3 months would also help the HRC managed promotion list shrink, which you see growing in some MOS's, in the thousands.

2014-12-24T14:04:39-05:00 2014-12-24T14:04:39-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 385066

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>wow, very interesting. I think that should be directed by each Battalion CSM for his own battalion, but not a bad idea.

2014-12-24T14:14:49-05:00 2014-12-24T14:14:49-05:00 CSM Michael J. Uhlig 385285

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Promotion boards need to continue on a monthly basis. <br /><br />I ask you to look at a AAA-294 or AAA 117 report before deciding whether a board should be held or not.....I am pretty sure you will be surprised at who is eligible and how long they've served. Is it right to tell them to wait (up to) 90 days for the next promotion board?<br /><br />This brings me to one of the biggest problems we face, the lack of promotion/developmental counseling. If we do this successfully and challenge them to improve their performance, we will have a Soldier that is better prepared and more ready to assume the role of a leader. This is at all levels - our Junior Enlisted Soldiers deserve a monthly performance counseling which includes the requirements for them to be considered for promotion, it is the immediate leaders responsibility!<br /><br />We are responsible for growing our future military and stagnating the promotion system does not help whatsoever!

2014-12-24T17:41:14-05:00 2014-12-24T17:41:14-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 385288

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When you say "We tend to send Soldiers just because they are eligible rather than earned"! Am I to assume you gathered your facts by soliciting input from units all across the Army....or is this based on your own opinion in the battalion in which you are currently assgined! <br /> <br />I'm not saying that there are not organizations out there whose leadership is lazy about it's preparation and selection of Soldiers they send to promotion boards, but I would say it's the exception to, rather then the rule.<br /><br />As for one board every 3 months, I would love to hear your well thought out reasoning behind this and how you came to that conculsion on how to fix the Army's promotion process after all these years now that you've determined the process is mismanged.

2014-12-24T17:42:58-05:00 2014-12-24T17:42:58-05:00 CSM Private RallyPoint Member 385344

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No. Different Soldiers are ready at different times. Not to mention OPTEMPO and other distractions.

2014-12-24T18:45:03-05:00 2014-12-24T18:45:03-05:00 CSM Private RallyPoint Member 385348

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Additionally since you are to bar soldiers who are not command integrated it's important to not limit their exposure if they are ready.

2014-12-24T18:46:30-05:00 2014-12-24T18:46:30-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 2532630

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are times and units that this will be very hard for the board now can take the better part of a day. Do you really want to put 3X the Soldiers in one day you my create the problem of Soldiers that are pushed threw without taking the time with them that they need.

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