What was the dumbest or most erroneous military board question you were ever asked?

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:45:30 -0500

Boards for promotion, or boards for "of the Quarter", "of the Year", or Supernumary Selections for Guard Duty all involve knowing (or memorizing) answers to questions. Trouble is, sometimes the answers...or the question itself...and the Study Guide...is wrong.
Name your pet peeves. I will do so too.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 15 at 2014 8:56 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:56:12 -0500

The old wives' tale (or is it?) about the flag pole and the truck containing certain things. I believed this for decades ... until recently, actually.

Here's a related thread, SGM Private RallyPoint Member:

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/weirdest-promotion-board-questions-e5-e6

Weirdest Promotion Board questions E5, E6 ? | RallyPoint

Please post your weirdest, uncommon promotion board question(s)! E5 and E6

Response by LT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 15 at 2014 9:56 PM

LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:56:10 -0500

I was asked about my favorite sports team and, while I do really like baseball and love talking about the sport, it struck me as something odd to ask during a board. There are so many other things to ask about leadership, technical knowledge, etc. why does it matter who I root for and whether or not I follow football? It has become a pet peeve of mine when sitting boards.

Response by SFC Brian Mattson made Nov 16 at 2014 4:53 AM

SFC Brian Mattson — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 04:53:40 -0500

Lord if i could only remember all of those,But alass i can not LOL Although i do remember sweating bullets awaiting my turn to enter the board. I guess the Dumbest thing I remember is the board uniform once was in full battle gear and camo on my face

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 16 at 2014 10:23 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:23:42 -0500

While boarding for soldier of the quarter, I was asked a set of questions by the first board member. I answered most of them correctly I felt. At the end of the board, he stated that he had to re-ask me questions, as he had mistakenly read off the NCO board sheet instead of the soldier board. I was already rattled, as I hadn't done all too well, and that finished me off. He asked the questions, but I felt I had done better on the ones from the NCO board.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jan 3 at 2015 6:46 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:46:37 -0500

Q: "SPC Martin, what would you do if you saw a building on fire"

A: "First Sergeant, I would call 911"

Really, it wasn't a silly question but a simple question to see if I was going to trip over it I guess.