The Army Promotion Board in less than 4 minutes!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2015
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This is a condensed example of how a promotion board transpires. A mock board was conducted right before this was recorded. Instead of posting a 20 minute mock board. We recorded this somewhat scripted example to get the point across.
This outline applies to Soldier of the Month boards as well. Most (not all) boards will follow this sequence.
For more info and tips on successfully attending the board go to:
www.ArmyBoardGuidance.com
"I'm sorry Specialist, you didn't properly educate yourself about the Daytona 500...we're going to have to hold off your promotion until we see significant improvement in said field"
This is JUST an example.
The Sergeants and Sergeants Major (President of the Board) would ask a lot more pertinent questions and other things as well, such as reciting the NCO Creed. This is just a very small glimpse into an Army Promotion Board.
Sometimes but not all the time. Some only get asked 2 questions, some pass before they even walk in, and some get grilled.
Aint no way im keeping up with Nascar. i heard him say that and I had to look up what that was lmao
Walk in yell the rangers creed and walk out
Ryan sigler fuck yeah
Hahaha
You must be the definition of e4 mafia forever
You just got promoted to fUckInG mAjOr
if you're a tabbed specialist i think that might work (i have never been to the board but i have heard stranger pass)
My old squad leader told me a story:
He was an e-4 going for his five and he went to the board, but there was an e-5 in his platoon that was also going to the board as well. My future squad leader did the board and did well. He stepped out of the board and the e-5 went in after him. My squad leader than heard SGM yell "GET THE FUCK OUT!!!" A few seconds after the door closed. The e-5 steps out and my squad leader asked what had happened. The e-5 looked at him, shrugged and said "well, apparently you're not supposed to do the Hitler salute." They were both stationed in Germany at the time.
Nah that can't be real bro😂😂
I've seen e4s fail the board on purpose
Abel Ramirez it’s all about staying in the e-4 mafia now delete your comment.
You must be a pfc
He was done and obviously wanted to get chaptered
Do you know the NCO creed?
Yes
Say it
No one is more professional than I...
Next.
Do you know the NCO creed?
*Yes*
Say it
*FUCK*
@@Mindraker1 Hahahahahah! lmao!
“Army song go!”
“First to fight for the right and to build the nations might and the army goes rolling...”
“Soldiers creed go!”
“The Soldiers creed I am an American Soldier, a warrior and a member of a team...”
“Creed of the non commissioned officer, Go!”
“No one is more professional than I, I am a non commissioned officer, a leader of soldiers! As a non commissioned officer...”
“That’s enough, take your seat SPC.”
(had my chair upside down behind me, lol nice try, I picked it up and sat down)
“Why do you wear your rank on your ach and uniform at the same time?”
“SGM, because that is the standard SGM”
My board experience... it truly is a cake walk, and a fucking joke! By the way, don’t speak all softly like this pansy spc did, I had to yell the creeds, unit motto and shit.
The NCO creed is super long and they’re trying to keep the video under 4 mins
@@jailanrayvon434 Have you been to the board?
I love how everyone in the comment section is a pro at presenting to the board.
Everyone’s a pro online, haven’t you heard?
LogicalSense that’s the joke
make sure you say "the creed of the non commissioned officer" before stating the nco creed
Definitely! Good call
Only if they don't say it first!
BigCountry12486 nah, even if they say it first, thats the correct way. that way they can't gig you on shit
Yes! Always, always, AT-ALL-TIMES open the NCO Creed with "The Creed of the Non-commissioned Officer!"
My Unit tells us not to.. I think it depends
When I went to the board back in 1778 it was exactly like this, has not changed at all
1778?
President of the board was general George Washington... I remember those days. Fun times
At an E-6 grilling a soldier was asked about EVERYTHING Infantry He got all the questions right. The next man walked in and he heard them start to ask him medical questions. The soldier said he was not a medic. Somehow they got my records mixed up with his. Made 6 later that month. Thank God I was a medic with an infantry unit..
lmao. what a badass medic
“Can you fun fast good?”
“Yes first sausage”
“Alright here’s your P, spc”
grid north , true north, and magnetic north in case anyone wanted to know good vid.
Very important in Artillery! Or, it use to be!! GOD BLESS!!!
The Army Bear idk how but from 6 years ago to today I still remembered true north just not the rest of it lol
lol "We are gonna have to get him some Ricola."
I know right I burst out laughing
What does that even mean?
@@tnarggrant9711 His voice was raspy and Ricola soothes the throat
@@tnarggrant9711 cough drop.
Hes nervous :)
Also in boards like this they aren’t always necessarily looking for the right answer. They are looking for your confidence as a leader. If you hesitate with you answers you will always sound unsure. Trust in your own abilities
"If it is Saturday and I am combing my bald head with a ladder, which direction will the wind blow if I turn inside out?"
"Uhhhh"
"That is all I have."
Wrong troop!. The correct answer is "On your left".
they asked my dad some weird question that he had no damn clue what the answer was and he just said 7 random things with a bunch of confidence and later they said that’s all they were looking for. confidence and sticking to your answer
Fr man, they asked me what leadership meant to me, I sat there confident asf and spit out the army values😂😂🤣🤣at the end they made fun of me but they liked how I was confident and stuck to my answer. Got my stripes 😂🤷🏿♂️
First what's your name?
My name's peter.
What do you bring to the NCO corps for the U.S. ARMY?
Uhhh nothing, I just saw an ad and thought I'd give it a try.
So, you got nothing for us?
Not really.
....... you're in.
😂😂😂
Ye
I did many soldier and promotion boards. The hardest one I did was a all day event for soldier of the year for division. It involved the day starting with a PT test, a written test, an oral board, a land navigation test and multiple weapons disassembly and assembly timed.
Oral board wtf. I did not know you had to perform that literally.
1SG Beckwith: Specialist Snuffy, What is esprit de corps?
ME: First Sergeant ... It's French. (I would like to note that I said it confidently enough that I got a chuckle from Top and the CSM)
31 years later that moment still rings in my head!
@AFTRHR.EA how it went?
"Who won the Daytona 500"
"Who was the 34th US President?"
"What did you have for dinner yesterday?"
"If there was one thing world you could have, what would that be?"
"Why Am I asking these questions?"
"who won Daytona 500" LOL so WTF that got to do with military
I know right? It's like, "You know, you would've been a good NCO, but your NASCAR knowledge is lacking so at this time we can't recommend you for promotion." Lol.
current events, could be anything going on lol
Edward smith to see how well you pay attention and retain information on current events and being able to interpret that information and pass it along.
with boards like this in the military, they dont necessarily expect you to know the answers. they just wanna see how you handle yourself
hahaha current events stuff youll end up hearing questions like this. its just a test of how well you respond. im putting together a video on board prep and ill def add this.
In Korea they decided to fuck with a SPC and set the chair on it's side (to see if he would pick it up and then give him shit for doing something he wasn't told to) this guy managed to sit at the (somewhat) position of attention on a sideways chair. All the NCOs were laughing too hard to get the questions out and passed him.
Went through mine 35 years ago. We wore our Class A’s. Sgt Major brought a little measuring tape to check everything.
SGT Major must be bored and needed to get busy lol
remember that the left foot moves first when marching. I would've dinged him on that twice: 1: When he took the most direct route to the seat2: When he exited the board."Remember. It's not done until you've fully exited the room. Don't get complacent at the last minute.
He didn't fly from the door to the chair.
I didn't mean dnc. I meant when he entered and exited the board.
Damn my brother. I hope you are not there when I reach the board. :(
But I am in the Guard. It might be a shut show.
@@JcLazy1 lol. Naaw.. that was back then!!! Lol. I'm good now!!!
The answer is true north, grid north and magnetic north. True north is determined by direction, grid north is north from a SPECIFIC point on a map and magnetic north is determined by use of a compass.
The 3 Norths on a military map are:
Magnetic North
Grid North
True North
Those are pretty simple I don’t know why an E-4 didn’t know that
I was gonna say north west, north east and true north
Brain fart!!
Probably couldn't find his ass in the dark doing night land navigation,what are the three north's,🤪uh, Northeast,North,Northwest🤓Da,wait no,no,that's directions,excuse me was that a trick question.😂😂😂😂.
Did a board in 04 in full battle rattle with mask. Csm had us don our masks. Had it on till the last candidate went through and we got the all clear. That was a crazy board. I had just got back from the initial invasion of Iraq. Everyone passed. Great times.
Say the creed with pride as well as the unit motto at the end. You don't have to repeat the question. Many do to get some time to figure out the answer.
I love how he says at the end "We're going to need to get him some ricola"
Whats ricola?
The US Army i was in during the 19 60's promoted far more different than currently.
1. A time in grade based on the grade required for that mos.
2. The imediate commanding chain approves the promotion.
3. The intended future plans when the canditates enlistment date is due.
Well, the US Army of 2018 still has time in service and time in grade requirements. Only after meeting those will your immediate chain of command (platoon level) allow you to even try for the board. Then you have to pass the board. Depending on where you are, and how your unit likes you (if you're MOS proficient or a people pleaser), will determine if its easy or hard. Then, you have to make points: from PT test, weapons qual, schools, online training, etc. THEN you have to attend the BLC which is a month long introduction to managing a team. You can accomplish one, or multiple of those steps, but you have to get them all in order to promote to E5. All in all, there's alot more "red tape" now, but it's not difficult
Why does he call him a SGT MAJ when he said he was a MSGT
The Kleb maybe acting as a SM
Yes, he could be the "acting" SGM/CSM of that board or battalion -- in which case, he must respectfully refer to him as his acting role.
The Kleb Wait, do you actually call your MSG Master Sergeant when talking to them? Cuz that's wrong.
Promotion board is supposed to have your battalion sergeant major present. You won’t be wrong if you still refer to the president of the board as sergeant major.
This was a rundown of the mock board. The real board is typically a CSM and you’re asked questions by 4 1SGs
North West Magnetic North North East. Things have changed ! I was in my dress greens when I was before the E-5 promotion board. I spent an eternity answering demolition math questions. Enlisted 10-14-68/ETS 10-14-70.
My father told me of his OCS promotion board was one question, what do you not do to cold coffee? Promoted at Fort Sill as an Artillery Forward Observer 2ndLt. 1943. D day +3 Normandy. Purple Heart twice and carried bullet fragments in his back and leg til the day he died 2005. RIP my hero
Lol he didn't waited for the end of the command. "Don't anticipate my command!" A spicy DS
This has not changed one bit since I went to the E-5 board back in 1995. It is exactly the same!
Had to 'sing' the "Spirit of the Cav" for my board. Pretty sure a 1SG stifled a laugh, as I can not sing for the life of me.
Yes getting the knowledge to where we can compensate.
Took me a moment to realize that they were censoring the names.
"Who won the Daytona 500?" What the hell kind of question is that, lol?
Andrew Hagstrom Current events
They are looking for confidence in your answers. Who gives a shit if your wrong. If you’re constantly unsure with your decisions you won’t make a good leader.
how many chucks would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.
It was nice to be Asian in the military when i was in. Rank was just thrown at me because of affirmative action, although it hurt my relations with my peers greatly, as i was a total shitbag undeserving of the many promotions given to me.
Affirmative action?
What? Stopped saluting before I saluted back to you? FAIL.
I’ve been out of infantry for a while but the three norths were true, magnetic, and grid right?
yea
True magnetic and grid #GOML #iRgrunT
Im 14 and I know that. Partly because of Civil air patrol.
This is a mock board or "Example" the reason he answered it wrong is to give an Example of what to say when you do not know the answer to a question. A real board would have been way longer.
The Kleb eyy, Jimayyyyyy!
#POGcantlandnav
Congrats, you know basic army shit. POG.
They actually let you go to the promotion board with BDU's? When I went to the E5, E6, and Squadron Soldier of the Month boards, I wore a Class A uniform, and was inspected head to toe for proper fit of the uniform, and placement of medals on my jacket. For current events, you mean to tell me "Who won the Daytona 500" is really a good question? What happens if that soldier doesn't follow sports or NASCAR? I was asked about current world events, not sports events. There were more than three board members each time I went to a board.
This was intended to be an example for soldiers who have never been to the board. You are right, the board would be in Class A's, the current events will be more world related, and the board should consist of 1SGs and the CSM. Thanks for the input, I am sure there were many people thinking the same thing.
Class A Uniforms are not mandatory in theater when you go to the board. Also, this could've been a mock board for teaching purpose
Yeah, could have been a mock board, or it could have been in theater like you said.
Ron Ralph when deployed you aren't mandated to do so
Ron Ralph are**
Mine lasted about 2 minutes, if that. I was a prior SGT 2 years TIG with the 82nd. Got cought in that under 90 day rule after 1st Gulf war. Had to get out. Came back in 1 year later BUT HAD to take a reduction to SPC. I walked in said a bit about myself and CSM looked over records and had no questions Anyone have anything to add? The BN NBC NCO filling in for a 1SG asked an off the wall question to try to embarass me I guess bout the IM 93 or something. I really don't remember now but back then, coming from Saudi and all that masking, 256 kits, M8s... I shot back explaining the DT236 PDR75. The unit didn't have those yet so deer in the headlight look. CSM said " anyone else want to embarrass themselves? Ask now or hold you peace." I remember hearing my 1SG leaning over to that Chem guy and say "If the CSM has no questions that is our sign to ask no questions"
NBC guy here ,(now it's called CBRN). Nowadays we don't use the DT236 or PDR75 anymore, it got replaced with the VDR-2. In fact I just started paperwork to turn in the PDR75 my unit still had for some odd reason. We still use M256 kits but we're on the M256A2 now. And we still use M8 paper.
Doesn't know the three norths on a map? That is the most significant question he is asked. The answer is grid north, true north, and magnetic north. Every officer should know that.
Andrew Hagstrom he was demonstrating what to say when you don’t know an answer. This was just a skit.
Or, they didn't want the answer to be put out there.
Very useful, thank you!
How about standing up what the Creed is being said
Wow that’s crazy. Over here at the Navy all you need is a test to advance pass e4. So it’s always a hit or miss when it comes to good leadership. One thing you’ll hear a lot is that anyone can pass a test.
Grid north , true north , and magnetic north?
i almost had my land nav. i knew true north and magnetic north but forgot GRID north.well its only been 30 years.
clearly alot of you that commented didn't stop to think he was calling himself MSG when he really had a SGM rank on to throw him off to see if he knew the rank.
Joe Wigfall no, he is a master sergeant in the "position" of a sergeant major. Therefore you call him sergeant major. Same as a sfc in the position as a first sergeant. But he still holds the rank of master sergeant so he introduces himself as such.
Thanks for sharing your video
I wish my promotion boards were this simple. We also did them in dress greens.
3 north true, magnetic, and grid. I know that in a heartbeat
True, magnetic, and grid bro
I knew two of the norths. I knew true north, but would I have gotten a pass with polar north (I know that magnetic north seems to be the expected answer)
I see. It makes sense I suppose to answer the questions with confidence, and in that you are correct; he seems to be just giving answers without emotion behind it.
I don't know if era really matters in the end because people respect confidence. If I had to choose between one guy and the other, I would naturally look to the one who really acted like they wanted the promotion.
The specialist kept calling the master sergeant "Sergeant Major", and they did not bother to correct him, why is that?
Dayton 500 as a current event?
When did Sergeants get salutes?
I thought u were supposed to say, “the creed of a non commissioned officer” and then proceed with the creed. Either way, i still got promoted lol
Why would you salute an NCO? On my E-5 board, a Major was the senior member I reported to and saluted not some other senior NCO.
Why are they saluting without a cover on?
This vid is great the Soldier is SO quiet when responding though haha
what about wall to wall counseling
“Who won the Daytona 500?”
I’m done 💀
How do you make a condensed version of the board, but not have the guy sitting at the position of attention?
They started doing this in my jrotc program
He didn't say "The Creed of the Non Commissioned Officer" before starting the creed. Fail.
Maybe Army regs are different now. Enlisted men don't salute other EM's, only commissioned officers. Did I hear the Sp 4 address the board members as sir?
All personnel, enlisted or officer, shall salute due to the following: When reporting to the president of a board. When reporting to an officer. When reporting on sentry duty. When turning formations over. When reporting to a pay officer.
So.. each soldier to get promotion like that? is it true?
Indianapolis! Sick
"How much wood COULD a wood chuck, chuck IF a wood chuck COULD indeed chuck wood pvt.?"
That e5 board was way easier than mine!
Indiana? Heck yeah!
What’ no Class A uniform during promotion board? Better be deployed somewhere to make it an exception
I guess I am the only one whose boards members actually started an argument with each other, the SGM flat out just walked out to take a phone call, and they threw a fucking paper airplane at my face while I had to SCREAM the entire creed to the point of shaking the shingles off the ceiling.
First time go.
That’s hilarious
I got tunnel vision during my e-5 board. I was paranoid, h.q. first sergeant and me got into it during reforger. He was the only one that voted no.
I did really well on my student first board meeting that I killed it but I made one mistake... I forgot my DoD tags!!!!
I failed cause of uniformity. Even tho it isn’t mentioned, it’s part of being in the right uniform at the right time...
Did he ask the three norths found on an army map? Like Due North, or North North East, or North North West ? ? ? What was the question? Changed since the 90's... Back in the day it was like... Do you know where you are? Mostly !
Salute in doors?
No ASUs?
I was told on mine who was the care bear that has hearts and rain coming down from a cloud. Grumpy bear
"THE CREED OF THE NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER"
All steps to assemble a 50.cal
Never got the three types of norths on a map
Why is he saluting a SGM?
I made it and it was a surprise to me.
Who salutes sitting down? Is that an Army thing?
Arnt you not supposed to give commands sitting down?
I thought you could only issue facing commands at the position of attention.
2:34 grid, magnetic, true
I do not know, but I will look it up at my early convenience and get back to you.
The three norths on a map are True, Grid and Magnetic
saluting and giving commands while seated????
SGM,
SSG Duffy Reports (that’s is it)
Ar 600-25
I didn’t know you could salute while sitting down
Good question SGT Major, next question SGT Major...
This is just like in ROTC
Grid, True, and Magnetic Norths found on military map
Every infantryman knows the 3 north’s.
True
Magnetic &
Grid
Henry Estrada some are really stupid
HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW THE 3 NORTHS FOUND ON A MAP!
I thought you weren't supposed to show your back to the board? I also thought you have to March everywhere not just walk to the seat casually
A promotion board in BDU's and not in Class A's ?
Its a MOCK Board.
So what , same thing we did down range in the sand box, and oh yeah it's not bdu , anymore what he's wearing is ACU
Old rules from a busier time in the Army. ASU's now.
Someone give my guy some ricola 😂
Just a dog and pony show pretty much, I think we do things much better in the Air Force for E-5 through E-7, you take a test based on your AFSC and Air Force history/customs and courtesies, you get points for that, the medals you've earned and your performance reports.