What changes would you make to better the Army?

MOS testing for promotion. As we all know, the level of responsibility that a SM has is increased with every promotion. I feel that the level of MOS knowledge should be tested prior to promotions. Example: When I arrived to Fort Hood I met the SFC in charge of the maintenance team. The more I worked in the motor pool and listened to what they were saying the more I was conviced that they had no clue as to what they were talking about. I asked him one day, "SFC, I'm having a brain fart right now.. How many gallons of coolant go into the M88 again??" They looked at me and said 15 gallons of water and 15 gallons of anti-freeze. For those not familiar with M88's, it's an air cooled engine and requires no coolant. This motor sergeant was a SFC. How in the hell are they going to properly train Soldiers if they are clueless about their job? On paper they look like the best thing since sliced bread, but in person are the complete opposite. This "stellar" SFC was selected for warrant officer. If there was a MOS knowledge test prior to promotion the "good" Soldiers really would rise to the top.

Bring back the SQT. While weapons and PT scores are objective standards, MOS skills evaluations are very subjective. We've all known Soldiers who went to the board without knowing their job. It's time to stop that practice.

I would revamp the assignment of common core and SSD's.