Posted on Oct 6, 2021
What is the best way to quickly prepare for a promotion board?
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I have been informed that I will be attending a Sergeant's Board in 10 days and that my sponsor will be reaching out to me tomorrow.
Previously I was led to beleive I was not eligible to attend this board as I am a new Specialist, so preparing for it fell on the back burner since I thought I had a year to prepare.
Bad move on my part because now I'm eligible apparently and my chain wants me there.
Previously I was led to beleive I was not eligible to attend this board as I am a new Specialist, so preparing for it fell on the back burner since I thought I had a year to prepare.
Bad move on my part because now I'm eligible apparently and my chain wants me there.
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SPC (Join to see) please make sure your uniform is “squared away”, review your personnel record to ensure everything is in it! Know your Chain of Command and your general orders and basic military information you were taught. Best of luck!
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Boards are more about military bearing than military knowledge. If you look at the score sheet you'll see half your score is military bearing, uniform and presence. Everyone spends hours studying hundreds of subjects but they don't spend a few minutes rehearsing for the most important part of the board. The fact is, if you ace knowledge but fail military bearing, the board will not recommend you for promotion. But you can fail most of the knowledge and still handle yourself well and be recommended for promotion.
Write your bio out and practice saying it out loud in a manner that doesn't sound robotic. Practice the marching, facing movements, and reporting. Practice your Soldier and NCO creed enough that you can roll through them smoothly without stumbling at all. Make sure your uniform is freshly pressed, your haircut is fresh, and have some NCOs look your uniform over ahead of time. Update your SRB, make sure your awards match on your uniform, that you're wearing everything you're authorized and everything you're wearing is on your SRB.
If you walk in with a squared away SRB, looking sharp, spit your bio and recite your creeds with confidence while projecting your voice, you will immediately set a good impression on the board members.
Good luck
Write your bio out and practice saying it out loud in a manner that doesn't sound robotic. Practice the marching, facing movements, and reporting. Practice your Soldier and NCO creed enough that you can roll through them smoothly without stumbling at all. Make sure your uniform is freshly pressed, your haircut is fresh, and have some NCOs look your uniform over ahead of time. Update your SRB, make sure your awards match on your uniform, that you're wearing everything you're authorized and everything you're wearing is on your SRB.
If you walk in with a squared away SRB, looking sharp, spit your bio and recite your creeds with confidence while projecting your voice, you will immediately set a good impression on the board members.
Good luck
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Just to add further to this, please know your facing movements. Doing mock boards for Soldiers preparing for promotion boards and half of the ones in my unit either didn't know how to do a proper about face and/or couldn't tell me which way each column went in a counter column. Subtle things matter.
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