Promotion board

baraka.latifu

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Hey everyone. I am a specialist in the Army; active duty. I know I can still go to the promtion board if I wish but is it right for my nco force me to go to the promotion board while I'm getting medboarded. If no, is there a regulation supporting that or is there a IDES policy supporting it. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
 
Hey everyone. I am a specialist in the Army; active duty. I know I can still go to the promotion board if I wish but is it right for my nco force me to go to the promotion board while I'm getting medboarded. If no, is there a regulation supporting that or is there a IDES policy supporting it. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
That is an unusual situation. I was the president of several promotion boards and I assume everyone who appeared wanted to be promoted.

However, in 2018 things changed in the Army.

"“Appearance before a local promotion board is mandatory for all eligible soldiers,” the Army wrote in the December All-Activities message. “As the Army transitions to this new policy, commands must board all soldiers who will meet/exceed the revised [primary zone] eligibility criteria and are otherwise fully eligible for board appearance by the April 2018 promotion board month.”--Army Times

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Ron
 
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I am aware that its mandatory but at this point I am in soo much physical and mental pain that I have problems concentrating. I cannot sit nor stand in one spot for a long time. Too much that is going on around me whether it be a group of people (ncos and privates) in my office making conversation to the point that they raise their voices in laughter or in articulation of something throws off my concentration which in turn triggers my migraines. My migraines last 4 to 5 days constantly. I have been to the ER severally because when it starts I end up prostrating on the ground and have to lie down in a room with the lights off. Not only that I have physical pain in almost every part of my body; knees, ankles, back, neck. At this point I am more focused on getting out than I am getting promoted. And its not like I want to come back in after I must have gotten out 5 years down the line. To be honest I don't even care about the promotion board now because who knows when my migraine attack will start in the middle of it. I went once last year october and I almost passed out from a partially attacking migraine. I got out just in time. Sergeant major noticed and asked if I was okay and I said that "I can feel my migraine about to start and when it does its atrocious. You would pity me sergeant major". You would be surprised how many people don't actually want to go to the promotion board because they aren't ready. I am ready " by the book" but I am not ready mentally nor physically. How can I appear in front of the promotion board when I am literally a dead woman walking?
 
I am aware that its mandatory but at this point I am in soo much physical and mental pain that I have problems concentrating. I cannot sit nor stand in one spot for a long time. Too much that is going on around me whether it be a group of people (ncos and privates) in my office making conversation to the point that they raise their voices in laughter or in articulation of something throws off my concentration which in turn triggers my migraines. My migraines last 4 to 5 days constantly. I have been to the ER severally because when it starts I end up prostrating on the ground and have to lie down in a room with the lights off. Not only that I have physical pain in almost every part of my body; knees, ankles, back, neck. At this point I am more focused on getting out than I am getting promoted. And its not like I want to come back in after I must have gotten out 5 years down the line. To be honest I don't even care about the promotion board now because who knows when my migraine attack will start in the middle of it. I went once last year october and I almost passed out from a partially attacking migraine. I got out just in time. Sergeant major noticed and asked if I was okay and I said that "I can feel my migraine about to start and when it does its atrocious. You would pity me sergeant major". You would be surprised how many people don't actually want to go to the promotion board because they aren't ready. I am ready " by the book" but I am not ready mentally nor physically. How can I appear in front of the promotion board when I am literally a dead woman walking?
Maybe ask for MTF PCM to write letter stating you can't do in person board due to this? Though the board is supposed to be in person since COVID19 they have been done virtually. If you can't do it due to medical it sounds like you need a Doctor to explain. Also, even if you have a board maybe you can just not show up. If you did go that route you would need to make sure you had backing of your leadership because they get yelled at from higher ups when metrics aren't met.
 
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