Woke up this morning after being thrown out of an Army NCO school for failure to meet standards. It was the third time in about two months. As with the other times, the HMFIC would not hear my explanation why I failed to meet standards. Also as with the other two times, I do not know which standards I failed to meet.
When it really happened 26 years ago (Advanced NCO Course, Fort Benning, Ga.), I knew the reason – I failed to complete the night land navigation course in the prescribed time, third attempt. I was 10 minutes over standard.
Army NCO schools are pass/fail. There is no box to check for “Failed to meet standards in only one area, so we’re going to give the NCO a completion certificate.”
I had a 92 academic score, and somewhere among the 120 other students someone with a 70 academic rating got a certificate. I understand. The Army sets standards, and it cannot bend or waive standards because of mental and/or physical disabilities. Not yet, anyway.
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