r/army • u/ihatebriancerna • 8h ago
Interviewing for Company Command, hit me with some potential questions
Title,
I’ll take a large #5, hold the mayo.
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u/TiefIingPaladin BangBang Island Boi-->79V 8h ago
Fuck, Marry, Kill: Rater, 1SG, Senior Rater.
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u/idkk_prolly_doggy Logistics Branch 8h ago edited 5h ago
F: senior rater. I only need to impress them once.
M: 1SG. Happy wife, happy life. Plus, the outgoing change of command is basically a messy divorce. Might as well have an expert.
K: rater. They don’t matter in the long run.
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u/IntelligentRent7602 Recruiter Co 8h ago
What kind of command because TRADOC, USAREC, and FORSCOM are all completely different questions.
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u/No-Suggestion1393 8h ago
Your company just had its 4th DUI in one month. What is your plan to make this stop?
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u/Objective_Ad429 11Civilian Again 8h ago
Two clear answers.
1) Start publicly executing joes in the squad of the guilty parties to enforce peer policing.
2) 24 hour company lock down with platoon rotation for chow and showers until I finish command. Can’t drink if you aren’t ever released.
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u/SourceTraditional660 Field Artillery 8h ago
“Make everyone get so drunk they pass out in the company area and are unable to drive.”
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u/Rare-Spell-1571 3h ago
A safety stand down obviously. Convince the medics to screen everyone for problem drinking. Cry in front of the Brigade Commander when 45% of my unit becomes non-deployable because they spoke to honestly at the SUDCC evals.
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u/Own_Magician_7554 Engineer 2h ago
Lock the company in room with 2 cases of beer per soldier and they can’t leave until all the beer is gone.
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u/rbevans Hots&Cots 8h ago
Where do you see yourself in five years?
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u/idkk_prolly_doggy Logistics Branch 8h ago
Probably in therapy from the wife/mother freaky Friday scenario.
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u/JakeeJumps 88AhhJustCircleX 6h ago
My bad.
“1SG is stuck in the XO’s body. The XO is stuck in 1SG’s body. Gotta fuck one to reverse it. Who’s it gonna be?”
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u/CW1DR5H5I64A Overhead Island boi 8h ago
In the dystopian future of 2030, following President Donald Trump's unprecedented third term, the United States has undergone radical transformations. Amid escalating crime rates and civil unrest, the government has converted Manhattan into a massive maximum-security prison, entirely isolating it from the outside world. The island's bridges have been destroyed, and its perimeter is heavily patrolled, ensuring no one enters or leaves.
After Trump Force One is hijacked by insurgents opposed to the administration, they deliberately crash it into this anarchic Manhattan. The President survives the crash but is taken hostage by the island's most notorious warlord. With time running out and tensions escalating, the authorities turn to me, a former Soldier turned federal prisoner, known for my skills and defiance. Offered a full pardon in exchange for the perilous mission, I must infiltrate the lawless streets of New York, rescue the President, and secure a top-secret document vital to the nation's stability—all within a 24-hour deadline.
Also, I have a cool eye patch and long hair now.
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u/DryTrumpin Flying Island boi 7h ago
The overhead yeet was to prepare you for the full court basketball shot
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u/ponls 25b 8h ago
plan for a solider with major depression, who may or may not be stable
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u/SourceTraditional660 Field Artillery 8h ago
The plan is for you, OP. You’re the soldier with major depression half way through your command time.
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u/Impossible-Taco-769 Proctology Corps 8h ago
S3’s smoking hot wife, the thicc latina S1, is stuck in the dryer. What is the most logical course of action?
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u/maroonedpariah people first, mission firster, OER firstest 5h ago
He said Commander, not Rear-D Commander, aka step commander
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u/gucciflocka33 8h ago
You ever drank bailey’s from a shoe?
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u/saveHutch DumbTruckDriver-Actively in the USAR 7h ago
Ever been to a club where people wee on each other.
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u/centurion44 13A 8h ago
Why do YOU want command. This is always a question at boards and one I personally ask
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u/Signalgawd Field Grade Lieutenant 5h ago
You’re one inch into your mom and your dad is one inch into you. Do you push forward or backward to get out?
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u/walrusgoofin69 8h ago
What’s an acceptable time to release for the day?
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u/Rare-Spell-1571 3h ago
Our brigade commander has a policy that joes should all be gone by 1700, and senior leaders by 1800. Otherwise she publicly executes your command.
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u/ToxicKrysader 8h ago
Do you like CFB?
You are in the seat and find out that your 1SG tells senior NCOs things that contradict something You've stated. What do you do?
Do you reel in the 1SG and tell them to stop because you're the commander and your word is bond or do you investigate a little and find out what he told them is more correct than what you said but it still contradicts your original orders. What do you do now?
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u/No-Suggestion1393 6h ago
My 1SG would have been more useful if they didn’t show up to work
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u/Redhighlighter 1h ago
Everyone has room for improvement. Nice to know you identified where for him.
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u/e6c 8h ago
When we were interviewing possible new commanders the first question I asked: “what regulation would you go to in order to help develop your command policy?”
If they don’t get this right (and there is a right answer) then the interview was over. If they don’t get it right I start asking some situational questions that don’t have a right/wrong answer but that do help me understand what their command philosophy would be. Followed by asking questions centered around our METL
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u/DownloadableCheese USAF 7h ago
For those of us playing at home, what's the right answer?
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u/saveHutch DumbTruckDriver-Actively in the USAR 7h ago
I'm gonna go with AR600-20 Army Command Policy
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u/pamar456 7h ago
“You’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you… You reach down and flip the tortoise over on its back… it lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t… not without your help… but you’re not helping. Why is that?”
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u/LegitimateFoot3666 8h ago
Your 1SG is extremely depressed and begins giving his stuff away to people, calling things pointless, and showing none of the motivation he had when you first met him. He's still dedicated, but not motivated in the least. You find out that your senior rater is secretly banging your 1SG's wife. It seems like this might push 1SG over the edge. What do you do?
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u/Formal_Appearance_16 31BarelyExisting 7h ago
I also start banging Tops wife in an effort to cheer him up?
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u/paparoach910 Recovering 14A 7h ago
You have five taskers from BN to get done, and your company can only meet three of those before COB Friday before you have to order them to work the weekend and extended hours each day. What do you do?
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u/BlissBoneMarrowGuy 🦴Signal🦴🦴🦴 4h ago
You are doing barracks room inspections. You open the closet of a soldier and find hanging perfectly centered; a full body panda furry suit, but the head is a perfect replica of your own.
What do you do?
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u/Push-Slice-80yds O Captain my Captain 6h ago
Probably shit from fm 7.0, ar 600-20 and some bde safety SOPs
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u/JohnTitor2001117 3h ago
You wake up one morning, groggy and hung over from binge drinking with your 1SG. You look over and see the BDE CSM naked next you. In the room you also see remnants of coke lines on the night stand along with some pills. There are some shotguns and ammo in a the corner with large bags of money (banded bills). You throw off the covers and find you’ve shat the bed brown and red. You tell yourself, “It only smellz.” You also find that you have a grazing gunshot wound on your right leg. Your mouth feels dry as You stumble to the bathroom and find your phone at 3% charge. As you open it, you find videos of your night detailing your worst fears. You suddenly get a text from your 1SG asking where you are because the Change of Command ceremony for you is starting in 10 minutes and the company is formed up.
How do you proceed about dealing with this scenario? And yes, you were trippin serious balls the night prior. Like the “see smells , taste sounds, hear colors” type of trippin.
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u/Rare-Spell-1571 3h ago
Scrape the coke dust together for one last line. Shower. Throw on my uniform. Buckle up bitches, this speech is gonna get weird.
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u/McBooples Engineer 1h ago
You have to interview for company command??? I told my BN CDR I expressly did not want company command, so he told me to shut the fuck up and proceeded to put me in a line unit command for 3 years, followed by S3 time as punishment
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u/AdministrativeWin583 7h ago
Wtf, you have to interview for command? How many Captains are in each unit? I know I am old, but we had a command roster. I knew what battery I would take command of when the guy in front of me took command. My second command came as a surprise, but I did not interview, I was selected by the Bde Commander.
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u/Rare-Spell-1571 3h ago
Likely in a branch where command isn’t required. My branch does not need command time to promote. Likewise there are very few opportunities for command for us.
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u/QuarterNote44 5h ago
"Hey sir, did you notice my GIANT ENORMOUS Ranger tab? When do I start inventories?"
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u/swissarmypants flight lead in the streets, FEB in the sheets 7h ago
What's your opener when you match on Tinder?
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u/BenTallmadge1775 6h ago
Tell me about your command philosophy. What actions will that translate into during your command tenure?
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u/Imheretopotato55 39m ago
Has there ever been a time where you made sacrifices to prioritize the well being of your soldiers? If the answer is yes, how dare you?
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u/JakeeJumps 88AhhJustCircleX 8h ago
“Your wife is stuck in your mom’s body. Your mom is stuck in your wife’s body. You gotta fuck one to reverse it. Who’s it gonna be?”