Conflicting RO's

[Sospan]

I have recently seen a spate of reporting officers giving conflicting promotion recommendations, this clearly is not a good position to be in. When the report is finalised and sent to manning which recommendation will stand ? The one from the highest RO or will they both (or maybe all 3) be taken into consideration?

 

[Norman the Storeman]

This should never happen!

The RO's should be talking to each other and sorting this out, before it is finalised.

If you read the PSB President's Reports, this is just the kind of crap they don't like.

It calls into question the integrity of the report & disadvantages the subject!

I encourage all my staff to do the SJAR workshops, they are invaluable, especially the 'civvy' run ones.

Sorry if I've ranted a bit but SJARs are one of my passions...wierd I know! DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[NATOStandard]

I agree with Norman on this one.

ROs should be discussing the report before it hits the individual. If there is a difference in the tenure of the report i.e. recommendations it will then go to the third RO.

Ideally these sort of reports should not be leaving the unit.

 

[Mightierthan]

I agree with the previous posts - the ROs should speak before writing the report. To answer the question though, when the ROs either haven't spoken or cannot agree, the highest RO's marks stand. The 3rd RO acts as an arbitrator when there are 'fundamental differences' between the 1st and 2nd ROs. Where there are differences that are not fundamental and therefore do not need a 3rd RO, the 2nd RO wins.

 

[vim_fuego]

When RO's can't get their sh*t in a sock over reccomendations it not only reflects badly on the subjects chances in a competitive board but it makes them look like real chumps...and they get assessed and boarded themselves so why do it?

 

[Sospan]

Cheers fellas, one of the guys had a high from his 1st RO but the WO gave him an exceptional, the 3rd RO agreed with the 2nd RO, he was convinced it was a positive thing but I tried to explain any conflicting recommendations between RO's is looked on poorly.

 

[TDJ]

A positive difference like you describe isnt too bad at all. Indeed I have seen some relatively junior individuals (in terms of seniority) get promoted rather quickly on the back of such canny methods - provided of course that the write ups match the recommendations.

 

[Sospan]

A positive difference like you describe isnt too bad at all. Indeed I have seen some relatively junior individuals (in terms of seniority) get promoted rather quickly on the back of such canny methods - provided of course that the write ups match the recommendations.

Perhaps I have given some bad advice then, I assumed any conflicting recomendations would have a negative effect. If nothing else its a means to getting a 3rd RO for somebody without seniority, time will tell I suppose.