ESO GUIDELINE FOR CONDUCTING | Page 37

>                   (1)  IET Soldiers are authorized to wear brassards indicating rank IAW AR 670-1, chapter 28.  They are not considered NCOs, nor accorded the privileges of NCOs. >           >                   (2)  Appoint IET Soldiers and prior service Soldiers attending reclassification training to leadership positions identified in paragraph 3-16a. >           >                   (a)  Reclassified and prior service Soldiers in the ranks private through specialist are authorized to hold IET Soldier leader positions, but are not considered NCOs.  Privileges are IAW paragraph 4-8. >           >                   (b)  NCOs will wear their proper rank, and be treated as the NCOs they are.  Privileges are IAW paragraph 4-8. >           >            b.  Do not assign an IET Soldier a leader’s responsibility for a mission or function that is normally the responsibility of a cadre member or permanent party Soldier.  >           >            c.  Do not use an IET Soldier leader’s responsibility as primary instructors during formal instruction.  Use IET Soldier leaders as assistant instructors, provided such duty or preparation does not keep them from scheduled instruction. >           >         3-18.  Remedial training >           >            a.  Provide Soldiers unable to attain training standards remedial training, to enable them to remain in cycle, rather than giving a new start in a follow-on cycle. >           >            b.  Soldiers not passing an APFT prior to graduation may become a new start.  The week of training will be identified by the commander with assistance from the company cadre, allowing the Soldier time to pass the training event.  This will be for remedial training only; however, continue to report these Soldiers as holds in ATRRS with a physical fitness (remedial training - APFT) status code (B). >           >            c.  If a Soldier fails the required APFT for graduation (50-50-50 for BCT and 60-60-60 for AIT/OSUT), the company commander may hold the individual for up to seven days to retest the individual.  If the Soldier fails at the end of the seven days, the battalion commander has the authority to keep the Soldier another seven days in the unit (for a total of 14 days) following graduation.  At the end of 14 days, the commander has three choices: >           >                   (1)  New start the Soldier IAW paragraph 4-10. >           >                   (2)  Eliminate the Soldier at any point in the process if the Soldier demonstrates lack of motivation. >           >                   >           (3)  Transfer Soldier to fitness training unit (FTU) for additional fitness training.