Helping a candidate is not a waste of time.
Many candidates don't know exactly how they will score until they actually do it. Once the test is done, you know how they did. If they didn't perform at least to average, why turn them in. If you do turn in scores that are not to average, you will probably have to retest a competitive candidate anyway. If it is too time consuming on your schedule, then just have the candidate have their PE teacher (or one of the other qualified administrators) do it.
I don't see this as a 'who is in charge' issue. I see this as 'How can I best help my candidate.'
I don’t think I am helping candidates by holding their hands or not holding them accountable. I offer to administer practice CFA. But when a candidate asks me to administer a CFA, I expect them to be ready and I am doing it for record.
I don’t have any sympathy for candidates that don’t have a clue how they will perform before taking the test. Hope is not an option that somehow a candidate that can’t even do one pull up will somehow magically do five pull ups when he takes the CFA. Competitive candidates supposed to be smart, they should be able to find what the average CFA scores are and know what they need to do be ready. If they are If not, they don’t deserve to consider as a competitive candidate. Not being able to pass the CFA is a possible indicator of maturity. Had a candidate that failed the CFA, but because he wasn’t athletic, ran the mile under 6:00, just failed an event because he didn’t practice the event.
Perhaps I am old and outdated, but as far as I know many things life we don’t get to pick when to turn it in, especially in the Army.
I don’t care what other folks do. I was concerned that other folks might be mislead to think that CFA administers don’t have to submit CFA if candidates ask them not to.
There is a reason why a SA Admissions office don’t like SA Forum – information without any quality control. frenzymando seems to be a good kid, but I don’t agree with some of advices he is giving out. The worst case scenario is a forum member takes his advice, unfortunately for him or her, I am asked to be the CFA administrator, the kid doesn’t do good, asks me to not submit the CFA, I submit the CFA anyway. I am pretty sure the Admissions Office will got with me.
P.S. you be surprised how some candidates can't find someone to administer the CFA for them. I am their last result.