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When I was a new platoon leader, I was assigned a platoon sergeant who was coming from BN S3. This is a guard unit, and he was AGR. On a drill weekend, he usually didn't even report to our armory, just went to BN(40 min away). At home station, I only saw him a handful of times.
He provided absolutely no guidance to me, or leadership for the NCOs in the platoon. He simply filled a slot and didn't work at it. What could have been done to get him in-line? I counseled him, I talked to the commander, I eventually tried to fill both hats, but failed badly. I tried to put it on his NCOER, but since he was AGR, I wasn't my own PSG's rater.
Any advice?
He provided absolutely no guidance to me, or leadership for the NCOs in the platoon. He simply filled a slot and didn't work at it. What could have been done to get him in-line? I counseled him, I talked to the commander, I eventually tried to fill both hats, but failed badly. I tried to put it on his NCOER, but since he was AGR, I wasn't my own PSG's rater.
Any advice?
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Find his rater. Tell him what he has not done or helped you out with. Someone there he answers to. Spade is a spade so I would let everyone know how he has left you out to dry. NCO's don't do that. Especially to their new LT's. Its not in our Creed. If you ever see him again ask him if he even knows our Creed!
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1. Your commander should have stepped up and supported you, ensuring he understood his duties as your PLT SGT and his responsibilities to your unit.
2. Talk to his rater and explain his presence is required at your unit (not BN). See you if can get the rater on board with his duties at your unit. Provide your counselings to his rater for his NCOER.
3. Place another NCO in his spot (MTOE or not), find a senior NCO that is available and ask him/her to step up and fill the PLT SGT role. Not only will you and the rest of the Soldiers in your platoon get the support and leadership you need, it will be a great leadership bullet on his/her NCOER.
2. Talk to his rater and explain his presence is required at your unit (not BN). See you if can get the rater on board with his duties at your unit. Provide your counselings to his rater for his NCOER.
3. Place another NCO in his spot (MTOE or not), find a senior NCO that is available and ask him/her to step up and fill the PLT SGT role. Not only will you and the rest of the Soldiers in your platoon get the support and leadership you need, it will be a great leadership bullet on his/her NCOER.
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That's a strange example as the AGR NCO is usually the readiness NCO and does the majority of the 1SGs job, at least from what I have seen on ACRC. You should of relieved that NCO after you counseled him a couple times. I know it is easier said than done especially in the NG but that's what should of happened.
As a platoon leader you actually work for the battalion commander because the battalion fights platoons. If your platoon isn't pulling their weight due to a poor platoon sergeant that is something the battalion commander and CSM need to know ASAP! It would take a squared away CSM about 1.5 seconds to get that SFC straight.
One of the most important things a young LT needs to understand is his/her power and authority. You are responsible for everything the platoon does and fails to do and if a crappy platoon sergeant is making the platoon fail, that NCO has to go.
That's a strange example as the AGR NCO is usually the readiness NCO and does the majority of the 1SGs job, at least from what I have seen on ACRC. You should of relieved that NCO after you counseled him a couple times. I know it is easier said than done especially in the NG but that's what should of happened.
As a platoon leader you actually work for the battalion commander because the battalion fights platoons. If your platoon isn't pulling their weight due to a poor platoon sergeant that is something the battalion commander and CSM need to know ASAP! It would take a squared away CSM about 1.5 seconds to get that SFC straight.
One of the most important things a young LT needs to understand is his/her power and authority. You are responsible for everything the platoon does and fails to do and if a crappy platoon sergeant is making the platoon fail, that NCO has to go.
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