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<P>What is going on in the Army with the NCO corps. All you see on facebook are silly junior enlisted posting even more silly things. You see standards slipping all over. Where is our leadership? Are we afraid to enforce standards, and if so, why?</P>
<P> And another thing about this social media crisis of late. All the posts are being attacked, in many cases I agree, by NCO's, but YELLING on facebook isn't getting the job done folks. </P>
<P> What are we doing wrong, why are we doing it, and what needs to be done to fix this?</P>
<P> And another thing about this social media crisis of late. All the posts are being attacked, in many cases I agree, by NCO's, but YELLING on facebook isn't getting the job done folks. </P>
<P> What are we doing wrong, why are we doing it, and what needs to be done to fix this?</P>
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<P>I think that there are a few layers/issues that create the beast you are talking about....</P>
<P>1. Many NCO's are now moved up much faster and have less experience to work with in guiding/leading troops. Part of this is that they don't realize that they need to spend some time getting to KNOW their troops so they can help mold some of their decissions during off duty time also.</P>
<P>2. Today, there is much more technology which will allow people to get themselves into a jam MUCH faster then the old day.... think of it like this: TODAY: go to a party, get some alcohol, do something stupid (you fill in the blank), it is captured on a camera phone and within an hour it is making rounds on Facebook or other. YESTERYEAR: go to party, get some alcohol, do something stupid (you fill in the blank), captured on someone's 126mm instamatic camera, 3 days later it is brought to the store to be developed, a week later you have the pictures, they get passed around in the shop and you are riddiculed for stupidity..... Whole world does NOT know you were stupid!</P>
<P>1. Many NCO's are now moved up much faster and have less experience to work with in guiding/leading troops. Part of this is that they don't realize that they need to spend some time getting to KNOW their troops so they can help mold some of their decissions during off duty time also.</P>
<P>2. Today, there is much more technology which will allow people to get themselves into a jam MUCH faster then the old day.... think of it like this: TODAY: go to a party, get some alcohol, do something stupid (you fill in the blank), it is captured on a camera phone and within an hour it is making rounds on Facebook or other. YESTERYEAR: go to party, get some alcohol, do something stupid (you fill in the blank), captured on someone's 126mm instamatic camera, 3 days later it is brought to the store to be developed, a week later you have the pictures, they get passed around in the shop and you are riddiculed for stupidity..... Whole world does NOT know you were stupid!</P>
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The expansion of social media is the problem. American soldiers have been doing stupid things since 1776 that will never change. The only change is how easily accessible it is now.
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SGT Ben Keen
Why is social media the problem? Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, aren't the reason for people acting stupid. People are the excuse for people acting stupid. The same type of thing is said about gun control. You can put all these controls in place, either on guns or access to social media or drugs or whatever, and people will still find a way to act like fools.
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Social media isnt the problem per se, it is just an outlet that allows these stupid acts to be broadcast quickly and expansively. This makes it seem like more of a problem than it really is. As some have stated before it is nothing new, the NCO corp is not failing because of this, it is just easier to see than in the past. Soldier will always do stupid things no matter how great we are as leaders or as a corp the key is to separate those that perform poorly/stupidly from the ones who dont.
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<p>MAJ Nelson pointed out the problems. We are going from a Wartime Military to a Garrison Military, we have many Service Members who have gotten promotions during Wartime and have yet to learn to be Garrison Leaders. We live in the age of the Internet, we have less Privacy than ever before, one post on the Internet can lead to getting your 15 minutes of Fame or Infamy. Young Service Members don't realize the damage that they can do on the Internet.</p><p> </p><p>We need to watch what our Juniors, Peers, Superiors, and Unit Pages put on the Net.</p>
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WO1 (Join to see)
Not military, but definitely an example of how posts online can come back to harm you.
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SGM Brainard,
I agree, but over the last few years we have a grown a lot of E5's, E6's, E7's, etc, and not a lot of Sergeants, Staff Sergeants, and Sergeants First Class.
I agree, but over the last few years we have a grown a lot of E5's, E6's, E7's, etc, and not a lot of Sergeants, Staff Sergeants, and Sergeants First Class.
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