ARCOM for calling out inappropriate use in Social Media. Appropriate or not?

I had to make sure I wasn't reading The Duffel Blog - Amazing, I am at a loss for words

(My comedic response) I have trolled your responses, contacted high ranking people who will contact the president and expect my legion of merit in the mail. On a serious note, she was doing the right thing. The general saw fit to award her for standing up when most wouldn't. That is a different form of bravery. We can't compare our awards to everyone else's. Some of yours may be considered less worthy. People have sacrificed their lives and received less than a bronze star. How many seniors do you know have one for deploying and never getting of the FOB. What you don't see is that those staff officers and NCOs were charged with the operations section. Their jobs were different but no less important. As far as this first sergeant, I see much on social media that bothers me. I don't engage when it is minor. It's like hearing soldiers complain about something. I could stop and yell at them and tell them that they are unloyal to the commander for not supporting his policy. But sometimes soldiers just need to gripe and complain. And we need to let them. Then engage later.

I've seen commendation medals handed out for stupider things than this. No surprises here.

I would also like to take a moment to point out the last word in her Facebook rebuttal to the blogger ... it's a$$hat for those who don't want to look it up. While she may have been sending a message with her response to inappropriate comments online, what type of message is she sending now?

This was really a dumb read.

She is an NCO, a Senior NCO at that. It was her job to do the right thing. While I applaud her efforts and dedication, I don't see anything in what was done that would merit any level of an award (and I review award for a living, so believe me, I've seen some really questionable awards). In fact, I once reviewed a submitted award for a Soldier because they passed a record APFT (on the 3rd try, after 9 months of failing diagnostic APFTs). I'm sorry, since when do we award people for doing their JOB to STANDARD....

Hey! Can't hate on her. I mean she got an award for something that she would give an NCO a "Success" for on their NCOER. Her chain of command hooked her up, it is what it is.

Whether on Social Media or not, inappropriate behavior is inappropriate behavior. Maybe seeing praise and reward for such actions will encourage more to follow in her footsteps.

As you kidding me! A pat on the back at best... what happened to doing the right thing - because its the right thing to do! My lord is the Army turning into the TSA when ever you "do your job" then a Supervisor or Lead Supervisor writes you up an "attaboy". All that is doing to the ARCOM is diluting the value of it. I personally would not even give the soldier an AAM either... If the Chain of Command is that excited what about a "Letter of Recognition". Hell - this 1SG who received that ARCOM just made me proud for getting a "Letter of Reprimand" (from my Infantry Battalion CSM) back in 1979, I think I am going to frame it now and hang it and pull down my ARCOMs...
Why didn't the 1SG jump down the throats of the Platoon Sergeant/s who are the assigned leader/s of these social media violators... So the Platoon Sergeants can go after the Squad Leaders who I am sure can jump down the throats of the social media violators... I am sure that is how the Chain of Command works or at least did work at one time.

That is not worth for an award, that is disrespectful for those who actually earned an ARCOM

Based on this, I should have received at least 4 AFCOM medals for the times I had to correct subordinates, instead of the one I received for actually doing something above and beyond what was expected of me everyday. Guess medal inflation is worse than I realized. Don't even understand how this would warrant a coin, but then again I don't get the whole coin thing either.

The 1SG is doing what is expected of them. Soldiers need to realize that there could be consequences for what they write on social media forums. It is worthy of an ARCOM? No way! But we all know that awards are not always given out fairly to Soldiers...

She looks a little surprised about it herself.

Make on-the-spot corrections as necessary, contacting chains of command as needed....sure, that's what a 1SG should do.

Getting an ARCOM for dealing with internet trolls? Nope.

If that's the case, I should have a Bronze Star by now...

I would say that she did so something beyond that was expected to her. I am glad she did such a thing. If they are wearing a uniform they are representing the military. They should conduct themselves in a professional manner.

Totally ridiculous.

Like it or not it is always up to the final approving authority. In this case he/she thought she did. Why question it? All of us who have been in for more than a minute saw people get awards for things that other did, for things we feel that they should not have received them for, had very very questionable ht/wt or apft that just seem to magically pass right before PCS, not receive the level or award that we felt that they deserved, or not receive an award at all. It does us no good to question it as we have no control over it. Get upset and then get over it if you feel that she did not deserve it. If you felt she deserves it then smile and move on as well. Just my thought.

The exact reason that she received this award was for doing her job. In this age of technology and social media, part of a supervisor's role is to monitor social networking sites to ensure their SM are adhering to written policies. Here is an Army policy published Jan 2013, in particular the section that says: "It is your responsibility as a leader to monitor Soldiers' conduct on social media platforms."
http://www.arcent.army.mil/docs/default-document-library/social_media_handbook_version3-1.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Just an ARCOM? Come on, that's at least MSM worthy.

Ohh goodness…. there is going to be a lot of ARCOMs handed out around here then…lol