Posted on Dec 27, 2014
ARCOM for calling out inappropriate use in Social Media. Appropriate or not?
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Seems about par for the course for what the Army wants soldiers to do to get an ARCOM.... ARCOMS for all!
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Isn't that part of doing your job?! This should not be award worthy. Instead that is what the fitness performance reports are for. She did her job but it was not above and beyond the call of duty.
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I have a hard enough time pushing ARCOM's up the chain of command for real accomplishments; not for doing what a First Sergeant should be doing. I wonder if she looked at her ERB and saw a lack of awards compared to her peers when it comes to the promotion board.
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Medic for a Scout PLT in Afghanistan for a year. Every single Joe in our battalion(1/503) received a AAM for their deployment. She got a ARCOM for THIS? Outrageous.
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SGT William Howell
Dude you got jipped. Everyone knows E5 and below is an ARCOM. E6 and above is a BSM. All you have to do is keep breathing for a combat tour.
Candy racks now. My grandfather island hopped for 3 years in WW2 and he came home with 4 MEDALS and half an intestine. Those guys were heroes and they did not get chest full of medals.
That is one thing about Marines they earn the ribbons the have. I respect them for that.
Candy racks now. My grandfather island hopped for 3 years in WW2 and he came home with 4 MEDALS and half an intestine. Those guys were heroes and they did not get chest full of medals.
That is one thing about Marines they earn the ribbons the have. I respect them for that.
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Not sure how this was above and beyond the responsibility of any good NCO.
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SGT Michael Glenn
it wasnt Cpt and thats the point,how many awards get down graded by a command because it states that the soldier just did their job, I saw too many Officers and high ranking Nco's get bogus awards for simply doing their jobs just to fill up that space on their chest and not be embarrassed by a common soldier who has excelled in their career/performance. Yes I know not all are like this, but its the ones who truly deserve and award who are getting screwed big time by petty jealousy, should not happen.
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We all know that some of the things we see on social media sites (dare I say most of the things we see), not true or real or accurate. I myself sometimes use social media to blow off steam. My only problem with the whole thing is the uniforms worn in the profile pictures. While being proud to wear the uniform, if you're going to post things like that, perhaps they should have set up secondary profiles, so as not to give the military a "bloody nose".
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If this merits an ARCOM, are we going to start handing out AAMs to junior enlisted for keeping their nose clean on social media? Or for 'inspirational posts'? Last I checked, such decorations are reserved for something a little more significant than social media. This is a PR action for the SHARP program, I'm betting.
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This is ridiculous!! Are you kidding me, an ARCOM for using social media to scold soldiers? What has the Army turned into? Is this equivalent to doing something meritorious in theater? I think not...
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