Posted on Feb 14, 2021
Can senior NCO’s make soldiers drive from home to a duty during harsh conditions such as frozen roads?
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Is there a regulation on this kind of stuff. I understand that a duty must be preformed such as CQ and Staff Duty. However in my mind it’s very dangerous to have soldiers who live 15+ minutes away from post to preform such duties when they can have someone who lives on base preform it. And have their duties switched up. Is there any regulation on this.
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Given the current situation, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a barracks soldier cover down for a few hours while the plows get through or it lightens up enough to see ice clearly. There is some serious snow and ice where it’s unusual to see it right now.
Now if it’s in Colorado or someplace like that people should be prepared to report for duty despite bad road conditions.
Now if it’s in Colorado or someplace like that people should be prepared to report for duty despite bad road conditions.
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CPT William Jones
No SPC what you are saying you are not a responsible soldier and cannot plan ahead To cover your regularly scheduled duty. Maybe I should move you back on post so you can be found when someone that lives off post needs to have his duty covered. Pull your head out and think and plan ahead.
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SPC Cathy Goessman
Not anywhere near the mark. As an unmarried soldier I spent my entire enlistment in the barracks.
You two are missing the context of my comment. I see no problems with asking a soldier already at the barracks to cover down for a FEW HOURS when an exceptional situation occurs as it did a month ago with severe winter weather in areas it's uncommon to see it. It isn't a matter of convenience there. I'm not interested in placing "fair" above soldier's lives and the lives of others on the road. Give the barracks soldier a late work call to compensate them for hanging out at the CQ desk for a few hours until road conditions improve. Any reasonable person wouldn't have a problem with that. I wouldn't have had a problem with that when I was at Ft Bliss.
You two are missing the context of my comment. I see no problems with asking a soldier already at the barracks to cover down for a FEW HOURS when an exceptional situation occurs as it did a month ago with severe winter weather in areas it's uncommon to see it. It isn't a matter of convenience there. I'm not interested in placing "fair" above soldier's lives and the lives of others on the road. Give the barracks soldier a late work call to compensate them for hanging out at the CQ desk for a few hours until road conditions improve. Any reasonable person wouldn't have a problem with that. I wouldn't have had a problem with that when I was at Ft Bliss.
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SSG Robert Perrotto
SPC Cathy Goessman - Yeah, no SPC, I will not task a barracks soldier to assume duty because married dumbass failed to plan ahead. Most weather conditions are forecasted days in advance, and inclement weather is not a valid excuse to "Hey You" someone in the barracks because dumbass ass off post did not plan accordingly. Leave your home 90 minutes prior, and drive slow.
Your logic is why Soldiers in the barracks immediately crack open a beer when they get released. Single Soldiers get abused because of their proximity, and allowing inclement weather to be a valid excuse for off post personnel to shirk off their duty to single soldiers just begs to be abused.
Your logic is why Soldiers in the barracks immediately crack open a beer when they get released. Single Soldiers get abused because of their proximity, and allowing inclement weather to be a valid excuse for off post personnel to shirk off their duty to single soldiers just begs to be abused.
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CPT William Jones
Doc grosman. Soldiers need to plan ahead and be aware of congitions and plan for them. conditions and plan for them. 1494481:SPC Cathy Goessman]
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I have on many occasions walked to work, or had to walk home. It is your responsibility. If a Soldier cannot pull there duty it would be up to them to find a replacement with the 1SGs approval.
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It seems funny to me. That is some of you seem to think that. People have to risk there lives due to road conditions.
Especially those that are in position that requires no to every little real duty shifts.
Especially those that are in position that requires no to every little real duty shifts.
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There are regulations for road conditions. Put in place set by the Post commander.
However it is funny who follows then and who does not. If the roads are in a Black out condition's Soldier's are suppose to stay off the road's or face UCMJ.
My advice is get a currant copy of of the Post commander's regulations on this.
You must be smart on how you present this info to your leadership.
Some NCO's and Commanders get BUTT HURT real easy.
This sounds like a FT. Drum thing.
However it is funny who follows then and who does not. If the roads are in a Black out condition's Soldier's are suppose to stay off the road's or face UCMJ.
My advice is get a currant copy of of the Post commander's regulations on this.
You must be smart on how you present this info to your leadership.
Some NCO's and Commanders get BUTT HURT real easy.
This sounds like a FT. Drum thing.
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In the coast Guard...you have to go out...you don't have to come back. I've been out in sonm really bad stuff, because it was part of the job. If I had been civilian, never would have ventured out. One thing that the CG instilled in me was that I'm to go...to put myself there to help. And I still do it.
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Your duty day is your duty day. Barring the zombie apocalypse you show up for duty. Even then you should still be able to make it… just drive fast and don’t stop.
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Well, I don't know about the modern Army but in my day (1961-64), living off post was a privilege and not a right. Perhaps you might reconsider moving back on post where you can be available for any further assignments.
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Well, I can't speak for our modern Army, but in my day (1961-64), living off post was a privilege and a person had to be on post for reville, alerts and other formations regardless of the weather. Perhaps you might consider moving back to the barracks.
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Oh my, we should not ever out our soldiers in dangerous situations. By that mindset how dare we send soldiers out to combat, it might be dangerous. Love the WOKE military:(
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Inclement weather doesn't just "happen". Forecasts provide plenty of opportunity for you to plan for your duties during the weather. If you can't travel than make arrangements to stay on base in a barracks or BEQ. You have ways to perform your duties.
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