Posted on Dec 31, 2014
CQ on New Years Eve after last minute change and after no holiday leave; suck it up or would you complain?
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This soldier is pulling CQ today, New Years Eve. The reason why he is upset and thinks it isn't fair is because he was deployed for the past 12 months in Afghanistan with a different unit while his unit was in the rear. He's the only soldier in the battalion that was deployed. He got back 3 months ago and as soon as he got back, he went to work everyday till 1700. They didn't give him half days or 4 day weekends for redeployment and he never asked for them either, he didn't feel it was his position to ask for days off.
He didn't take block leave because he went on leave in October for 29 days and was told that if he did put leave now, it would probably get denied because he just took leave, so he didn't. He just found out yesterday that he had duty today because they changed the roster last minute. He asked the NCO in charge of the roster to see if there was anything he could do because he wanted to spend this new year's eve with his family since last year he wasn't here, unlike everybody else. He was told "at least you get to spend Christmas with your family" meaning that that should've been enough. He now feels that his unit doesn't really care about him or his family.
Is this soldier overreacting? Did his leadership fail him or is he just complaining?
He didn't take block leave because he went on leave in October for 29 days and was told that if he did put leave now, it would probably get denied because he just took leave, so he didn't. He just found out yesterday that he had duty today because they changed the roster last minute. He asked the NCO in charge of the roster to see if there was anything he could do because he wanted to spend this new year's eve with his family since last year he wasn't here, unlike everybody else. He was told "at least you get to spend Christmas with your family" meaning that that should've been enough. He now feels that his unit doesn't really care about him or his family.
Is this soldier overreacting? Did his leadership fail him or is he just complaining?
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My thoughts based on my career. Why do you even need a cq. Are they not all supposed to be an adults? Thankfully my career in fire protection made it so I never had to deal with baby sitting,
By regulation. Sounds like something needs a change to remove antiquated details.
By regulation. Sounds like something needs a change to remove antiquated details.
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Needs more info. Very one sided; However, if true, sounds like the chain of command is failing this soldier.
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Sounds like his NCO's do not care about this soldier. And it looks like they are going to have this man getting out and not reenlisting. I know if I were treated like that I would be looking for either a transfer, or counting down my days left in the military. I am glad I did not have NCO's that treated us like this, and that we had people that would stand up and take duty when they had no family around.
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As his SNCOIC I would've stood his duty for him. Leadership by example point blank. Somewhere down the line, this guy got the shaft- I would take care of him first, investigate the matter, and run it up the chain myself. BTW, God help the jerk who did this, I can be the sweetest, kindest person or the coldest bitch whoever walked this planet. You decide who you deal with.
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If the CQ roster was based off a DA-Form 6 there is not much he can do. But if the CQ roster wasn't put together that way, they the soldier has a very good complaint. By regulation, soldiers are to pull Duty based off a DA-Form 6. In alphabetical order and by rank. If he is being mistreated, he should go straight to IG. There is no need to go through the chain, and you don't have to go through the chain of command. IG has a job and it's to handle situations like this. If I was his first line I would have done his duty. My MSG who was my NCOIC took a CQ shift during Christmas when one of our NCOs had it. I will always admire him for that. That's what leading from the front means.
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Over reacting? No.
He shouldn't have had to ask I'm sure his whole unit knew what was what. If his leadership had any sense or compassion they would have taken care of him. This is what the company Gunny is for or whatever the Army equivalent is, leadership fail.
He shouldn't have had to ask I'm sure his whole unit knew what was what. If his leadership had any sense or compassion they would have taken care of him. This is what the company Gunny is for or whatever the Army equivalent is, leadership fail.
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