Do corporals belong in the E-4 Mafia?

1LT William Clardy — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:52:36 -0500

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Nov 16 at 2015 8:07 AM

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:07:50 -0500

The Sham Shield is a requirement of the E-4 mafia.

Response by SGT William Howell made Nov 16 at 2015 8:24 AM

SGT William Howell — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:24:18 -0500

Being that I was a Corporal I can say with a resounding no way. Once I got my stripes the excuse that I was just a E-4 went out the window.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 16 at 2015 9:22 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:22:43 -0500

A Corporal is an NCO, and thus part of "the Man" who keeps the mafia down.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2016 11:38 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:38:54 -0400

Our CSM said that CPL's are junior Non-Commissioned Officers, which is true, and they need to separate themselves from the lower enlisted. This alone means they're no longer in the Mafia. They went from being a Capo amongst their families, to being a rat

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2016 9:27 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 09:27:58 -0400

Not in MC

Response by SPC William Bryan made Aug 11 at 2017 1:10 AM

SPC William Bryan — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:10:47 -0400

Let's just say, we make it happen.
If you need somthing, it will fall out of the sky. If you a NCO or Officer is coming down to hard on you, then heat can all of a sudden be on him, No matter what the rank. If Top needs gone, he is gone. If you get in trouble and that needs to disapear, it's gone. How?????
We run everything!!!! Supply, training, Opperations, the Mess hall, the Gym, Battalion, the Motorpool, the Sickcall, Finance, Clothing and Sales............
Every office has a Clerk, Assistant, somthing. Might just be our job assignment. We drink together, do PT, sit in training together, play poker, go fishing, play golf, fix eachother cars.
E4's work off of favors and who has who's back. The sooner a Squad Leader, Platoon Sargent, First Sargent, Commander and or everything in between that isn't "in" figures that out the better for them. Rely on your Specialists and take care of them, they will take care of you. A lot of good men have tried to go against them or push around a couple and they didn't make it to retirement. Just saying, somthing I heard.