Posted on Mar 13, 2017
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So during drill my sergeant gave me an order to find 7 people to help with detail after the chain of command ceremony. I found all the people I could and went back to the leader. All the people I asked they either said "sure be their in a minute", looked at me like I was crazy, ignored me or told other people to do it while they just sat their. My leader said don't worry about it I should have did it. Sometimes it's hard having to pass an order down to other people cause everyone else outranks you. Has this ever happened to you?
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Edited 8 y ago
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SFC George Smith
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Welcome to reality...
next Time them Tell that Sgt. " Whom Ever" is Looking for them and wants them Now...
The response will be Much better...
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SGT Matthew S.
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Agreed, probably the best course of action
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SFC George Smith Great advice. The Sgt. should have told him to say that he wanted those specific individuals.
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It works for me.
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COL Charles Williams
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Edited 8 y ago
Peer Leadership is the real test of a leader. I like SFC George Smith 's answer...
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SN Greg Wright
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Tell them you were ordered to do so by your SGT. Also, PFC, (don't take this wrong, I'm educating, not diss'n) it's 'there', in both instances where you used 'their'. As you gain rank, such small things in paperwork might affect future outcomes.
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