How do you handle a disrespectful junior soldier that doesn't belong to you?

Court martial, water boarding

I WOULD HAVE JACKED HIS JAWS....HE OR I HAVE GOTTEN HURT...

I would lose my mind and kill his ass.

It’s probably a stolen valor asshole or someone visiting and knows you can’t do anything

Was this on base or was it off? With someone off-base it could very well have been "Stolen Valor" and not a real soldier. It is too easy to get old uniforms and wear them not knowing it is illegal, especially with the response from the "man" you encountered. Most that I served with would not disrespect the uniform, a senior non-mcom, nor the branch he or she was serving. Keep in mind, anyone today is a volunteer, many of those in my era, me included, received a draft notice. Respect is taught at home.

Im not sure what is the correct answer. I might contact the duty officer and have them deal with the solder in question. He has disrespected a senior NCO and could face according charges. Something else as well, if he has a unit patch that you don't recognize he could be a military faker and on the base illegally. In such a case he could actually be a terrorist. Again I think I would get the duty officer involved.

Did you ask your mama if he belonged to her?

It's simple. You're demeanor (polite, calm, angry or "in your face") will be a factor as will the attitude and demeanor of the person you are confronting. I start polite and concerned, if that does not work, I don't talk to the individual anymore. Nothing can be accomplished when the individual you are confronting is already disrespectful. You think your rank will scare them but 9 out of 10 times it won't. Then I decide if I'm going to waste time chasing down this clown's command (which I refer to as "being held hostage" by his/her behavior). Car license plates are helpful, taking a picture helps, and calling the base SPs/MPs can sometimes work. How far are you willing to go to correct the unacceptable behavior that this person's branch of service and drill Sergeants failed to instill? I came across this scenario three times in 22 years and two of them were officers when I was an E8. So, this scenario is not enlisted specific.

Really depends on what he did? If is was minor: Bring him to attention, review his ID Card and give him a dressing down! If it was a Major encounter, ask him his unit and March him to it and address the Issue with his 1st Sgt. If it is criminal, take his ID Card , call the MPs. and give them his ID Card. You will be required to fill out a Statement,

Describe his patch.