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

To correct your egregious oversight; I was seeking guidance from other leaders on how I should have handled it. Not on how to find him, nor on how to -- as you so worded it -- snitch on him. Now, as a PFC, I know you have the time in service of my boot laces, so allow me to clarify the situation you have now chosen to ignorantly chime in on:

The military has a standard. For the uniform. For conduct. For honor. Now, given your defense of a soldier in this uniform acting like a total sleaze, I can presume you are one of those "trouble with authority" types, or that you simply don't comprehend that, while not a Noncommissioned Officer rank, the Specialist rank is still above that I've PFC, PV2 and PVT. And yes, correction is given at ALL levels. This is what General Military Authority is in place for.

Now, as to the follow on for this cretin, it did come to light many months later that he belonged to a National Guard CBRN unit from Michigan. And that at the time that I spotted him, he had been kicked out of the military approximately 2 months prior.

Now, before you choose to make comments without doing a little fact-finding of your own and thereby making yourself look like a jackass for the world to see, I encourage you to think like a leader, learn the information and make informed and composite inferences and suggestions from there.

But hey, what do I know? I've only been a team leader for over 2 years, and held a NCO position for that duration as well.

Also, as a side note; how would I have let his unit deal with him, without informing this of his misconduct while out of their AO, had he not been previously relieved of his duties of service?

SPC (Join to see) - Oh boy, a lengthy and heated response, looks like I touched a nerve, or several. I don't have oversight on this, just an objective perspective. If you truly wanted to know how you should have handled it, you could've simply asked your own unit, your first sergeant, or even your immediate superiors. Instead you're on Rallypoint, crying about the situation and expecting to get all this support and pats on the back, or whatever. I guess Rallypoint is the Facebook for veterans?
The military has a standard, yes, a standard that everyone fails, including yourself, and I can tell you that as a chaplain, I've truly seen it all, from ALL perspectives, and as such I have a....broader understanding than yourself on the matter. Perhaps the soldier was asinine or perhaps you should've minded your own business, the fact remains is that it isn't your place to try and find him or his unit to punish him; think of it as different jurisdiction. You *were* trying to snitch on him because your ego got bruised.

As for myself, I find it cute that you're trying (and failing) to intimidate me with your spade rank. Am I a PFC? Am I? Or maybe I'm an officer with an unverified PFC rank, pretending to be small so I can blend in with the lower grades and see what's what; it behooves a Chaplain to understand the mindset of his junior soldiers, after all.

I do have a problem with authority, or rather, being as my personality is INTJ, I have a serious problem with incompetent authority. I've no problem with authority that is competent and efficient and effective, but I'd rather jump off a bridge than follow a moron into battle, especially if said moron is going to endanger lives because of his stupidity, and perhaps unlike yourself specialist, I've been in a warzone; it's no joke.

You're right, correction is given at all levels, and I'm giving it now to you. What was my advice to you? "Let him alone to go his own way; by your own admission, you're not much better than he is. You're still trying to find his superiors just so you can snitch on him and get back at him because your ego was bruised. Shrug it off, and let his own unit deal with him."

And by your own statement, "it did come to light many months later that he belonged to a National Guard CBRN unit from Michigan. And that at the time that I spotted him, he had been kicked out of the military approximately 2 months prior."

Well there you have it, soldier. The problem took care of itself, despite your attempts to track him down. His own unit dealt with him, because his behavior wasn't a one-off, but a symptom of a deeper problem.

"But hey, what do I know? I've only been a team leader for over 2 years, and held a NCO position for that duration as well." It's a shame Rallypoint doesn't have emojis, because I'd be putting a laughing emoji and a facepalm right about now. With all due respect, your team leader status and position doesn't mean shit in light of this discussion, hence the reason why you're asking other people for advice and instruction in the first place.

"Now, before you choose to make comments without doing a little fact-finding of your own and thereby making yourself look like a jackass for the world to see, I encourage you to think like a leader"

I would advise you to take your own advice, and further, to read your statements out loud before you post them in a place where officers (ahem) will be reading them. Suffice to say, rank is largely meaningless anyways outside of experience; if anything, the Obama Presidency has proven this beyond all doubt, as the title of supreme commander of the military was handed to a complete buffoon who disrespected our military far greater than any disgruntled and dejected veteran like those you've encountered. Whether I'm an officer or you're an enlisted, it doesn't make a lick of difference when we're forced to kiss the asses of government civilians elected by incompetent buffoons to give us orders.

"Also, as a side note; how would I have let his unit deal with him, without informing this of his misconduct while out of their AO, had he not been previously relieved of his duties of service?"

That is the easiest of all to understand, my dear soldier. "Truth will out", as they say; you cannot hide a bad personality, nor the wickedness or goodness of one's soul. Sooner or later, what is in your heart and mind will be reflected in your words and actions, and whether you're a genuinely good soldier or a piece of trash, it will be reflected in your conduct and behavior, in how you conduct *yourself* among others, both to your superiors AND subordinates, and if YOU, a stranger were able to see the chinks in his disguise, then his unit DEFINITELY would, and would undoubtedly (and did) take care of the matter.

Carry on, Team Leader.