How do you motivate an individual Soldier with low moral?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:58:05 -0400

How do you motivated a Soldier who doesn't want to be motivated?

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Jul 15 at 2015 8:01 AM

SGT Ben Keen — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 08:01:04 -0400

Motivating the "un-motivated" really comes down to that individual person. Some Soldiers will respond to one thing but not others. For some, all they need is to be taken aside and be told to straighten up while others will only respond to counseling statements and things like that. I think sometimes,we as leaders fall into the trap of thinking that since one thing worked for Soldier A it will work for Soldier B.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 15 at 2015 8:25 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 08:25:20 -0400

A significant emotional event.

Response by SFC David Ocasio made Jul 15 at 2015 8:34 AM

SFC David Ocasio — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 08:34:19 -0400

Oh good question here. As a old Soldier myself we had corrective actions that would motivate them ASAP School of Soldiers, CCF. If a Soldier can not be motivated then there are no incentives. But first he needs to be counseled and find out what is the issue ( If any) give him some small tasks and be vigilant correct when needed but most of all praise him for doing a great job. You wont believe how much it means to a soldier when you praise him in front of his peers it makes him/her feel appreciated but most of all part of the TEAM.

Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made Jul 15 at 2015 9:03 AM

CMSgt Mark Schubert — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:03:35 -0400

I've run into this a few times - they can be difficult to work with, but what I found worked best is to ask the SM what brought them into the service to begin with - and work from there. Often, I found they lost sight of the initial motivation that brought them to the recruiting office in the first place and once they realize it again, they change and get RE-motivated.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 15 at 2015 9:32 AM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:32:17 -0400

So, when I was unmotivated on a run would say "Sound off! We need some motivation! False motivation is motivation nonetheless!"
Later on, when I was an NCO, I asked myself "What leader inspires false motivation?"
Then, a stripe later I realized that there are those who are just not motivated by the service. They make great E-4s all the way up to RCP as long as they keep their nose clean.

Response by SSG Michael Scott made Feb 23 at 2016 8:04 AM

SSG Michael Scott — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:04:34 -0500

folks, this is where NCO's assist their battle buddies, and do not leave him/her behind. You need to have their six, because, someday, you just might need them to have your 6.