Posted on Oct 16, 2016
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Here's the background. You're a senior E5. Your troops are in formation and you're handing out work for the day. You hand out an assignment to a fresh E2 with less than a year in and only a few months at your command. They blatantly complain and tell you to choose someone else. You calmly tell them they will do this task and they tell you to shove it and give it to someone else. How do you react?
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Sgt Infantryman
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That is too blatant. Do a charge sheet
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Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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A public challenge like that, I would lose my freaking mind on him. That would be the only choice possible. I would eventually run out of air, and have to assign his squad leader to supervise him doing some horrible task for the rest of the day. I might get creative here and have him push a 5 ton to the wash rack or something
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PO2 David Walimaki
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Private chat, first. If there is no reason given for his unwillingness to do his job, or the attitude doesn't change, write him up. Shipmates who saw what happened will know the result.
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PO1 Ron Clark
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Oh they would keep the assignment. Place them at parade rest(YOU CANT TALK FROM THE POSITION OF PARADE REST), Dismiss the unit after I finished the daily plan distributions, call them to attention march their butt over to where ever our area is. Ask them about any problems, concerns or questions to see if they had anything bothering them, personally, family, financial or militarily, if yes to any of these questions then we would work through until we found a solution. If the answer is no problems with any of those areas, then I would supervise them doing the task previously assigned. If they refused then it's time to see the old man, if they were just mouthing off, He would have EMI Extra Military Instruction until Moses parted the Red Seas again, (Or until I see a change in for the better in their attitude). I never rejoiced in writing up a Sailor for some minor infraction that could be corrected by understanding and some military instruction, but sometimes the chips have to fall where they may and damn the torpedos! Because like someone said earlier a trip to the Captain or XO for that matter could lead into very career damaging waters , i.e., rank/time/money/career loss, which may be unnecessary and could possibly be diverted with a proper understanding of the individual and or their problem/s.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
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After we got back from the hospital where they surgically removed my lower extremity from his rectal region, he would be mopping up rain on the tarmac until I told him to stop. Then we would have the cleanest and most well kept latrines on the installation after he cleaned them with a toothbrush. Unfortunately, nowadays you can't dole out punishment like that or you will get in trouble. I was late to roll call one time...one time only. My Chief took me down the hall by the ear and kicked me into his office, dressed me up and down about the meaning of punctuality, then literally kicked my rectal region out of his office. Nowadays, I would give paperwork after keeping them behind after the formation left and insist to the commander and shirt to take a stripe for insubordination.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
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Pass revoke action time. Counsel in private, strip a few privileges as allowed by your CoC, and add something in for corrective counseling from 5 PM to 11:45 PM with formations every 15 minutes for said Mouth piece. Take pass privileges away for a couple of weeks, and see if he wants to open his trap again.
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SGM Erik Marquez
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"How would you react to an E2 who "smart mouths" you in formation?"
How would I while in formation? Not at all. The privet WANTS a reaction in front of his peers. I'm not giving him that
Then later, we would have a discussion.
That said,,, I think the Soldiers KNOW, or think they do anyway, which leaders can be pushed that way and will bend. And which will not.
In 28 years I had only two SM that pushed that way..
The story of one is here someplace......readers mostly agreed with my actions of dealing with the situation and one found a way to be outraged..and butt hurt as if it had been him that physically attacked and was put on the ground.

The other was a new privet in Basic, that was not mentally all there.. After the guidon staff was pried from his hands, and he was restrained further... there was no SM in that company who thought it was a good idea and likely to be successful at telling the DS .".F off, Im not moving, you cant make me, No man can give me an order, only God can do that, and your not god"
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SFC Platoon Sergeant
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Have the Soldier and a couple of witnesses stand by after the formation. Have the witnesses provide a sworn statement to the event. Write up a Article 15 recommendation counseling and let the system do what it does. AFTER the recommendation is in the process, give the Soldier an opportunity to "explain himself or herself" and let the way in which he or she takes the correction to the approach dictate your recommendation to the commander for appropriate punishment.
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First off, I would give the thought of whether it was a first offense or not. With a first offense, I would "smoke" the soldier. Any offense after that would be an Article 15 recommendation to the commander.
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Sgt Martial Arts Instructor
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He would be decorating rocks during police calls, front/side planks, pull-ups, extra instruction in mcmap, advanced instruction in field days(Chinese field days), scuz brush the deck, mopp suit drills, fire watch, gear watch, reciting definition of discipline, filling sand bags, sledge hammering rocks, wall sits, listening to hagee music for R/R cultural competency training
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SFC Corrie Meade
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ive read the responses about summarized ar15 here. had an old army e7 ask me about how I was going to handle a pfc who was disrespectful and insubordinate. I said summarized ar15. he said not no but hell no, if your going to take him to see the old man your taking him there for 3 things: his rank, his money, his time. otherwise handle it yourself. as for this shit bag, I would be taking him to see the old man for his rank, his money and his time. you can guarantee that would be the last time any private or specialist would be disrespectful in formation or in front of his buddies
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