How would you react to an E2 who "smart mouths" you in formation?

He would be beatin his face until I started to sweat

Start pushing until you realize this ain't your mom's house. Welcome to the military.

Smoke his whole squad.

The sergeant has a different problem by as been in setting the tone for this to happen in the first place. That private his unit for a few months and shoots his mouth off like that? The relationship between the sergeant and the private is destroyed, but the biggest challenge is the unit under the sergeant's charge.

What the (insert rank) meant to say was .....I'll get right on that....it just came out wrong. Isn't that right (insert name and rank) who now has latrine orderly after shift for two weeks. I see your (insert number of stripes) and I raise you (insert number of your stripes) are we playing poker? Would you like to call? Because the next sequence of events sounds like this.....But Officer, but judge, but warden! Ante-up hero!

KP and Latrine duty for a week by himself

Discipline

Push- ups 200

Have him dig a 6 X 6 X 6 with a trenching tool.

PFC dumb ass, you will not only clean the shit house today, but also tomorrow, and the day after that and the day after that, and just for shits and giggles, PFC dumb ass you will continue to clean the shit house everyday after that until the day arises that you have become so sufficient at cleaning the shit house that you are able to clean up after your battle buddies prior to their individual need to sit and shit on a daily basis,