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

Take him aside and explain why he should do as instructed.

Soap party is everyone have 14 23 hour days of practice due to smart ass

First I will set him straight and then he will be written up with a recommendation for UCMJ, for disobey a law order and disrispect!

You will do it and do it now and like it! Because you were given a. Order now follow it

There's a saying " kill em with the pen" keep counseling him and if he wants to stay he will change...if not, let him out

Everyone out except you PFC.

I have him assume the proper position of Parade Rest. Explain to him he has crossed the line into being disrespectful and he will receive a counseling statement and he will be recommended for FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, DISRESPECT TO AN NCO, FAILURE TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES. Then I will tell him his assignment again and if he refuses his counseling statement will reflect he was given a second chance to comply and he failed to follow instructions for the second time as well as his actions are leading toward trying to have others follow his acts of insubordination

Extra duty.

Just start pushing, bends and mother f****** thrust or go out to the back 40 and police your own.

Break them down for some PT until they get their head out of their ass

Pvt DA and his team leader stand fast after formation. Opportunity to explain and in the extremely likely event that there is no adequate explanation - nip this in the bud quickly with extra duty and a counseling statement

Tell him that if he doesn't like it then he can change the policy when he out ranks me, and to do it anyway. Then tell him that if he doesn't do as I have instructed him, that he will be reporting to me in front of the First Sergeant.

Ask him to correctly breaks ranks and get the fuck out of my army...send him str8 to platoon srg for immediate discharge....because if he acts like this in the states...what u think he gonna do over seas

I will ensure to have that Soldier standfast, after finishing out what is needed to have the rest of my troops actively engaged I will return to the situation at hand with such Soldier. I will first start by inquiring if the SM had anything pressing going on that the leadership (myself) isn't aware of, whether it be financial, work related, home, substance abuse, alcoholic, etc. If it is such a situation where he/she does, I will ensure to handle it at the same time also ensuring the SM that his/her actions doesn't go unpunished...engage the SM with such a corrective action that he/she won't forget to loose their military bearing again.

I would smoke his ass

Slap the puke grass party after then restricted to base

Throat punch..lol

Line train .

Put him/her on report

I thankfully only had one instance they got close to this and it was after I had plenty of time in leadership positions.

While underway my partner (undesignated AN) and I were roving the ship and came across a deck seaman chipping paint in a p-way. We always carried ear pro on us and put ours in as we needed to pass through the space. As we did, I noticed the seaman didn't have any ear pro at all, at least he had safety glasses. I tap him on the shoulder as we pass by and signal that he needs plugs or muffs while chipping. He half nods and mouths "whatever ". My partner and I continue on to ththe hangar bay door and wait. My partner steps through and I continue to watch said seaman. He looks up at me and I motion again for him to get hearing protection, he just goes back to chipping. Fast forward, my partner takes some foamies to the kid who motions "no thanks" an we escort the kid to the hangar bay. I'm talking to him and he's just bobbling around looking at the bulkheads, the deck, everywhere except at me. So I brought him back to boot. Back to attention, yes Petty Officer, no Petty Officer, that stuff. We taught him the rank structure again; the chain of command; lawful orders. After that was done, we went and had a friendly chat with this kids LPO, and then the ship She safety LCPO. We brought the entire ship down on this kid. I saw him two weeks later mustering with the restricted sailors for extra duty.

Have him push the pavement until he can't no more than have him do flutter kicks til he can't then give him latrine duty on top of that KP and to top off have mop and buff barracks floor

As a Platoon Leader, I often let my Sergeant handle the small stuff. He spoke loud and thunderously. When it was my turn, I took them aside and whispered to them. If you wish to act like a Private, I can certainly arrange it. Do your job.

Continue to make clear who is in charge

I would whisper in their ear of the consequences if they do not do it. Now it's a comment just between me and that individual.

Article 15

Platoon, Front leaning rest position, move.

If my other soldiers didn't already didn't correct him I would instantly pull him into the treeline and offer him a blank 4856 or a bottle of water and make him choose. Or we can make it old school and do some close door counseling.

Stone Cold Stunner

Don't they go to the brig for refusing orders? I'm just a civilian, but it seems to me that such a break down in discipline will get other soldiers killed in battle. Whatever the E5 decides to do, I hope it's harsh.

Give it to him anyway

in today's army military the correct response would be something to the affect of I gave you an order and you will execute. Then a trip to your supervisor and have discussion with said soldier (assuming you are right)the next higher NCO would hear both sides and explain what is going to occur. Usually that is either, look knuckle head you're in the military execute or you can grandstand and I'll recommend you for UCMJ. Then you get the joy of hoping your commander supports NCOs and doesn't buy the excuse of the insubordination being someone else's fault. As combat arms soldier this didn't happen often and usually the threat of taking free time to ensure the issues were properly addressed by corrective training conducted by me after 1800 or UCMJ was enough. The best way to get compliance is to take time or money, and as an NCO (depending on your command group) time is something NCOs control. As an E5 you can expect to get grown up kids trying to push their boundaries. I would encourage quick action as once you get a person like that in your unit, if you can't get them to do anything, or they refuse to be useful it will cause morale issues when other people have to work harder to compensate for the weakest link.

Use positive criticism for the lower ranking individual. Assure that he/she understands what is expected of them is not a burden but a detail of learning and knowledge.

I would calmly give him a page 11 counseling and then e definitely would be pulling duty for a week in the common area; so everybody could see that mouthing off doesn't pay!

This happened to me. E2 tells me she didn't join the Navy to clean floors. She learned about sweeping parking lot with a toithbrush.

I've seen this many times and these, the toxic ones, themselves.

I'd have to agree with GySgt Pepper, shit rolls down hill and you have to trust in the chain of coomand

They would be pushing dirt for a month.

We don't need back talking spoiled punks in the military. They will get people killed.
Instant and willing obedience to all orders!
Or get the Fock out!

After I'm done with Him, He would be able to join the Olympic Track Team!!!!

Give'em C.Q. every weekend for a year.

As an E-3 who screwed up more than once never did I lose my Military bearing. Do as you are told and suck it up. crap rolls down hill and as the bottom man you get what you get and thats the end of it. I believe a extra Military instruction is immediately in demand

Give them extra duties to preform

EMT

Well I served before all the political correctness crap, personally I would deal with it the way I was dealt with. I would not so politely take him and 9 of his buddies to the sand box and have him thrash the nine till they puke. After what his peers do to him there will be alot more respect shown to higher rank structure.

Run him until he pukes and run him more, then 200 push- ups and 300 sit ups

Tell them to get their butt in gear and do the task or clean latriene

Smoke them till he pukes

School him

I told anyone to take out the trash he said whiny I grabbed him by the throat and said because I f****** told you to

7000 push-ups, before his 12 mile hike in full gear

Anchor windlass therapy

I'd throat Puch him

Knife hand to the throat

I cant speak for any service but my beloved Marine Corps, good luck Pfc. Yur gonna need it!! Bwahahaha!!!

Find the worst job I can possibly think of and give him the choice of taking it from me or getting written up and getting that job for a week from the Chief or First Sergeant. If it went to our Commander, he would be an E1

Chain of command. This isn't Walmart. Might seem simple to a civilian. Orders are given. Orders are followed. In Garrison or In Combat. Doesn't make a difference. Never had any reason to get physical unless in defense. Words have power just like muscles. If that were me, that Pvt. would have been doing front, back, go's for days! And then he would have still completed his task given. Period!

The lack of overall leadership is evident by the observation how many of the formation maintains the order of "ATTENTION". I observe a failing military leadership scenario...in that the graphic pic indicates a DOD training environment (necks all over the place/sloppy appearance/Tennis shoes,lines on the deck, & squad bay atmosphere). If a combat situation...it is obvious the E2 not impressed by the fake "Senior E5" chop....

Football drill in a mud puddle! I had to do it!

You have him drop and give you 50 push-ups and when he is done inform him he has extra duty for the next week. After the formation is dismissed (after he is done the 50 push-ups) take him into your office and find out what is malfunction is

I had a female in the bunk in basic next to me mouth off then tried to go over the Sgt head. Let's just say she was never touched physically but she ended up getting a ticket home less than half way through

GySgt answer sounds about right

Give him 1 week of training to remind him that insubordination can mess your life up and exta duty.

Think I'd art 15 and put him on the streets...no room for that in military.

"Stand By"

Smoke the the hell out of him.

in my day, you had no choice.. you obeyed the order..

As a Cpl I chew him out in from of everyone to show I am not playing around. And, not to question my authority. But if the problem consist than it would involve, paper work or NJP. But, that will always be the last option. No one deserves to lose money. I grew up in the Old Corps where people played games with you before, you got written up.

I would give him a swirly but since there's laws saying you can't really haze them I mean it's war you know what I'm saying u can navy that to make him look prettier

I had the E-2 stand off to the side while I finished handing out the rest of the assignments & then dismissed everyone else. I gave the E-2 a chance to explain his actions, then I gave him a talking to that showed him the error of his way!

Well I was in during the seventies and at that time if you had insubordination as described above you would take the private for a private walk behind the barracks.... and he would return to formation with a whole new Outlook

Respond accordingly

Continue to hand out work assignments. Release the rest and have him stand fast. If you deal with him right then he gets the reaction he wants from you and the rest of the platoon.
Tell him the he is very funny but you will inform the rest of the platoon that due to his actions they will due extra duty each day untill his attitude has changed. When he ask why just smile and tell him to get to work. Let the platoon fix his attitude!!!

article 15 of course...

I'd smoke him right there then verbally abuse him and if he doesn't get the point send him to see the platoon sergeant which in my days would have a visit to the First Sergeant and NOBODY wanted that!

Stand your ground and make him do it physically if necessary