Posted on Oct 16, 2016
How would you react to an E2 who "smart mouths" you in formation?
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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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to disrespect those above you is not an option, to disagree has to have a purpose and you better be right and if not then prepare for a but chewing and it will be well deserved, no time for crybabies wanting their way, everyone does what needs to be done and man up about it, we serve each other.
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I remmember a time we were out doing field training and I was the Track Driver on a APC, my sgt wanted me to continue to make my way through terrian in Co Springs Co. mountain ranges but I notice a change in the location we were moving, so i notified my sgt and he yelled at me and order me to continue down the path, as he did I pull back on the levers and told him to look at what is in front of us and he continue to yell and demand and threaten me so I yelled back and him and said shut the hell up and look we where about to go off a cliff unto our death. This sgt gasp and said the f word and told me thanks, I did not report him but he respected my opinon more after that.
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I had one of mine do that in the early 70's and after he woke up and got off the floor he went and did what he was told. Never had another problem after that.
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Repeat my orders, and if he still didn't obey my command, send or take him to senior NCO or Officer in Charge.
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I complete the assignment detail and dismiss the troops. leaving E2 behind, learn his problem/have him explain. My unit was and always be a team
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I would calmly tell him everyone gets a turn at not so pleasant tasks and it happens to be his turn. Turn and walk away! At the first opportunity I would address this with him in private and then punish him with extra duty and no weekend pass off post (if those are still required since I served in the late 1960s and early 1970s).
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