Posted on Oct 16, 2016
LTJG Ansi Officer
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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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SPC James Todd
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He would get every shit detail that comes up
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LCpl Gary Arsenault
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I was in during the Vietnam era and physical persuasion rarely failed.
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Ed Ellmore
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Make his life a living Hell!
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CPL Frank Dalton
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Everyone in full gear.... except the E2... everyone in gear low crawls through the mud, and then does pushups until they can't move... the E2 is made to stand at Attention so his fellow brothers can see him, and know that he is the cause for their pain.... the problem will take care of it's self...
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Ora Fincher
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They would do that task as well as many more...maybe all night till they learned ran and ordrr
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TSgt Materiel Management
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"What you're failing to understand is that this is not a request, it is a direct order coming from an NCO, superior to you in rank, stature, mental capacity and physical strength, furthermore failure to comply will result in sever bodily harm the likes of which you have never experienced, followed by required medical procedures to remove my boot from your ass, now move out smartly punk because you're less that 3 seconds away from becoming a medical report!"
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SGT Scott Weaver
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it wouldn't happen ...most have a lot of respect that I have ran into
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SGT Darren Helfrich
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The first thing is to set the pvt straight then make him drop and do push ups afterwards write him up and recommend him for and article 15 and extra duty to go with it and lose some money. That's disrespect to a nco in the us army.
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PO1 Machinist Mate (Nuclear Power)
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Correct on the spot! Otherwise he just undermined your authority in front of the division. Punish in private does not apply to an incident of this kind.
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SSgt Gary Andrews
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Since your authority was challenged in front of the formation, you should deal with it and set this E2 straight in front of the formation. I would have handled it this way: You have two choices PFC.....you can do the task as assigned, or you can report to the brig.....either one works for me. Which is it?
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LCpl Wayne Walsh
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You take him on a personal walk. only one returns!
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PO2 Donnie Thompson
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Put him on report
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SGT Troy McWhorter Sr.
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After hours latriane duty
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PFC Bobby Risher
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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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PFC Bobby Risher
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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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Sgt Charlie Gray
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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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Sepehr Nikpouri
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Thank you to all the Men & woman in uniform!
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SP5 Michael Earnheart
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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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SSgt Michael Tondu
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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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SGT Stan Kellum
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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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