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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SSgt Steve Swartz
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I will kill this snake before it has a chance to grow, have every one else fall out. the only people who needs to know what's going on is me, the young snake and his team leader.
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Anita Cisneros
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I am Correctional Officer but my Grandfathers, Father, Brother has served. As well as many other relatives. In the correctional setting if you can not trust your brothers and sisters to do the jod they are given then they need to leave. You have to know without a shadow of doubt when something goes down they will be there to have your back and not run the other way. It only takes a few seconds to lose one of them. If this E2 does not get that then he needs to leave.
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SSG George Johnson
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I would react in a manner that would later have me standing at parade rest in front of Top.
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LCpl Russell Branche
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Walk them behind the nearest object out of site of others and throat punch the living he'll outta of em
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SP5 Brent Scroggins
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Dig in that ass and smoke the son of a bitch or wall to wall counseling
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Cpl Richard Bussell
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Smile say "Alright, I'll deal with you later"
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PO2 Sam Payne
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Write his ass up.
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CPT Charles Ferrara
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There is absolutely no room for insubordination in the military. The rest of the troops need to know this will not be tolerated. After dropping him for twenty--I would then put him on report. This would result in either an Art-15 or court martial. I'm old school. If this young trooper did this with a non life threatening detail in garrison--what would he do on the battlefield?
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SSgt Kimberly McDonagh
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I've had this happen. My response was very direct...and colorful. Unbeknownst to me our Squadron Commander was in the hanger, behind me with another officer. His response (from what I was told later) was, "I wouldn't argue with her." And continued on with his day. The E2 did what he was told...
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AN Jay Foust
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Brig.
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TSgt Mike Sutter
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Get in that ass and set up a meeting with the First Sergeant. In that meeting recommend Article 15.
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1SG Miguel Huaman
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Nipped on the bud immediately
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Jason Janiszewski
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Well to be honest, even with under a year in and a few months under your command... If he doesn't understand that he must show respect to his superior, no matter what task was given to him for the day. If he is able to get away with this or given a slap on the wrist... The Senior E5 will lose the men's respect so what happens to him must be severe enough for him
And the others to understand that this will never be tolerated. He should be choked until he passes out, give him a kidney punch or punish everyone else BUT him and let them do the punishing while he's asleep or even awake. That will be indeed the LAST time an E5 is shown any disrespect by an E2.
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Wayne Kuykendall
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Better obey
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LCpl Shawn Evanuk
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Bend that som-bitch till your tired!!!
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Matt Heutsche
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Chew them a new ass
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SGT Wayne Poe
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Drop him. Front leaning rest position move!
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Mike Hilburn
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enact discipline
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MSG William Trumbull
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I indicate to the soldier not to challenge your command and obey all your directions.. Order him to comply.. If he fails your command, immediately report to the Company Commander for further discipline and direction...
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MSgt Steve Woodrum
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Kick his ass
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