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

Wear him out as you explain to the rest of the soldiers that the chain of command is not a fairy tale and you are not your own... you were bought with a price ,first by God and second, by your country.

That becomes their task every day.

We as soldiers enlist to receive duties from our commanders, to learn respect and proper etiquette of being an American Soldier. Sergeant did the right thing. Earn his respect from a lazy soldier.

Stand on his boots so he cannot back up get eye ball to eyeball ,& loudly congratulate him on being the First Shirts shit list!?

Smoke him

This has happened to me in the past. I had a new PV2 start complaining on the task i put him on. I looked at him and asked if he wanted my job instead. He said yes and for an entire day I made him the section sergeant. Needless to say with in about 3 hours he came up to me and didn't want it any more. Never had a problem after that. I was a section sergeant as an E5 and had this other E5 mouth off to me and when he did it it was in front of the Soldiers. I got pissed and lost it, being backed by the PSG and the 1SG I smoked him for 2 hours. All of the other NCOs saw it as well as the Soldiers and never had another problem. Different Soldiers respond differently.

Get a shovel and start digging a hole all day long!

Everyone is dismissed except the mouth and another soldier on either end of the barracks as a witness, Counseling, Article 15, Then a lawful order to clean the latrine with a toothbrush.

Corrective training or maybe peer pressure

If he's got the balls to stand up to an E5

If no personal issues (i.e., family death) the EMI that bitch to death. If that don't work send him to the pad.

I'd tell him or her, to fucking bad do what I tell ya. Then in private put the fear of God in their eyes.

As a Platoon SGT (E7) it is my job to politic for the betterment of my Platoon and than he Company. When confronted with said individual I dismissed everyone except the Asst PLT SGT his Squad Leaser and said soldier. Informed the NCOs of my expectations on the matter and instructed them to handle the situation the best way they seem fit. If they fail in correcting the situation than I would from punishing the individual to punishing the masses. Than I take money give extra shit details and than reduction in rank. And than when all else fails Discharged with othe than honorable conditions.

Set the example for all to see quick and decisive. Then make sure you take the time to council the Marine.

I would make an example of the E2 in front of the platoon/company and process formal charges under the UCMJ.

Bring the smoke.

Snapping knife hand and re adjusting said boot with an even worse job than he had that I shall supervise until properly completed

Make them change into pt gear. And pt their ass until they can't take it anymore. It's called training a young Marine. Giving them an education.

Um most of my family are marine or navy and back in there day if you got mouthy they put there hands on ya ! My uncle got him mouth busted open with the butt of a gun for not following a order

I would continue on with what I'm doing and then pull that Soldier out and have a "discussion "with them. You give them a choose, do the assignment or get written up. Also knowing me, I would want to know why they did what they did as well....Some times there's a reason why someone is acting out and I would like to dig deeper before I could possibly ruin someone's career. If this Soldier truly has an attitude problem then he or she gets written up in my book. I can't have Soldiers hurting my Platoon and moral.