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

I drop him then and there continue doing what I was doing dismiss everybody but one "battle buddy" and we do some PT. I have a special cadence for this kind of yahoo kinda shit he will cry and I will have his battle standing by so to ensure that it doesn't become a wall to wall and I will do every thing snuffy does every push up every lunge he will remember it and hopefully use it.

Drop that MF

shoot him; nay, a warning and a flogging; nay, extra duty and a apology to all the troops in formation that day...also let him know, under no circumstances will this situation present itself again. A note in his/her file that explains that this disciplinary note will disappear if good conduct is observer for six months.

tell tech e2 to set down the assignment and stand aside select the next recroot to pick up the assignment dismiss all troops to go forward as told.Have the e2 join you to the commanders office for clarification of there rank and if any punishment given.this type of arrogance can not be held in our armed forces. It can be life costly if it appears in battle .

Have an immediate and very thorough counseling session in private.

Pull aside

Idk how the Army is now, towards the end of my reign we where not allowed to smoke soldiers. It was b.s. i would try to incorporate some "combatives training" or i would do paperwork, which i hate. Insubordination is a good one. Try to clip those litte pv2 mosquito wings off of him

Counseling chit and tell him next time he will be talking to the LPO and LCPO

Delegate them with the task and acknowledge the concern, addressing the behavior and ensuring they understand the appropriate way to complain. If the behavior continues, you don't want to take this to the next level.

Belly crawl for a mile, then make him stay up all night on fire watch. After that make him clean the bathroom with a damn tooth brush! RESPECT!

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