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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James LeGate
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Whole platoon do 200 pushups
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LT Joe Kerley
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Take him to the Bosun locker for counseling. (Yeah, I'm old school)
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Capt Chuck Ward
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Scolding as an example before whole unit
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PFC Electra-Optical Ordnance Repairer
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At bootcamp, "hazing" fixed the problem really quick. It's a shame you can't fix the ones that need fixing, with the most effective way anymore.
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MSgt Health & Safety
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Respond by turning the formation over to your Next in line, have Mr. Mouth follow you to your office. Commence to asking him if everything is alright with him. If yes, tell him to come to attention and advise him if he ever speaks to you like that again in formation he will wish he hadn't. If there is a problem (personal/financial, etc.), explain to him that you're on his side and that you are there to help him. THEN explain to him how counterproductive it is to undermine your authority in formation. Management ain't easy!
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James Harper
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Grab his little smart ass pull him forward so he is front of everyone to be an example and ask him if he is ready for his ass kicking for insubordination or would he prefer to change his answer. There has to be complete authority in the chain of command both on base and in the field. If the lower rank had a problem with the assignment he should have assessed it in private and respectfully with his superior.
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Paula Everett
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Punish their battle buddy.
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SSgt Sharon Davis
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He'd better be sick with food poisoning or something. If not he'd be disciplined after he finished doing what I said. I refused to go out to fix a plane one day. I never refused even when I know I did most of the work all week damn it! Anyway, I was ordered on the truck I got on when I got to the plane I could barely get up. The dumb ass kept ordering me to get out he thought I was playing around but he was still pissed. He sent someone out on the job and went back to the shop all ready to write me up. I couldn't care. We got back to the shop I couldn't get up. He's still yelling like a fool. Some of the guys help me off the truck and I spit up like you wouldn't believe and I literally walk a few steps and pass out. I remember them picking me up in a chair and wheeling me to a car and taking me to the clinic (there was no hospital in that base). I thought I was going to die. Well, he believed me then and someone had a mess to clean up. Next couple of days he's apologizing like crazy.
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SGT Jason Tremblay
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Being a fair nco I am assuming that they don't have a legitimate gripe.....keep in mind that it would have been handled differently in the old days.....today's army would have me writing out paperwork under the ucmj. Possibly extra duty. Loss of pay. I guess the extent would depend on.....how the soldier normally acts and did he pull this in front of other soldiers.
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SGT Al Lea
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Smoke session
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Margaret Hammonds
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Give them a toothbrush and a latrine.
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PO3 Rus Halvorson
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Don't know about this day and time... In the late 70's when I was in you would knock him on his ass.... And DARE him to complain....
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SSgt Paul Stephan
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I'd just shrug and tell them they really don't have a choice, and walk away.
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SFC James Asbill
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Any one else remember School of the Soldier ??
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1SG Jay Vanderford
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Well, the fact that this PVT has decided to mouth off to you in front of his peers shows he has no respect for you, for what ever reason, hopefully not because you are friends in anyway with your subordinates. I have sen a lot of E5,s remain friends with their E4 counterparts, its a no win no win situation, beyond CPL one of the hardest ranks because you must separate from your friends, at least until they make the grade. I was mouthed off to by an E4P that thought because he was promotable he outranked me as a non-promotable CPL, NOT. If a Soldier wants to mouth off in public, smoke that ass right there and have him remain in the lean and rest until you dismiss everyone else and follow up the corrective discussion with written counseling, you may have to resort to an Article 15 down the road with that brain surgeon. If you do nothing, or wait, you will be weakened in the eyes of those that were witness, you will have just flushed your stripes down the toilet. You never let anyone talk down to you if you are an NCO, not higher or lower, if you do, you will never have the trust and respect of those Soldiers you are to lead.
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LCpl Rifleman
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give him more assignments and give him a rediculous amount of knowledge to learn for the next morning. Test his knowledge after pt and if he doesnt know something, slay his ass
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SGT Marcus Mason
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Let's see Priate. You don't want to do the work, that's fine. Squad Atten...tion. Half right face. Everyone except Priate NoWork Dis..Missed untill 1300. Priate NoWork Front leaning rest position... Move. Inca..dance. 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3. 1SGT walks by. Excuse me Top, I will have a Counselling Statement to you by this afternoon, this young Soldier states that he is not going to do the work assigned to him. Priate NoWork, you and I will be doing the Whole Squads work today. By we I mean you while I Supervise, and write this counselling. Turn the counselling into my Platoon Sgt to revue, and have the Private sign the Counselling and hand deliver it to the 1SGT. Thank you for your time. SGT(E5) retired Marcus Mason
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SFC Cannon Crew Member
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For whatever reason,I had never run into this issue. That being said, I was known for hard drinking and absolutely no BS!. I had a pick named "attitude", and a shovel named "adjustment", and with them I filed out "CONCURRENT TRAINING" on the digging of a proper military fighting position, and ensured to remain environmentally conscious to make him fill it back in so as not to violate the environment. I know what you're thinking , and yes I am ECO FRIENDLY!!
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Sgt Gustavo Zendejas
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Knife hand and shit details
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SGT Michael Eaton
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When I was in you were no longer allowed to hit a soldier unless they showed aggression first. Have the soldier remain behind with his team leader inform him where his attitude will lead him. Give him a month extra duty, make sure the counseling is recorded and recommend a talk with the chaplain. Afterwards talk to team leader about soldier privately.
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