Posted on Oct 16, 2016
How would you react to an E2 who "smart mouths" you in formation?
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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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You report him and start disciplinary action. The fact pattern is one of blatant insubordination.
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I'd of pt'd him till he died. Furthermore, he'd of been getting the lowest dirt job I could find, and I'd also look into a demotion.
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Dismiss formation except for problem children. March insubordinates to private office and have "come to Jesus" conversation.
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Problem has already been going on way to long. Back in the day a NCO would have had a E-3 take care of it at the bar or out on the town.
Now that it's escalated this far in today's environment, it's a matter of a lot of shining brass, boots, and squaring away the squad Bay and zero liberty.
Now that it's escalated this far in today's environment, it's a matter of a lot of shining brass, boots, and squaring away the squad Bay and zero liberty.
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I will have the PV2 and the squad leader stand by and release the rest of the PLT. And let the PV2 know that they do have a choice in the matter they will do the job that they were told to do. Look at the squad LDR and tell them that I want a counseling statement by lunch time on my desk and have the Soldier report to me for another one for them to sign. Have corrective training done to the Soldier this way they will know that when they are told to do something they are expected to do it without any questions unless it is putting someone's life in danger. If the behavior continues UCMJ actions will be followed. Soldiers now a days believe they everything should be explained to them as to why we need them to do things if they don't want to don't things they don't think they should do it it's that kind of thinking that is going to get them or someone else hurt or killed in a combat situation. They are grown adults they signed on the dotted line you are a private you don't get a choice to ask questions to do what you are told.
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