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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Yeah... Fuck no that type of behavior might be a rallying cry for help and attention as a 10 year old but not a Soldier in my army. Let alone a grown ass adult. When you put on that uniform there is many responsibilitys that come with it and if you can't handle being professional bad ass then take my uniform off and move the FUCK on. If this my soldier I could guarantee you one of my other Joe's in the squad would lock that mother fucked up before I could even attempt to educate that Soldier on his poor choice. Honestly tho I have never had to deal with a soldier directly throwing himself under my buss. And really the only time I have ever seen it happen has been to WEAK NCOS you know the ones that send their Joe's out into the sun to do some bullshit or to clean all the bathrooms while they sit in Their office doing nothing. Lead by example right well if your down in the dirt with your guys and you are constantly teaching them and supporting them and motivating them in other words if your a real God damn NCO you WILL create an environment in which any of your Soldiers would never have any thought cross their mind of committing an offense punishable under ucmj let alone in front of his family his battle buddy's his friends. Not for fear of embarrassment or for what comes after legally. No no no it would never get to this point because you as an NCO know EVERYTHING about your soldier and what's going on in his or her life. And while being a positive inspirational non toxic but firm and strict(most of the time) supportive leader that Soldier 99% of the time be contacting you first before ANYONE else even their own family if they are in a situation that they can't handle because YOU have EARNED their trust and reliability. And in that 1% chance that they don't come to you you can bet your ass 100% of that 1% of the time they will tell one of their battles and intern because once again you have individually earned the respect of all your Soldiers that person they told is gonna come to you. So ultimately I think you should smoke your self and take your own rank off if you find that you got soldiers that even consider feeling like they need to tell you a God damned mother fucking bad ass fucking non commissioned officer to FUCK off.
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2LT Harry Oxford
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You have the E2 report to your Office. You do not assign any one else to the duty. You have a witness to your interview of the young man/women.
You give him/her the chance to follow a direct order with the knowledge he will be written up either way.
Move on, a lot more GOOD people need your leadership.
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LCpl Chris Steeley
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Tell him he's got a handful of seconds to get on the task, or we're gonna do it the hard way, The Marine Corp way....ooorah!!
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LCpl Rodd Marquis
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Direct counseling
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Donna Engler
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Front leaning rest for about 5 hrs then a good long march full battle rattle and then a few hrs of holding his weapon over his head and see if that helpd
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PFC Petroleum Supply Specialist
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All military branches should have contracts where you can opt out honorably up to a certain point. Maybe people feel stuck or they learned the service isn't for them but don't want to discredit their name I.e. they are good soldiers. This would promote people who want to be there and easily take out all the people who are mumbling and grumbling. Then you are left with people who will do the work because they want to be there. Think about it before you burn me.
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Cpl Mark Hopp
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Since there is no draft and you signed up, Hell No! You don't get a do over because your mommy did not teach you about the real world of the military.
Mark C. Hopp Sr. CPL USMC 1971 to 1975
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SGT Cargo Specialist
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Smoke session he will never forget
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LCpl Albert Boggs
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I would have to say back when I was in I would have instead of a stick to the throat. An open hand slap to the face works wonders for a smart mouth . I remember a gunny who slapped the taste out of my mouth. Taught me quickly how to be the best marine I could be
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PO2 Emmett Allen
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I'd address that issue in a counselling session
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SrA Kimo Grose
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Max penalty for insubordination
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