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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SSgt Mike Ogle
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It sounds like some extra PT
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SP6 Samuel Duran
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Well first of I would tell that soldier to stand there at parade rest, while I ask him a few questions like what seems to be his issue , because apparently he lost his freaking mind at this point. Two once he tells me his/her issue, I would come out with a plan of action for this issue. Then I would counsel him/her for disrespecting a noncommissioned officer, and then come out with a punishment that fits the crime.
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PV2 Signal Support Systems Specialist
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From my personal experience half right face lol
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SGT Wesley Hare
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I would have him drop until he gets motivated.
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SGT Mark Scroghan
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PT until he pukes
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PO1 Brian Elam
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Back to basics... Foot goes down, and my mouth performs an ass chewing until results commence!
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SGT Brian Pelham
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Rear naked
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Sgt Stephan Painter
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There is no easy answer... an e2 already is aware of their responsibilities. An e5 is not a snco... chain of command has its place... an nco is there to delegate responsibility. ... to me it would depend on the e2 that I am working with. ... I wouldn't power thrust in formation. ... I would tell them to report to our immediate snco after formation. ... I would recommend charges as an example. ... jmo
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PO2 Floyd Kevin Waller
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He would be doing Dogtag push-ups till I got tired. Then I would write him up for in subordination. After a long talk with him. If it ever happened again he would be in front of the CO faster than he could say oh shit.
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TSgt Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
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Light his arsenal up making him understand how royally he screwed up to disrespect rank while surrounded by peers.
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SPC Harold Taylor
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Chain of command...plain and simple. He wont listen, march him up to the platoon sgt and take to the next level
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SFC Aircraft Components Repair Supervisor
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I will take my own time to properly motivate this millennial that there are no individuals in my Company! Believe you me, when I'm done with him he will either get with the program or ring the Bell!
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SN Mineman
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stand by to stand by shipmate. stand there and think about the ass chewing your about to get infront of all your shipmates while your LPO makes you look like a bag of smashed assholes! I love seeing a good ass chewing!
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Gabriel Guillen
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Discipline
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1SG Bob Nagy
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Right now I wouldn't know how to respond. I have been retired for over 20 years. In the 60's and 70's, life, as that young warrior knew it no longer existed until he rewired his head to his ass
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PO2 Gerald Smiley
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in 1974 I was station at Great Lakes I was in charge of recruites that could not handle Military life they would be in getting discharge in three weeks I had this one who refused to stand a four hour watch I went to talk to him you had to handle this group very carefully so I had him standing tall for no more then ten min told him what he had to do Went back to my office then My E4 calls me had to go back upstairs this guy was tearing up the place I called the officer of the day he came over & talk to the young man I had to put him on report for what he did had him in my office he took a swing at me I grab him & sit him down in the chair I was off duty the next two days when I came back I am on report this kid called his Mommy & Daddy They got a hold of someone at Capt. Mass my commanding Officer told me that I was 100% right on what I did but the pressure was on him to take care of it so I got busted to E4 then ion six months I got my E5 back
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SN Mineman
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well in the Navy that's a DRB shipmate!✋(knife hand)
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SPC Matthew Tardif
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I can tell you what happened to me in Basic Training, circa 1991, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. I was caught toying with our newly issued M16A1. We were taking a quick break from Drill and Ceremony on a parade field, learning D&C with rifles, when I pointed it in the direction of a stand of trees. I was using the sight reticle. Some Sergeant Major was driving by and saw me. He got out of his car and chewed out my Drill Sergeants. Immediately our biggest DI, nicknamed "Conan" came over and slapped the shit out of my kevlar, threw me on the ground, kicked sand in my face, and I low-crawled in sand for 45 minutes all the while having sand kicked in my face. My kevlar helmet webbing dug into my forehead and was bleeding. I was choking on sand the whole time. I was told to get up after about 30 minutes, and Conan asked me if I was done being smoked. I defiantly replied, "No Drill Sergeant", as blood dripped down onto my tongue. It was mixed with sand and caked my face. He threw me down into the sand again, and I low-crawled for another 15 minutes. When I was asked to stand up again, he again asked me if I was done. I again defiantly said no, so he told me to go drink some water and called me a crazy mother_ _ _ _ _ _. I paid the price for a stupid act, which I didn't really think was wrong, but I learned my lesson. I believe that physical punishment worked in that situation. I wasn't doing that again, ever! I never got in trouble again after that in Basic.
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Sgt Kyle Stone
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I'm old school, punch him in the throat then make him push till the earth moves.
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Alex Walsh
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5km KP run. Pack filled with rocks and must do the whole rune with his loaded rifle held above his head
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