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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I would pull them out of rank and file and pull him in to the LCPO's office giving him a chance to explain why he is in defiance, then tell him he is getting extra military instruction for disobeying a lawful order according to the UCMJ.
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I would get it back from the soldier he handed the assignment to and dare him without speaking to challenge my authority again
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In my time (1969) there would have been an introduction into language only known to DI's, a world record set in pushing the Earth away, along with China finally being reached via a 6x6x unlimited. But, if ya got to post this question something is really f....d up now. Never saw the problem at Ft. Bragg or Ft. Eustis. Duty, Honor, Country and mail call.
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No room for disrespect! I would tell him to do the job he was ordered to do. And let him know if he wanted to continue to refuse, it could be a permanent job for a set period of time.... at a later time, approach him 1 on 1 and find out the reason for this action. If there's a legitimate reason I would work with him. If he's just a stubborn ass, I'd chew him up.
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Most of the newbies greenhorns lack the respect that the higher commands have to watch over others and learn that everyone has been there. They need to follow orders and respect the higher command. I learned it, no big deal. Suck it up and carry on. Makes you part of the team. That's why they called it the United Armed Forces.
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Yeah that shouldn't happen I'm an E-2 and I'd never do that out of respect I'll make t to E-5 someday and then I'll get respect like that
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Test the limits of his or her physical endurance followed by doubling the assigned duty
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