How would you react to an E2 who "smart mouths" you in formation?

smack him in the mouth

smack him in the mouth

ass kicking

i dont know made no sence yo me

Call it what it is, "Assault" and then commit the "Battery" to make him shut his mouth!

Actually this did happen to me doing my Career. I was a Sgt (E-5) my soldier was a Pfc (E-3), we get back from a 4 week field exercise. She said she quit that she was done working for the day. After repeating to get back to work she refuse, I just put one of my other soldier in charge, I march her to my office, wrote her up, to it to the 1st sarg, and believe it or not she told the first sarg and the company commader that she quit. So guess what her rights was read and she did 30 days on coleman barracks in Mannheim Germany. For anyone who don't know colemen its the jail there. When she finish her 30 days, that soldier was the best soldier in my squad.

Yell in his face and say, " you will do this task private pile sack-a-shit!" "You will follow my orders if you disobey one more time or smart mouth me I will fuck you silly!!!"

1) Talk to me AFTER you do what I said. 2) Send formation out-he stands fast. Give him one shot to state objection, then advise any objection has no merit when orders issued-period. Let him know this is one and only time he gets this chance given to avoid Mast, any other backtalk is up for MAST, no discussion-now go do as instructed or report to brig, period.

Tell that PV 2 to stand by with squad leader and we will have some good old corrective training and that's a guarantee

Tell the men that "today we are practicing our hand to hand combat skills" and PVT. Joe Smart Mouth will be our demonstrator of what not to do. After this training event is over, I would have his squad leader issue a counseling statement regarding his disrespect and what the expectations of being a Soldier are. I would then counsel the squad leader for not instilling these traits into him from the get go.