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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SGT Kebora Cross Turner
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Brigade smoking!
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PO3 David Kehoe
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Lighter Fluid & Zippo. ( Cheap one of course, why ruin a perfectly good lighter. )
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SGT James Davis
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Wall to wall counseling was still acceptable in my era.
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SFC Dennis Kirkpatrick
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Gentlemen, I admit, I'm an 'old guy', having started my military career (Navy, then Army) in 1970. I have twice had young, impressionable troops attempt to smart mouth me. Both were invited into "The Office" (usually behind a vehicle where the troops can't see) and I handed said troop(s) their ass. We referred to it as Wall To Wall Counseling. See, I'm 'old school'. I was taught that you praise in public and kick their ass in private. Worked both times, and an added benefit, no one else got the idea that giving me shit was a good idea. I expected my subordinates to lead by my example and backed them (if they were right). On the other hand, I had the respect of my company commander and when I went with a recommendation of disciplinary action, he would take a stripe right there in the field. (only went crying to the CO twice when the insubordination was egregious, to me and a commissioned officer). I had very few problems, but when I did, that's how I dealt with it.
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SGT Richard Lomax
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March his ass into the office, notify your Frist Setgeant. Ensure swift discipline action is taken to ensure you set the proper tone for your soldiers. Failure to comply with any order unless it is unlawful needs to be address immediately. This type of behavior should never be tolerated in a military unit.
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Patrick Monks
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Understand praise vs. punishment, and sending everyone out except leader and person is perfect. Called out yet not. Else it's more for after leaving the service. I failed my physical yet knew what to do and how to respond to, what would become my superiors, I knew the ranks, regardless of service, and wanted a boat (again yes a submariner) early 80's but you know the ASVAB non coms used terms I'd never heard but figured them out. They were Army, yes I wanted Navy, but disrespect; never ever an option. They had a job, I did not. I was a civilian. They treated me as they should have. I have many friends who serve, or served, they shall ALWAYS receive my respect for their service and rank.
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AB Steve Range
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Duck walk his ass until his ass falls off.
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SGT Kim Fairchild
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Seaming you cannot touch anybody know days, there are sure fire ways to make this recruit regret opening his mouth to his superiors. Article 15 and some duties that are way worse than the one assigned. Restriction to any free time.
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Cpl Jim Lyttle
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I would take this individual to an office alone and explain that professionally they would pay for refusing an order. Then I would handle the issue of public incibordination with response that would make them never do it again.
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PO3 William Kirchner
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Escort him to your Commanding Officer .
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