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

Half right face front leaning Rest! Knocking out numbnuts

HALF RIGHT...

make sure E2 realizes he is in the wrong - explain this along with what possible outcomes there could be and give him a chance to apologize and recant or suffer military consequences under UCMJ

I would finish handing out the rest of the work for the day before I would address him and make sure to keep a battle buddy behind for him to ensure there is a witness to his write up for his blatant disrespect and for his corrective training I would have him do that duty that he spoke out about for the rest of the week so he would learn that a private in the military doesn't get the right to choose what duties to do or not.

Give them a worse job, or council them before considering an article 15.

PFC "Special Boy" is having an optical malfunction. He does not see that he is a part of a functioning machine that does not break down. Showing PFC the strength of this machine may motivate him. Everyone needs to drop and do pushups accept PFC "Special Boy". while PFC "Special Boy" counts off each push up for everyone else, his optical malfunction should repair it's self. He will begin to see he is a part of something that does not easily give up or just stop functioning. As all other solders recover, PFC "Special Boy" will be able to see the value of his assignment for the day and his optical malfunction should be completely repaired. If not, the machine he is a part of, has a way of helping him with his optical malfunction.

100 pushups

Tell him to shut up, talk to him after formation, counsel him and find out what the problem is and act accordingly

Lock his ass up, and then put him in the leaning rest position, untile he cant pick his head up from the ground . It worked for me.

Write his ass up and continue to assign him the same job. Each time he refuses, it's another charge.

i'd give him one more chance to change his thinking before i put him down for disobeying a senior nco

Not sure where this is going. This is a picture if a DI at a Marine Corps Recruit Training (boot camp). Chances are quite slim this is an E2 (PFC). While I made meritorious PFC during boot camp, its pretty uncommon. Also, an E5 is an E5 (SGT based on this picture). Perhaps you should just pose a question without a picture.

He and I would have VERY PRIVATE NOW AB meeting

How did he decide that his opinion supersedes his superiors? What did he do to earn that position?

He would be broke for a long time, want know what off post was.

"BRIG"!!!!!!

Wouldn't even happen in the Corps, at least not when I served. That young PFC would be a former PFC standing tall at Office Hours, maybe a bit of brig time to help with the attitude adjustment.

I'd ask another NCO to be a witness, then I'd explain the consequences for being insubordinate and give the E2 the direct order for the third time. If the E2 again refused to do as ordered I'd ask my witness to find the Plt Sgt. I'd explain to situation to the Plt. Sgt. and ask him to repeat the order to the E2. If the E2 again refused to do as ordered my inclination would be to escort him/her to the orderly room with the witness & the Plt. Sgt. and begin the process for punishment. I don't care why he was insubordinate such behavior is unacceptable and detrimental to the discipline and cohesiveness of the unit.

As it is a custom to be nice and ask questions. In today's sad, no respect and my arm hurts Army. We have lost the ability to do justice, when a subordinate mouths off. It should have been handled in the beginning, the pvt tells his higher up about the situation. Not the pvt getting mouthy, that would never even happened with REAL SOLDIERS. Today's army is just warriors (weak and not understanding what the uniform really means). Ask a Vietnam or Korean war veteran what the uniform means. Guess I was beat down too many times as a PFC.

First, I'd take his team leader and him into a private room so no other joes can see. Next, I'd have a discussion with both about the joe's attitude. If the team leader says he'll take care of it from now on, I'll let him or her deal with the issue. If the joe wants to keep acting up, then he'll receive negative counselings while doing corrective training and extra duty. I'd make sure he'd never get promoted after E-3 until he understood his attitude and behavior isn't that of a future NCO.