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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What Would You Do
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Smoke him until I get tired and he begs to do all the duties assigned to every member of his squad.
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I would give him the option one more time to obey a lawful order or call the MP'S and send him to the brig
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Take him/her into a private setting and explain the consequences of his actions. After which, if she still refuses to follow orders, follow through on the consequences.
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SGT Randall Smith
In my 3 years in I received 2 Article 15's. One was deserved and one was not but I accepted it and in 6 months they were removed from my 201 file. I had a choice of the 15's or courts martial. At one hearing I was a E-2 and the second one I was a Sgt E-5. I learned a great lesson at the second one. The ranking NCO at any incident is responsible for the actions of any of his men.
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Smoke him right there and in public. Show everyone that this kind action is mandatory to an obvious lack of respect and motivation. In the front leaning rest position a e3 can reflect on his piss poor responce.
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Ignore him at first, then pull him to the side and give him a piece of your mind. Or you can humiliate him in front of the men to teach him a lesson.
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