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

I am thankful that I am retired. Ask my Soldiers back in the day how "BuckShot" would have responded. I once had a Soldier who would not clean his room. I had him take everything out of his room to include the furniture and set it up outside just like it was set up in the room. That is where he lived for the next 48 hours. After proper guidence he turned out to be one hell of a Soldier. We served three tours of Iraq together. You can't discipline Soldiers like that in today's army.

Make them drop and give me 20 pushups. My 1SG in Germany did that to an E6 because the E6 had refused to remove his headgear as ask by myself, an E3 sitting on the CQ desk answering the phone during the day.

Write all of them up on an Article 15 and let the CO duck walk their sorry asses for a month!

Advise the rest of the platoon this behavior doesn't stand and will be handled after formation. After formation, call PV2 Shitbird and his team leader in the back. Tell him whatever attitude he has ends today. Tell his team leader to take care of the situation and advise the TL if he fails to do so and it happens again, not only will the private suffer but his whole team will suffer with him. They will square him away pretty quick.

As a Senior NCO, I lived by the rule of praising in public, disciplining in private except in one situation, when my authority was challenged by a subordinate. In this situation, you must engage the individual directly, without hesitation and in a stern and candid manner that ensures no other subordinate will try you. My response: PVT, Army Command Policy states, "All persons in the military service are required to strictly obey and promptly execute the legal orders of their lawful
seniors." and if they don't they are subject UCMJ Article 92: Failure to Obey Order or Regulation. As your senior, this is my lawful order. You will execute that order or I will take your insubordination to the next level. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!

The assignment has been made. When the assignment is scheduled and the balking E-2 does not appear, then he or she has abandoned post and is subject to the UCMJ in the strongest sense. The mere fact that the E-2 has suddenly disappeared from the unit for one or two weeks on restricted duty while the matter can be settled by internal mediation in the favor of the command and all those who thought or believed he or she got away with it. The fact that the E-2 suddenly reappears with a whole new perspective on military courtesy with full pay and allowances restored does send a strong message to all who may or may have heard rumors of the exchange. The key is not to make an issue out of it at the time. This also sends a silent message to the command that when assignments have been made, there will be no changes or exceptions. "Nuff said. . . .

I had this happen to me in Basic Training. The Flight Leader (E3 ,AF) told us to fall in, I was moving fast as I got beside the FL he screamed right in my right in my ear. I called him a Brainy AHole I received an Article 15 for my action. He got away with his stupidity. To this day the hearing in my left ear is very limited even with hearing aids.

Get down and give me 50. And then come back with the right answer

I was only a Cpl. E-4 U.S.M.C 1960-'64. I would have brought him up for Office Hours! That kind of behavior was NOT tolerated when I was in!

I kind of did this when I was still wet behind the ears. My first day in the division on my first ship the Chief asked who had the working party the day before and then proceeded to call out the names for those that days working party which included me. I thought that was a good process. Next day at quarters the CPO again was making working party assignments and the last name he called was mine. I raised my hand and said I had been on the w/p the day before. The Chief said 'you don't like working parties? See me after quarters'. I went to him after being dismissed and he told me to report to the mess decks master at arms for a 3 month tour mess cooking (kp duty). I did learn my lesson.
When I became a leading petty officer I remembered that lesson (I had never repeated that mistake) and when confronted with the same attitude I admit to having rode guys pretty hard till they conformed. I had an E3 that was a very 'intimidating' guy who kept our head clean. I admit to sending 'problem children' to work in the head which always seemed to have good results. That was the 70's however and today I suspect we both would be in the brig but it worked.