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

Step back regarding group get your temper under control, then give the private a order to do the job if he smarts off AR 15, restriction, extra duty his butt

You drop the whole Platoon and hold them in the Front Leaning Rest until you get tired. Then you smoke the crap out of them, until that menial detail you gave them seems like a superior task!!!! Ain't that right Maggot!!!! And you repeat the cycle until you receive their full cooperation!!!! I would not let that private "Eye (Blank) me either" I would let him know I'd rip his filthy eyes out of his sockets!!!! Old School Military!!!

Everyone! Out to the pit!

ummm no

Punishment right then and there, Drop and push until you agree to do it and if you don't, art 15 and recycle. If you don't stop it then and there, no one there will respect you and no one will follow your orders.

honestly after hearing from both older brothers and my father how basic was i know how id have handled it and to the point id tell him drop give me 50 and if he refused id say well then wanna go that route today huh all wile walking around him then swift foot to rear knee and crouch down and explain that it wasnt a request and next time it wouldnt be a foot

Platoon, Atten shun......Half Right Face, Front Leaning Rest Position.......Ho, now lets see how many pushups we can do while Pv2 Dumbass considers his options

I've been in a similar situation, not to that extreme, but the results were unsavory. I ended up going AWOL for 3 days and spent 30 days in CCF. After my release from there, I found that the Sgt., my reason for AWOL had been released from our platoon. I never had a problem afterwards.

Squat thrust and mountain climbers until you die!!!

200 pushups, humiliation in front of other trainees