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
Posted 9 y ago
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Inform him he is in violation of umcj.Make him understand an order is not a request and not up for debate.tell again what he is to do.if he still refuses take his pvt2 stripe.
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E2, permanent assignment ? Take to Top for re-education or Article-15 recommendation. Disobeying orders in the barracks means your useless to ME, and this unit in the field.
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He needs to learn his general orders and know what they mean to heart and that would require some hard core discipline to him and section leader shit rolls down hill
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Tell the little shit to stand fast after formation. After formation is dismissed, explain to them their deficiencies in judgment when disobeying a lawful order given by an NCO. After which, they can have time to explain their behavior. Lastly, make your decision; let it go, or have him doing Iron Mike's 'till the walls sweat.
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Wall to wall counseling always helped, that is right we don't do that anymore, so the next best thing is to work out that guttiness out of him
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I was never in the military, But I have the GREATEST respect for all who serve. Learn your place, work together, become a leader or a follower. But show disrespect, whatever happens, you deserve it! Take time to learn about the people you serve, who have been through there time and came out on top. You might just learn something from them.
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Not being one to punish in public, unless they absolutely bring it down on them self. Like this moron did when he disrespected an NCO in front of others. He'd get a firm ass chewing for everyone to hear, then stand fast, while everyone else carry on with the plan of the day. In the infantry I didn't have room for insubordination. That kinda crap gets people killed. So I'd punish in form of a heavy smoking, then I'd have to put that little smart ass pv2 on paper and nip his attitude in the butt.
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Well I was a Staff Sergeant so I would open a portal to hell and let him know jumping down there was going to be more enjoyable than standing in front of me any longer.
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Remove the E2 from formation. Tell him to remain and dismiss the formation as if nothing has happened. After explain the consequences of his actions. Appropriately discipline if necessary.
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