Posted on Jan 20, 2014
In regards to Rank Has Its Privileges or Perks (RHIP), what was your most valued privilege during any assignment and why?
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Privileges are more tangible to some than others. I know what my favorite is. I have also known a variety of people, who would create drama to get a special claim or exemption before other peers.
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Sir,
I'm only a SSG, but the one perk I love, is the continued increase in responsibility. I love challenges, and always trying to better myself as a leader.
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Leading the Quartermaster Run with BG Bingham and MG Leonard during the Quartermaster Symposium Week in 2011 at Fort Lee, VA.
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I personally have always seen "RHIP" as not a reward for your rank, but as a way to help an individual with increased responsibilities do their job. For example a senior leader gets a parking spot because of having to go to multiple meetings or events throughout the day and not having the time to look for a parking spot or having to walk from one end of the parking lot to the other. A perfect example that we can probably all relate to is when we go to the BX or Commissary during the week in the middle of the day...military personnel in uniform are allowed to go to the front of the line. This is not a reward for being a military member, but to avoid unnecessary delays in returning to work to perform the mission.
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I worked for a LTC years ago and he use to tell us that 'rank has it's privileges', there are many, but the greatest one is to lead! I didn't really like him that much for many reasons, but I always respected that comment, and I have tried to live by that statement as well.
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A wet CHU. Most other perks that I have ever wanted are always those reserved for the next rank. Then when I get there, it gets moved to the next rank.
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Sir, no more staff duty was a nice one! While deployed and in command and being on a decent FOB, having my own CHU was a huge bonus. A little privacy at the end of the day helps immensely to wind down and think. On the leadership side, key leaders having private quarters helps in that if a Soldier has an issue they want to address or get help on, they know they can stop by their leadership's room and talk about it and know that what they say will remain private which goes a long way. My CHU open door policy helped a few times for cases like that.
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LTC Robert Chaucierre
I share your value of private quarters. This value extends to my own office with four walls, because I can think without the normal distractions and get more work done. Moreover, I never desired or demanded a window with a scenic view, private loo, or maximum office space, unlike many peers I know.
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
That's nice to hear, Sir. It's important for the Command Team to have a private place where they can unplug and concentrate without distractions from all the current ops going on, etc. I appreciate that you said you never desired a really nice space...just a small, quiet space to crank out work.
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SSG (Join to see)
Not really sure. Not had too many rank-based privileges- usually those are what I see other get. and often enough by people of equal or lower rank than I; go figure. My own office on deployment was awesome, but that had to do with my job position, and not rank. I didn't have to go through my TA-50 last year when we had an inspection, which was nice; and oddly enough, WAS rank-based.
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