Posted on Jul 24, 2015
Leader development scenario - bad check - Soldier pays for NCOs pizza, what would YOU do?
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A Soldier overhears a NCO talking about his favorite food (pizza) and that he is hungry but has to do a barracks check before leave for the day.
The Soldier uses a temp check to buy pizza.....while the NCO is checking the barracks, the Soldier offers the NCO pizza and the NCO eats several slices. The NCO does not offer the Soldier any money and continues checking the common areas before leaving the barracks.
A week later, the Soldier is getting counseled for bouncing a check and says the NCO insinuated he wanted some pizza....what did the NCO do that was off course, what did the Soldier do that was not advisable? What would YOU do (you are senior to both) in this scenario?
The Soldier uses a temp check to buy pizza.....while the NCO is checking the barracks, the Soldier offers the NCO pizza and the NCO eats several slices. The NCO does not offer the Soldier any money and continues checking the common areas before leaving the barracks.
A week later, the Soldier is getting counseled for bouncing a check and says the NCO insinuated he wanted some pizza....what did the NCO do that was off course, what did the Soldier do that was not advisable? What would YOU do (you are senior to both) in this scenario?
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Personally the only thing I see wrong here is that the junior enlisted either didn't know his own financial situation, or knew and did it anyway and the fact that I would have perceived this to be an attempt at obtaining a favor of some type from me as the NCO.
Did the NCO do anything wrong? Legally no, he didn't. Someone offered him pizza, pure and simple. There were no implied orders by his statement of being hungry and pizza is his favorite food. To try and connect that statement with "an implied order" is a stretch at the very least.
As the NCO I surely would have had a slice, hell, I'd it were just the junior soldier and I, I may have had 3 slices, I did just get done saying I was hungry didn't I? Having said that I would have handed Spc. Trying to Buy a Favor the cash to cover it and been done with it.
Did the NCO do anything wrong? Legally no, he didn't. Someone offered him pizza, pure and simple. There were no implied orders by his statement of being hungry and pizza is his favorite food. To try and connect that statement with "an implied order" is a stretch at the very least.
As the NCO I surely would have had a slice, hell, I'd it were just the junior soldier and I, I may have had 3 slices, I did just get done saying I was hungry didn't I? Having said that I would have handed Spc. Trying to Buy a Favor the cash to cover it and been done with it.
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