Should Soldiers be acknowledged when leaving a unit?

figmo

You NCO support channel and CoC failed you. I am sure you reminded them every now and then but they should be tracking that.

I wouldn't take it personally but then one of my catchphrases is

"Please no applause, just throw money."

I would have felt frustrated, up-set, lack of support etc... this is poor leadership if you supported the team and did your job at a minimum they should have just acknowledged that it was your last drill and that you would be missed.

SFC (Join to see) at least here we give them a farewell party and an AAM, at least. That's what I've seen.

SSG Hess - I got you beat by a long shot. I spent 11 years with the 203rd MP BN. 3 years enlisted. 8 years commissioned. Deployed with them twice. (the second time I gave up a company command to deploy as the BN S4). I was always the first guy to volunteer if they needed someone to attend a school or do an additional duty. I volunteered to be the task force commander during tornado relief efforts when Tuscaloosa county got ripped to shreds in 2011. When I transferred to the reserves, I got the same treatment. No award, no acknowledgment of 11 years faithful service, nothing. And to add insult to injury, they "lost" my medical records and it took me 8 months to find them. And they dragged their heals so long on cutting my transfer orders that I just happened to miss the O4 board deadline by 3 days, making me wait another year to get promoted to MAJ.

Is the wrong day for drill, I'll say. I guess you just have to deal with it.