Simple question. Is the Army going too soft?

The next Squad Leader will be answer that question as it depends on how you train these individuals....it is up to YOU to be as hard/direct as needed.....so, are you the right leader to take on this challenge? Was the Army too soft promoting you? See, the dynamics of it all changes when we look from a different lens, a different perspective. We are all empowered to develop the future leaders. It is a tremendous responsibility and one that I am sure you hold dearly. Now, the challenge is for you to establish the job book for them, to establish a training strategy to ensure your teams can operate independently and your squad collectively supporting the platoon and company mission. There are a few that are soft within our ranks, willing to sit back and mark time. I dont think my Army is too soft, do you?

Hey SSG Kurdy,

Bottom line it is. As NCOs we need to take the army back over like it was long ago. But it will take the NCOs that are in right now to start standing up and lay the ground work. It is important especially for the young NCOs. Once we take it back like before when all the issues was not here. Then we can fix the next generation that comes in soft. I need your help and everyone that have stripes on everyday. We can do this.

A Civilian wants to enlist and become a "Soldier". They are moved to random locations where dedicated Drill Sergeants take these outstanding citizens and proceed to break them down to nothing with the intent of brining them back in the mold of a "Soldier". Their time is very limited and every minute counts but they do what they can in that time span. These new Solders graduate and move onto their first units where now it's up to the TM LDR, SQD LDR, and PSG to take that Solder from "soft" clay and harden it into it's final form. So if you think it's going to soft, it's up to you to "harden" it. You're the first line of success or failure with these new troops. Besides they don't need to be "Alpha" per se, YOU'RE the Alpha, and when they are ready to lead, they take the reins from you and then they are the Alpha. There can be only one.