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Saw this on Facebook today. I simply can't understand how people think this is ok.
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another thing I would like to bring up, is that all of these incidents these Soldiers are involved with... One may say that it is just the JR Enlisted or the younger generations being stupid, but with incidents occurring all the time from our SR leadership and COC why is it that only the JR's are being chastized? If you have not seen this video, its pretty awful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5zTAapPXQ I really feel bad for the guy, but WTF was that COC thinking by doing this? And you know he wasn't the first one. One cannot just blame the JR's when its the SR's "leading by example".
A soldier from Michigan who was struck with a large, wooden mallet at his Army base in North Carolina was seriously injured, his father said, expressing ange...
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<p>In addition to SSG Graves' point about professionalism and discipline I would have to add common sense as well.</p><p>When you post anything on a public forum which is viewed by the world, one needs to take a moments pause and ask themselves if it's a good idea to do so.</p><p>I was corrected earlier in the day for my choice of words I used to title a discussion I initiated where I potentially labeled the Soldier involved in the latest controversy. I should have thought a little harder and taken a moments pause before I posted, but that's a lesson learned for me.</p><p>The point is that common sense doesn't seem to be so common anymore which coupled with a lack of enforcement of discipline is a huge problem. There is nothing wrong with using social media. I think we can all agree on that, but Soldiers today want to show off for their battle buddies and since they see other Soldiers get away with infractions that should be enforced they follow the crowd and repeat the process. </p><p> </p><p>I have already decided that I will brief my platoon this weekend on the damaging effects and potential repercussions of their mis-use of social media. I think I may even go so far as to put it on a developmental counseling just to cover the bases.</p>
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CMSgt Mark Schubert
I encourage all service members to behave to a higher standard than your civilian friends - not because what they do is wrong, but because you wear the uniform, it is expected of you. This instills a personal challenge to them and they want to do it for themselves and not for anyone else. We are all on the same team and our ranks are given by God - he puts us where he wants us - we should serve as whatever rank we are as best we can in every situation.
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Counseling statement and move forward. She'll eventually wash herself out. And of course, be the vet, one day, saying "Yeah, I was in. I got out because, er, I was sick of it. But ,uhmmm...OMG, like WTF, you are rockin' them shoes, girl!"
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Issue #1: Pointing an M9 at the camera/viewer.
Issue #2: Doing that in uniform.
Without the uniform, it's not a great pic, but I wouldn't have a problem with it. People need to learn to respect the uniform.
Issue #2: Doing that in uniform.
Without the uniform, it's not a great pic, but I wouldn't have a problem with it. People need to learn to respect the uniform.
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I think this problem is a new one. In the old days, if you ran into a soldier in the airport and made a spot correction they usually straightened up because you were right there with them. Now thanks to social media, a hundred+ soldiers see another soldier and everyone wants to make the spot correction but nobody can find the soldier or who he belongs to in order to get him squared away.
What you are really asking I believe is: "How do we let them graduate from basic and they still have these idiotic or immature tendencies and notions in their heads??" I think the answer is in the question..."How are we training them in basic training?" We've gotten lax and now we pay the price(s).
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SFC Steven Borders
Sir, I definitely agree with you about basic training becoming very lax. When I went through I was amazing on the amount of stupid stuff I saw. Recruits loosing their mind. We had recruits sneaking out to buy Hennessey and then hiding it in the sandbags in our barracks. It is not hard to follow the rules and act like an adult.
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Coming from someone in this generation and a former "selfie" taker, I believe that Instagram will be the end of many Junior Enlisted careers in the years to come, on top of those it has ended already.
I deleted my Instagram account upon joining the Army, because I realized that A) If someone wants to find it, they can and B) Getting a bunch of "likes" on your picture from people you hardly know (and after joining the service may well never see again) is meaningless and not worth the trouble of worrying about who will see your post and whether or not you will get in trouble for what you put out there.
I deleted my Instagram account upon joining the Army, because I realized that A) If someone wants to find it, they can and B) Getting a bunch of "likes" on your picture from people you hardly know (and after joining the service may well never see again) is meaningless and not worth the trouble of worrying about who will see your post and whether or not you will get in trouble for what you put out there.
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One simple question, or maybe it isn't so simple. WTF has happened to my Army, my family. Are we inbreeding our recruits now?
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Man, I just can't believe this stuff...just coming out of the woodwork now!
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