Posted on Feb 12, 2015
What Army Regulations should every new shave tail 2LT (O-1) read and know?
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CPT Chris Loomis
The first regulation an Army officer or NCO should read is AR 600-20 Army Command Policy.
The first regulation an Army officer or NCO should read is AR 600-20 Army Command Policy.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Why would you read a regulation that you need to enforce, prior to reading the regulation that gives you the power and authority to enforce?
Why would you read a regulation that you need to enforce, prior to reading the regulation that gives you the power and authority to enforce?
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Personal accountability. Need to start with making sure you are right before correcting others. If your uniform is shit, probably need not worry so much about enforcing anything to other troops. Junior officers need to worry less about command policy and more about leading from the front and if you lead from the front, soldiers will follow you. The first thing any solider or NCO will notice from the car to the office is an ate up uniform, first impressions are difficult to overcome.
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CPT Chris Loomis, why are second lieutenants called shave tails?
It goes back to the beginning of the U.S. Cavalry. When green troopers first arrived at their new cavalry assignments they were assigned a horse with a shaved tail so they could be easily identified. This led to the nickname "Shave Tail" for newly assigned troopers. These new troopers were in need of extensive training in all areas of horsemanship. The horse with a shaved tail was given extra space in which to operate since its rider was marked as a novice. (from Wikipedia)
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I figured you already had enough guidance regarding ARs!
It goes back to the beginning of the U.S. Cavalry. When green troopers first arrived at their new cavalry assignments they were assigned a horse with a shaved tail so they could be easily identified. This led to the nickname "Shave Tail" for newly assigned troopers. These new troopers were in need of extensive training in all areas of horsemanship. The horse with a shaved tail was given extra space in which to operate since its rider was marked as a novice. (from Wikipedia)
Now you know!
I figured you already had enough guidance regarding ARs!
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