Posted on Mar 31, 2016
What is the proper way to handle soldiers (junior enlisted) addressing each other as Sergeant Major?
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Is there a regulation addressing this or is it just something the old school soldiers would never dream of doing, and the new school soldiers just do whatever they want?
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Battalion Command Sergeant Major
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CSM Command Battalion Command Sergeant Major Customs and Courtesies Junior Enlisted
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They are probably doing it to yank your chain. I didn't give a shit if my Marines called each other the Grand Poobah of upper butt crack, as long as they did what they were supposed to
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SSgt Terry P.
1stSgt Eugene Harless Absolutely,1stSgt,usually a teasing manner to a peer telling them to get their job done. LOL
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CSM Charles Hayden
1stSgt Eugene Harless Young troops that do that goofy stuff are the ones you can rely upon when needed.
They know who is in charge and are just playing around!
I absolutely love young troops for; their willingness, ability, strength, ingenuity and stupidity.
They know who is in charge and are just playing around!
I absolutely love young troops for; their willingness, ability, strength, ingenuity and stupidity.
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SFC Edwin Watson
The troops need to be aware of their environment when doing so. It's one thing to bullshit in the back of the motor pool or out in the woods. They need to watch it when at the main px or anywhere the installation brass is likely to walk by.
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My friends use to call me "Command Private Major" when I started working as the driver. They meant no harm and certainly no disrespect to our CSM. I think the Army's sensitivity training might be making all of us a bit too soft to feel comfortable with harmless humor.
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SFC Cynthia Eyer
Calling each other a non-existent rank is different than disrespecting a military member and the service they have honored all of us with so as to obtain their rank. Now that’s insensitive.
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All Soldiers are to be addressed by their rank. Referring to each other by another grade is at the very least disrespectful to that grade or the person holding that grade in that unit. If they are doing it in gest indicating their future, then a simple motivating conversation should handle it, if it is in a mocking manner then the conversation turns to disrespect.
You assert your lawful authority and make the correction.
You assert your lawful authority and make the correction.
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PFC Adam Whirls
They were probably referring to each other as command Private major or command specialist of the army. It’s a joke
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SGT Jason Quarles
Really. Take the stick out of your ass. They are just joking with each other. Unless they are calling a superior something other than their rank than just leave it alone as it just soldiers being soldiers
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CSM Darieus ZaGara
You have no business speaking to me or anyone else in this manner. Your choice in response was uncalled for, unprofessional and rude. SGT Jason Quarles
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TSgt Carl Johnson
SrA Paul Pfeil - Sometimes, with the newer uniforms, it's hard to see the rank until you are very close to the other member, especially the OCP and Marine Corp digital camo.
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