What would you do if your CSM was ignoring uniform and grooming standards? (CSM Flournoy)

This whole thing blew up in a matter of minutes yesterday thanks to social media. I'm surprised she has been able to get away with it for so long. It's a shame that this is what the Army is right now. This CSM isn't the only one. There's soldiers at all levels breaking the rules and regulations, getting away with everything from grooming standards to pencil whipping APFT and height and weight forms. This isn't the Army I joined in 1998. The standard and ability to enforce the standard has vanished. My jaw was on the floor when I first saw this post yesterday. Because of this CSM there are other NCO's and lower enlisted soldiers thinking it's ok to just do what you want to do. This stuff is TOXIC. Creating a new standard, a bad one at that.

That is a very big hat.... Not the first time she has claimed harassment, from what I understand. It is a shame she has run around unchecked for so long. NCOs are the standard bearers of our Army and our Regiment, especially the CSMs. Lots of us failed here.

I'm probably going to get a lot of heat with this comment but this is what happens when civilians decide that the military is a social experiment platform. We went from being a fighting force with certain standards and ethos to a place where we are more concerned with equal rights for every minority group that raises their head.
I believe the military was correct in racially integrating the services about a decade before the rest of society did. When the services were racially integrated the color of the skin of soldiers in the ranks may have changed but the military standards didn't change. Somewhere along the way we lost our military bearings when we started getting involved in civil rights/women's rights/ LGBT rights etc. We started giving people special privileges because of their protected class. We are no longer a "uniformed" service where everyone looks alike talks a like acts alike and work as a unified body. The liberal civilian world has tore us up and made us a bunch of individuals with "special" rights. Heaven forbid that you do anything to violate or even offend someones "special" rights.
I believe a soldier should look like a soldier, act like a soldier, and be professional in all they do, no matter what rank, sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation they are.
If you want to be a beauty queen get out of my Army. If you want to be a guy wearing a dress, get out of my Army. If you can't wear the uniform of our country properly, get out of my Army and go find some civilian job where it's acceptable.
On this CSM in particular, she is a disgrace to our uniform. I checked out her Linkedin page. She doesn't even mention her military service and her profile photo looks like she's posing for a fashion shoot. (not a very good one either) I guess she isn't proud of her military service? I also wonder how long she has served before becoming a CSM. Was she pushed to the top because she earned it or was it affirmative action that got her there? If I ran into her I'd be very tempted to pull out my knife and cut her pony tail off and wash her face. I'm just glad I retired before all of this craziness infected my Army.
Ok, all of the haters can jump on board now. That's the new internet Army way isn't it?

The CSM is not the only one who sets the tone of a unit. In a good unit this doesn't happen. In any unit that I commanded, I would be mad at the officers in the unit if they didn't come to me with this solely based on her appearance. The incident about a fallen Soldier offends me to the deepest parts of my soul. I had 35 years in the Army - Active and Reserve (I was enlisted first). Unfortunately since I am retired, I still see this. My son is an E4 and often calls me. He is dumfounded that the things that occur because in his childhood there was never any doubt about doing the right thing. You see he is 5th generation military. There are good units that the NCOs police this type of poor performance and then there are others. It is possible to command a unit where honesty and adherence to standards truly exist. I am not dreaming about an utopia, I have about 8.5 years of command time. It only takes NCOs who enforce the rules and officers who back them up

I've been following this since it showed up on my Facebook feed and I'm really confused how she has done this for so long. I mean I've encountered tons of service members who looked like shit bags, but never one who flaunted the regs like she does. How in the name of all that's holy has this woman been allowed to make a mockery of the uniform? She's been deployed all over the world looking like a bag of assholes. So this reflects poorly on all of us, not just the Army.

Probably start with the first few stages of grief. That is, I would be in shock to see a professional soldier looking like this. Phase two, of course, would be, "I must be seeing things (denial)." The negotiation or bargaining phase would be a misnomer because there would not be any room for discussion. She would be on notice and she would comply and meet the standards. Otherwise, she would be charged. Uniform and grooming policies apply to all as does the UCMJ.

At the present time we have piss poor leadership in both the Officer and Senior NCO ranks. I say this as I have witnessed the disregard of standards, the "Good Ole' Boy" system in operation, no UCMJ being enforced especially in the Officer ranks. The service has to start ridding itself of these self indulged so called leaders as they are toxic and are dragging the Army into an abyss it will be hard to get out of. The Sergeants Major rank is not a leadership rank, their position is the Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Commander. The last leadership rank in the NCO chain is the 1SG. In my 40 year career in both enlisted and Officer ranks, I used every available means to lead, but most importantly using the regulatory process in a professional manner. Most leaders of today think they are leading when in fact they are only holding a position. They have not been mentored, trained or learned lessons to apply proper technical abilities. The Colonels and Generals who are relieved of duties for improprieties are hardly dealt with in a harsh manner, they get cushy jobs out of the way and continue on duty. Enlisted with the exception of E8's and E9's are drummed out of the service. What kind of example are we setting? The lack of enforcing and disregard for the regulations, accountability and responsibility have caused this along with the mandates forced by congress with no understanding of the cohesiveness of a unit at any level. We have to get back to the basics, enforce at all levels the regulations, mentor, train and hold all personnel to the same standards. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Yes, this CSM is wrong; but the REAL issue is that her boss and every other senior leader on Schofield has doubtlessly seen her and not made a correction for some reason. Appauling!

As a SNCO she should know better. To her CDR, he/she needs to tell her to shape up or ship out. The CDR has the right to fire her, and that's what needs to be done.

What an absolute embarrassment. I am as livid as I am frustrated with NCO's like this. These soldiers need to be stopped long before they get to this rank.