Posted on Jan 7, 2016
What would you do if your Sergeant didn't know how to load a magazine?
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I just saw this video and felt like I was watching a multi-car accident on the interstate. It just got worse as it went on. What made it so bad as this was a SGT. The Safety was professional as he could be. Hats off to him. When I heard her say "I'm not Active Duty" I would have kicked her off the range. I am glad the Safety told her that she was a soldier and that he was a reservist too. If I was her CO I would have do everything I could to reduce her. But I think if you have a NCO like this in your unit the unit itself has a lot of issues in the first place. What kills me also is that she has a combat patch.
What would you have if you were the Safety?
Just so you know that you know it is believed that they Safety was a SSG just the same as was the soldier trying to load the mag.
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What would you have if you were the Safety?
Just so you know that you know it is believed that they Safety was a SSG just the same as was the soldier trying to load the mag.
https://www.facebook.com/Theseniorspecialist/videos/ [login to see] 43848/?fref=nf
Edited 10 y ago
Posted 10 y ago
Responses: 394
How could she have ever made E5 much less E6 if she couldn’t reload? If she had combat time I feel sorry for her team mates. In the old days in Nam if a Sgt couldn’t even reload their weapon they wouldn’t last after there first fire fight.
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One it does not help anything showing this . Two people are saying stuff about her saying she was not active duty. I take that as she was not in a position to be around weapons very often. If you do some thing once a year and are new at it some time people do not remember how to do something. I was lucky I grew up around weapons so when I went to the range I was familiar with how they worked. As to reducing her .. just because she does not have this skill does not mean she is not a good NCO. This is a learned skill. It can be taught and does not tale a minute to do so.
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First, don't video something like this. Second, the range safety should ensure that everyone is trained on the weapon, a sign off sheet should do. The NCO above her in her NCO support channel should take her from the range, and teach her. She probably just had a quick class, and got nervous. The Army trains. It's what happens on a continual basis. Even as NCOs training is important. Next time, she should teach a class on the weapon. Teaching, and the prep for the class, helps the teacher to know it better. There should be no shaming. These things happen. That's what training is for. Even NCOs can't know everything. Especially, if its not part of your regular duties. As combat soldiers, we get wrapped around the axle about the things that we take for granted. As combat soldier NCOs it is our job to know all the ins and outs of weapons fire. It is not so, for other MOSs.
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She got the rank not on ability or Marita the Obama rules state there we need a quota of vaginas filling those billets it's inlay fare what thus do not understand during war shit on fare
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Mother of God!!! NCOs are suppose to be trainers, if they can't load a magazine.........HOW IN ALL THAT IS HOLY DID SHE GET TO BE AN NCO??? This is why I only did 11 years and couldn't do any more.
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Were I in charge , she would not havd been out there.
I have worked ranges before. This is danger waiting to happen.
I have worked ranges before. This is danger waiting to happen.
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I don't get the problem.
You go to the range to train.
So stop complaining and get her trained proper!
You go to the range to train.
So stop complaining and get her trained proper!
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