Posted on Jun 25, 2021
When an E-4 calls me "hey" or "hey man" knowing that I am an officer, should I bother to correct him?
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This SPC calls me "hey man" outside work. I don't work with him directly; just happened to come across couple of times at work, and he did call me "sir". Not sure whether I should even bother to correct this SPC.
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It needs to be addressed, because the SPC knows your rank regardless of what you are wearing. The expectation of respect needs to transcend the presence of the uniform.
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SGT David Schrader
The specialist didn’t know the officer.
The officer thought that they may have briefly worked at a location at the same time but not together.
Apparently the specialist acknowledged the captain properly at that time while both were in uniform and did not recognize the captain’s appearance while in civilian clothes. So what.
I haven’t always recognized people in civilian clothes that I have worked with once or twice while on duty.
Human error.
The officer thought that they may have briefly worked at a location at the same time but not together.
Apparently the specialist acknowledged the captain properly at that time while both were in uniform and did not recognize the captain’s appearance while in civilian clothes. So what.
I haven’t always recognized people in civilian clothes that I have worked with once or twice while on duty.
Human error.
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This is simple. If you don’t correct the situation you are at fault. Develop some backbone because this should not even be a question. Respect is earned and this is how you lose it.
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Absolutely. You should have him flogged for even considering you one of the rest of us filthy peasants. You are an Officer and. Gentleman in the U.S Army. How dare he.
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Are you serious...You're still an officer off base and he's still a SPC off base. As long as this person is in, you're the superior and deserve the respect of your rank. If you do not correct him then you are not much of an officer. I still address retired military officers by their rank.
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I had the same happen to me when I was a First Sergeant. Some soldiers would say Hey, First Sergeant. This annoyed me, and YES, I did correct the soldier. I simply said that Hey was not my first name. Retired 1SG Don Dillman
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SGT Patrick Sullivan
I had a First Sgt. that loathed being called "Top" !
He put a plaque on his door with a wooden top and string glued to it with the caption "This is a Top".
He put a plaque on his door with a wooden top and string glued to it with the caption "This is a Top".
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As a Senior member of the "Mafia" I do apologize for the lack of personal and military respect shown you by this individual. If it was possible to know this individual, matters would be addressed. SFC O'Malley has it straight...this cannot be ignored. Even the "Mafia" has its standards of shamming and that is NOT one of them!!!!
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Well considering you are now in the woke joke army, what do you really expect from these undisciplined rejects, most of the people that are in the military today didn't join to serve their country, they joined to get a paycheck and benefits and probably some dumba** sports car
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Light the troop up, disrespect is not tolerated in the military or anyplace else for that matter.
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