Posted on Jun 27, 2014
Which branch of service has the best professional relationship between officer and enlisted ?
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What branch of service do you believe has the best professional working relationship between officers and enlisted ? During my time in the military I always felt that a strong professional relationship between myself and the officers I worked for led to a higher rate of mission accomplishment and espirit de corps in my unit. Now I am not knocking any branch of service down. I just wonder what branch of service do you feel has the better working relationship between officers and enlisted. Is it a factor in a motivated unit and does it determine greater sense of mission accomplishment.
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Me: " Sir, I'm here to give a mission brief
Colonel X: " SSG Seidel, nice to meet you." ( Shakes my hand.)
Me: " Sir, My team and I have reviewed your Priority Information requirements, and understand your intent is that my team report on any unusual activity in THIS sector, AND to deny the enemy the opportunity to use this sector for rocket, mortar, and IED operations. "
Colonel X: "That's exactly correct. Have a seat here beside me and show me your plan."
I've had mostly excellent interactions with Army officers, whether they be Infantry, Air, or Support. Professional, and not condescending.
Colonel X: " SSG Seidel, nice to meet you." ( Shakes my hand.)
Me: " Sir, My team and I have reviewed your Priority Information requirements, and understand your intent is that my team report on any unusual activity in THIS sector, AND to deny the enemy the opportunity to use this sector for rocket, mortar, and IED operations. "
Colonel X: "That's exactly correct. Have a seat here beside me and show me your plan."
I've had mostly excellent interactions with Army officers, whether they be Infantry, Air, or Support. Professional, and not condescending.
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Capt Richard I P.
This opinion is, by the way, after 3 years spent at a Joint Command, and therefore somewhat informed on other services' customs.
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19 years in the Army and counting and my answer will always be the Marines. Have you seen the way they interact with each other. Upmost Professionalism. Even the new recruits in the building next door already have that mentality seared into their brain at Paris Island. Not knocking the Army or the others. As an AIT PLT SGT, I have seen a ton of people I just look at, interact with or just observe and wonder how proud that recruiter is for making his numbers with these people.
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The Air Force....most of them are on a first name basis anyway, so it has to be a good relationship!!
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Sgt Tom Vaughn
Being on a first name BS. Is not professional.
Join the Marines or serve with a Marine unit.
Join the Marines or serve with a Marine unit.
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MSgt Jim Wolverton
Maj Oberg, I'm not sure which nation's Air Force you are referring to, but it is not the US Air Force. Not one time in 24 years did I ever witness ANY enlisted Airman ever call an officer by their first name.
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Air Force! They all refer to each other by their first names and skip saluting while walking aorund the office with coffee cups right? Clearly they're on the best terms! =P
Honestly I do think the AF is best on this front because there is a greater level of personalability in the relationships (generally). But depending on your standards of "professional" you may disagree.
Honestly I do think the AF is best on this front because there is a greater level of personalability in the relationships (generally). But depending on your standards of "professional" you may disagree.
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Sgt Tom Vaughn
That is not professional conduct.
Get into a fire fight and see how fast you fall apart when given an order to attack a much stronger enemy force. This is why they call the Marines in.
Get into a fire fight and see how fast you fall apart when given an order to attack a much stronger enemy force. This is why they call the Marines in.
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MSgt Jim Wolverton
Sgt Vaughn, A1C Butron didn't phrase it well. The Air Force isn't the Marines and there's no need for it to be, we have a different mission. As a SNCO in the Air Force, my relationships with officers would obviously be different than his or yours, and while there may have been some joking and so forth, we were never too familiar, and always professional.
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Having been in four branches, my anecdotal vote is the Air Force. After all, it’s the only branch where the enemy shoots at officers in most cases. The smaller the team, the more likely we were on a first name basis and highly mission focused.
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I think it all depends on the command. I think all branches have the ability to have that but I'm sure there are commands who lacked in many ways to accomplish that trust and comeraderi.
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