Posted on Dec 26, 2018
Who do I talk to about misallocated funds within the Unit?
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I've been with my Unit for about 6 months now. We have had an extremely high op-tempo. My Soldiers don't have the equipment to effectively train or be combat effective. We dont have enough personal weapons or NVGs for everyone within the Troop. A majority of our Bradley's are only barely capable of moving on their own power, while the turrets rarely operate. I have some serious issues with this. How am I expected to keep my Soldiers combat focused and ready, when we cant even get our Tracks up and running half the time. Having a high op-tempo is great, but if we cant even buy more weapons to keep up with our MTOE, when push comes to shove, shouldn't the excessive training sit on the back burner? At least until we have the equipment that we need in order to conduct the training? Honestly I hope my current high echelon leadership stumble across this post. And maybe... just maybe something will change.
1st CAV
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Commander
Training
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Partner you shouldn't put unit readiness issues or percentages over the open net. Also "Honestly I hope my current high echelon leadership stumble across this post" is not the way to get things fixed. If your readiness rate disturbs you, get on the 1SG/ CO's open door and tell them, then see the CSM / BC if things don't get moving.
That said, have you checked the MTOE to see who and how many Soldiers are actually authorized NVGs by position. On weapons is it a matter of serviceable weapons or a lack of weapons (don't answer just think; no one here needs to know your ER rate).
I don't know much about Bradleys' , but I do know Heavy Equipment and without fail part of every 10 level PMCS included moving the equipment through it's full range of motion. So if your turrets don't move or the vehicle operates sluggishly it should be captured as a fault during PMCS. Even under high Optempo PMCS should be being done and faults captured and reported which will fire flares to higher if your ER rate drops below the acceptable line. If you don't think your stats are being reported accurately revisit paragraph one.
As far as keeping the troops motivated there is no magic bullet one size fits all answer and what worked for me might not work for you. One thing that is universal is for you to project a positive attitude in the Soldiers presence and be creative in meeting your missions.
That said, have you checked the MTOE to see who and how many Soldiers are actually authorized NVGs by position. On weapons is it a matter of serviceable weapons or a lack of weapons (don't answer just think; no one here needs to know your ER rate).
I don't know much about Bradleys' , but I do know Heavy Equipment and without fail part of every 10 level PMCS included moving the equipment through it's full range of motion. So if your turrets don't move or the vehicle operates sluggishly it should be captured as a fault during PMCS. Even under high Optempo PMCS should be being done and faults captured and reported which will fire flares to higher if your ER rate drops below the acceptable line. If you don't think your stats are being reported accurately revisit paragraph one.
As far as keeping the troops motivated there is no magic bullet one size fits all answer and what worked for me might not work for you. One thing that is universal is for you to project a positive attitude in the Soldiers presence and be creative in meeting your missions.
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SGT Ronald Green
thank you ,,,you hit it on the nail head ,,some one not doing the job they were giving !!!!!!!
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1SG (Join to see)
CSM, you hit perfect points... Also from a S4 perspective you guys as either PLT SGT, SQD Leaders don’t understand how funds works and how are distributed.. No Chain of Command wants to see their Main pacing item just been broke.. So I always advice the PLT SGT, or SQD Leader to find more information before just simply whine.
And Yes you shouldn't put your unit readiness right on the open for anyone to see maybe how prepare your unit is to go to war.
And Yes you shouldn't put your unit readiness right on the open for anyone to see maybe how prepare your unit is to go to war.
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CW3 David Covey
So many things to say about this on many levels. I refuse to sit here and type it all out.
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Understand your frustration, but this is the most inappropriate place to talk about individual unit capabilities. This is an open forum. If you have problems and concerns, bring it up with the chain of command in person. How would you feel if a PVT were to say something bad about you in this forum, "hoping" the upper chain found out about it? SSG (Join to see)
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Stand down on-line!
When opportunities arise, attempt to initiate an intelligent discussion with your chain of command. (I say ‘attempt’ because there may be other problems).
When opportunities arise, attempt to initiate an intelligent discussion with your chain of command. (I say ‘attempt’ because there may be other problems).
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