Who was the worst superior you have had?

The SIO of USS Boxer (2001-2002), LCDR "Cheeseburger". The epitome of toxic leadership. One LCPO mysteriously transferred early, one LCPO fired, both JOs reprimanded. Some of my junior sailors would cry when he entered our work space and some talked suicide (one went UA). With both of my LCPOs gone, I requested advice from a senior enlisted member of our community (ISCM) concerning situation. That got the ball rolling to help our sailors, but I was next on the chopping block. Luckily the OPs LCPO and CMC provided some cover, but I can't help but think was the final nail in my CPO hopes coffin. Besides being technically incompetent, he was just a despicable person.

One time had a Bn CDR, who was a toxic leader, basking in his owl glory, giving field grade ART15's to anyone walking on his HQ grass, (Pvt-NCO and O's). a Company mortar plt took care of him on a live fire by walking the round in reverse up to his OP, wounding him. Div transferred him to leg land.

A company commander on my first deployment! dude was clue less. knew reg but has no clue how to lead soldiers. Then there is another that I can't speak of at the moment.

A detachment commander and my last CO and 1st SGT if they had been st one of my first 3 units I would have not stayed in. They did not have a clue they were to busy to talk to their troops they would demean their NCOs and Jr officers they were really messed up a lot of good soliders ETS thanks to them.

When I was O-2/3, I had an O-6 boss who was a 5 martini at lunch narcissist. Very painful tour.

My “interim” task force commander who bridged the gap until the new commander could deploy out to Afghanistan. Numerous issues on mission blamed on the headquarters command team even though we were never allowed to have anything to do with mission, just beans and bullets. Through open door policy, my NCOs wanted to make a toxic leader complaint, so I facilitated it with JAG. She found out about it and accused me of conspiring against her. Got to the point where I just shut up and did everything she told us to do just waiting out her redeployment date. The best part of the deal was when she was put up for a bronze star and IJC downgraded her to an ARCOM. She sent me to Kabul to find out why she was downgraded and try to convince them to issue her that award. I kept thinking while I was on the convoy that it would be very crappy to die in an ambush or IED while convoying to Kabul to convince a Colonel I respected to sign off on a bronze star for my horrible boss. Her redeployment was a day of celebration.

One I have right now....

When I was a fresh faced hard charger, I had someone who liked to throw their rank around just to put you in your place. I remember one day when I was hard at work, this individual walked by multiple hole punchers, put a piece of paper in my face and said I need you to hole punch this for me.

I knew from that moment the kind of leader I wanted to be and I would never task my Junior Marines with useless work just to show they were beneath me.

I had a division senior chief who just wanted to make life difficult because he could. The only lesson I learned from this man was how not be a leader. He was a big do as I say and not as I do kind of man. I did get some satisfaction when he was attempting to assist a fellow technician to troubleshoot a radar and got knocked on his ass from 20,000 volts. Yes he survived but had to wear a uniform at least once a week with two holes from the electricity entering and exiting his body.

A certain nameless 2nd lieutenant replacement that unfortunately could not read a map,call in artillery etc ,luckily the battalion commander noticed his failings and removed from the field before any harm was done,I don't blame the young LT the Army was scrambling for leaders at the time and he just didn't have it,nice kid but should not have been thrown into a combat situation with men's lives at stake.