Posted on Jan 18, 2020
Why are NCO’s okay with sugarcoating the outcomes of certain situation regarding junior soldiers?
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If you are an NCO, and your NCO induction stated you are to be honest with your soldiers and not leave them uniformed, why are y’all getting upset when truthful answers come off as brash or not “NCO-like”?
As an NCO, we are not in the business of creating friendships but in the business of leading soldiers. If you are honest to the soldier of the potential outcome, they are far more likely to trust you down the road. If you lie to them or are not honest with them, then you are negatively effecting mission readiness and you now have a soldier that may not listen to you.
So what do you do? Are you honest with them so that they know, which may result in them getting upset at first, or do you sugar coat the outcome to not upset them at first?
As an NCO, we are not in the business of creating friendships but in the business of leading soldiers. If you are honest to the soldier of the potential outcome, they are far more likely to trust you down the road. If you lie to them or are not honest with them, then you are negatively effecting mission readiness and you now have a soldier that may not listen to you.
So what do you do? Are you honest with them so that they know, which may result in them getting upset at first, or do you sugar coat the outcome to not upset them at first?
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I mean, that’s pretty vague...
I try as much as possible to give them every possible outcome according to my knowledge then follow up with any questions. Depending on the situation (and to an extent the soldier) I may offer my view on what outcome is most likely
I try as much as possible to give them every possible outcome according to my knowledge then follow up with any questions. Depending on the situation (and to an extent the soldier) I may offer my view on what outcome is most likely
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There’s a difference between being honest and being judgemental. It is not your place to tell a Soldier she shouldn’t have gotten pregnant simply because she asked if she would be allowed to live off base or would she have to live in the barracks.
If you’re going to ask a question, make sure you give the complete story versus telling the story to get people to validate your response in which they know nothing about.
Soldiers come on here for professional guidance and junior soldiers come on here to ask questions on things they simply just don’t know. Having tact and respecting someone’s decision to start their family has nothing to do with building friendships, it’s about respecting their choice. So be careful how you deliver your response when you answer Soldiers questions.
If you’re going to ask a question, make sure you give the complete story versus telling the story to get people to validate your response in which they know nothing about.
Soldiers come on here for professional guidance and junior soldiers come on here to ask questions on things they simply just don’t know. Having tact and respecting someone’s decision to start their family has nothing to do with building friendships, it’s about respecting their choice. So be careful how you deliver your response when you answer Soldiers questions.
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This thread makes me remember how fortunate I was as a junior officer to have amazing NCOs in my platoon and battery. Some of the best NCOs in the Army. They were worth more than their weight in gold.
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