Posted on Jul 23, 2020
What army regulation covers how a soldier is supposed to take care of themselves? (Personal hygiene, eating, etc).?
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Personal hygiene is not the issue. I have a soldier who is not eating for the most part. Eats maybe once a day and we've been in the field since the 9th.
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No offense SPC. Cantu, you both have an NCO, if it is as bad as you indicate this should be taken to your Supervisor and involve the PLT Leadership. It is a health and safety issue. You don’t need a regulation when someone is not taking care of themselves. But that is a determination for leadership to make.
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Some people have special diets and they can’t stand MREs and many think they can survive short term without them and just pick and choose what they eat out of them. Also I don’t think many younger soldiers realize how strenuous the field can be and realize only after they have a serious event such as heat casualty or falling out during an exercise.
I would pull the soldier aside and ask him the reason why he is not eating properly and then explain to him you and others are noting his change in performance and its negative impact on not only his career but also on the unit to achieve the mission. And then see if there is someone you can do to work with him to get him food he will eat for enough energy. Whether that’s other joes switching out MREs if he wants a certain one (if they are ok with it) or collecting excess rations and letting him take some of the extras.
I would pull the soldier aside and ask him the reason why he is not eating properly and then explain to him you and others are noting his change in performance and its negative impact on not only his career but also on the unit to achieve the mission. And then see if there is someone you can do to work with him to get him food he will eat for enough energy. Whether that’s other joes switching out MREs if he wants a certain one (if they are ok with it) or collecting excess rations and letting him take some of the extras.
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I completely agree with CPT. Too many NCOs like to jump straight to punitive measures rather than asking what is going on with the Soldier. Most of the time, it is an underlying issue that no one knows about because either leadership hasn't bothered to check on the Soldier, or the Soldier doesn't feel comfortable talking with anyone in their unit.
Chapter 6 of ADP 6-22.5 covers field hygiene and sanitation and mentions many other regulations that could be beneficial. The other chapters are also helpful. I am not aware of any regulation that can punish a Soldier for not eating, but the Command could counsel or even force the Soldier to stay put until they eat something (speaking from personal experience...not because I refused to eat, but because I was too caught up in my task and just wanted to work through meals to get things done.) AR 670-1 pertains to grooming standards as far as hygiene. The only mention of "food" in that regulation pertains to food service uniforms.
Chapter 6 of ADP 6-22.5 covers field hygiene and sanitation and mentions many other regulations that could be beneficial. The other chapters are also helpful. I am not aware of any regulation that can punish a Soldier for not eating, but the Command could counsel or even force the Soldier to stay put until they eat something (speaking from personal experience...not because I refused to eat, but because I was too caught up in my task and just wanted to work through meals to get things done.) AR 670-1 pertains to grooming standards as far as hygiene. The only mention of "food" in that regulation pertains to food service uniforms.
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