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Most of us have thought it at some point that our troops are like our kids where we may be momma/pappa bear and can mess with our troops but do you dare even THINK about touching them, but I have never actually seen someone put it out in any kind of official publication...until now:
Here is an AF PA article that pretty much makes the claim.
http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/559040/the-air-force-issued-me-my-kids.aspx
Here is an AF PA article that pretty much makes the claim.
http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/559040/the-air-force-issued-me-my-kids.aspx
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Posted 9 y ago
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Lot has to do with the UCMJ we all fall under, which is different than any other non-military supervisor-employee relationship.
Because the chain of command is responsible for everything done, or not done, by the members of the unit, military supervisors step up to take the 'parenting' role, knowing that if something goes wrong, their will have to do that anyway.
Where else does a supervisor pick an employee up from the police station? Where else does a supervisor go to an employee's house to check on their living conditions? Where else does a supervisor escort sn employee to appointments or other requirements not related to actual job duties?
Because the chain of command is responsible for everything done, or not done, by the members of the unit, military supervisors step up to take the 'parenting' role, knowing that if something goes wrong, their will have to do that anyway.
Where else does a supervisor pick an employee up from the police station? Where else does a supervisor go to an employee's house to check on their living conditions? Where else does a supervisor escort sn employee to appointments or other requirements not related to actual job duties?
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
LTC (Join to see), my folks know that it's best to tell "dad" first before "dad" finds out from someone else. I will treat you like a grown up, till the moment you don't act like one.
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Exactly TSgt Joshua Copeland, in the military that is what we expect!
It is going to be weird when I get out of the Army in the next few years and don't have to be as involved in the lives of my 'subordinates' unless we both agree to do so.
It is going to be weird when I get out of the Army in the next few years and don't have to be as involved in the lives of my 'subordinates' unless we both agree to do so.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
LTC (Join to see), People ask me all the time why people that retire from the military take jobs that are non-supervisory. I look them in the eye and say, if you knew what being a "supervisor" meant in the military you might want to take a year or so off from managing people.
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I joined the Navy at 22. So I ran into several situations where I had younger people leading me. I took it upon myself to act more mature (didn't happen all the time) and to prove to them that they could fall on me when needed. I truly believe it made the start of the second half of my career better, because I was ready. My last ship I had a kid that was 23, had 4 dui's in 18 months (I was only around for the last one) and cost us a spot in SHF school. I had to parent this kid everyday until he was finally kicked off the boat and sent to out processing.
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