Posted on Jan 28, 2015
On the spot correction at a security gate, would you stay or keep going?
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Made a uniform correction to a defender at the gate this morning. He was wearing the sage green watch cap (fleece) but did not have it rolled or folded. I reminded him that the cap must be worn folded or rolled and he replied "Rodger that sir, thank you!" Here is my question, would you:
A. Think this is resolved and drive away because it's at the gate?
B. Stay at the gate until the Airman makes the correction?
A. Think this is resolved and drive away because it's at the gate?
B. Stay at the gate until the Airman makes the correction?
Posted 9 y ago
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SMSgt (Join to see)
First, thank you for making the correction. Many would not.
I think that my decision to stay until I saw that he had corrected it or not would depend on how I perceived his attitude when I corrected him. If he seemed genuine in his response (and, from the response he made to you .. "Roger that sir, thank you"), it appears that he was, I'd move on. If, however, he had copped an attitude with me, I would stay until it was corrected... both the uniform violation and the attitude. I would probably have become an impediment to traffic at that point.
Woe be on him, however, if the next day, or whenever, if I saw him and the same violation again....
First, thank you for making the correction. Many would not.
I think that my decision to stay until I saw that he had corrected it or not would depend on how I perceived his attitude when I corrected him. If he seemed genuine in his response (and, from the response he made to you .. "Roger that sir, thank you"), it appears that he was, I'd move on. If, however, he had copped an attitude with me, I would stay until it was corrected... both the uniform violation and the attitude. I would probably have become an impediment to traffic at that point.
Woe be on him, however, if the next day, or whenever, if I saw him and the same violation again....
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Whoa! The Air Force has standards? I thought that everyone just did whatever they wanted to do, lol. Just kidding. I would've made the correction and stayed until he fixed it. That correction would've only taken that young Airman about one nano second to accomplish. He/she could've fixed themselves with me watching and then I'd be on my merry way. The longer that individual took, the longer I would stay. Would traffic have been backed up? Sure it would've, but that's the guard's prerogative and not mine. But...as a former Drill Sergeant I'm kind of an asshole when it comes to enforcing the standards.
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SSG Ryan Harter
No, I tank the Drill Sergeant reasoning. You would have done it before you were a DS because you were the NCO you are now before you even made 6 man. Am I right, or am I right , or am I right?
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If it is rush hour, press on as to not impede traffic but swing back trough on a "errand" an hour or so later.
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