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I'm not saying it is everywhere, well, because I'm not everywhere. But if you see it too then please leave your experience. What ever happen to taking care of Soldiers?? It seems like "some" leadership I have been running into lately just want to progress in their career, or are in it for themselves. Are we forgetting that we are a Army? Has it been going on for awhile and I am just now seeing it?
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Seems "some" Soldiers find it easier to complain about leaders not taking care of Soldiers instead of tightening up their bootstraps and taking care of themselves and their own Soldiers.
I've always been a firm believer in 'taking care of Soldiers', but wasting time (yes, it's gotten that bad to say this) taking care of Soldiers that don't take the initiative to take care of themselves gets old.
I've always been a firm believer in 'taking care of Soldiers', but wasting time (yes, it's gotten that bad to say this) taking care of Soldiers that don't take the initiative to take care of themselves gets old.
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I guess my statement was kind of broad, and came across in certain aspects that relate to others.
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Unfortunately taking care of Soldiers will not get you promoted, but it helps me sleep at night.
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CPT Brandon Christensen
Well it could help get you promoted. I know it helped me personally taking care of another soldiers.
Specifically when I was down in Camp Shelby, MS getting ready to deploy, another cook in my section has been an E4 forever, and hasn't passed a PT test in 4+ years. He is very smart and does it job very well, but never could get promoted for E5 because of his PT and height/weight. Even though I was an E3 at the time and he was my superior, I took it upon myself to train him and help him lose the weight so he could get promoted. After a couple months of working with him, he was able to pass his PT test and height/weight. (kept failing his run; ended up beating the standard by 2 minutes).
Well my CO at the time saw the extra work I was doing and taking care of my squad leader, he promoted me to SPC as fast as he could.
Specifically when I was down in Camp Shelby, MS getting ready to deploy, another cook in my section has been an E4 forever, and hasn't passed a PT test in 4+ years. He is very smart and does it job very well, but never could get promoted for E5 because of his PT and height/weight. Even though I was an E3 at the time and he was my superior, I took it upon myself to train him and help him lose the weight so he could get promoted. After a couple months of working with him, he was able to pass his PT test and height/weight. (kept failing his run; ended up beating the standard by 2 minutes).
Well my CO at the time saw the extra work I was doing and taking care of my squad leader, he promoted me to SPC as fast as he could.
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Well, when you start massive cuts to our population, and loudly encourage everyone to set themselves ahead of their peers to avoid the cuts, you're going to foster a cut throat "me vs them" mentality.
It's going to be hard not to be selfish when your reward for NOT taking care of yourself is going to be the door...
Welcome to The Purge.
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May the odds be ever in your favor.
It's going to be hard not to be selfish when your reward for NOT taking care of yourself is going to be the door...
Welcome to The Purge.
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May the odds be ever in your favor.
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