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Kicking and Screaming, PT 1

And other things I do to my subordinates

September 28, 2005 7:28:12 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
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From an online conversation with a soldier who works for me. Context is that I chewed him and others out for mistakes they made today, but later told them that it wasn't nearly as serious as I had made it out, and that we were doing fine with the amount of experience we have.

pseudosoldier says:
You know I don't really hate you guys, that I've just been having a string of bad days with little sleep, and I'm heavy on the "tough love" during training... right?
Halfbaked says:
Work is work, dude. I don't sweat it. And I can smell a bad day.
Halfbaked says:
Smells like gouda.
pseudosoldier says:
<-- had the stink all over him today
pseudosoldier says:
Just keep in mind that if I'm an asshole, it doesn't invalidate the point I'm actually trying to make.
Halfbaked says:
I'm well aware of that. I respect you at work, so it's hard to demotivate me. Now is [NCO he doesn't like] did something similar, I'd probably just make fun of him for the rest of the day.
Halfbaked says:
And forget about whatever the hell it was he wanted done.
pseudosoldier says:
Ah.
pseudosoldier says:
Well.... I suppose that's good enough for now.

Weirdness.
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greywar
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Reply #1 September 30, 2005 9:17:33 AM
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Had a very similar conversation with EL about the difference between a soldier "doing" what you said to do and them actually wanting to do it.
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SSG Geezer
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Reply #2 October 1, 2005 5:56:24 PM
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Which one is half-baked? Problem Child?
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Reply #3 October 1, 2005 7:38:16 PM
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Holy shit, Geezer's here. With HW posting on one of greywar's, I feel like it's a class reunion or something.

He's the one you gave a bunch of money to.
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Reply #4 October 1, 2005 9:42:59 PM
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That's what I thought. What a slug.
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Reply #5 October 8, 2005 5:01:01 AM
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My attitude about being professional was that a suprerior NCO or Officer should be able to recommend me for an Article 15 one day, and we would still be able to go fishing the weekend after I'm off restriction.

Fortunately for me, I never had to test that level of professionalism in myself or those above me. ;~D
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Reply #6 October 10, 2005 5:08:49 PM
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Very well put, ParaTed. We (NCO's) should know how to turn it on and turn it off but it's the subordinates that don't always understand the concept. Anyway, that's my two cents.
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Reply #7 October 10, 2005 5:18:19 PM
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it's the subordinates that don't always understand the concept.


THPPPPPPPPPT!!!!!!
-an ex-subordinate-
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