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Old 12-27-2010, 09:52 PM
Abbott Shaull Abbott Shaull is offline
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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b View Post
One of the best conversations I ever overheard was a Lieutenant complaining to the Commander about something the Sergeant Major said to him. The Commander said:

"You mean that the Sergeant Major gave you a suggestion and you didn't even consider it?!" And then the Commander gave the Lieutenant a "dumbshit Lieutenant" sort of laugh...
Yeah, the next best thing is when the immediate Commander gives an order that you can't perform. After said Commanders comes to whine...uhm chew ass and the senior NCO tells him they didn't have what they needed to perform the job. All the while the said Commander boss is there and states with straight face that the NCO had a point in such a fashion as to not laugh at him, but in firm enough voice that junior Commander knows he shouldn't push the issue.
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