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#1
11-08-2012, 11:37 AM
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OT-Question for US Military Personnel - Current or Former
Just a quick question
Should a US Army Captian who I do not know, call me "Bro" vs my rank which I work hard to get?
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#2
11-08-2012, 04:11 PM
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Calm down, bro.
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#3
11-08-2012, 04:29 PM
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No, a US army captain who you do not know should not call you bro. I am a US army captain. I do call my soldiers (ones that are reliable who I have known for some time) by their first name. Sometimes I do joke with them or call them something like "bro" in a joking fashion. I do not use it as a way to address them nor do I do it to strangers.
I was an NCO for 10 years. I would not look at that situation as an affront to my rank. Rather I would look at it as the captain does not know how to handle himself as his own rank.
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#4
11-14-2012, 05:19 PM
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[QUOTE=The Rifleman;51323]No, a US army captain who you do not know should not call you bro. I am a US army captain. I do call my soldiers (ones that are reliable who I have known for some time) by their first name. Sometimes I do joke with them or call them something like "bro" in a joking fashion. I do not use it as a way to address them nor do I do it to strangers[QUOTE]
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#5
11-14-2012, 05:25 PM
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[QUOTE=StainlessSteelCynic;51562][QUOTE=The Rifleman;51323]No, a US army captain who you do not know should not call you bro. I am a US army captain. I do call my soldiers (ones that are reliable who I have known for some time) by their first name. Sometimes I do joke with them or call them something like "bro" in a joking fashion. I do not use it as a way to address them nor do I do it to strangers[QUOTE]
LOL thanks. I wasn't going to point that out tho. I guess I should add to that a National Guard US army captain.
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11-08-2012, 05:12 PM
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11-08-2012, 06:58 PM
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Usually, if you don't know the person, you address another by their rank, even if you're of the same rank as them. Once you know the person, informal addresses can be used.
What he did was unprofessional if equal or higher in rank than you. If he was a lower rank, inexcusable.
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11-08-2012, 11:32 PM
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It's pretty much the same in the military of all other nations too. Even if you don't respect the person, a soldier (or officer) is taught to at least respect the rank they hold.
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11-09-2012, 04:46 AM
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Is it possible that perhaps he wasn't sure of the Canadian rank and what address was appropriate?
Not saying that his usage of 'bro' was appropriate but maybe he just wasn't sure of the correct title and 'winged' it?
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11-14-2012, 11:36 AM
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Have we heard an opinion from any actual officers other than Ed yet? I bet I can scare up a few.
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11-14-2012, 06:17 PM
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Ha! Missed that one. My bad. That's what I get for reading forums on my phone. Carry on.
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11-14-2012, 07:49 PM
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11-15-2012, 09:15 AM
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Tell the truth, the blindness is from something else entirely separate to getting old...
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives. Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect" Mors ante pudorem
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11-15-2012, 05:14 PM
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