Sniper teams

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by Webstral

Ain't that the truth! Bored NCOs (not to be confused with NCOs doing their jobs) are the bane of a soldier's non-combat existence. I know the US Army meant well by altering the battalion TO&E to include a staff sergeant major (as opposed to the command sergeant major) for the purpose of improving career progression. However, the handful I've seen have not impressed me. I've seen too many pointless ass-chewings of Joe when Joe was going about his business, basically squared away. I watched the 4-64 AR SGM quiz a Joe who came through the line of fire for literally ten minutes until he found something Joe didn't know. Then Joe got his head bitten off. War is hard enough without that garbage.

To be fair, the same SGM established a system whereby the watch towers of the FOB were visited sporadically and without warning to ensure the sentries were doing their jobs. It was a staff sergeant performing these rounds that discovered our resident narcoleptic asleep at his post. That needed to be done, and the battalion sergeant major was the one who made it happen.

Webstral

Honestly, it was the always the 2nd Lt that I use to get kick out of. You know the ones who would cross the street to get their daily ration of being saluted, lord behold if you didn't notice him crossing the street and he was behind you.

Still with is garrison they would wear the shiny stuff instead of sewed on rank...lol

Reminds me of also the time when me and buddy were in Airborne School and we took our cloths to laundry mat on base, in uniform. I know the Sergeant was trying to square away a couple way ward enlisted men, I forget what was wrong, I think it something to do with out pant legs not being bloused inside the boots. You know when you out of boot camp/AIT and they tell you to dress one way while in the Battalion Barracks and forget to remind that once you leave their sacred grounds others will ream you out. He didn't give us hassle and was very polite, he didn't dog us, but when you week out of AIT, the two of us were scared and worry that we be pushing the floor of that place deeper into Red Georgia Clay.

Yes, you may not always agree with Officer or senior NCO, but at time they do have some good ideas that help everyone out, regardless of their personality flaws...