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Infanteer said:People like this take themselves too seriously.
I wonder how said MWO would feel if a 2nd Lieutenant stood her at attention and proceeded to yell at her for not doing some quirky salutation.
Colonel Glover Johns Rule of Leadership #12:
13. Yelling detracts from your dignity; take men aside to counsel them.
Infanteer, good words to live by. Blatant/overt jacking up of anyone that isn't deliberately being a smart ass or willfully disrespectful does, in my opinion, not show very well on the individual [of course the Sergeant-Major jacking up "the villiage idiot" on the parade square is the obvious exception ]. Re: the aforementioned female MWO and the stopping of troops in the hallway to be followed with a dismissive "whatever"....that is not on. I would take said MWO aside quietly and make it clear to her that such behaviour is not at all condusive to an atmosphere of respect amongst subordinates, peer and superiors and that she would be best served in reconsidering the manner in which she conducted herself with the troops, and to have a nice day as I dismissed her. I have little time for people who think more of themselves and their stature than the task at hand... My grandfather (a CO of the 2nd Bn Regina Rifles in WW2) passed on very valuable teachings to me about the relationships between the men and senior non-commissioned members and between officers and NCMs. At no time, he said, is there any excuse for failing to treat any subordinate respectfully...he included trivial rank-related piss ons in that category. Years (many) ago, I spoke with an RSM who had served with my grandfather and we had a good chat on that very subject. It is sometimes hard to define, but you just know when a jacking up is warranted and appreciate when it is done without denegrating the individual while still making sure that the fault is not passed.
Mein zwei centen...
Cheers,
Duey