05-11-2007, 23:01
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: LA
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Originally Posted by groundup
"Good morning... uhh..." "Hey! You! In the camoflauge!" Those don't go too well when you are walking around in a building.
When an NCO/officer passes by or enters in a room/building you are supposed to call the people in the room to at ease/attention. How would you know that unless you know their rank?
When passing an officer or NCO you are supposed to give the greeting of the day. How would you do that without knowing their rank?
When you are looking for someone in particular, how would you know who they are without their names? In my case, CPT X tells me to get SGT Y. I don't know who CPT X is, but I know he is in charge of something in HQ. I don't know who SGT Y is, but I know LT X wants him. So, I go running around trying to find SGT Y, asking people for him. Then I tell him that this CPT wants to see him. "Which CPT". Damn, how would I know that? He is always wearing that stupid fleece jacket. Now I have to say that I don't know, but he should come with me anyway. So, we go back and we both get an ass chewing for not being there faster.
The PT uniform irks me too. There should be some kind of rank on it. Got in to a bit of hot water when I didn't realize I was standing in front of the JTF command staff with a couple BGs, COLs, CSM, SGM, and everything in between for the Army's birthday run. Dumb PFC (me at the time) gets told by 1SG to go up there with SFC H as the youngest and oldest Soldiers. Well, SFC H wasn't running so he didn't go up there. So I walk up there and stand there as the General gives a speech. I didn't get chewed out, but I was standing there at ease with a BG in front of me and he was just shootin' the shit.
First/second day of basic training, one of the Privates in my PLT was on CQ. Someone comes walking up to his desk in PTs and just stands there. He starts fuddling with the CQ log and blocking his view of the hallway. PVT says "wtf are you doing?" Low and behold, it was the CO of our company. Gets an Article 15.
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Walking around in a building? IT'S A COMBAT SHIRT!
Now hush.
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