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Originally Posted by thid92
OK I think you took it a bit to far comparing me with toxic leadership over something I consider an integrity violation. I don't have to explain myself but I have always done real well with the Soldiers that I have had under me and 90% have grown to become great leaders themselves.
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It most certainly could be an Integrity violation or if this is Joe we are speaking about, possibly ignorance. Without going into your reasoning for sake of time this is how I would handle the situation and maybe you have but I doubt it.
- At the first opportunity begin building genuine rapport with said individual. You will learn a lot by doing this maybe even more than that paper will tell you.
- If you still have doubts investigate further on your own.
Upon completion of above steps you will establish a verdict. If your assumptions were correct your rapport establishment will allow you to decipher if said individual is committing an Integrity Violation or needs a little guidance.
Again without going into your reasoning, what are your motives for said investigation? No answer needed, for your self reflection.
Something to think about
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In the event the guy is authorized to wear said patch – You went to an online forum for something relatively easy to determine-you have access to all Army regulations, an S-1 shop, iperms and HRC to assist in validating his claims. What would you consider yourself then? What effects did your actions have on your Unit? Did you improve the Units ability to accomplish task?
My only intention in this argument is to weigh in on something I see as a larger problem than toxicity, again this type of situation was the largest contributing factor to me leaving.
In the big scheme of things some shit just really doesn’t matter. Think of it like business (your product is capable soldiers and their ability, whatever MOS). Your actions only impact that bottom line in two ways – positive or negative. If the matter has no effect on that bottom line to begin with don’t concern yourself with it. If you go through all this trouble and are wrong in your assumptions, you negatively impact that bottom line. Now if you are correct, how does it impact the bottom line? If he is a shit bag and you get rid of him, positive. If he performs and you get rid of him, negative. If he performs and just needs guidance and counseling, short run negative with long term gain.