Buffa1oso1di3r
09-24-2008, 07:45 PM
Aye... my Platoon, frankly, sucks. They can't stop talking, their brass is constantly unshined (not like, one streak of tarnish, I mean, to the point where their discs are turning blue), half don't even know column rights and lefts, and, they can't keep their mouths shut in formation. Whenever I crack the whip, whatever I do gets overriden by my SAI.
One example: Today. They come into class, I tell them to study. They keep talking. About fifteen minutes later, after report and the like, I tell them to study. They keep talking. So, the C/CSM and myself put them at attention. Everytime, my SAI walks in and tells them to sit down.
Then, inspection comes. Super easy, right? All my Company Commander asks are simple questions, such as the three leadership styles and first aid. I counted somewhere between eight and ten wrong answers. Also, their brass... I walk up in front of one cadet, a C/SFC, and, the supposed Assistant Commander of my school's drill team. His hair is over my school's regs, and, his torches/discs are tarnished to the point that they start turning blue. The inspection continues, and, I step in front of another C/SFC. His dics are so badly tarnished, it looks like they're rusted.
So, at the end, before class ended, I put out the very simple rules. When they come into class, they study. When there's nothing going on, they study. When inspection comes, they're either studying or inspecting each other, not talking about who's dating who.
When I saw that inspection sheet, it made me feel like crap because that means that I'm not doing my job. So, after school, I came up with a few more rules that I hope to introduce tomorrow.
If you guys have any other suggestions, please say so.
One example: Today. They come into class, I tell them to study. They keep talking. About fifteen minutes later, after report and the like, I tell them to study. They keep talking. So, the C/CSM and myself put them at attention. Everytime, my SAI walks in and tells them to sit down.
Then, inspection comes. Super easy, right? All my Company Commander asks are simple questions, such as the three leadership styles and first aid. I counted somewhere between eight and ten wrong answers. Also, their brass... I walk up in front of one cadet, a C/SFC, and, the supposed Assistant Commander of my school's drill team. His hair is over my school's regs, and, his torches/discs are tarnished to the point that they start turning blue. The inspection continues, and, I step in front of another C/SFC. His dics are so badly tarnished, it looks like they're rusted.
So, at the end, before class ended, I put out the very simple rules. When they come into class, they study. When there's nothing going on, they study. When inspection comes, they're either studying or inspecting each other, not talking about who's dating who.
When I saw that inspection sheet, it made me feel like crap because that means that I'm not doing my job. So, after school, I came up with a few more rules that I hope to introduce tomorrow.
If you guys have any other suggestions, please say so.