Should we have a Sergeant's Request to match the Soldier's Request?

When I was inducted into the NCO corps, I heard the Soldier's Request. For those of you who haven't heard or read it, Here it is.<div><br></div><div>A Soldier's Request:</div><div>Treat me with respect, Sergeant. For no heart in all the world is more loyal than the heart of an American Soldier. Do not beat my spirit with your words, Sergeant. For though I will do what you demand, your guidance, patience, and understanding will more quickly teach me to "Be, Know, and Do."</div><div><br></div><div>Speak with me often, Sergeant. For the praise and counseling you give is expected. I am an American Soldier, expecting to be trained. Discipline must be a part of my life. Train me for the elements, Sergeant. For I must learn to fight and win in the cold, the wet and the desert. Those who would be enemies will use these elements. I must be prepared.</div><div><br></div><div>I ask no greater glory, Sergeant, than to defend our country and our way of life, against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. Allow me that privilege, Sergeant. Train me. Provide me the necessities of food and drink, Sergeant. Train me to be self-sufficient that I may lead the way and stand ready, willing and able to protect you, with my life if necessary, should your life be in danger.</div><div><br></div><div>Train me, Sergeant, that one day I too can be called Sergeant, trainer of Soldiers, backbone of the Army. Train me to accept those responsibilities that are yours. Train me to train my Soldiers to be the greatest defenders of freedom in the world. Sergeant, train me to be a Sergeant. I shall leave this Army knowing with my last step and my last breath that my fate was always safest in your hands. Sergeant, train me that I too can earn the title, "Sergeant." &nbsp;- Frank M. McMahon, Sergeant Major</div><div><br></div><div>I propose the Sergeant's Request. What do you think?</div><div><br></div><div>The Sergeant's Request:</div><div>Trust me, Soldier. You have a mind and the will to be trained. I will tell you my highest truth if I know you are listening. Your trust is one of your most prized possessions; working to earn it makes me a better leader.</div><div><br></div><div>Follow me, Soldier, for the steps I take are taken more carefully if I know yours will follow. Personal sacrifices are easy but your safety I hold dear. Make them one and I will lead you as best I can.</div><div><br></div><div>Obey me, Soldier, not because you have to but because you want to. Your actions give my words power. A leader's influence is limited by the activity that leader can influence. Empower me so that I may use that power to your benefit.</div><div><br></div><div>Respect me, Soldier, because respect is a two-way street. It is given more easily to those from whom it is readily received. When you remind me what respect looks like, I can keep myself in line as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Soldier, I am a leader. Give me a Soldier to lead. I am at my best when you are at yours. Push yourself and thereby push me to be a better leader for you every day. I promise I will rise to the challenge. &nbsp;- Marcus L. Tyler, SFC, USA</div>