Do those of you in Service Support MOS's (Food Service, Supply, HR, et al) feel you get the respect you deserve?

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 May 2016 19:21:39 -0400

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made May 23 at 2016 7:25 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Mon, 23 May 2016 19:25:35 -0400

MSG Private RallyPoint Member roger that, I was an 88M, you better believe it, delivering the fuel, food, gas, ammo, parts and anything you need for sustainment. All the war fighters respected that during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003. Good read and share!

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made May 23 at 2016 8:05 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:05:00 -0400

"Do those of you in Service Support MOS's (Food Service, Supply, HR, et al. feel you get the respect you deserve?"

If they do not the leadership has failed.
Each MOS is vital to mission completion, they each have their challenges.. yes some are "harder" or more physically challenging, and reality is some are more important than others in a specific environment and time. SO finance is not as important in the middle of a firefight, but darn important when in the patrol base and you get notice your family has no money in the account.

Response by SPC Dennis Escobar made May 23 at 2016 8:20 PM

SPC Dennis Escobar — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:20:15 -0400

No. I was med supply for the longest and unless they ran out of something really critical for patient care and they belevied that I could actually pull it out of my butt, I was not importan.

Response by SPC Dennis Escobar made May 23 at 2016 8:20 PM

SPC Dennis Escobar — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:20:16 -0400

No. I was med supply for the longest and unless they ran out of something really critical for patient care and they belevied that I could actually pull it out of my butt, I was not importan.

Response by SPC Dennis Escobar made May 23 at 2016 8:20 PM

SPC Dennis Escobar — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:20:16 -0400

No. I was med supply for the longest and unless they ran out of something really critical for patient care and they belevied that I could actually pull it out of my butt, I was not importan.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made May 23 at 2016 8:20 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:20:31 -0400

The Army takes for granted the good work of support units. Now if one thing goes wrong, that is a huge deal.

Response by SN Greg Wright made May 23 at 2016 8:23 PM

SN Greg Wright — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:23:39 -0400

I was an intel type, so this wouldn't apply to me. However, as someone with friends who were, I can get pretty worked up when some high and mighty 'warrior' disparages the type, as has happened a few times here on RP. Bottom line is, warriors don't eat, shoot, get medical aid, or do much of anything else without the people doing those supply-type jobs.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 8:36 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:36:35 -0400

I know we sure feel appreciated when we do a hot food run out to a designated point during a training exercise. I also know after waiting an hour for troops to show up at the food point and we leave and stop random Cav troops and ask.."Hey..want some hot chow before we take it back to DFAC to toss it!" Those troops show us plenyt of respect and appreciation

Response by CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols made May 23 at 2016 8:48 PM

CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:48:29 -0400

Respect is not about what you do, but who you are. I was very respected in all of my commands because I was a leader who could be counted on to be there when needed.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2016 8:50 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 May 2016 20:50:51 -0400

I feel the grunts of both branches and SOF love us. I do however feel that the Navy does not understand our whole job and mission and at times we are out there on line with Marines and helping provide security and force protection. We run our own convoys to job sites and set up our own defense. We also build or improve COP'S AND SOF VSP's and Fire bases. Also feel some members of other branches do not understand our true mission and that we are combat capable. Those that we work with and support love us and understand that mission. SeaBees.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made May 23 at 2016 9:27 PM

CSM Charles Hayden — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:27:51 -0400

MSG Private RallyPoint Member Heck no, at least not for the Food Service types. When I consider how many good meals the Army has fed me, I regret not having praised our Food Service people more!

The no-good, idiotic, demanding cooks when I was on KP are another story!

Cooks, however are no more trustworthy than E-4 Mafia types. Two inspectors once found the entire front of our 'cook's' supply trailer stacked w/a wall of wine cases!

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made May 23 at 2016 9:27 PM

PO1 Brian Austin — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:27:56 -0400

Without "Beans and Bullet's" no military will last very long. Any warrior worth his salt should have high respect for the support folks. It would get ugly real quick with no food, no ammo, no medical supplies, no spare parts, no fuel, no comms, etc.

Response by PO3 Donald Murphy made May 23 at 2016 11:59 PM

PO3 Donald Murphy — Mon, 23 May 2016 23:59:16 -0400

I was admin, but on payday I was God.

Response by SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT made May 24 at 2016 12:03 AM

SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT — Tue, 24 May 2016 00:03:54 -0400

MSG Private RallyPoint Member LTC Stephen F. CPT Private RallyPoint Member TSgt Hunter Logan SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL As a computer guy who spent half his career 13 years in tactical units in Europe from the early 80s thru 2000. You can't do command and control w/o signal The Computer is a necessary piece of combat gear required for "Command and Control"

We were always in high demand if I was at Signal Brigade, COSCOM HQs, and Data Processing Unit supporting all of VII Corps; deployed to Gulf War I, the UN in Somalia, and Haiti, NATO in Bosnia and Kosovo border; my last assignment was Battalion SGM, 1114th Signal Bn (DOIM), Fort Hood We had total control of all the posts military phones (voice), computers (data) and satellite links including the classified com center.

So I think how you are treated depends on how you impact the over all mission completion.

Response by Sgt Christopher Wenzel made May 24 at 2016 9:52 AM

Sgt Christopher Wenzel — Tue, 24 May 2016 09:52:23 -0400

We get the amount of respect that we deserve. Some of us risk our lives, some of us support the mission. At the end of the day, we're just cogs to support the war fighting machine.

Response by SP5 Rod Cross made May 24 at 2016 1:33 PM

SP5 Rod Cross — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:33:03 -0400

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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 3:06 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 May 2016 15:06:51 -0400

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