Posted on Jul 22, 2015
PO1 Donald Hammond
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So there I am, walking through the parking lot in the pouring rain. Lakes they call puddles everywhere. Most cars are driving nice and slow to prevent spraying on us pedestrians. Not one guy. He blows through a puddle and nails me. I yell something like "have a nice day" (or worse) at him. He actually stopped, rolled down his window, and says "Do not talk to an officer that way!" I told him I would have said the same to the 4 star if he drove through a puddle that fast. Told him "real officers know how to have some respect for people around them". He gave me a salute of the one finger variety and moved on.

I believe the military needs to train their officers better nowdays on being "gentlemen/ladies" instead of jerks. Maybe this would stop them from getting relieved of command later on in their careers.

What you all think? Any good examples of officers or even senior enlisted being jerks towards the civilian population.
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SGM Matthew Quick
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This isn't an 'officer' issue...it's a basic humanity one.
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MAJ Jim Steven
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its not just officers.... had a uniform violation while walking in my off post neighborhood. SGM was a jackass about it.
actually posted on here about it, so many people thought he was completely justified. Apparently, if you are wrong, I get to be wrong, too!! Childish logic, if you ask me, "but mom, he hit me first!"
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MAJ Jim Steven I remember that discussion, as a Junior Enlisted, there were some responses that I didn't understand.
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MSgt Curtis Ellis
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Don't make me turn this car around...
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LTC Bink Romanick
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I had the good fortune to be trusted by my commander to be able to write honest assessments of substandard officers on their OERs. I prevented what I called the "Bad Penny Syndrome". If you let them go as LTs you get them back as CPTS where they can do the command real damage. Same goes with CPTS to MAJ,

Best to eliminate a dud at the lowest level, before they get people hurt.
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