SPC Private RallyPoint Member 1012916 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was friends with a PFC before he was assigned my soldier. Knowing this may complicate the leadership role, I stopped hanging out with him on the weekend. The soldier was consistently late to work and used every excuse to get out of work. Every time I talked to him about why he was late or unable to be found he had an excuse. I tried talking to him to see if he had issues making arriving to work on time an issue. When that didn&#39;t work, I moved on to corrective action. I.E. Showing up to work 10 minutes earlier or calling me when on the way to work. Half of the time he wouldn&#39;t even do that. My next step was to move on to written counselings. My NCOIC wanted to recommend him for an article 15. I asked for another chance to straighten out my soldier, and was granted my request. No matter what angle I took, I was unable to get the point across to him. I am new to the leadership role and am still trying to find my balance. Any advice about how to handle soldiers like this? 2015-10-03T00:47:34-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 1012916

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was friends with a PFC before he was assigned my soldier. Knowing this may complicate the leadership role, I stopped hanging out with him on the weekend. The soldier was consistently late to work and used every excuse to get out of work. Every time I talked to him about why he was late or unable to be found he had an excuse. I tried talking to him to see if he had issues making arriving to work on time an issue. When that didn&#39;t work, I moved on to corrective action. I.E. Showing up to work 10 minutes earlier or calling me when on the way to work. Half of the time he wouldn&#39;t even do that. My next step was to move on to written counselings. My NCOIC wanted to recommend him for an article 15. I asked for another chance to straighten out my soldier, and was granted my request. No matter what angle I took, I was unable to get the point across to him. I am new to the leadership role and am still trying to find my balance. Any advice about how to handle soldiers like this?

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