It's Saturday morning (1050); 1SG informed you that your PLT has guard duty from 1800-0600. What would you do?

2014-05-31T11:54:24-04:00

Response by SSgt Gregory Guina made May 31 at 2014 11:59 AM

2014-05-31T11:59:05-04:00

TIme to call the team leaders and make a plan so that the guard can be posted in a timely manner.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2014 2:02 PM

2014-05-31T14:02:27-04:00

Suck it up and make it happen. Try to get some volunteers for shifts, maybe try to accommodate some if they have plans but this is the Army and sometimes we just have to do what we don't want to do.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2014 4:35 PM

2014-05-31T16:35:44-04:00

When I have something like this hit, I try to find (or negotiate for) a silver lining. That way I can say, "here's what we have to do, but here's the good deal too." I avoid mentioning that it sucks or that we all have to "suck it up" or any blame about short notice, etc.

Then I try to figure out what the disconnect was that caused me not to find out in a timely fashion. Did I miss an email? Did my commander? You need to figure it out to prevent it from happening again, not to play the blame game. Honestly, if I figure out that someone else screwed up and that person will be in the mix in the future too, I make contact and put them on the spot. I'm not mean, but I am direct. I do it because I don't want people thinking I'm the go to person to cover other people's last minute screw ups (unless it is my rater/senior rater...then I want them to think I am exactly the person to call to cover someone else's last minute screw ups).

On a different note: I completely vouch for SFC Regis. Great guy! I appreciate all the things he did to cover up my LT screw ups.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2014 8:26 PM

2014-05-31T20:26:16-04:00

Easy, do my job. Start calling and get on the line.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2015 9:33 PM

2015-10-27T21:33:32-04:00

Obviously you have to get it done, but afterward... closed door meeting. That's pretty messed up he can't forecast a weekend duty, we do it for CQ and Staff Duty.

Response by MSG Timothy Lawton Sr made Aug 10 at 2016 9:42 AM

2016-08-10T09:42:30-04:00

I would make it happen, If the 1SG came to you, then he need your support, sometimes he is put in a pinch. He will make it to you, one day.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 4:50 PM

2016-10-04T16:50:01-04:00

I would ask my 1SG why he's talking to me and not the PSG.