Praising your Soldiers

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:38:16 -0400

I'm a non P SPC, I work in the triaing room and do more work and longer hours then the NCO's even doing their job. I have always kept my mouth shut when they get the credit for my work only because I was taught to make my NCO look good. I even take the chewing out they deserve when they don't complete their task by the deadline giving to them. I am the one almost everyone comes to, to get things done because I do it. But I can no longer except not getting credit for what I deserve. Is this wrong of me to be selfish or wrong of my NCO's for not giving me a pat on the back for my hard work.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 18 at 2014 4:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:49:48 -0400

SPC Boswell

I believe your NCO's are wrong for taking all the credit without recognizing your effort, and they are definitely wrong for not owning up to their screw-ups

On the other hand, you don't work for the praise, you do your job to the best of your ability, and the recognition will come by itself, it can be a pass, recommendation for promotion, commendable on an inspection, a coin, etc

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 18 at 2014 6:13 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:13:45 -0400

SPC Boswell,

I am in the same boat as you.i am a medic also a specialist in a BSB and most of my time is spent in the motor pool i have for the last 2 yrs and throughout the time my unit was deployed and i stayed back on rear detachment. I have been and up to now in charge of the motor pool for my company,i work very hard to keep our vehicles working,all the paperwork in order and none of my past or current squad leaders have acknowledged the hard work that i do. I have worked with my company x.o and they have always wondered" why are you a medic and you work so hard and don't get recommended for an award or sent to the promotion board" trust me when i say it hurts to see my NCO take the credit and get a good mark on their NCOER.Here is what i have learned in my short 4.5 yrs in the army,let your work speak for itself.be known for your hard work,your reliability and your dedication,trust me you will have many allies up and down your high chain of command and there will be a day where a good reward will come to you. i hate to sound cliche but "patience is a virtue and good things come to those who wait".Keep your head up ,keep doing right and one day your NCO will be questioned as to why you have not been rewarded the right way and he/she will not have an answer and a wrong will finally be righted.

Good luck to you

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 18 at 2014 7:37 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:37:59 -0400

SPC Boswell,

I agree that your NCO should give you a pat on the back and tell you personally that you're doing a great job.

Beyond that, though, I think your NCO does deserve to receive credit from his/her higher-ups because he/she is accountable for everything you do, both good and bad. If you were to get a DUI or lose a sensitive item, I'm pretty sure that everyone in your immediate NCO support channel would be getting a butt-chewing on your behalf. Stuff rolls downhill, as they say, and it should work that way with both positive and negative feedback.

Like SSG Hollingsworth said, just keep up the great work and don't get discouraged. Your time will come, and when you're a SSG with great Soldiers like yourself under your charge, you'll know exactly how best to show them your appreciation.

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Mar 18 at 2014 8:09 PM

SSG Laureano Pabon — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:09:26 -0400

Looks like I should join the club here, I too been in the same boat as you. As a PFC I was, you can say In Charge of a commo shop. No NCO's around to see me work, no one to say "Let get him promoted", But I did ride and had a direct line with my Company Commander. I never asked for anything, I just did it.

One word off advice I can give you, SPC B. The thing you do. Don't ever let anyone or anything take that away from you. Keep doing what your doing, because that is truly you. One day in the future if not in the current unit perhaps in another, this thing that you do will pay off very handsomely. I'm not talking about a pat in the back I'm talking about more then that. Just remember your one of the very few SM whom enjoys helping your SM and NCO's, so you will be an NCO. Now when you become an NCO what will you look for in your SM's to be able to award them?

Learn from your self by living the present, so that in the future you will be mature and wise in your decisions :) Thumbs up from me, and thank you for your service :)

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2014 10:04 AM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:04:20 -0400

SPC Private RallyPoint Member is it wrong of you to want to be acknowledged for doing good work, no not at all, it means you are human.

It is wrong of your NCO's to not acknowledge your work product.

You should take it as a compliment that everyone comes to you. They are acknowledging where they need to go to get the answers and tasks completed. Of course, in the military we do have the awful habit of dumping more task and responsibilities onto those that do a good job.

Continue to take pride in your service, and take pride in your job and work product.

I just noticed that your original question was posted 5 months ago. How are things going?