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Many of us have one thing that really gets to us. I have to say that probably my biggest pet peeve (as it pertains to the military) are ill fitted ACU tops. I constantly find myself explaining to people how their uniform should fit.
What is your pet peeve?
What is your pet peeve?
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I have a hard time listening to some people I work with who condemn others for making inadvertent mistakes without feedback. Sometimes this is done just for the sake of making conversation or fitting in. Even worse is dishonest feedback. I hate hearing negative things about myself as much as the next guy, but I know I need it if I'm going to get anywhere. Please don't set your people up for failure by telling them their s*** doesn't stink when they clearly have room for improvement.
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MSG Wade Huffman
Very good point, Sir. It is indeed difficult to face ones own shortcomings but it is, more importantly, an opportunity for tremendous personal and professional growth. Great attitude Sir!
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Sgt Jennifer Mohler
I wish my leadership would have learned this when I was an AD Sgt. They sung nothing but my praises most of the time, then when it was eval time I always got mediocre reviews...at best. I wanted to scream, if something was wrong 6 months ago, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING!!! My favorite was when they would say they verbally counseled me a lot just to cover their asses when in fact they never said anything put positive things to my face, or nothing. This is the crap that ruins careers and lives. I wish I could make these assholes come off their high horses and see what they have done.
I had another pet peeve in mind, but this really gets my blood boiling, and I see red when I think about it.
I had another pet peeve in mind, but this really gets my blood boiling, and I see red when I think about it.
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I just thought of another pet peeve that has really grinded my gears: Individuals not taking the time to read other peoples responses on RallyPoint. It really irritates me when the same thing is said again because people want to throw their two cents in when its already been stated and discussed.
I understand some of the bigger posts have hundreds of responses and everyone wants to be heard, but I really hate reading the same thing twice when its already been said.
I understand some of the bigger posts have hundreds of responses and everyone wants to be heard, but I really hate reading the same thing twice when its already been said.
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Maj (Join to see) If I was to walk by would you salute, knowing that it was me that started the whole question. I am waiting to be pointed out on Fort Bragg for being the salute guy.
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CPT (Join to see) Honestly, no because that's the culture which I'm currently a part. I know it's technically incorrect. If you corrected me, no hard feelings. *salute*
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One of my biggest pet peeves has been and always will be when an employer does not have courtesy enough to follow up when you take the time to send a resume. I mean how hard is it to at least send an email saying no thank you. I was an employer and I always managed to do it and sometimes we had several hundred applications. That and people who do not have the courtesy to show up on time.
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MSG Wade Huffman
I'm sorry to say that this is now the new normal. I retired in 2006 and applied for quite a few jobs right out of the chute. The only time I heard back was if I was offered an interview. To make matters worse, even after the interviews (and I always sent a formal thank you for the interview) the only time I heard back was for a next round interview or for an offer. I'm afraid that as far as employers go now, no news, is bad news.
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PFC Kevin Adrian
Master Sergeant Huffman, I am afraid you are probably right. I just never ran businesses that way, but I guess i should not expect other employers to feel that way. Thank you for your feed back.
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My biggest pet peeve is when a soldier wears their PC at the top of their head in an attempt to not ruin their hair. First off AR 670-1 states that a PC should be worn parallel to the marching surface as well as placed on the largest circumstance of your head. Second, wearing it at the top just looks ridiculous and makes me belive that there are many more uniform violations.
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SSG (Join to see)
Neither do leaders. Being a Ranger is a great accomplishment. @PFC Antonio Camacho Ortiz you better get on that...LOL
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Well gents, it was great speaking with you all. Time to kill it at the gym! SSG (Join to see) & @PFC Antonio Camacho
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SSG (Join to see) TSgt Joshua Copeland it seems like the Android app is having bugs, AGAIN. Both of my last comments were for the other thread we were talking about trading mothers, smh.
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mine is some E-9 with nothing better to do than to correct some E-1 who id scared as shit.
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Mine is one I mainly only see with junior tier enlisted (E-1 to E-4) and it is proper wear of head gear or lack there of, mainly around the dorms. I understand you might be getting off a long day of work but walking around the dorms with your had pushed back redneck style or without one completely is uncalled for. Also going outside to the smoke pit with your blouse unbuttoned or your pants unbloused just makes you look like a lazy dirtbag and the kind of person that I personally can't stand.
The only other one I can think of is please, you left the hood life behind when you joined, do not under any circumstances walk around in your camo or PT gear with your damned pants on the floor. If you miss that life that much then please leave. I am not perfect but many of these are done in blatant disregard of the regs.
The only other one I can think of is please, you left the hood life behind when you joined, do not under any circumstances walk around in your camo or PT gear with your damned pants on the floor. If you miss that life that much then please leave. I am not perfect but many of these are done in blatant disregard of the regs.
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Anybody else witnessed the phenomenon of folks wearing a PT belt as a regular belt?
Or have you ever seen that one guy who uses every opportunity to wear his fleece cap, though clearly, everybody else is in PCs?
Or have you ever seen that one guy who uses every opportunity to wear his fleece cap, though clearly, everybody else is in PCs?
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I definitely see the all-weather fleece wearers all the time in a joint environment. I had to say something to a staff sergeant when it was in the mid 40s and she had her fleece jacket and fleece cap on. Ultimately she didn't care, but you can only do what you can do.
I understand if you're working from dark until dark inside a building that you may be wearing the fleece cap when it's warmer-than-expected outside when you leave, but when it was already in the 40s that morning and you say "screw it" and wear your fleece cap anyway, you're wrong.
I understand if you're working from dark until dark inside a building that you may be wearing the fleece cap when it's warmer-than-expected outside when you leave, but when it was already in the 40s that morning and you say "screw it" and wear your fleece cap anyway, you're wrong.
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Capt Jeff S., I'm not sure, but I think it's more of a "thing" among certain National Guard troops. Don't recall anything of the sort in RA.
And I'm fairly sure that this isn't prevalent among Guardsman, nationally.
We love our special snowflakes. Bless their hearts.
And I'm fairly sure that this isn't prevalent among Guardsman, nationally.
We love our special snowflakes. Bless their hearts.
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Lets add threads that need to be trimmed, dirty name tapes, patches, dirty flag, laces wrapped AROUND the boot or hanging out like a python. And the most douchebagginest ( that's my word) looking thing is that damned fleece cap in ACU's outside one's battalion footprint.
I always ensure I have a pair of gloves with me when it's cold even if I'm minus my soft shell top.
I always ensure I have a pair of gloves with me when it's cold even if I'm minus my soft shell top.
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CPT John Hermida, per AR 670-1 wrapping the eccess laces around your boots is authorized. But some people can't do it without making it look sloppy. I tried it a few times and found it annoying. I tuck mine inside my pants legs when I blouse my pants.
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I may be a few days late on this one, but I always wrap mine. Wrap, then double knot (so it can't come undone). I tried tucking the laces. If I tuck in the boot, it tears up my legs (pressure from the boot on the laces against the legs), and if I tuck in the pants leg, invariably, sometime throughout the day, they'll come out. Usually when I am least able to fix it.
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What "irks" me the most..... I can't truly pinpoint one specific AR 670-1 violation, I see a bazillion of them a day at Ft Bragg. So I would have to say hearing, "I'm not on post, why do I have to adhere to 670-1?" Or the NCO at the gas station "JUST RUNNING IN" setting a NEW standard, cause he was too lazy to put his headgear on his head.
Ok, thought of something else. The proper wear of GEN III gear. The fleece jacket in inclement weather is not an outer jacket. The adaptation of the USARAK "Blue Book" on wearing of Gen III should be Army wide. They are the subject matter experts.
Ok, thought of something else. The proper wear of GEN III gear. The fleece jacket in inclement weather is not an outer jacket. The adaptation of the USARAK "Blue Book" on wearing of Gen III should be Army wide. They are the subject matter experts.
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SPC Todd Hanson
SSG Wright,
I love the fleece jacket. When I was at Fort Wainwright I could never wear it. But being in the lower 48 I say it does it job and keeps me warm.
I love the fleece jacket. When I was at Fort Wainwright I could never wear it. But being in the lower 48 I say it does it job and keeps me warm.
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High and tights...block haircuts are now unauthorized and people wearing military clothing mixed with civilian clothing.
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SGT Gabriel G.
I felt like that haircut makes you look like a mark. Like "I will buy anything that says army on it" or "I'm guaranteed to cause a scene at this bar and ramble on about 'defending your freedom'" even though they just got out of basic.
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Capt Jeff S.
Yes, those high and tights always looked goofy to me. Some people can wear them and not look out of place, but I personally don't like having just a patch of hair on top my bald head.
Was in the Air Wing when I first enlisted and I always kept my hair cut to regs (which was a bit shorter than Air Wing norm). The barber told me to say "low and close" when asked for what kind of haircut I wanted. Some folks considered high and tight to be extreme and out of regs. You can't put on a suit and look right wearing a high and tight. It might look okay in uniform but it sure doesn't look right in civvies. You stick out like a sore thumb and in todays day and age, that's not good from a force protection standpoint. You don't want to make yourself look like a target to a wanna-be domestic terrorist. As much as it pains me to think about it, we are much less safe here in our own country thanks to this Administration's open borders policy and inept foreign policy.
On the ground side, I maintained the same regulation hair cut I had in the Air Wing. Some people get a haircut every week like clockwork. I could go a little over a week and stretch it by taking my Trac II and shaving the hairs that were starting to touch my ears. I tried to get it cut no later than two weeks or any time it looked like it was needing cut. You should NEVER have to be told by anyone (junior or senior) that you need to get a hair cut!!!
Was in the Air Wing when I first enlisted and I always kept my hair cut to regs (which was a bit shorter than Air Wing norm). The barber told me to say "low and close" when asked for what kind of haircut I wanted. Some folks considered high and tight to be extreme and out of regs. You can't put on a suit and look right wearing a high and tight. It might look okay in uniform but it sure doesn't look right in civvies. You stick out like a sore thumb and in todays day and age, that's not good from a force protection standpoint. You don't want to make yourself look like a target to a wanna-be domestic terrorist. As much as it pains me to think about it, we are much less safe here in our own country thanks to this Administration's open borders policy and inept foreign policy.
On the ground side, I maintained the same regulation hair cut I had in the Air Wing. Some people get a haircut every week like clockwork. I could go a little over a week and stretch it by taking my Trac II and shaving the hairs that were starting to touch my ears. I tried to get it cut no later than two weeks or any time it looked like it was needing cut. You should NEVER have to be told by anyone (junior or senior) that you need to get a hair cut!!!
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SGT Gabriel G.
The high and tight is useful because it tells me that i don't need to have any deep conversations with them lol.
When I left the Special Forces battalion i was with, I was made to do push ups by my new platoon sergeant for my "air force" haircut. It was a standard military haircut, i was put off
When I left the Special Forces battalion i was with, I was made to do push ups by my new platoon sergeant for my "air force" haircut. It was a standard military haircut, i was put off
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