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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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These days, it's bad grammar.
Especially in emails.
People can't tell there ass from a whole in the ground when it comes to grammar, and send that crappola out on professional-ish email.
Neither management nor rank-and-file should except the bad affects of poor grammar.
Irregardless of how common-place it has become.
Their going to either have to learn to communicate properly in the english language or there going to appear, for all intensive purposes, as idiots.
Especially in emails.
People can't tell there ass from a whole in the ground when it comes to grammar, and send that crappola out on professional-ish email.
Neither management nor rank-and-file should except the bad affects of poor grammar.
Irregardless of how common-place it has become.
Their going to either have to learn to communicate properly in the english language or there going to appear, for all intensive purposes, as idiots.
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CMDCM Gene Treants
1LT Shawn McCarthy I was almost out of up votes and still gave you one just because IO saw the humor and intentional gafs. Well done sir, very well done.
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CMSgt (Join to see)
I would like to add, the integration of "text-speak" into actual/professional emails. I had to have a quiet word with an Admin Tech due to her repeated use of "prolly', "bc", "wut" when corresponding with me on official issues. Sadly, she didn't realize that these were not acceptable formats. ((SHRIEK!!))
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SSG(P) Vanessa Walters
CPT Dominic Fiore - You forgot than and then, and a basic understanding for grammar and punctuation in army correspondence....
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My biggest problem is with the regulation itself. I have sat on a few boards and listened to other senior NCO's ask about the ACU and soldiers give answers from 670-1 and those soldiers are told they are correct. Like someone posted earlier, the AR does not cover current uniforms. The other problem I have is when higher "brass" talks about the lack of standards and discipline soldiers have today when the regulations that provide these standards are out dated and there is no rush to get them approved.
I read a while back that the main reason 670-1 is not approved now is because of the debate about tattoos. What a joke. A tattoo does not make a bad soldier, some of the best soldiers I have seen and even worked for have had visible tattoos, that does not make them unprofessional.
We need a fix at the higher levels to give us the guidelines which standards can be enforced. Before we talk about standards and the discipline of upholding those standards, Army Leadership needs to update the regulations instead of putting out a BS ALARACT.
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One more thing that bothers me isn't so much a violation, it's an attitude. There are plenty of officers who don't have the faintest idea how to put together their dress uniform. Some just don't bother to look up the rules, some don't care enough to double check, some are just plain clueless, but to me the worst offenders are those who think the answer is it's "NCO business" or I'll just ask top. Wrong answer. It's one of those things every Soldier needs to know and has in common, and not just because we want to look sharp.
I used to not understand the inclusion of the DA photo in boards. But there is a reason beyond the stated ones- the uniform is one of the very few things all MOSs and ranks have in common. It's a basic standard that can be used across the board to gauge attention to detail (knowing and applying a standard), your attitude towards the Army (caring enough to look up the standard), and your ability to figure things out- I mean we all wear the same uniform, so you can just ASK anyone, literally anyone, if you don't know. If you can't do that, well, it shows up to the rest of us in the form of a visible uniform violation.
I used to not understand the inclusion of the DA photo in boards. But there is a reason beyond the stated ones- the uniform is one of the very few things all MOSs and ranks have in common. It's a basic standard that can be used across the board to gauge attention to detail (knowing and applying a standard), your attitude towards the Army (caring enough to look up the standard), and your ability to figure things out- I mean we all wear the same uniform, so you can just ASK anyone, literally anyone, if you don't know. If you can't do that, well, it shows up to the rest of us in the form of a visible uniform violation.
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1LT (Join to see)
My other favorite reasons: Catching people who are in good with the team that does height and weight checks. People may be growing two inches a year as your weight balloons, but the lack of an updated photo casts doubt on that late-onset puberty theory.
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SPC (Join to see)
Sir, its not just officers Ive seen and corrected 1SG's and CSM's who are wearing category 1-3 badges with 4-5 above their awards. You would think the senior NCO's would know the regulations but to me they just want to show all their chest candy.
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LTC (Join to see)
Too true SFC Ward... My thoughts are that when people thing of the uniform as just some venue to show off their chest candy or blow it off as something unimportant, they miss the point it's a useful tool as a measuring stick that ALL Soldiers have in common to test those hard to measure qualities.
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My biggest pet peeve doesn't have to do with uniforms, but its when an individual thinks they know something about everything and always has a one up story. I don't know if its the need for attention, but it drives me nuts if you are telling someone a story and someone else jumps in and has to tell us something they did that was way better then what you just did.
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1SG (Join to see)
I got one even better than that Sir.......
I know exactly what you mean. Glad you came up with one not about uniforms, i used that as my example, but would like to see things also other than uniforms.
I know exactly what you mean. Glad you came up with one not about uniforms, i used that as my example, but would like to see things also other than uniforms.
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SFC Stephen Carden
My father is like that. No matter what I ever did as a kid or as an adult, my father always had a story about when he did it better. All I was looking for was "hey son, that's great. I'm proud of you." But I never got it. Until I outranked his ass! Now, he has no stories to compete with mine, so he just sits there looking bored.
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Regarding the military? I'd saying it's a jacked up uniform. I've seen name tapes reversed, flags upside down, patches and other velcro items not placed on correctly (crooked), heavily worn velcro items especially the flag. Show some pride in the uniform.
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Sgt Jennifer Mohler
You took the post out of my mouth. I can't stand uniform screw-ups. It is the easiest thing to get right. It just presents that you don't care about yourself or others when you mess it up.
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My biggest pet peeve are policy letters that go against AR 670-1, making it impossible to make on-the-spot corrections.
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SSG V. Michelle Woods
That's what I thought too sir. However I saw it myself hanging up in another brigade's headquarters. This policy letter signed by the commander of 4th IBCT, 1st ID allowed for females to wear their hair in a ponytail while conducting PT. I had no issue with the ponytail itself, it's the constant ambiguity that makes it difficult to correct Soldiers.
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Suspended Profile
SSG, that's actually becoming apart of the new AR 670-1 they are reviewing. They are letting females wear their hair in pony tails for pt. Thankfully, they're getting rid of braids and over abundant buns.
SSG V. Michelle Woods
SGT Johnson
I'll believe it when I see it. I have my fingers crossed there will be a day when I can run during PT and not have to worry about stopping to fix my hair lol.
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When a subordinate makes a uniform correction on a higher ranking individual, and violates numerous regulations in doing so (ie, when an enlisted Soldier makes a correction on an NCO, but doesn't stand at parade rest in doing so; when an enlisted Soldier or NCO makes a correction on an officer, but doesn't salute when approaching or stand at attention while doing so).
When uniforms have design components that the Army seems psychotically opposed to allowing us to use (hoods on jackets, pockets in trousers, ear flaps on winter patrol caps, etc, etc). If the Army didn't want us to use such design components, the Army should not have procured items that include these design components.
When Servicemembers assume that a fellow Servicemember is intentionally flouting or ignoring or not adhering to regulations, instead of having a professional conversation to ascertain if there is a legitimate, authorized reason for the issue noticed....why must we assume that Servicemembers are doing the wrong thing, why can't we assume that Servicemembers are doing the right thing? Shaving profiles, for example; I routinely have a shaving profile, and throughout my career, it seems that most Soldiers, NCOs, and officers just cannot resist assuming that I'm all jacked up because I haven't shaved for a day or a week or a month or whatever, and feel that it is their duty to inform me that I must be clean shaven when on duty (really, no shit, we're supposed to shave while on duty?). Clearly, if I'm in a full, trimmed beard or haven't shaved in a week or so, and in uniform, its authorized--what compels someone to make the assumption that I'm all jacked up, and why do they get so mad when I tell them, professionally, that it is none of their business (we do have a law, HIPAA, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/, protecting such information, after all)?
When former Infantry officers or Soldiers refuse to remove the button from their ASU from which their Infantry blue cord used to hang.
When those who have been in the military for a long time refuse to buy new uniforms, and continue to wear uniforms that don't fit because the Servicemember has gained substantial weight.
When Servicemembers make uniform corrections based not on regulations or legitimately established command policy but on their personal preference or the established personal preference of someone other than the unit commander. IE, when Servicemembers make uniform corrections based on standards they make up on their own or based on what they think the actual standard really is.
When we're issued uniform items, required to deploy with them and carry them around, but we're not allowed to wear or use them (things like the black parka in Iraq circa 2004-2005, for example).
When uniforms have design components that the Army seems psychotically opposed to allowing us to use (hoods on jackets, pockets in trousers, ear flaps on winter patrol caps, etc, etc). If the Army didn't want us to use such design components, the Army should not have procured items that include these design components.
When Servicemembers assume that a fellow Servicemember is intentionally flouting or ignoring or not adhering to regulations, instead of having a professional conversation to ascertain if there is a legitimate, authorized reason for the issue noticed....why must we assume that Servicemembers are doing the wrong thing, why can't we assume that Servicemembers are doing the right thing? Shaving profiles, for example; I routinely have a shaving profile, and throughout my career, it seems that most Soldiers, NCOs, and officers just cannot resist assuming that I'm all jacked up because I haven't shaved for a day or a week or a month or whatever, and feel that it is their duty to inform me that I must be clean shaven when on duty (really, no shit, we're supposed to shave while on duty?). Clearly, if I'm in a full, trimmed beard or haven't shaved in a week or so, and in uniform, its authorized--what compels someone to make the assumption that I'm all jacked up, and why do they get so mad when I tell them, professionally, that it is none of their business (we do have a law, HIPAA, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/, protecting such information, after all)?
When former Infantry officers or Soldiers refuse to remove the button from their ASU from which their Infantry blue cord used to hang.
When those who have been in the military for a long time refuse to buy new uniforms, and continue to wear uniforms that don't fit because the Servicemember has gained substantial weight.
When Servicemembers make uniform corrections based not on regulations or legitimately established command policy but on their personal preference or the established personal preference of someone other than the unit commander. IE, when Servicemembers make uniform corrections based on standards they make up on their own or based on what they think the actual standard really is.
When we're issued uniform items, required to deploy with them and carry them around, but we're not allowed to wear or use them (things like the black parka in Iraq circa 2004-2005, for example).
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MAJ (Join to see) All very good points, sir. Especially the assumption aspect. For the record, I am a lot more critical of NCOs due to the fact that we are the standard bearers. Additionally, we teach the next leaders. Things we should know and tend to ignore, such as hands in the pockets, really fire me up because it would seem as if the bad habits get passed quicker than the good habits. Which falls in line with something such as, the proper way to make a correction on someone who out ranks you. Or even asking questions to find out the root of issues rather than going straight to knife-hand mode.
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Hands in pockets? You mean Air Force Gloves? Just kidding. LOL. Seriously though...mine is open cargo pockets, especially when they are empty.
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People blaming their own failing on something the military did, or did not do to them. It was not the military's fault that you started using drugs, ETC.
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