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Posted on Oct 19, 2016
SGT Robert Riley
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Sorry , but having Sgts and and other NCOs and officers not doing their jobs, not being in shape, not enforcing standards has absolutely nothing to do with the POTUS. Let's get real here. If you are a fat NCO who can't do PT and therefore can't enforce standards on your subordinates, that's on you, and the immediate leaders above you, that in most cases go no higher than a 1SG and a CPT. If you have senior NCOs and officers (and general officers) getting relieved for having extra marital affairs, that's doesn't have a damn thing to do with President Obama, or whether gays can serve openly in the military, or whether women can be assigned to the infantry.

Let's quit trying to blame everyone but the people who are really at fault--the mid level NCOs and officers who either fail to meet the standards themselves, or fail to enforce them. And spare me any talk of "old school" things you can't do anymore, like putting troops in wall locker, or blanket parties, or PT for the sake of harassment. That type of stuff was already on the way out in the 1980s. It's time the members of the military turn the looking glass on themselves, and take a good look at where the problems really lie. And I've got news for you--it's not with the President of the United States or the Chief of Staff of the Army or political correctness. That is just pathetic finger pointing by so called leaders who appear to be failing at the leadership part of their job description.

Can you imagine a squad leader, platoon sergeant, platoon leader, company commander or battalion commander, when confronted with why their units can't shoot, move and communicate or pass PT standards say "well, it's the President of the United States fault". LOL. Or something like "well, we could do better on the PT tests, except there are 3 women in the pipeline to go infantry, and therefore my unit is adversely affected by this momentous change and suddenly no one can do push ups or run fast anymore". What a bunch of crap.
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SSG Squad Leader
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Self accountability is a real problem in the country.
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1SG Al Brown
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Can't argue with the POTUS no responsibility remark. Jack left town a while back concerning him. I have no idea how many military members have been reduced lately, but I do remember 1992, and the mid-level NCOs and Officers were gutted (paid to leave) from the Army. It took several years to re-build discipline and train E4s to replace them. I was a young E5, and it wasn't my fault that squads throughout the Army were running amuck, and OR rates were in the tank. It was because of a lack of NCOs. Remember the barracks "Single Soldier Initiative". Yeah, me too. It was a free for all until the CSMs finally stopped the madness. Draw downs cause operational havoc.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
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Well said. Individual responsibility is a trait that we are losing not only within the military but also in society.
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I despise political correctness
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MAJ Norm Michaels
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Yes. It is sad when the top leadership supports this moral decay. Naming a ship after a pedophile? The flag officers (generals and admirals) follow the CINC, but they don't have to proactively support the decay. Congress wants more funds in DOD; the President wants less. Our flag officers have sided with the president. They swore an oath to our country. Why does congress have to force them to do the right thing over and over?
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