Posted on Oct 20, 2024
Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
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Pulling rank does not win an argument. It just ends it...but sometimes that's the only way the mission moves forward.
What do you think?

I heard this somewhere, and thought I would see what y'all thought about it. What are your comments?
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MAJ Byron Oyler
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I never have liked the term 'pulling rank.' We have a disagreement and I am the one responsible for the decision and this is my decision. 'My directions are' always sounded better than "my orders are." I served in a PC army and learned to play their games.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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Major, In My 4 Years As An Enlistee In The USAF
I Don't Recall Any Of The Officers OR Enlisted Actually,
"Pull Rank":.... BUT I Have Heard Their Wife's Using It.
"My Husband's........"
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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It;s Been DECADES Since I've Had Any Form Of An Argument.
I Make It A Point To Explain My Part Of The Conversation To Them,
"IF I Agreed WITH You, We'd BOTH Be Wrong".
And I Haven't Had Any Arguments Since Then..
I Just Let Them Know The Facts And End The Conversation.
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