Should Officers be allowed to use first names and have hands in pockets around Enlisted Soldiers?

Army and logic mixed together? we're talking Army right?

Cpl (Join to see) - Got a laugh out of Me on that one, logic and military in the same sentence ?

I see no enlisted soldiers. Was that not a part of the question?

I’ll point out that the military was not a 20 or 30 year career for most WW2 SM’s. I think you can make an argument that the military of the 40’s staffed by people who did 3 or 4 years and then went and did other things was more effective. There are many good “career” Soldiers, not saying they suck, but a lot of bureaucracy comes with large numbers of career SM’s. You get the 20 or 30 year garrison, paper pushing “Soldiers” who think them noticing some obscure nonsense regulation serves America somehow.

CSM, I don't think it would be wise to make an on the spot correction of an officer at field grade or higher. I did one time as a Col. had left his pistol in the dining facility and I handed it to him away from soldiers and I got called in front of my CSM to explain myself. Fortunately my CSM agreed with me, but he still had to smooth things over because the BC was the one who got the call.

In the picture it looks kinda' cold! However, pofficer'

Sure, counsel a Commander of the Combined Forces to not have his hands in his pocket. :) What is important is that we do the right thing regardless of others setting a bad example.