Notes from Tommie

posted by tommie on Feb 25

So I think that I have found seome of the biggest things that aggravate me about the Army. The first would have to be incompetent leaderships and/or over confident leadership. So you’re a higher rank then me, way to go! You still can’t read basic documentation on how to properly execute the duties that your position fully entails. I don’t know everything about being an instructor operator; however, I can say without any doubt that not a single soldier will be recommended to fly, by me, unless I have faith that they can perform their duties safely and with confidence.

My platoon seargent seems to think that simply because he is a higher rank then me he cannot be wrong. It’s quite irritating. Not to mention that most of his rank was attained as an infantrymen and not an actual UAV operator. He simply overlooksthe fact that I am doing most of the paperwork and actually tracking the hours. When an O6 asks a question and I’m the one answering there might just be a reason to listen to what I have to say.

That brings me to my second most irritating thing about the Army: incompetent and/or over confident lower enlisted. A certain PFC in my platoon is convinced that he is ready for a check ride to be progressed; however, not more than two days ago he was completely confused with the first few steps in the checklist. If he can’t even understand a checklist by himself how can I safely trust him with an aircraft when nobody is around to double check him. Said PFC still has the nerve to ask why he isn’t ready – and yet again the platoon seargent steps in saying not to worry about what I have to say.

Both individuals are the perfect examples of why our military, at least the Army, is so jacked up. Ranking system not based on experience on your job but “basic soldiering” tasks which predominately consist of infantry knowledge, conceit and unwarranted confidence, and inability to listen to outside sources. Then leaders wonde why unit morale crashes and burns. It’s rediculous.

But that’s just my rant, Tommie
(a.k.a. Pup)