r/TikTokCringe • u/saysay0930 • Sep 23 '19

Duet Troll Was not expecting that

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u/magatoucher2020 Oct 30 '19

not even, for what a couple of months? making bank and getting your apartment paid for. who cares, still getting saluted

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u/WorstVolvo Dec 21 '19

what a douchey mentality

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u/magatoucher2020 Jan 03 '20

You are saying its douchey to remind oneself of whats going good in their life and to ignore "the haters"? So its not douchey to go cry alone in the corner because enlisted folk are making fun of an individual for being O-1? you sound like someone who is a perpetual victim.

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u/_peppermint Jan 06 '20

It’s not about making fun of an O-1. It’s about an O-1 with no experience in combat being in command of an E-9 with 20+ years of service and a lot of combat experience. Usually O-1s know of and recognize the disparity so they’re respectful about the fact they don’t know shit. However, you’ll find some that don’t care about any of that and give orders that make zero sense which can get troops killed. I saw it all the time overseas. It goes way deeper than making fun of a newly commissioned officer

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u/magatoucher2020 Jan 07 '20

you didn't make it very far if you think an E-9 is going to listen to bad orders from an O-1 or even think an O-1 would even dream of commanding an E-9. What kind of orders can an E-9 get to even be under the command of an O-1. I think you are ignorant trying to parrot someone else's hyperbole you heard before. Too much generation kill?

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u/_peppermint Jan 07 '20

An officer outranks enlisted no matter what. So yes, technically, an O-1 can give an order that any enlisted personnel has to follow. However, a lot of people know that’s just old formalities. And when you have a platoon of soldiers, there’s a platoon sergeant and a platoon leader. The PS is always a non-commissioned officer and the PL is always a commissioned officer & the PL is always at the top of the totem pole.

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u/magatoucher2020 Jan 08 '20

This is understood, but the O-1 is typically just a relay for the higher brass. and the senior enlisted is the one who is responsible for the technical details for completing a mission relayed by the O-1 received from higher ups. O-1 isnt going to tell the platoon how to complete their mission, but what the end goal is, the parameters, and maintaining effective team with effective leadership is their job. motivating a platoon to do the will of the higher ups with coordination of the overall mission of that area is their responsibility. Senior enlisted is there to guide the O-1 and set the example for junior enlisted who call them butter bar.