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REMF=Rear Echelon MF. I posted before noticing he'd been in command nearly two years. There must have been a major screwup during an evaluation.

I had a Battery Commander who was a great staff officer, but terrible with troops. During a tac eval, he encoded coordinates wrong for one of our platoons. We almost flunked over that. I was XO, and I ripped into the platoon leader for not questioning the mission.

The last night of the tac eval, the BC basically checked out. I was angry at the lack of leadership from all platoon leaders, and I laid out step by step what each and every squad would do the next day...I had guided 3 platoons in my 18 months as a platoon leader, I knew the job of every squad member.

Little did I know that the chief evaluator was outside our CP, and heard everything I said. I bumped into him a few moments later, and I thought "oh crap." Instead, he gave me a big smile and said "that was beautiful, LT." We will passed, barely.

32 posted on 02/28/2015 3:18:15 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)

To: Night Hides Not

Well said, Lieutenant.

53 posted on 02/28/2015 4:39:05 PM PST by batterycommander (A little more rubble, a lot less trouble.)

To: Night Hides Not

Thanks for your share Night; much appreciated and thanks for your service !

64 posted on 02/28/2015 5:36:47 PM PST by onona (Obama's entire term reads like a John Semmens post.)

To: Night Hides Not

Thanks for your share Night; much appreciated and thanks for your service !

65 posted on 02/28/2015 5:44:35 PM PST by onona (Obama's entire term reads like a John Semmens post.)

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