Posted on 05/18/2004 9:19:19 AM PDT by RightOnline
Congratulations!
::sigh:: Okay, so it starts already... ;]
When you arrive in the area, first thing is, do NOTHING. Watch and observe. See how the platoon ticks along. Chances are, the PSG has things running either well, or not so well. Only step in, if things are crashing and burning.
That E-6 or E-7 you suddenly find yourself with, knows the kids a lot better than you do. Lean on him for details; that's OUR job.
YOUR task, as PL, is to set the guidance for the mission. It's OUR job, to get that mission done.
One frightening thing: They did this to me when I was an ROTC grad, I don't know if they still do. And that's, the young officer's MENTOR. They hook you up with an O-3, or senior O-2, and you get to either watch a pro, or you perpetuate the idiot's mistakes. Beware...
Oh, and for the sake of your sanity, three words about alumni of West Point: Avoid, Avoid, Avoid!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congrats!!!
I know why...your lovely bride would have had to kick some...ummm, well, you know...anyway, you are as cute as a speckled pup...big hug accepted and back at ya!
Big Congratulations and Thank you for your service to our country!
God Speed to your son and may He watch over him always. My enternal gratitude for his service and protecting our country.
Great news bump. Thanks.
This is very true! My Domestic House Goddess would have gone balistic! Latinas have that nasty little DNA trait!! Hmmm a speckled pup huh... Ummm Thanks? lol
TTFN
Should I consider a name change? Suggestions? No! Not Speckled pup either! lol
Bye Mom... oh... what times dinner? ;-)
I had never heard any of that prior to that lecture, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. I certainly remember being an E3/E4 and not wanting any officers to come poking around my AO!
There is still a mentor program of sorts going on, though I don't know how formal it is. Usually, as a PL, I believe you're teamed up with the Company XO (like you said, a senior O-2). I just hope I can quickly ascertain whether he's a dirtbag or not.
Amen!!
Thank you so much for your prayer. The best thing anyone can do, in my estimation, for F.S.E and all of the others who are serving, is to pray, pray, pray. Pray for their protection, strength, and wisdom. Also pray for peace for the families who are awaiting their return.
Again, thank you all for your prayers!
Your first Flyover Sir!
The greatest pitfall of a heavy unit is VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.
If you're ultimately headed for a Stryker unit, then bone up on the vehicle's vital stats. And not just it's armament, max speed, etc. Concentrate on it's fuel efficiency; ammunition capacity; lifetime of the power pack; maintenance rotation schedule - these are the things which will save you, and your kids, down the trail.
And, DON'T fall for this trap: hot-shot LT's thinking that they should be in the motor park turning wrenches, as if that's the sole mark of a good PL. Tanker LT's tried to do that to me (I was MI, and the Bn S-2). Turning wrenches is YOUR KIDS' JOB, not yours. Like you said, you didn't like officers hanging around your AO?
The new weight on your collar is best used, to get the NCO Support Chain what they need to get the tasks done. You can break certain things loose than even the NCO's can't. When that E-6/7 finds out that you're smart enough to stay where you're needed, he'll brings you things that you won't normally see.
This is gonna be like a marriage; you're figuring out what your spouse likes/hates, and who leaves the toothpaste on the sink, etc. Fact-finding. You're not going to hit the gournd running; but you won't trip and fall, either.
Congratulations to FSE on his marriage, graduation and commissioning. Best wishes go with him! Godspeed.
And thank you and RightOnlinesWife for your service, and for raising such a fine young man.
wow....congratulations to him and his proud family (including his proud FReeper family!).
Congratulations to RightOnLine family and to Future Snake Eater.
Start with Serpenthead CarVILE.
Leni
Just wait until you go on a major overseas exercise and witness some of the most blatant lapses in communications security you could possibly imagine, and some you couldn't have imagined.
Congratulations. We've been fortunate to chat with FTS at the Foxhole in the recent past and wish him Godspeed with his mission. Mr. and Mrs. RightOnline obviously to us have raised a fine young man.
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