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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Yeah it is tough to be a fresh butter bar even if they have good potential at that point they have no experience and everyone knows it.Funny that they outrank an E-7,8,9 of course they also receive much less respect than an SNCO everyone knows who the real boss is.
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We always made sure that the shiny new butter bars got the proper training.
Like ...
Saluting them when they had their hands full.
Rendering a left hand salute. Always fun.
As mentioned above, getting a troopie fresh out of basic to salute them in the field.
" Are you trying to get me killed, Private?!"
" Sorry, Sir. Murphy's law of combat operation #5 states: Try not to look important. The enemy may be low on ammo.