I was a PL on our next-to-last mission in mountains in November. After finishing our patrol, we moved into a patrol base. I didn't want to lose my go, so I stayed up all night walking the perimeter.
I noticed one guy stuck in his position hour after hour. I kept asking him when his shift ended. He said he was supposed to be relieved. I eventually woke up several people until I found his squad leader. The next time I came around, the guy was still there and the squad leader was sleeping again.
The third time I woke up the squad leader, he kept pulling his bivy sack over his head while I yelled at him. I finally yanked it all the way off...and he came up swinging. We staggered through a little drunken fist fight before I walked away, telling his squad to replace that guy.
Next time I went by his position...he was still there. It was raining now on top of being bone chatteringly cold. I went back to his sleeping squad again.
By the time I got back to him, his spot was empty. We had been in the patrol base 6-7 cold hours and sunrise was right around the corner, BMNT had just started...and he was in the RI's truck, quitting.
Another of your very pertinent articles. Again, I will be using this with my students who have graduated, or moved to a new grade level.The students I teach and tutor are often very candid about being nervous about moving to a new grade level which means that quite soon they have to face monumental decisions about what to do once they finish high school, the military academy or college.
This article just may be what they need to read!!
My brother taught math at Greenbrier Military Academy in Lewisburg,WV. It is interesting to compare things he shared with me before I graduated college as a math teacher with things that you also deem important to your cadets.
Thanks for sharing your experiences and wisdom. Most valuable.
Another great article. I see a book on leadership in your future.
"Never quit at night" - great advice.
I was a PL on our next-to-last mission in mountains in November. After finishing our patrol, we moved into a patrol base. I didn't want to lose my go, so I stayed up all night walking the perimeter.
I noticed one guy stuck in his position hour after hour. I kept asking him when his shift ended. He said he was supposed to be relieved. I eventually woke up several people until I found his squad leader. The next time I came around, the guy was still there and the squad leader was sleeping again.
The third time I woke up the squad leader, he kept pulling his bivy sack over his head while I yelled at him. I finally yanked it all the way off...and he came up swinging. We staggered through a little drunken fist fight before I walked away, telling his squad to replace that guy.
Next time I went by his position...he was still there. It was raining now on top of being bone chatteringly cold. I went back to his sleeping squad again.
By the time I got back to him, his spot was empty. We had been in the patrol base 6-7 cold hours and sunrise was right around the corner, BMNT had just started...and he was in the RI's truck, quitting.
Another of your very pertinent articles. Again, I will be using this with my students who have graduated, or moved to a new grade level.The students I teach and tutor are often very candid about being nervous about moving to a new grade level which means that quite soon they have to face monumental decisions about what to do once they finish high school, the military academy or college.
This article just may be what they need to read!!
My brother taught math at Greenbrier Military Academy in Lewisburg,WV. It is interesting to compare things he shared with me before I graduated college as a math teacher with things that you also deem important to your cadets.
Thanks for sharing your experiences and wisdom. Most valuable.