Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Have you worked with some real dumb people??

In the army we called em " Leadership Challenges"...

Always laughed at other Sqd leaders and PSG,s when they had theirs.

Then when you had em the laugh was on you.
Some one or 2 task masters at a time, but had it down skill level overall.
Just not able to multitask complex stuff.
Good soldiers but not leadership material stress think on your feet types.
Good soldiers to reup and reclass into soft shell jobs and they actually become good leaders in rear echelon jobs from their Infantry time.
I had alot of soldiers like that and had some long talks with them how being a leader in Combat arms is not a good fit for them.
You approach good soldiers like that in a core inner way and they realize alot of stuff in a good way.
Some I had recommended up the chain of command to go to the E-5 board as a infantryman and become a e- 4 p before they left to go to their new job AIT from reenlistment and reclass.
Its a call on someones potential in many cases.
Some soldiers you know will do excellent in other jobs.
Just not combat arms and the stress with it at times.

Other soldiers require constant counseling, and attempts to teach coach and mentor just dont work.
Like working with a rotten tree stump.
Need constant supervision and checking up on.
Time eaters.........
Never go beyond e4
Not promoted with TIS TIG waivers
Do your time, get your honorable discharge.
You will never see the E-5 board in this unit.
I have a counseling file that will support it 100%


In civilian jobs
We just called em so and so,s son, cousin , nephew, or brother.

Untouchables checking the block from Nepotism that will get promoted soon no matter what they fugg up or cost a company.