After a meeting this morning, one of the senior officers stood up and complained about someone in the meeting cussing at something. He didn't mention the offender by name, or hint to who he was referring to, just seemed to get angry at somebody's comment during the meeting calling it unprofessional among other things.
I left the meeting wondering, was it me who was cussing? Couldn't think of what I might have said that pissed somebody off, then when I was standing over a computer in the TOC, working on a computer, I hear the senior NCO of the Battalion and the officer talking about it. Wasn't me. Usually I don't cuss much anyway, only if I get particularly upset. But what's the deal? Where did your pair go over the course of a year or so? Since when can you not approach someone and tell then, "hey, I think your behavior or language is inappropriate." Directly, to that person, not to the group leaving everybody wondering, "who was he talking about?" And the senior NCO needs to get his head out of his ass. Every other moment all I hear from him is "I'm the blank blank blank (important person around here), I deserve respect." But they don't even give the time of day to somebody they want to correct. That's disrespectful. I'm a firm believer in the saying "give respect to get respect." The senior NCO should be respecting all the officers, not acting the way he always does "I'm the most important person around here." God, how many times I've heard him say that. GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS. You own nothing, you're in charge of nothing, nobody works for you; you're simply an advisor. If you have nothing worth saying shut yer mouth.
What is so difficult about directly talking to people? You don't have to call them out in the middle of the meeting, but seriously, grow a set and talk to people. Tell them what you want. Tell them what offends you. If you don't nobody is going to have respect for you.
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