Study: 'U.S. Army officers lie' routinely

[Jed]

Only if you want to, I've watched plenty of officers follow the example of "Bad Leadership" imitating poor leadership, because it made their lives easier rather then standing up and doing the right thing. As a senior subbie, it's hard to chew out the 2lts, when the shitty example they are following is a Incentive 10 capt for life riding out til retirement if you don't have support of your OC because gosh darn it, that capt gets results...by breaking half the rules in the books...

How about as a new Lt doing things by the book but not take advice contrary to the book from your NCMs? "Life is hard, and it's harder for stupid people" by John Wayne 

 

[NSDreamer]

How about as a new Lt doing things by the book but not take advice contrary to the book from your NCMs? "Life is hard, and it's harder for stupid people" by John Wayne 

Heh it surely goes both ways.

 

[Pusser]

The book is for the guidance of the wise and the adherence of fools.

 

[medicineman]

I know from my end I've seen people lie about personnel strengths and such to higher headquarters to avoid sending people on deployments and such.  I  burst someone's bubble one day when I, as the Ops Sgt, let people know about a few no fills for tours overseas...HWO comes screaming about that.  Looked at him and said that we actually had a surplus of folks at that rank level, person had never been on a real tour, the Air Force no filled, we should take it.  He wanted to know how the people knew the pos'n numbers and such to apply for - I told him that I told them.

Strangely enough, I was replaced by a MCpl about 2 months later and relegated to "IT Rep" for the Clinic.

 

[cryco]

Why did he not want you to tell them about the empty slots?

 

[tomahawk6]

He probably was looking at his own end strength,rather than what might be good for his subordinates careers.

 

[medicineman]

That was certainly part of it...