Battalion Commander vs Sergeant Major

[@grogvaughan5649]

Funniest thing i ever heard was when i was an Battalion HQ an SGM told the CMDR "Sir, with all due respect, if you don't unass my office I'll hit you so hard I'll be retired and home 3 days before you wake the fuck up" Col Shaw walked out laughing so hard i thought he was going to pass out.

[@RiverPhobia]

I hate to believe it... but that is definitely something that would come out of a SGM's mouth. So I'll believe it.

[@grogvaughan5649]

@RiverPhobia Aviation Bdg, 2AD Ft Hood late 1980s

[@abp1400]

@@grogvaughan5649 damn, the SECOND AD. That's a unit that hasn't been active in a hot minute.

[@grogvaughan5649]

@abp1400 i enlisted in 85. Retired in 05.

[@Jaypickels]

What does unass mean?

[@huasohvac]

SgtMaj mad about people complaining about the chow hall food, but he hasnt eaten in the chow hall since clinton was president

[@abp1400]

i always half respected (at least the principle of it) the higher ups who slummed it w us in the DFAC...

[@kevinsullivan3448]

@@abp1400 I didn't mind the chow halls during the Clinton Administration, but they were not run by useless civilians.

[@huasohvac]

@@abp1400 never seen anyone over E-5 in a chow hall outside of the ones on Edson Range and MCRD

[@josuegerena5403]

SGM’s portrayal is so accurate, it reminds me why I joined the Air Force. I rather be empathetic than traumatized.

[@ibtaba]

I joined the Air Force to get out of being in the military. 😊

[@ChristianStout]

FGOs are the same in every branch tho

[@bullpupgaming708]

Being in AF isn't any better today. You tell your ADL just so they either ignore you or put a work order into CE that will take 5-6 months for them to get around too. All the while, everytime you tell your leadership, they'll simply just ask if you let your ADL know and if you put a work order in with CE and leave it at that.

[@katekat1064]

oh... you've been to Lejeune

[@andrew5875]

Hear that HP or French Creek. Don’t drink the water. Nothin pissed me off more than paying taxes for busted shit. Paying someone to not take care of it.

[@thesaplingturtle290]

HP512 & HP508 had mold and I'm certain I have some form of currently dormant cancer. Cant wait to be denied a disability % increase from that one day...

[@andrew5875]

@@thesaplingturtle290 Oooohhh no shit! I’m an N-Street hooligan myself. I was a motor t mecherator with Echo Battery 2/10. I believe it guy. They had just renovated 508 in like 2018-2019. I was in 512 for a little bit but mostly was in 507. That rickety bucket of shit. Used to go in the maintenance room on the second deck and kept turning the hot water back on as well as the Air Conditioner when it’s balls hot in May and they wouldn’t turn the shit on.

[@Tommy1977777]

​@andrew5875 "hey Troop! Get a Brita!" - SGTMAJ 😂

[@johnapppel64]

1980s dining hall story: apparently there was an excess supply of veal in the US in the early 1980s, so the Army wound up buying a lot of it. And I mean A LOT of it. As in every mess hall had a stack of cases of breaded veal patties in their walk-in, and if you got to chow late and they'd run out of the main entrée for lunch or dinner, there was a 100% chance you'd be served a couple of breaded veal patties, possibly with some melted cheese on top. I couldn't eat veal again until the 90s.

[@tonyparete6892]

Every time I watch one of these things I have a singular thought: "No wonder I got out after one enlistment!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Not-a-bot222]

Each time I see one, I have the opposite reaction. I’m a warrant officer and miss the good old days of being an NCO

[@BIGBOSS-bu1jt]

thats why sergeant major are always pissed off their playing someone else saved game

[@Rooination]

"Sargeant Major, where on the food color chart does breaded chicken tartare fall?"

[@dclark1968]

The very next step. Battalion Command to S-4 Officer - Make it go away. SgtMaj to S-4 Chielf - WTF!!! DO YOH F'ING JOB!!!! GET THE BARRACKS SQUARED AWAY!! NOT NOW, 2 FRICKEN WEEKS AGO!!! I've been there as the S-4 Chief and have less posterior to show for it. So glad I am retired, I hated barracks issues.

[@goingplaces1860]

Be like Chief. RV living with a Golden Corral Loyalty Card…

[@NoPlaceForTheDead]

God forbid CSM hit up garrison CSM to have finance find $600 for a new dryer.

[@michaelh9228]

Get a get a brita 🤣🤣

[@brucelewis9440]

ALL OF YOUR PORTRAYALS ARE SPOT ON TO THEIR RANK. Army 74-95 and saw each and every one of them. Can’t single out one, as they are truly spot on to a T!!

[@45Thunderbird]

Back at Sill bout 2014, in one of the older barracks surrounding the Garcia chowhall, I had fiddlebacks falling out of the ceiling vents, couldnt get DPW to do anything, couldnt get moved. 1SG thought I was doing black magic due to all the trip lines of diatomaceous earth, mint, mothballs id have planted around. Just having to larp out a klendathu insurgency till I finally ETSd.

[@EadromPlays]

“Klendathu insurgency” lmaooo 😂

[@metallicasnake]

The battalion commander reminds me of many of the Air Force officers I used to encounter once upon a time. Kind of miss those days.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

That's not discipline, SGM, that's griefing. Just because your senior NCOs should have been dishonorably discharged for their actions doesn't mean you need to pass it down. Also, bleach to spray the mold and Britta filters for the brown water ARE you problem as you should be making sure your troops have the materials they need, not abuse them when they don't pay for those items out of their own pockets. We had a shitty Bn SGM in Germany and the Mustarnger Bn CO straightened him out; and the Officers who weren't doing their jobs.

[@zathrustheone190]

Sounds like a discipline issue. LOL!!

[@pauly260]

“Y’all breathing in spores in the doggone barracks? Y’all need your Pro Mask on 24/7 like I did before Iraq! Good training! Y’all too soft, hooah?”

[@sam-873]

Seargent major don't play no games. Standards people

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

Low morale... I remember my BN did town hall meetings to discuss the training schedule and address major concerns among the enlisted. New BC came who called us "human capital" when asked what "people first" meant... Obviously, there were no more town halls when he showed up.

[@michaelmcdaniel786]

I swear BC is JUST LIKE every single LT Col EVER

[@Tommy1977777]

Standards!

[@andrewodom6158]

Sadly, this is how issues are addressed in the Army......and they still can't understand why there are retention issues...toxic leadership

[@MrRed424]

If we are out in the field or in the fob (which I highly doubt in this new era of military) Than I understand what SGT Major is saying. Back home though I don’t get why we gotta live ghetto it doesn’t make sense.

[@FloorItDuh]

Breathe... It's just a skit... You have a DD214 now. They can't hurt you anymore.

[@dogmandan79]

It’s all good until someone gets ahold of a Senator and they show the green water on the news (Ft Stewart).

[@mightymikethebear]

I remember all the way back to basic when the drill sergeants asked us if anyone had plumbing or electrical skills.

[@RobertEvansII]

It's like seeing Hots&Cots in video form

[@shiftygypsy89migh41]

Mold? Clearly Discipline issue. Broken Washer? Marines just fix it yourself (i know this is army)

[@nobodyknows9312]

My ltc and sgm did basically jack shit, they said "we asked higher and they said that sucks, so that sucks."

[@popeshop5863]

When SMA says your food sucks you know it’s bad.

[@rompryan7867]

“Sergeant major, I don’t even know what food looks like anymore. That’s how bad it is in the DFAC.”

[@joeb6986]

That time the dfac gave us boiled cabbage only for dinner in the field.

[@altortugas5979]

Young Huas, classic CSM.

[@FeNite8]

"Young Hooahs" 😂

[@johnnyj222]

I was in Saudi Arabia at a post where many days the only option for lunch and dinner was burgers. Sounds good for a few days. We started improvising meatloaf and Salisbury steak just to make it look different. I still only half joke that fries count as a vegetable.

[@MightyRob1]

Always loved getting a pep-talk from a guy that had a six bedroom house and made 10x my salary, telling me he’s cold too while I’m on guard duty and he’s being driven around in a GOV “checking on the troops”

[@dmhiix]

When I was stationed in Korea back in the eighties, our barracks was actually pretty nice. the water from the taps was brown and no other water was provided, but other than that...

[@Boog-alicious]

In the Army Nat Guard...They are both the same. Just met BC this past weekend and he was using the famous "let me piggyback off what CSM said" and CSM was like the betrayal of BC 😂

[@micahthezilla9432]

Last time I was this early, I got some great seats

[@xxTenaciousExx]

I'd like to see a what if if you will the staff as drill sergeants or a series of the staffs time in basic training

[@wilhelmhetrick8948]

Back in covid there was a shortage of food for whatever reason. We got one maybe two meals a day for two weeks and really should say "meal." More like a snack. Anyway I complained and nothing happened so I complained publicly and was threatened with demotion and loss of pay. Sure enough though two days after my more public complaints they started feeding us 3 meals a day. They were MREs but it was food. (By the way we were banned from going to the PX. The PX would bring a truck to the barracks once a week and we would have a small limit of junk food to buy.

[@adventthragg]

Might as well tag the SMA. LMFAO

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

Barracks are just dorms, aren’t they?

[@christian_bushcraft1490]

Amazing.

[@feelincrispy7053]

I dunno ge-ge-get a brita or something 😂

[@DLurch]

It’s a disciplinary issue God dawg 🤣

[@donmulder8061]

I find the CSM comforting and the Lt Col irritating. I guess I am "old school."

[@thatfishingguy11b]

My fav was lemon salmon with rice. Ft. Bliss.

[@Helios8170]

So at what rank does the military just turn into a white collar job but with worse benefits?

[@mightymikethebear]

I think most O-4 and above are office wonks or politicians - and neither are trustworthy, IMO.

[@nathanaellisanti486]

Absolutely hilarious

[@SanguineBrandon]

Sgm refurations is why I learned mycology mofo

[@stocktonbailey8701]

SGM might be right about the DFAC

[@sakota79]

Wow! Prime example of a "officer talk" language. Say s much without sayin anything.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Tbf, it is there living space, maybe take some initiative to clean it up a little. Granted bad infrastructure is a little different.

[@SlowMenWorking]

God damn standards lacking amongst these troopers

[@robertmatthews2154]

Young huahs 😂

[@gamingborger]

CSM tellin the truth XD food ain't that bad, y'all just suck at food

[@Geeksly8010]

9 minutes ago and only 51 likes? You fell off Chief

[@WasabiSniffer]

lol command team don't give a shit. CSM is at least real about it. i mean, he brings up some good points about being grateful for what you have. any commander that says "we're like a family" is a giant red flag.

[@iamdeepsea]

Young hooahs lol