Ironically my experience is exactly the opposite. During peace-time, the wannabe Rangers and wound-too-tight-around-the-axles NCO’s overused “smoking” and public humiliation for minor infringements on regs. During war-time, the wannabes were not so gung-ho to harass a soldier w/ a loaded weapon and the wound-tight-around-the-axles NCO’s were either in hot water w/ command or had been sent home. I wonder if a focus on actual leadership ability for promotion to sergeant would help. Knowing weapon’s ranges and weights and nomenclatures are important, but that should be a requirement for promotion to E-2/3/4 not to NCO. Just a thought,
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