Hey Wayne,

Quote Originally Posted by wm View Post
They OJT'd reassigned intel MOS slackers to become wrenches, spoons, and drivers (63B, 94B, 64H) as well as various admin MOSC like 71L.
Also from those dark 70s - but I was fortunate enough to have completed an education (affording me an apprenticeship and high tech MOS) - our 1SG and CO were constantly dumping the SP4s and E-5s into that pool of admin weenies, drivers and wrenches. Only much later would I realize what a mess that OJT system created for the remainder of the Army. I can't decades later emphasize how pissed off I was with those admin/finance clerks incorrectly filing my TDY vouchers and dorking up my pay , the CO's driver running into trees , and the HHQ company experts that couldn't change a spark plug without the dash 10 manual

I like the idea of bringing back SP4, 5 and 6; not everybody can lead and there's a genuine need for good technical personnel. Instead of wasting slots at NCO leadership courses, send those folks off to learn a trade.