Hey Wayne,
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.
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