I am confused. What were your 1SG and CSM doing on missions? I could see if it was a company mission having the 1SG but other than that he should not be there. 1SG and CSM are administrative positions. THe PSGs shouldn't be making up for the 1SG. It is their job to lead their platoons, not the 1SG. Personally we can't stand it when the company SGM or BN CSM come on missions with us. They are a distractor. For that matter the Company Commander should be staying out it unless it is a company mission. If it is a platoon mission, the platoon already has a leader, one who does not need his boss standing over his shoulder. I can understand going out once in a while just to check on things but more than that and they are in the way. Look at it this way. When the company commander goes out with a platoon he no longer can focus as effectively on the company mission, he is focused on the platoon he is with and a commander's job is to be where he can have the greatest effect on his entire AO.

SFC W