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When I was a BN commander, I was not allowed to send a Soldier home for a grandparent’s funeral because they weren’t loco-parentis. We weren’t in combat, we were in training. I didn’t understand it then, I do not understand it now.
She was in a leadership position, 1/4
She was in a leadership position, 1/4
but I could have continued to train without her for a few days. In fact, it probably would’ve helped develop her formation because everyone would have had to step up and subsequently made our whole battalion better. I won’t forget trying to explain the “policy” to her father. 2/4
He didn’t understand and honestly, neither did I.
When we say people first, we have to mean it. The Army is going to ask a lot of your people. If you cannot let a Soldier go to a loved one’s funeral, I question your ability to train your formation well enough 3/4
When we say people first, we have to mean it. The Army is going to ask a lot of your people. If you cannot let a Soldier go to a loved one’s funeral, I question your ability to train your formation well enough 3/4
to play effectively when you are a Soldier down.
As a BDE CDR I made it clear in this formation that if they are going to deny leave for a death in the family, it has to come to me with an explanation of why we can’t accommodate. So far, none have hit my desk. 4/4
#PeopleFirst
As a BDE CDR I made it clear in this formation that if they are going to deny leave for a death in the family, it has to come to me with an explanation of why we can’t accommodate. So far, none have hit my desk. 4/4
#PeopleFirst
