Tuesday, March 23, 2004
The Bad Lieutenant's Guide to Short-Term Success (Volume 1)
1.) Hang out in front of the PX, wearing your brand new butter bar, and make people salute you. Bonus points if they're old enough to be your dad.
2.) Don't worry; someone already counted it.
3.) Go ahead. Lose your temper. You deserve it.
4.) Blame it on the RTO.
5.) Keep the troops informed. Especially about what a dolt the CO is.
6.) Embrace ambiguity.
7.) Remember: the Battalion commander rates lieutenants on a curve. That means that every other lieutenant in your battalion is your enemy.
Act accordingly.
8.) Soldiers will recognize and appreciate your political ambition.
9.) Never forget that you outrank the First Sergeant and the battalion Command Sergeant Major. Never let them forget it either.
10.) Pester someone who works for you to write you up for a medal. Failing that, pester everyone you know.
2.) Don't worry; someone already counted it.
3.) Go ahead. Lose your temper. You deserve it.
4.) Blame it on the RTO.
5.) Keep the troops informed. Especially about what a dolt the CO is.
6.) Embrace ambiguity.
7.) Remember: the Battalion commander rates lieutenants on a curve. That means that every other lieutenant in your battalion is your enemy.
Act accordingly.
8.) Soldiers will recognize and appreciate your political ambition.
9.) Never forget that you outrank the First Sergeant and the battalion Command Sergeant Major. Never let them forget it either.
10.) Pester someone who works for you to write you up for a medal. Failing that, pester everyone you know.
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