Becoming A Platoon Soldier

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1. Duty Performance: Your overall performance for this month has been unsatisfactory. Areas you should sustain: *Punctuality: Over the last month you ave been on time to all required formations. Ensure that you continue to arrive for formations at least ten min prior. *APFT: Your last APFT on 12JUL17, you scored a 252. This is above the company standard. Also while waiting for your household goods to arrive you borrowed SPC Lacy's ruck in order to participate in the platoon ruck marches. *Ammo Detail: Our Platoon ran a M4 range on a Sunday to assist with the EOD Team of the Year competition, you assisted with the ammo detail and also helped to ensure that all targets were set up in a timely manner to keep the range moving smoothly. Areas you should improve: …show more content…

If you see them sitting down have them conducting some type of training to ensure that the Soldiers are actively engaged at all times. *Customs and Courtesies: Over the last month you have been talked to on two different occasions about you not going to parade rest and calling NCOs by their rank. SPC Warburton, this is not acceptable, you need to show the same respect that you would want when you become a future leader. *Work ethic: I have noticed that after you finish a task you just sit and wait to be told what to do next, when you finish a task you need to come brief me that the task is complete and I will come and inspect it and give you further

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