View Full Version : 1st woman to lead Army drill sergeant school suspended; Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King
BMT (RIP)
12-16-2011, 03:53
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2011/12/15/1144097?sac=Home
BMT
Appointed to the position in 2009?
So she would have been there at least two years now.
Isn't that about move on or retire time?
Dozer523
12-16-2011, 07:48
http://www.jackson.army.mil/sites/school/pages/126
Working on her Masters of Divinity so she's probably not sleeping with recruits
Well . . .
that seems to be the usual reason things go south with Drills.
With a nickname and reputation of being "No Slack" and the DSS Commandant, there are a number of things she could be being investigated for - I'll await the report.
Richard :munchin
The Reaper
12-16-2011, 10:25
Well, for one thing, IIRC, she managed to get from 2001 to 2009 without deploying to OIF or OEF.
Couldn't believe that after eight years of war, they would select a non-combat vet to run training of our young warriors, so I guess this shouldn't surprise me either.
TR
I wonder if CSM King listened to one part of a Wanda Sykes routine while neglecting another.
(FWIW, CSM King was the subject of a previous discussion, located here (http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25162).)
1stindoor
12-17-2011, 10:54
Well, for one thing, IIRC, she managed to get from 2001 to 2009 without deploying to OIF or OEF.
TR
This is what stands out to me as well. I can see missing it for up to four years or so depending on where you are and when...but to miss both major theaters over an eight year period...that reeks of trying to avoid a deployment.
MTN Medic
12-17-2011, 11:14
Really, it is over 10 years now...:munchin
(FWIW, CSM King was the subject of a previous discussion, located here (http://professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25162).)
From that thread:
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Utah Bob
12-17-2011, 11:37
This is what stands out to me as well. I can see missing it for up to four years or so depending on where you are and when...but to miss both major theaters over an eight year period...that reeks of trying to avoid a deployment.
And maybe getting special treatment.
How can you call yourself a professional soldier during major conflicts and not clamor to get deployed at least once?
"King rose to become the first female sergeant named to oversee the heart and soul of Army fighters: the headquarters company of the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, where she was responsible for 500 paratroopers, 22 sergeant majors, 22 colonels and three general officers."
...and somehow, still never saw the other side of the pond during a combat deployment?
I am incredibly underwhelmed...
meh
“Can you believe that? A bag of garbage outside my Dumpster.” "
Sounds like politics to me...both keeping her out of overseas operations and removing her from her current post.
Stellar "No Slack" career in support of the Army's GWOP (Global War On Paper)...
1980 -1983: IET and Postal Clerk, 139th Postal Co @ Stuttgart, FRG
1983-1985: DS 5/3rd BCT Bde @ Fort Dix
1985-1987: Bn PAC NCO, 5/3rd BCT Bde @ Fort Dix
1987-1988: Admn Asst, CSA (GEN Vuono) @ five-sided concrete squirrel cage
1988-1991: Admn Asst, Director Def Scty Assistance Agency (DSSA) @ five-sided concrete squirrel cage
1991-1993: Sr Enlisted Advisor, LTG Allen, DSSA @ five-sided concrete squirrel cage
1993-1996: 18th PSB @ Fort Bragg
1996-1997: 19th AG 1SG @ Camp Casey, ROK
1997-2001: HHC 18th Abn Corps 1SG
2001-2007: SHAPE HQs Bn CSM @ Casteau, Belgium
2007-2009: 369TH AG BN CSM @ Fort Jackson
2009-Present: Commandant USADSS @ Fort Jackson
One tough letter sorter of a soldier - bet she'll go to work for the USPS in a management position vice driving a taxi around the Fort Jackson area once she retires.
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
CloseDanger
12-18-2011, 09:04
"Sergeant Majors who drive Corvettes with vanity plates are always trouble." (http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=27911)
Super no slack admin branch cheese college whiz.
Knocking boots with subord.
Well... the last comment in the 'This Aint Hell' blog entry is just hear-say, so charges of drinking and screwing a subordinate are of little interest to me as they stem from a third party informant on an internet blog. However, of much more serious issue is the problem with her nickname; if she had the nickname "no-slack" because SHE put it on the vanity plates of her car...
...that is just plain unsatisfactory.
EVERYONE knows it is against the rules to proclaim your own nickname. That alone should be grounds for 'conduct unbecoming' charges.
Female command leader of drill sergeant training fight her removal
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/05/01/1174782?sac=fo.military
"COLUMBIA, S.C. - The first woman to command the Army's drill sergeant training took legal action Monday to reclaim her job, alleging she was improperly suspended last year because of sexism and racism and demanding that two of her superiors be investigated for abuse of their authority................"
Sexism & Racism? That's a twofer.
She needs to get her CSM/SGM's ass into a combat zone......11 years of conflict and she's never been to a CZ...I'd be freakin embarrased.
Lead from the rear.
The Reaper
05-01-2012, 18:39
Female command leader of drill sergeant training fight her removal
http://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/05/01/1174782?sac=fo.military
"COLUMBIA, S.C. - The first woman to command the Army's drill sergeant training took legal action Monday to reclaim her job, alleging she was improperly suspended last year because of sexism and racism and demanding that two of her superiors be investigated for abuse of their authority................"
Sexism & Racism? That's a twofer.
Anyone who didn't see those cards being played, I want to introduce you to poker.
TR
Anyone who didn't see those cards being played, I want to introduce you to poker.
You mean the kind played at the bar with a dollar bill... ;)
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
...time to put those cards back in the deck.
Although, based on her record that has been advertised in the press, those cards have worked quite well for her in the past. She probably treats them like 'pocket-aces'
Your "Race Card" is overcharged and is no longer accepted at this establishment.
Another woman, out to make the rest of us look bad. I know you guys get tired of this crap, but I think women like me are even more tired of it.
It is hard enough already to be a woman in uniform, then shit like this happens that paint all of us with the same brush.
How about those jackass women on the subs that are now being charged with fraud.:mad:
Cake_14N
05-04-2012, 14:08
Fox News reporting she got her job back.
LINK (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/04/army-first-female-drill-sergeant-training-boss-gets-job-back/?test=latestnews)
Should move her on so she can find an SSI for her right shoulder.
But if she was right - reinstated - in her case that means two folks were wrong - or does it.
greenberetTFS
05-04-2012, 14:48
Your "Race Card" is overcharged and is no longer accepted at this establishment.
Unfortunately "not true",The card has no limits of play and works every time it's played.....:( That's true whether your a man or a women.........:(
Big Teddy :munchin
Unfortunately "not true",The card has no limits of play and works every time it's played.....:( That's true whether your a man or a women.........:(
Big Teddy :munchin
True, but only a certain demographic can play it though....not fair..
I want one...seems to work quite well. No matter how played.:mad:
TrapperFrank
05-04-2012, 17:11
Just what is needed over there, one more underemployed E9 looking to make life miserable for the troops. All the while trying to justify their "job" . There were plenty of those types around when I deployed to OEF in 2004.
Just what is needed over there, one more underemployed E9 looking to make life miserable for the troops. All the while trying to justify their "job" . There were plenty of those types around when I deployed to OEF in 2004.
I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment...
Just what we need....or not.
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I really appreciated having someone check my socks to make sure they're the right length before I went into the DFAC.:rolleyes:
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I really appreciated having someone check my socks to make sure they're the right length before I went into the DFAC.:rolleyes:
In Bosnia, we weren't allowed in the chow tent if we had muddy boots. Sadly this was one of our own (the Troll) who enforced that rule. SGM, you do realize that we are camped in a muddy field with mud up to our knees??
And all the pallets are around the command tent, so you don't have to walk in the mud...
http://www.military.com/news/article/king-out-agaom-at-army-drill-sergeant-school.html?comp=700001075741&rank=5
There seems to be a pattern here...
From the article:
"King last month filed a complaint that she was targeted because of sexism and racism."
Anyone see that coming?
Not to cross-thread, but...
This will kill her chances of attending Ranger School.
BMT (RIP)
05-17-2012, 13:33
The Army's first female commandant of its elite drill sergeant school is being forced to give up her history-making job, but she says she's not giving up a fight for her reputation.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/05/17/2833067/army-replaces-1st-female-head.html#storylink=cpy
BMT