[MtnGoat]

I did a year at Ft Lost in the Woods, Leonardo Wood, not as a DS. While I was there I had two guys that were with me back in 27th ENG that were now DS. They hated just about every minute of it. Why, because of the “rules” to protect the Trainees. BCT was to break them down and make the as a unit not as an individual.

I remember the “rules” put on us non DS NCOs. I remember be counseled about having told a soldiers to fix their uniform and head gear. I told two soldiers (trainees) that were walking back from a chow hall to fix their top because it wasn’t buttoned right and one at all. They had they caps kicked back like most all wear Ball caps now. When I walked up to the Chow hall the two DS outside ask me, me in uniform, what Company I was with. I told me basically I couldn’t talk to the Trainees. Long story short, it made its way back to my Company 1SG. He was cool with it and just told me don’t talk to the trainees just tell their DS. This Post has it rule and we, NCOs can’t use our General authority to correct a Suck-up (with a F). Living on a BCT base sucks because of the rule, at that time I was single so the few bars I would go to I had to look hard to ensure the chic I was talking to wasn’t a trainee.