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Dealing with 'dead weight'.
Jayson here and how do you deal with 'dead weight' when on course? A friend of mine has joined the Reserves and is on course every second weekend. Last week he told me about a soldier in his course section who refuses to clean her weapon and then pawns it off on classmates to clean. When they refuse, she tells them that if her weapon is dirty, the whole section will suffer as the MCpl. will see this as an example of them not coming together. She also does this with anything else she does not want to do.
I too have joined the Reserves and will be starting Basic in a couple of weeks. I understand the concept of working as a team and supporting each other so that the section will be successful. I have just never thought anything this stupid could happen. At first I felt if I was in this situation, I would "charm the snake" (a term I learned about from GORUCK) and just deal with it. But then it occurred to me that this woman may graduate and become a qualified soldier. Is she the kind of person who I would want to depend on with my life? And why should the class permit her to be successful when it is clear she does not care herself? Yet this just seems to go against everything I have learned about serving with the military. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
jaYson
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--Haim Ginott--
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