Tennessee's first female 12B goes AWOL

[Chairborne64]

Originally Posted by CAARNG 68W

There's AWOLS in NG SF units?

There are AWOLs in Active Duty SF Groups. It is very rare but it happens.

[abc_123]

I don't remember a SF tabbed guy from my few years in 7th SFG, but I do remember the 7th SFG Chemo circa 1999 taking the GOVCC and a laptop and going on a vacation to Amsterdam (or something like that). Well he came back and was sitting at FBNC in the peanalty box awaiting his punishment. I was SDO one weekend and he complained that the SD Driver was a little late in arriving at Moon hall where he had to come down to the lobby and sign in every hour or so. I was an angry CPT at that stage in my life and went over to Moon hall told him to sign the SD log and that if he so much as opened his pie hole one more time that I'd have him sleeping in a cot behind the 7SFG SDNCO Desk.

He was good for my entire weekend... and then I ETS'd so never knew what happened to him. LoL.

[abc_123]

Originally Posted by CAARNG 68W

There's AWOLS in NG SF units?

I have no idea. But I am talking as a commander of a conventional ARNG unit. I have over 700 pax. Of course we have AWOLS. Do you think that the recruiters only enlist the very cream of the crop?

[abc_123]

Originally Posted by JimP

ABC - fair statement all around. Would love to sit down with you and chew the fat. I think we'd have a hell of a conversation.

... I still can't quite wrap my head around the political aspect of the Guard and how it affected its mission.

Guys at your level at the Battalions and Brigades were NOT the issue; it was the political nature of the beast at the TAG level and the missions within the GFMIG that I had an issue with. I just don't think it fair to impose upon the Guard many of the things the implementation guidance mandated. ...

Look. Sorry for being a little ouchy. I've seen/experienced my share of "Guard bashing" so I go on the defensive. I have a bunch of shit hot people in my BN. Great Americans. I am privileged. I"d love to see what we could do after being notified that we were going to war and after 90 days of dedicated training. But as it is, warts and all, we do a pretty good job.

I am NOT suggesting that we are as good as an AD Infantry BN prior to some additional dedicated trainup. The issue is that while we have good people, we lack some critical collective training.

I'd love to talk with you one on one;

[CAARNG 68W]

Originally Posted by Chairborne64

There are AWOLs in Active Duty SF Groups. It is very rare but it happens.

Originally Posted by abc_123

I have no idea. But I am talking as a commander of a conventional ARNG unit. I have over 700 pax. Of course we have AWOLS. Do you think that the recruiters only enlist the very cream of the crop?

It all comes down to whoever walks into that office...

[abc_123]

Originally Posted by CAARNG 68W

It all comes down to whoever walks into that office...

Ding ding ding ! We have a winner!