Disrespecting a Nco

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THESIS Disrespecting a Non-Commissioned Officer is a touchy and /or sensitive subject. What may appear to one person as disrespect may not appear to another person as being so. Disrespecting a Non-Commissioned Officer Opening paragraph here In the NCO Creed it says “I know my soldiers and will always place their needs above my own”. I bring this up for the fact that Non Commissioned Officers should know about their soldiers and understand that soldier’s reactions may not always seem as they appear. A soldier’s suggestion may be because it is the best for them. Non-commissioned Officers truly do not know enough of what a soldiers needs are. This is not to be taken as a sign of disrespect but to be taken how things can be taken by different service members reactions and express themselves should not always be taken as disrespect but as how the member conducts them self. The online dictionary defines disrespect as an expression of lack of respect and a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. I define disrespect as putting one down verbally, physical and or emotionally. A couple examples of how one may think is disrespect may or may not be. Someone is walking and calls out a rank and name of a person they want to talk to, just to get their attention and is told to go to parade rest before they had the chance to even get to normal talking range is not disrespect. But if a person is standing in front of them and don’t go to parade rest before talking with the person who they are talking to is disrespect. Now an example of when it is on the line is when you are in a group typesetting and you are just jaw jacking and whatever you can say that could be disrespect but it also could just be a jester of socializing (IE getting to know your soldiers and what they do on there off times so you have a better understanding of your
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