For the next few days I will be posting things I included in the student evaluation I did at the end of my school at DINFOS.
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My interaction with SFC Wilkerson, 1800
hours, 29 Oct 13:
After class the evening before the APFT, I rode my
bicycle. As I was passing post
headquarters, I noticed that the northwest corner of the APFT run course was blocked
with temporary fencing and cones. People
running on the course were hopping over a ditch.
I then rode to the orderly room to let the cadre know about
the blocked run course. When I entered
SFC Wilkerson was leaning on the duty driver’s desk. I asked him if SFC Bennett was here.
He said, “No he isn’t.
What do you want.”
I told him about the run course.
He said, “That’s a small thing. Someone should already have checked the
course.”
He then straightened up and looked me in the eye. Did he think I was telling him a lie?
He then said, “I’ll
let the first sergeant know.” He turned
his back to me and walked toward the first sergeant’s office.
At 2221 hours that night I got a message saying the location
of the APFT had been moved.
The next morning SFC Wilkerson said nothing to me.
I bring this up because SFC Wilkerson and I are both
sergeants. When I came with what turned
out to be useful information, he never addressed me by name nor said anything
remotely resembling thank you. Quite the
opposite. Is there some reason that a
member of the cadre has to address a 60-year-old sergeant who is off duty with
no respect whatever, not even use his name?
I don’t think so. If the disrespect ran the reverse direction,
I am sure there would be Hell to pay. We
may be students, but many of us are also NCOs.
Away from formation there is no reason I can see to students who disrespectfully, especially students who are NCOs.
