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How to uphold standards in the National Guard?

Asked by RandomMrdan (7436points) April 15th, 2010

By standards, I mean dress and appearance, motivation, how serious training is taken and so on.

I’m on an EFAC, which is an Enlisted Force Advisory Counsel. I’m trying to brain storm some ideas to uphold dress and appearance. Many traditional guardsmen (one weekend a month guys), don’t put forth an effort to always look sharp, and take training serious.

I’m thinking of some ideas such as… Mandatory dress and appearance classes if they continue to choose to dress poorly. Or If they don’t want to take training serious, they can retake the class on their own time. For example, if we do LOAC training, and the person is clearly texting, or not paying attention, or falling asleep, or any of the above. The squad leader will meet with him 1on1 that weekend drill and tell him, that he has to finish the LOAC training from home, and bring in documentation to prove it.

Training I think is very important for sustainment readiness, and I don’t think enough people take it serious. What kind of ideas do you think would help keep up military standards?

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