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BigBen · 08-04-2005, 09:55 AM

We'll kick that habit out of you on day one of Basic Training.

The motto is "5 prior to 5 prior" meaning 10 minutes early for everything.

If we are 3 minutes early for a timing, our boss starts screaming at us for being 2 minutes late. DO NOT TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ORIGINAL TIMING HAS BEEN MET.

And yes, the most important person (rank) always shows up last. Look around. If there are people pf a higher rank in the room and waiting for the meeting to start, you are immediately in shit.

This also has a reverse trickle-down effect: As a young private, you start to ask why we stand around and wait so much... Often, we show up someplace only to wait for half an hour (or more) for our task.

You get used to the reverse-flakiness eventually. As a leader, you realize just how important this time buffer becomes. The onus is suddenly on you to ensure that all of your personnel are present, accounted for and properly kitted out at the required time. Then you build in your buffer to ensure that happens so that you don't wear your troops mistake.

0945 (timing at 1000hrs): "Okay, we got everybody?"
"Uh, Smith went to get his gas mask. He left it in his room. He'll be back in 3 minutes..."
"Well, that's okay, we have time to spare."

0950: "Okay, Everyone double check that you have all of your kit. Welcome back Smith, you get the 0300 duty tonight."
0955: "Where the fuck is Jones and Lavoie?"
"They had to take a piss before we start."
And so on and so forth.

I remember one day it was about -25c outside. Morning PT starts at 0600. This morning was different, because the CO of the base decided to join us for PT. He passed it down in his orders the previous morning.

Major says to Captain: CO is on PT tomorrow morning. I want everyone formed up at 0555hrs.
Captain says to Lieutenant: PT form up at 0545 tomorrow.
Lieutenant says to Warrant: Form up at 0530 for PT. Colonel is joining us.
Warrant to Sergeant: 0530 for PT. Get your people formed up NLT 0500.

And all of a sudden, we are standing out in the freezing cold at 0430. About 20 minutes go by and we ask, "WTF? It's cold out here man..."

By 0600 people were absolutely suffering. The CO comes by and says "Good morning! Welcome! I'm so glad to be out here with you guys!" He had a cup of Tim Horton's coffee that someone got him at 0559, and steam was rising from his hand as he spoke.

"I wonder what it's like to be a Colonel..." my buddy asks. I could not reply, since I was shaking with hypothermia.

The best part of the whole experience was that we were all grabbing our cocks to warm them up. The CO drives up in a staff car to see 200 guys with their hands down their pants and shaking. He though we were a Regiment of perverts. He never went for a run with us again.

If someone flakes on me, I absolutely lose it. I have been known to yell at my civvie friends. They learn: Do Not Be Late When Ben Is Going To Be There.

And then everyone shows up on time. It is a matter of respect. If you command it, it shows up. If you let it slide, people will abuse it. Thin edge of the wedge, my friends.

08-04-2005, 09:55 AM	#31 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	We'll kick that habit out of you on day one of Basic Training. The motto is "5 prior to 5 prior" meaning 10 minutes early for everything. If we are 3 minutes early for a timing, our boss starts screaming at us for being 2 minutes late. DO NOT TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ORIGINAL TIMING HAS BEEN MET. And yes, the most important person (rank) always shows up last. Look around. If there are people pf a higher rank in the room and waiting for the meeting to start, you are immediately in shit. This also has a reverse trickle-down effect: As a young private, you start to ask why we stand around and wait so much... Often, we show up someplace only to wait for half an hour (or more) for our task. You get used to the reverse-flakiness eventually. As a leader, you realize just how important this time buffer becomes. The onus is suddenly on you to ensure that all of your personnel are present, accounted for and properly kitted out at the required time. Then you build in your buffer to ensure that happens so that you don't wear your troops mistake. 0945 (timing at 1000hrs): "Okay, we got everybody?" "Uh, Smith went to get his gas mask. He left it in his room. He'll be back in 3 minutes..." "Well, that's okay, we have time to spare." 0950: "Okay, Everyone double check that you have all of your kit. Welcome back Smith, you get the 0300 duty tonight." 0955: "Where the fuck is Jones and Lavoie?" "They had to take a piss before we start." And so on and so forth. I remember one day it was about -25c outside. Morning PT starts at 0600. This morning was different, because the CO of the base decided to join us for PT. He passed it down in his orders the previous morning. Major says to Captain: CO is on PT tomorrow morning. I want everyone formed up at 0555hrs. Captain says to Lieutenant: PT form up at 0545 tomorrow. Lieutenant says to Warrant: Form up at 0530 for PT. Colonel is joining us. Warrant to Sergeant: 0530 for PT. Get your people formed up NLT 0500. And all of a sudden, we are standing out in the freezing cold at 0430. About 20 minutes go by and we ask, "WTF? It's cold out here man..." By 0600 people were absolutely suffering. The CO comes by and says "Good morning! Welcome! I'm so glad to be out here with you guys!" He had a cup of Tim Horton's coffee that someone got him at 0559, and steam was rising from his hand as he spoke. "I wonder what it's like to be a Colonel..." my buddy asks. I could not reply, since I was shaking with hypothermia. The best part of the whole experience was that we were all grabbing our cocks to warm them up. The CO drives up in a staff car to see 200 guys with their hands down their pants and shaking. He though we were a Regiment of perverts. He never went for a run with us again. If someone flakes on me, I absolutely lose it. I have been known to yell at my civvie friends. They learn: Do Not Be Late When Ben Is Going To Be There. And then everyone shows up on time. It is a matter of respect. If you command it, it shows up. If you let it slide, people will abuse it. Thin edge of the wedge, my friends. __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.