IT'S THE CHAIN

There are the good officers. They will guide you, they will bring you up when you fall, they will be there for you. These officers exists through-out the ranks of the officers, from an NSF 2nd lieutenant to a Regular lieutentant colonel (from what i have seen so far).

And there are officers who command respect. Even if they clearly don't deserve it. It pains me to see an extremely experienced and good warrant officer having to salute a comissioned officer of such character.

Maybe those "bad" officers meant well for their actions. But one thing for sure is that temper brings down the reputation of the one who lose it.

Officers who make use of their men to show off their capbilities are also the one who is comdemed.

The one who leads by example is respected, the one who uses his rank as a dozer blade is hated. You can't expected to be respected if you are eating cilivian food if the rest of the men is eating combat rations.

No i'm not an officer. I am a specialist trainee. But the attitude of the officer will affect the morale of the specialist. In turn, the attitude of the specialist will affect the morale of the men.

My morale this past week at out-field is at an especially low level. Even the drivers didn't like my commanding officer.

But inside news is that the higher ups didn't like him either.

But what ever it is, the lesson learnt is about earning a little thing called respect. Take that extra step out, lead with actions and not by words. Show your men respect if you want the same treatment.

Stop that chain of "Because i had takan so i must pass it to you".

And whwe it happens, SAF will be a better place.