MM>And a good NCO can not only see the foot land from a mile away -
MM>his verbal instruction from that distance will be clear and
MM>succinct....

Amen.  A good NCO can run a brigade all by himself.

MM> VH> "Well, Sir, me and Sergeant Mitchell was inspecting the
barracks, and
MM> VH> we heard a ruckus.  A trainee sergeant had found him asleep in his rack
MM> VH> instead of cleaning his area.  And he was cussing the trainee sergeant.
MM> VH> So I grabbed him by one arm, Sergeant Mitchell grabbed him by the other
MM> VH> arm, the trainee sergeant opened the fire escape door, and we threw the
MM> VH> little &^%$# off." :-)

MM>Now there's stalwart whose memory has obviously been tainted by
MM>the defence's mitigatory claims...

And discipline in that company improved remarkably. :-)
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