{"id":121109,"date":"2021-12-28T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=121109"},"modified":"2021-12-28T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T18:45:00","slug":"82nd-abn-lieutenant-grinches-out-on-his-platoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=121109","title":{"rendered":"82nd ABN Lieutenant Grinches out on his platoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christmas Eve saw one platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army recalled his whole platoon, including those on leave, for a morning formation after one of them got pinched for DWI.<\/p>\n

From Stars and Stripes<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The Army had a Grinch in its ranks this year, a platoon leader who recalled a whole unit for a morning formation Christmas Eve after one soldier got busted on a DUI charge, officials said.<\/p>\n

The soldiers in the platoon at Fort Bragg, N.C., were ordered to show up in uniform for a formation at 9 a.m., even if they were on leave. But the commander showed up in civilian attire and did paperwork while they were made to wait, said a post on the popular Facebook page U.S. Army WTF Moments, which appears to have first revealed the incident.<\/p>\n

The original post included a screenshot of text messages apparently sent after 1 a.m. on Friday, which was a federal holiday, and said the incident involved a platoon in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause nothing says #soldiersfirst like calling people in from leave who had nothing to do with a situation,\u201d the post said, referring to Army initiatives aimed at focusing more on taking care of people and curbing toxic behaviors.<\/p>\n

In a comment on the 82nd Airborne Division\u2019s official Facebook page in response to the post, an official said that the recall was unwarranted and an \u201cerror in judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The regiment\u2019s 2nd Battalion commander counseled both the 1st Platoon leader and the Alpha Company commander to stress \u201cthe importance of protecting their soldiers\u2019 valuable time off with family\u201d and to ensure the mistake didn\u2019t happen again, division spokesman Lt. Col. Brett Lea told Stars and Stripes.<\/p>\n

Three of the 34 paratroopers recalled from the local area were on leave, Lea said Monday in an emailed response to a query.<\/p>\n

After an initial formation, they remained in the company area for about 45 minutes before being released, he said. He did not confirm whether the platoon leader was in uniform.<\/p>\n

When the three soldiers who were on leave return to duty, they\u2019ll get to pick an extra day off, he said. The others will get Wednesday off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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