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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Numion" data-source="post: 3901613" data-attributes="member: 124">Reminds me of a specific incident that happened in year 2000. I was a officer trainee leading a platoon in a field exercise. We were having a break on a march, and I was goofing around with the three NCOs in my command. Out of the forest appear, in full batle gear, a major and another officer. They're marching past us, when the major turns to me and says:"Officer trainee you, come here"I run up to the guy."Why were you and the NCOs laughing at us?""Sir Major, we were not laughing at you. Just joking around.""You also didn't salute me when you ran up to me. Who's your CO?""We have been trained to not salute rank during field exercises (anti-sniper precaution). My CO is captain N.N.""Have you forgotten how to address superior rank?!!" (He's getting agitated)"We have been trained to address 'Sir, Rank' only at the beginning of conversation.""This won't end here. Dismissed."Now it actually ended there, the major probably knew he was in the wrong, and had forgotten some basic rules of conduct. I was right, and also exhausted after 5 days in the field with little sleep, but it would've been moronic to counter like this:"Officer trainee you, come here"I run up to the guy."Why were you and the NCOs laughing at us?""You're acting like a lil' bitch right now, we've been on exercise for 5 days, I'm exhausted, so take your man-whore with you and get the F outta here, I'm in charge of this platoon!"That would've been disciplinary action right there.. and in no way would've that gotten me the respect of my troops. Just saying that someone acting like a bitch (like the major here), it doesn't warrant breaking rules of conduct. Those are separate offenses, and two wrongs don't make right.One military rule the PCs in this scenario would've been wise to follow is that you should never reprimand a commander of any rank in front of his subjects. (Hmm .. that's a good reason for accepting the duel, not to lose face in front of troops.)</blockquote>

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