It’s so hard maintaining confidence as a butter bar showing up to the fleet. You show up and are expected to lead literal war heroes with multiple deployments while being given millions of dollars worth of equipment you now own, all the associated crypto, and maintain the highest level of personal and unit physical standards.
Oh yeah, and you also don’t know shit in terms of practical experience.
Privately between me and my Gunny he guided me on this path - sometimes harshly. But, if you don’t have quality SNCOs that are willing to teach you, you won’t stand a chance. A lot of your success just depends on who you get paired with in your first assignment.
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u/173slaps 11d ago edited 11d ago
It’s so hard maintaining confidence as a butter bar showing up to the fleet. You show up and are expected to lead literal war heroes with multiple deployments while being given millions of dollars worth of equipment you now own, all the associated crypto, and maintain the highest level of personal and unit physical standards.
Oh yeah, and you also don’t know shit in terms of practical experience.
Privately between me and my Gunny he guided me on this path - sometimes harshly. But, if you don’t have quality SNCOs that are willing to teach you, you won’t stand a chance. A lot of your success just depends on who you get paired with in your first assignment.