Staff duty horror stories?

Question

Just wondering if anyone out there would like to share a horror story with me. I'm currently pulling a 24 hr. shift with the world's most obnoxious staff sergeant. He keeps leaning over my shoulder and asking me what I'm doing (he just left for a couple of secs). Anytime I play a game online or on my laptop he gets all excited like, 'ooh, ooh! whatcha doin?!' The worst part is he doesn't even have to be here right now. His 1SG told him that he only has to be here for security checks (that only needs to be done once a night). He's only hanging out because he wants a comp day tomorrow. While watching tv tonight he made a comment about every single thing happening. My lack of eye contact and rude facial gestures don't deter him at all. I know he's not hitting on me or anything. (He's happily married, which he brought up immediately after asking me, "weren't you married before?", "why didn't it work out?"). The only thing to get me through will be witty humor. HELP!!!

Answer 1

Well this one is kinda jacked up...I was the SDNCO...I had just came back from taking down the Flag, so I let my Duty Driver go get something to eat...I sit down and started watching TV...I figured since it was a Tuesday night that it should be quiet...was I wrong...about an hour after my DD left and soldier comes running into the Day Room...she says, "SGT, PVT (name withheld) has a gun and is going to shoot another soldier (name withheld)..." I am like, great this really sucks ***...reason being that at the time we had a DD, SDNCO, and a AOD...the CSM had made the decision that in two weeks (beginning of the month) that they were doing away with SDNCO and just combining the lists with AOD so we would only pull duty like once a year...he reasoning was that all the SDNCO did was sit in the barracks and unlock doors...which the AOD or the Security Guards could do (This happened in 2004, so post 9/11 my hospital had Security Guards too) well to get back to the story...I asked the soldier where the knuckle head with the gun was...I did not have a weapon, but I knew the gunman...he was Med Hold and I had dealt with him when I was in charge of the Guard Force the few months after 9/11...so I call 911 and go outside to try to get the gun away from him before the MPs showed up and shot him...I walked outside and I hear him shooting...the barracks were several different building in the same area...he is outside the building right across from the one I was in...I stand behind the wall and yell, "PVT (name withheld) what the f**k are you doing?" he replies, "Oh SGT H, this bi*ch is tripping out!" I say,"Which one?" he tells me her name...I said, "PVT you knows she does not like guys, so why the f**k are you in my barracks shooting at her and putting everyone else in danger?" his reply was "Sorry SGT.." I tell him to put the gun at his feet and get in the front leaning rest, because when the MPs get here they are going to shoot you on site...we all know MPs want to shoot people...so he puts the gun down and assumes the position and I take the weapon and talk to him while we wait on the MPs...I sure was glad that this soldier actually listen to me and at least did like me...I guess that shows that I did not have to be a a*shole all the time...but it was fun some of the time...lol...that made for a very interesting night and SDNCO Log entery...needless to say they did not get rid of SDNCO after this problem...the knucklehead went to jail for a year and I got a Bullet on my NCOER...lol...

Answer 2

Staff Duty Officer

Answer 3

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Staff duty horror stories?
Just wondering if anyone out there would like to share a horror story with me. I'm currently pulling a 24 hr. shift with the world's most obnoxious staff sergeant. He keeps leaning over my shoulder and asking me what I'm doing (he just left for a couple of secs). Anytime I play a game...

Answer 4

Not my story, a buddies:

September 12, 2001, Camp LeJeune, NC. My buddy was the duty NCO for his barracks, and he had his one Assistant Duty Lance Corporal. They made it through all day, watching the news and guarding the barracks. So, at 2100, my buddy tells his LCpl that he can go get a few hours of rack time, and to be back at 0100 to relieve him. Abut 2300, the Staff Duty Officer (not his, but from a DIFFERENT battalion) wanders over with a pistol on his hip and full 782 gear, complete with helmet. Evens was in the standard duty belt with a soft cover. This little Second Lieutenant asks him why he doesn't have his A-Duty doing constant patrols, and he isn't patrolling the barracks catwalks looking for terrorists.

Now, quick digression. At Camp LeJeune, the Duty NCO for the barracks usually had a stick, about 6-12 inches long depending on the command, that served as a keychain for the barracks keys. The A-Duty just wears a pistol belt (no holster, just the belt, symbolically placing him "under arms") On September 12th, the base was freaking locked down tighter than a drum. I was on pre-deployement leave and got a message recalling me immediately. I drove down from PA, and had to wait 3 1/2 hours to get on base. The MPs were in full gear, searching every car. They had M-203s, SAWs, and M16s. Behind them, in the tree line, weere Humm-vees with Mark 19s, M-2s, and some TOW anti tank missiles. I saw a freaking M1A1 in the trees (Abrams tank, for those who don't know). There were roving infantry patrols, with M16s and SAWs, even some 240Gs. At night they parked 5 tons across the intersections, and manned those positions with armed Marines too.

Now, to get back to the story, this officer, who had no business being there, went and told Evans that he had to get his A-Duty up (they had already been told earlier in the day that they could forget about having the next day off, or even a half day, the Corps was going nuts) and to get another couple of guys out of the rack and have them patroll too. Evans said he wanted to call HIS staff duty and confirm, and the officer went ballistic on him, saying you should never question an officer, ever. (This is all based off of his story, I'm not sure if this next part is true) Evans asked him exactly what he should do if "terrorists" actually made it to the barracks. The Duty Officer said "resist them". Finally, he reached HIS SDO, who, thank god, was a FIRST Lieutenant, who told him to ignore the paranoid nut, and if terrorists managed to blast their way through the 5,000 armed Marines to get to the barracks, there wasn't much a Corporal with a stick was going to do to stop them, and certainly nothing a bunch of UNARMED LCpls and PFCs would do.

He tells that story every time someone asks him why he got out of the Corps. He says he didn't want to get infected with that kind of stupidity.

EDIT: For conranger. Let them complain. There is nothing really wrong with it, and when I could complain about the little things, I felt better about the big ones.

Answer 5

When I was a PFC for the second time, I had to pull my extra duty for the Staff Duty NCO for 45 days. I certainly feel your pain. At least it doesn't sound like you're restricted to barracks as a result of a field grade article 15 like I was.. I got 45/extra duty, 45/restricted to barracks, and reduction of grade. I used to have to make the coffee for the SDNCOs when I had the duty. I'm not going to tell you what I put in the coffee grounds when I made it (yes I will), but to this day, I still laugh my *** off when I think about them drinking it, and complimenting me on my coffee. (that happened in 93). Be creative! Ask 'ol SSG married guy if he wants some coffee. (a few flakes of scouring powder in the grounds won't throw the flavor off, but it will keep him in the latrine and away from you). Good luck.

Answer 6

I'd say creepy level of six or seven. I like the idea, though the whole crazy young girl in an asylum isn't exactly a new concept, you put an interesting twist on it. I would definitely read it.

Answer 7

Put in for a Mental Stress Medal otherwise carry on you could be in the front lines somewhere enduring "REAL" hardship.