The Army’s top enlisted leader went to Reddit for soldiers’ ideas on fixing the service’s biggest problems
The Sergeant Major of the Army turned to Reddit to ask soldiers for their help fixing issues with Army culture. One suggestion: "Cut back on the bullshit."
BY HALEY BRITZKY | PUBLISHED JUN 21, 2022 2:58 PM
If there’s one thing an Army noncommissioned officer knows, it’s how to work smarter, not harder — and that includes getting ideas from the force on how to fix what’s broken.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston and 150 nominative sergeants major will gather later this month in El Paso, Texas, to discuss solutions to some of the service’s biggest problems, including soldier development, suicides, and sexual assault and harassment. And to get ahead of ideas for how to tackle those issues, Grinston’s staff posted on the Army Reddit page, which is popular among veterans and junior soldiers, asking for thoughts and feedback on Monday.
“Soon, SMA is hosting a summit for CSMs to come together and work on big Army problems by addressing four specific areas,” Grinston’s spokesperson, Sgt. 1st Class Will Reinier, said in the Reddit post. “I would like to get some insight from the sub that can be used as input for the working groups and conversations they will have.”
The four areas the Reddit post asked for feedback on were leader engagement, mentorship, leader development, and alcohol culture. Reinier said they were looking for “low/no cost solutions that can be adapted for any unit immediately and don’t require 5 years and an academic study.”
The thread received hundreds of responses.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-grinston-reddit-soldier-feedback/
