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I am a veteran of the US Army Pershing Missile Unit. When people have thanked me for my service I am taken back and embarrassed. I did not fulfill my entire 3 year hitch. They called it unsatisfactory performance. I was an Equipment, Records and Parts Specialist. Anyone who know me knows I really account for and take care of equipment. So what really happened? Well it had to do with sloppy leadership. Five page deadline report, Sgt Smith if that was really even his real name signing every vehicle inspection. Vehicles I never even saw near the bays. And this man came to the motor pool every morning spit shined and left every day at five looking every bit as spit shined as he arrived. How can you inspect a vehicle and not get a drop of grease or oil on you? Motor pool was when I arrived a part of Head quarters platoon until the Captain decided that motor pool should be its own platoon and pull the same amount of guard duty as all the bigger platoons who spent most of their day hiding from duty because they are essentially wartime operations, ie grunts and radio operators while motor pool was already open like a 7-11. I can’t count how many times they woke me up to dispatch a vehicle. So if things weren’t bad enough they give the order they are bringing in the missile parts thru the motor pool. Now I have had enough. There was no way I was going to be responsible for a missile part that cost 125,000 dollars and can fit in you back pocket. I threatened to go to the Inspecting General. This did get them worried and the leaned on me hard. I really got hit on the duty roster. The pressure took its toll and when they offered the chapter out I took rather than go thru the investigation. But looking back at their response. The paperwork issues got addressed. They brought in Warrant Officers to handle the missile parts and many other readiness issues were addressed because of me who would not just settle for business as usual. I pushed those men to do better even though I sacrificed my career and for that I am proud. If I do anything that helps a man be a better man I will take pride in it. I did take my duty on the missile site seriously. A sergeant found that out when he did not know the password and he approached my tower. Twice I told him to halt and he did not so I locked and loaded. And told him to drop that time he did and his comrades ran to the shack, his untethered helmet had fallen aside and when he had enough nerve to look up at me it was quite obvious that if he moved from the prone position I would take the head shot. I was willing to shoot a man in the head if I had to and I know I would have. The protocol is the protocol.