Platoon sergeants assign permanent battle buddies soon after the soldiers are in their units. This can be for a number of reasons starting from the most obvious reason such as: the two or three …show more content…
That Battle Buddy can be the person(s) you may even be able to confide if you spend enough time with him/her. Friendships mean a lot to others whether they no it or not, so they again count on their Battle Buddies more and more. The Battle Buddy Systems just in simple terms brings out as sense of brotherhood and togetherness and the means we will pick up our brother and sisters when they fail, stumble or fall no matter what. The concept behind the Battle Buddy System can be through out the Warrior Ethos : “I will always palce the mission first” can mean that I put my Battle Buddies well-being before my own and making sure that we all make it home …show more content…
It tells how as a team we can’t ever give up on each other because if one fails or falls short of their expectation does that failure effect that soldier and soon, is affecting the entire squad. So when one falls short, the rest of us should be ready to pick them up almost immediately or better yet, catch them as they fall. That way, they feel that sense of brotherhood and partnership and now, the teamwork just got better.
The last and certainly not tleast line of the Warrior Ethos explains the key to the Battle Buddy System. “I will never leave a fallen comrade” is the very basis of Army Regulation/TRADOC Polcy Letter #14: The Battle Buddy System. We ,as soldiers, need to understand that if we leave behind our Battle Buddies, then how can we call ourselves Army soldiers? “ Teamwork makes the Dreamwork” as some individuals say means that by never leaving behind a comrade , they ,in turn, will leave us behind to be successful. We all shhare the blame or share in the reward as Battle