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espn article-Sparano has no patience for injury prone players

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Sounds like Drill SGT Cash, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1-46 Infantry (My Basic training unit. You simply did not go to sick call. You just didn't. "Train or die!" was our "sound off" motto. NOBODY went to sick call. If a guy went to sick call, we never saw him again.

"He was recycled. He gets to spend another three weeks on detail until the next platoon comes through."

"He's being chaptered out. Unfit for service."

We literally had a guy that had to be carried out of the platoon bay by the post paramedics because he had refused to go to sick call or even complain, even three weeks in to contracting pneumonia.

It made us a tougher bunch though. When we got to advanced training and we blended in with the platoons from other posts, everyone kind of left us alone for a while. We didn't want anything to do with them because we felt they were soft. We marched better, ran faster, won every inspection, and, almost every streamer for the guidon.

This is the atmosphere I'm reading Sparano and staff have created. I like it. This is how you motivate the marginal players to be above average, and, the above average to be good...Even the good to be great, because somone is always on you heels. I like it alot.
 
GoonBoss said:
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Sounds like Drill SGT Cash, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1-46 Infantry (My Basic training unit. You simply did not go to sick call. You just didn't. "Train or die!" was our "sound off" motto. NOBODY went to sick call. If a guy went to sick call, we never saw him again.

"He was recycled. He gets to spend another three weeks on detail until the next platoon comes through."

"He's being chaptered out. Unfit for service."

We literally had a guy that had to be carried out of the platoon bay by the post paramedics because he had refused to go to sick call or even complain, even three weeks in to contracting pneumonia.

It made us a tougher bunch though. When we got to advanced training and we blended in with the platoons from other posts, everyone kind of left us alone for a while. We didn't want anything to do with them because we felt they were soft. We marched better, ran faster, won every inspection, and, almost every streamer for the guidon.

This is the atmosphere I'm reading Sparano and staff have created. I like it. This is how you motivate the marginal players to be above average, and, the above average to be good...Even the good to be great, because somone is always on you heels. I like it alot.
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Hey GB,how long were you in the Army for and where'd you do basic at?
 
I love the mental toughness he is putting in place and he did it from day one... What was the name of the guy they cut for having blisters on his feet?

The only issue I would have is getting guys to play hurt can sometimes hurt the team. if you can't go at a 100 percent there needs to be a time where you step aside so someone else can... for the sake of the team. It can be a fine line.
 
phinfan33 said:
ok cool...9 years here/basic at Benning/11B(Infantry)..E.Co. 2-19 INF was my basic training unit...
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FT Knox is about as close to Benning as us non-11 types get :wink:

It is the 19 series (Armor/Scout) OSUT post though. No chicks...Not even at the chow hall :(
 
GoonBoss said:
FT Knox is about as close to Benning as us non-11 types get :wink:

It is the 19 series (Armor/Scout) OSUT post though. No chicks...Not even at the chow hall :(
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don't feel bad,same here at Benning when i went to basic there..with the way the army's going,i'd hate to see how basic is now...
 
GoonBoss said:
I do not think this would applyto Ronnie.
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agreed. Ronnies injuries were never nagging or wimping out injuries. They were breaks and tears.

If he started missing practices due to a sore knee or something, then it would apply.
 
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