tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16631765.post4657774569232104642..comments2023-05-26T23:30:18.588+08:00Comments on The Bala Daily - 巴樂日報: POAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16631765.post-31944648292441428822011-11-21T18:16:57.665+08:002011-11-21T18:16:57.665+08:00Ah trust me, this is the sanitized version. My nor...Ah trust me, this is the sanitized version. My normal vocabulary now includes the use of 他媽的, 莫名其妙, as well as other more colorful terms.<br /><br />Having spent nearly all my time at the company level, I have very little contact with the battalion level officers (which suits me just fine). In general though, as you mentioned, the higher you go, the more removed the officers tend to be from the day to day grind that those of us in the field have to deal with.<br /><br />I find that the whole good cop / bad cop routine between the CO and POA seems to work as well as anything. For a time, my unit (air defense artillery) lost both our good cops (POA and 02), who were later replaced with a very green (but well-meaning) POA, and a 02 who was so hardcore that he made the CO seem like a good cop in comparison.Haitienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217827891794161953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16631765.post-65817411055518841752011-11-14T21:25:28.185+08:002011-11-14T21:25:28.185+08:00Nice blog! Good to see that you've managed to ...Nice blog! Good to see that you've managed to keep your emotions in check throughout and kept it PG. <br /><br />My POA at boot camp was stumped as to how to deal with me (Overseas Taiwanese from Africa). I helped the squad buy some time with stories of Africa that lessened the duration of our tasks. Later, I was dragged into doing some free proofreading service to the battalion POA that offered "privileges" and some respite from mundane tasks. That said, I preferred to be with my squad instead of hanging out with a bureaucratic fart. <br /><br />I agree with you that the POA at the combat units are like a godsend, however, I am inclined to believe that they have conspired with the company leader to play the "white face". They are also products of a different style of education at 政戰學校 in Taipei rather than 陸軍官校 with more civilian style training. <br /><br />I served in Matsu at the Battalion HQ and our Battalion POA was a rabidly patriotic stiff, in comparison with those at the company level. Everyone despised him with a vengeance. He became infamous throughout the island for his rigidity and ended up being more of a demoralizer rather than a safety net for the men.Pekingesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625065471095165181noreply@blogger.com