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Officers are expected to be more mature and more in control of their personal affairs than are the junior enlisted. Officers are expected to be the ones administering support, not receiving it. The counciling cycle for JOs is much shorter and much less tolerant than for enlisted and if they don’t square away shortly, their fitness reports will most certainly be affected. There IS a very distinct line seperating the two.</p>
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<p>Please, please do not attempt to compare your personal situation with that of our volunteer servicemen and women and their families who are making huge sacrificies daily to defend our country. I do not need to know your family situation to know that any attempt on your part to compare the two is ludicruous. Many would consider your attempt an insult.</p>