Straggling Vs. Struggling: A Case Study

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PFC. Rose you are being counseled on the event that took place the morning of 26th May 2016. Nemesis Troop 4th Squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment was given the task of completing a 3.2 KM Squadron run at a moderate to slow pace. The Platoon Sergeant had notified everyone that wandering away, straying, becoming separated from, lagging or lingering behind would not be tolerated and repercussions would ensue. PFC. Rose you began to straggle approximately halfway through the run. Had you not shown repeated instances of lagging or lingering behind in other Platoon runs I would have said you may have had a off day. But you have shown otherwise Straggling is a disciplinary issue and while Straggling is not explicitly mentioned in the text of Article

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