CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - Marine Corps officials are celebrating the efforts of the Company First Sergeant for G Co. 2nd Bn 6th Marines today, after his 72-hour long weekend liberty brief broke a streak of off-duty incidents that has plagued the unit.
This past weekend is the first incident-free weekend for the company in over six months.
"It's been really damn rough here, I'll tell you that," said 1st Sgt. Daniel Bowling. "These devil dogs just won't listen to me. The first sergeant is out here giving a libo brief and these idiots just go out and do the opposite. I knew I had to take a different track."
The first sergeant decided to modify the existing policy for securing Marines for their weekends off, which includes talks by the commanding officer, the first sergeant, platoon sergeants, squad leaders, fireteam leaders, the family readiness officer, battalion chaplain, a representative from supply, and the Duty NCO's for the weekend.
"I really thought the SOP with everyone talking about libo pitfalls was ok, but the messages were getting mixed," said Bowling.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. last Friday, his Marines formed up outside the company headquarters.
"He started out with the standard fluff we always hear," said Cpl. Paul Sweizer. "You know, those zingers like 'Don't do anything I wouldn't do, and if you do, I ain't bailing your ass out. And for the love of God, don't name it after me.'"
