FORT LEE, VA. — After six months in the company commander seat for the headquarters and headquarters company, Capt. Jairo Milan is wondering why he doesn’t get the same respect of other captains that are in charge of line companies.
“This was supposed to be the highlight of my career. Every officer looks forward to their time as a company commander,” said Capt. Milan. “But instead, I got thrown into some dark corner with a bunch of idiots that make me wonder how they even were accepted by a recruiter, much less how they made it through basic training,” said Milan.
Command time for an officer is a vital part of their career, especially their time spent as a company commander. But command can vary: Headquarters companies are comprised of support section soldiers that are in logistics jobs, while line companies are built with combat and combat support occupations.
”I feel like the nerdy kid in school that gets to watch all the cool kids hang out during lunch,” Milan said. “I was always picked last for dodge ball in school because of my size, and now it’s happening all over again, getting stuck with all the handi-capable kids doing watercolors in the smelly classroom,” he said.
