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Originally Posted by CTNana  I caught a New York Times headline about two soldiers who didn't get on with one another. This had disastrous consequences and whilst I have some experience of dealing with this sort of thing in business, I wondered how this would normally be dealt with in the military? |
It would depend upon the situation, the level of antagonism, effect on the others in the unit and whether they were in a combat zone.
If their actions and behaviour was effecting the good running of the unit then the first call would be to the unit commander for a warning, If it continued then it would probably result in internal disciplinary action and punishment. If it carried on and involved physical violence, then a court martial. If not then the chances are that the officer in command would want shot of both of them, and they would be transferred out - to two seperate units.
If in a combat zone, there is every possibility that the officer may threaten to shoot them on the spot if their actions affected the good running of the unit (though I don't think this actually happened). The commanding officer did have that power in a field courts martial.