I apologize for the lack of proper articulation in that post; I was simply extremely irate at how screwed up the situation was, and needed to rant. As far as stepping up my own game, I have been. I've been pushing myself harder every day during platoon PT, during my personal afternoon PT sessions, I've been pushing my knowledge as far as my job goes. Overall I've been doing pretty damn good. However, I just feel like I need to step up and help this guy - I came here with three Specialists to take me under their wings. This kid basically has no one - Moungey's off doing his combatives, Murilllo's a squad leader now, and Slaven's is trying to cover his own ass.