Leadership put to the Test

Being out here, I started out at the bottom.  I was just a technician.  I flew out on a business trip, and came back and my boss was promoted to the Staff Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) and then that guy had to leave.  Then one of my peers got bumped up into that position.  Then he left.  Now guess who's next in line?  Ah hem...  me.

One of the most challenging questions that came across me was this.  A junior Marine had come to me asked me why all the lazy douchebags who did the bare minimum get to be rewarded with an early ticket home.  He told me that he has given me 110% and has busted his ass everyday to get the mission done, so why does the hard working and the smart people have to hang back to pick up the slack?

Hmm...

After much thought, he was absolutely correct.

We are the A-Team.