"I have to confess, sir, I've been very reluctant to bring this up the chain, and I've sought a lot of counsel on this meeting. And I'm still not comfortable with it. Because as far as I'm concerned, sir, WAW can be transferred to The Rock to pound sand. But this isn't about me. It's about the squadron/wing/whatever -- Umpty-Ump people know it's going on. It undermines Colonel Schmedlap's reputation. It undermines confidence in the Senior NCO Corps. And at home, sir, it undermines my D's belief in marriage, in honor, etc. etc. Frankly, sir, I'm not even sure I'd bring this to your attention if I were single or if we were married without kids. But it's gone on so long, and Tech/Senior/Master/Whatever Sgt WAW is so blatant about it......"
In other words, make it about a problem that commanders have to deal with -- not about an unhappy NCO who's (a) retiring and (b) getting cuckolded (from commander's POV).
BINGO. Great stuff, SP, and dead on.
Already prayed for you this morning, John. You can do this -- STRENGTH AND HONOR.
