sergeant should also give his own weapon to the soldier who is having problems. If you are doing a good sergeant's impression, you rarely get a chance to fire your own piece: you should be too busy looking after the men in the line and acting as the safety officer for your section or platoon.
Thus another responsibility of the first sergeant. He is to act as safety officer during battle. When the company is engaged, the first sergeant is to assume his position in the rear of the company acting as covering sergeant for the captain. The first sergeant will superintend the men as they fire safely. If at anytime he feels there is a breach in safety, the first sergeant will pull any man from the ranks and assist him in regaining his composure. If the first sergeant comes to the conclusion that the individual is a continual hazard, he has the authority to eject the offender from the field and / or the event if necessary.
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