- Report to the Company Commander! The soldier who violated discipline belongs to Squad 1. Why do we, Squad 2, have to hold a lesson-learning meeting?

- Before I could say the reason, you already had your opinion. So I'll ask, your Squad 2 was weeding and watering vegetables right at the location where soldier Tuan climbed the wall. Surely everyone knew that this was a violation of discipline, but did anyone advise soldier Tuan to stop it?

- No, sir! Because soldier Tuan is not part of my squad. Besides, if I mention him, it might cause disunity...

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After listening to the answer of the Squad Leader of Squad 2, the Company Commander asked:

- Oh, so are you guys in the same platoon, company, battalion? Are you comrades, teammates that you just ignore your teammates when they do something wrong right in front of you? Does the whole unit think the reason given by the Squad Leader of Squad 2 is reasonable? Who agrees with the explanation given by the Squad Leader of Squad 2, please raise your hand!

The entire formation had only two arms from the 2nd Squad's row hesitantly raised, but then quickly lowered.

The company commander continued to ask: "Whoever disagrees with the reason presented by the squad leader of squad 2, raise your hand!" Immediately, a "forest" of arms raised. The company commander counted 69/70 people in the line of soldiers in agreement, then smiled and asked: "Does anyone else want to raise their hand?" Then the 70th arm, the squad leader of squad 2, slowly raised.

- Comrade Squad Leader of Squad 2 changed his mind again?-The Company Commander asked humorously.

- Yes, I report to the leader and the entire company, I have realized my shortcomings and those of my entire squad! We saw our teammates doing wrong but ignored them and did not stop them, so we were also wrong and had shortcomings!

- So, comrades of Squad 2 have understood why they also have shortcomings. But I still have to add, seeing a teammate commit a wrongdoing and not stopping him, letting him violate is not only wrong in theory because he does not comply with the regulations of the law and the unit, but also wrong in terms of emotion, because it shows a lack of responsibility towards his teammate, allowing his teammate to commit mistakes and risk repeating them. If you had stopped him in time when you saw soldier Tuan preparing to climb the wall, and not let him do so, then the whole unit would not have had to meet to learn from his mistakes and soldier Tuan would not have been disciplined, affecting the achievements of both individuals and the group, leaving behind consequences and regret, right?

The whole company replied, "Yes!"

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