Requiring a Soldier or group of Soldiers to recite the Soldier’s Creed is an example of other action-based corrective
action.
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b. Leaders must exercise good judgment in the administration of corrective action. Corrective action may be
applied to entire units if appropriate (correcting an entire platoon failing to show teamwork during Red Phase in a
given training event by having them do five repetitions of the pushup, for example), but will be focused at the
individual level whenever possible. Improper use can lead to unauthorized mass punishment or hazing. Do not refer
to this type of administrative corrective measure as "smoking" or "smoke sessions;" such references give the
impression that these measures are punitive or oppressive.
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c. Only DSs, squad leaders, AIT PSGs, first sergeants (1SGs), and commanders are authorized to employ physical
exercise for corrective action. This augments, but does not limit, a leader’s general military authority to address
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