Sorry that I have not answered sooner. I just missed seeing this. To answer you question....kinda!
Big help isn't it. Well here is some other insight that may be of help. I must admit that I am very tired tonight and this may not make sense....
Being a junior officer with no experience does not relieve you of your responsibility. I should not have said, “Do not allow them to walk over you”, I should have taken the time to point out that decisions are made based upon sound judgment and experience. When you are a 22 year old 2nd LT, you may lack experience, but it has been determined that you have sound judgment. They expect you to use it.
When a decision has to be made at your level in the chain of command, it is YOUR job to make that decision. It is your Senior NCO’s job to give you sound advice based upon his experience. It is his job to keep you apprised about the feeling of the enlisted men in your unit. It is NOT is job to TELL YOU WHAT TO DO!
I used to tell people that there was always a time for me to give the order, SGTMAJ-take charge of the Marines….Then there are times when I MUST TAKE CHARGE of MY MARINES….Sound Judgment. I have found that if I paid attention to my Marines, I go to know them…their strengths and weaknesses, then I could use that knowledge and my sound judgment to know when to tell the SGTMAJ to take charge and when I NEEDED to take charge.