my last unit had a hard ass sgt major that i just loved. this guy didn't take **** from anyone, regardless of how high the officer was in the food chain. he saluted a lt. col one day and the guy just straight up ignored him. the sgt maj screams at this guy "hey SIR, i saluted you, i KNOW for a fact that i rate a return". the lt col hesitates, realizes his mistake, salutes and walks away. sgt maj calls him a punk and carries on with this biz.
another story about this man. while in japan, sgt maj and a few of the sgts (myself included) went to hiroshima to visit peace park. well, of course, we're getting all kinds of evil looks from the japanese ppl there. sgt maj (black guy) gets pissed eventually and says to a group of them that's starring at him "what? i didn't drop the fucking bomb. i was fighting for my goddamn rights then. assholes" couldn't help but laugh.