Posted on Mar 8, 2018
What is the Course of Action for a unit ignoring blatant security and UCMJ violations?
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Try to get a consensus from the community regarding a critically strategic unit ignoring or field adjudicating (against Army policy and regulation) blatant security and UCMJ violations by one of its officers such as providing false information on an SF-86, trying to facilitate the sale of controlled substances, fraud, and conspiracy for all of the above? Also curious about COAs in response to reprisals taken against a soldier who reported the above infractions (4 felonies and at least 12 articles of the UCMJ) to the proper authorities - not through their CoC - by the unit in question and that soldier's own unit? Someone is asking two different IGs as well as both the Senate and House Armed Services committees that same question, but figured I'd get a read off the community as well. I personally believe it should be career ending for all parties involved save the soldier who did the right thing yet is the only one with their career in jeopardy.
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Edited 7 y ago
Posted 7 y ago
Responses: 15
That has a visit to the IG all over it.... The IG will alert OPM's Federal Investigative Services (FIS), CID, MPI or other agencies as they feel appropriate to further the investigation.
It could also be reported to the local CID office, and like the IG would do, they will bring in other agencies as needed.
It could also be reported to the local CID office, and like the IG would do, they will bring in other agencies as needed.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
SFC Benjamin Varlese - And all of that info should go BACK to the IG. As for the Article 15 - if the Soldier in question is 100% sure of their innocence - they should refuse the Article 15 and to go Courts Martial.
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SFC Benjamin Varlese
The 15-6 is solely investigating the actions of the reporting soldier and scope does not cover the offenses and misconduct of the officer which is where the perception of reprisals comes in; it reeks of the soldier being “made an example of”
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SGM Erik Marquez
Lol
My commander and I used to love it when a soldier would come back and demand trial by court-martial we tried to cut them some slack by only doing article 15 process and they want to push back
Have at it
not once not ever did we forward a packet for UCMJ that wasn’t court-martial ready
My commander and I used to love it when a soldier would come back and demand trial by court-martial we tried to cut them some slack by only doing article 15 process and they want to push back
Have at it
not once not ever did we forward a packet for UCMJ that wasn’t court-martial ready
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To report reprisals against whistle blowers.... Contact the:
U.S. Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M. Street N.W. Suite 218
Washington D.C. 20036
Phone [login to see] , Toll Free [login to see]
email, @ http://www.osc.gov
Report the reprisal and see what shakes out from there. Hope this helps.
U.S. Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M. Street N.W. Suite 218
Washington D.C. 20036
Phone [login to see] , Toll Free [login to see]
email, @ http://www.osc.gov
Report the reprisal and see what shakes out from there. Hope this helps.
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SFC Benjamin Varlese
Looking more into this avenue, military members, especially National Guard are precluded from submitting complaints to OSC; DOD IG handles the equivalent for the military.
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CSM Richard StCyr
SFC Benjamin Varlese - Looks like you're correct, they have two parallel programs one for service members and one for DOD employees. Wonder if they can make shit any more confusing for folks.
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DoD IG - About Whistleblower Protection
All changes listed below are only applicable to instances where the unfavorable personnel action (or denial of a favorable personnel action) occurred on or after December 26, 2013. All instances where the action happened prior to 26 December, 2013 are handled under the procedures in place prior to 26 December, 2013.
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