Posted on Oct 16, 2018
Can I recieve a negitive counseling for not answering my phone?
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Recently my nco try getting a hold of me at 2am called and texted my 8 of more times till he showed up at my house
Granted when we got off the day before they said keep your ringers on(in which I forgot to do)this happened Thursday, on Monday I was counseled for failure to follow instructions, and have to write a 1000 word essay on the importance of directions and accountability, and also report to the Cq desk every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 0515, I’m not complaining, I’d be mad too , but to me it my personal property that the army doesn’t pay for,so was this right/ correct
Granted when we got off the day before they said keep your ringers on(in which I forgot to do)this happened Thursday, on Monday I was counseled for failure to follow instructions, and have to write a 1000 word essay on the importance of directions and accountability, and also report to the Cq desk every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 0515, I’m not complaining, I’d be mad too , but to me it my personal property that the army doesn’t pay for,so was this right/ correct
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Yes and your supervisor needs to be able to reach you pretty much at all times unless you’re on leave. Unit recalls happen at least annually to test the roster. If you didn’t have a cell phone, you need to have a different method to be reached on short notice. The alternatives are a land line or live at the unit.
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SPC (Join to see) - Short answer: Yes, you can be counseled for it.
From your own admission, your NCO instructed you to keep your phone and ringer turned on during the weekend so you could be contacted. You failed to meet the expected standard. Be glad a counseling and writing assignment are are you are receiving. Had your NCO or someone higher in the Chain so desired, they could have been real @$$holes and pushed for UCMJ action for disobeying a direct order (yeah, I know, it's stretching and total BS if they did but it COULD happen).
Use this as the learning opportunity it is. I have no doubt you'll soon reach NCO status yourself and will be tasked with looking out for junior Soldiers. It will become glaringly apparent why adherence to instruction and standards are necessary. Learn from this. You'll be a better NCO in the long run.
From your own admission, your NCO instructed you to keep your phone and ringer turned on during the weekend so you could be contacted. You failed to meet the expected standard. Be glad a counseling and writing assignment are are you are receiving. Had your NCO or someone higher in the Chain so desired, they could have been real @$$holes and pushed for UCMJ action for disobeying a direct order (yeah, I know, it's stretching and total BS if they did but it COULD happen).
Use this as the learning opportunity it is. I have no doubt you'll soon reach NCO status yourself and will be tasked with looking out for junior Soldiers. It will become glaringly apparent why adherence to instruction and standards are necessary. Learn from this. You'll be a better NCO in the long run.
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It is just a counseling statement. You failed to do as you were told. It isn't like you are getting chaptered for this, who cares?
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