Posted on Jul 13, 2019
Can access to a latrine be restricted without cause?
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I am a SGT currently in the Army reserve. My reserve center is shared between my company detachment (90 personnel) and a small group of CID personnel (approximately 20 persons). A chief warrant officer has been designated facility manager due to his AGR status. As such, he has taken it upon himself to restrict my company from utilizing the male latrine (it is on the second floor of the building, and he dislikes our company being on the floor for any reason). This leaves our 90 soldiers with only the female latrine and a single toilet unisex latrine. As much as I disagree with this leadership style, it hit a new low this morning.
My unit was in the middle of a urinalysis when the CID group reported for duty. The warrant officer immediately restricted use of the male latrine. This left us with our much larger group, executing a mission essential task, to utilizing a single toilet latrine all because of a preference.
I have always viewed this as an abuse of power/position. This morning I have been trying to find doctrine or guidance on the subject, but have been unable to find anything. Is there a course of action I can take to correct this issue for my soldiers?
My unit was in the middle of a urinalysis when the CID group reported for duty. The warrant officer immediately restricted use of the male latrine. This left us with our much larger group, executing a mission essential task, to utilizing a single toilet latrine all because of a preference.
I have always viewed this as an abuse of power/position. This morning I have been trying to find doctrine or guidance on the subject, but have been unable to find anything. Is there a course of action I can take to correct this issue for my soldiers?
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This is a VERY simple Commander to Chief conversation. Inform your Commander you were unable to properly carry out your mission because of the Chief's restrictions. It will end quickly.
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What state is this reserve center in? If it’s one of my subordinate units I’ll put an end to that crap.
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Also, I assume your commander is the senior commissioned officer in the facility, thus making him the facility commander who trumps the facility manager.
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Take it to your chain of command first. That CWO has a boss who needs to know about his actions, and the complaint needs to go up the chain, and then back down to the AGR's boss. Sometimes it takes the intervention of an O-6 or higher to show folks the error of their ways. And a reminder from the building manager's commander, reinforced by the signature of, say, a General in his chain of command, that his further service in the reserves depends on his future good behavior is very effective, while at the same time avoiding the distasteful spectacle of displaying your dirty laundry to the rest of the world.
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