Can counselling chits be back dated to past events that weren't documented at the time?

That's wrong. That's a technicality for the COC they can't and should not pursue.

I wouldn't think it is legal, and if I were him (or his supervisor) i would be talking to the ADC before signing anything...

This is pretty vague and there could be a lot more going on, so I'll pose a different question. Is the person requesting the member sign the backdated counseling chits the same person routing the report chit up? If yes, member should probably talk to legal.

The reason I started off with asking who is routing the report chit is this: It might be hard to believe, but there are still people around who try to take care of their people. Soooo, say something came out in an investigation worthy of bringing said sailor into the investigation for further questioning but the immediate chain of command said "I already counseled them on that, no need to take further action ", the chain of command will in most cases request documentation.

On the other hand, if said sailor is a habitual screw up, they don't really "need" the counseling chits to send him up to the CO. NJP is very different from courts martial. If you are currently out at sea, you're pretty much screwed, forget about requesting courts martial. Buuuut, if the person just tries to wiezel his/her way out of trouble by going to legal or requesting courts martial, be VERY careful in what you wish for.

Then of course there is always that thing where people take responsibility for their actions and take a just punishment......that usually goes a long way in getting a reduced punishment. If it feels wrong, it probably is wrong, seek legal counsel, but don't be a dick about it.

Absolutely not! He needs good legal advice. SIGN NOTHING BACKDATED! I'm a retired Master at Arms and they can do is document his previous infractions and what they did to resolve them on his referral to Mast. If the Command dropped the ball on couceling him properly, they don't have a case. Of, I don't know the anything about the event leading to this but, sounds to me they are trying to cover their ass.

NOPE...if you don't address an issue when its hot (documentation) then you cannot go back and try to address it later accurately.

I personally got a chit back dated four months

I would say that most of the guys here are correct about backdating older violation. It would be fraud to back date it. I don't know what the statute of limitations are for the violations. It probably depends on the violation ,similar to the civilian counterpart. Checking with your command legal or JAG would be your best bet.

Then again it would also depends on what senior staff could "convince" the junior sailor to sign.

Assuming you've discovered you can't trust your unit's legal officer to advise you (why else would you be asking here instead of their office?), the best I could tell you is to determine if it is "double indemnity" or not.. that should answer it all for you..

No, it is False Official Statements by said COC but we know said Officers in COC will not be prosecuted.