Should civilian employees that work with military personnel be punished for the mistreatment of those personnel?

2014-02-11T15:53:21-05:00

What should the punishment be ie. reprimand, firing, grade reduction?

Response by SFC James Baber made Feb 11 at 2014 5:12 PM

2014-02-11T17:12:57-05:00

Yes, but they never will, I have seen firsthand GS employees verbally bully and abuse military SMs and nothing happen to them, because they have been in the system too long and have all the connections and protections from any punishments, or they know someone high enough in the COC that it just disappears or gets swept under the rug and the SM ends up getting transferred.

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Apr 5 at 2014 10:12 PM

2014-04-05T22:12:09-04:00

How are the military personnel be mistreated?

Response by SPC(P) Samantha Moore made Aug 12 at 2014 10:45 AM

2014-08-12T10:45:56-04:00

I have never had an issue with any civilian employee getting away with mistreating me. I had a GS grab me in a very inappropriate way once and as soon as I reported it, an 0-3 took immediate action. I am not exactly sure what happened to him other than shortly after the investigation he no longer worked in that building.

I actually did not even know that this issue is as big as it is, so thank you for the awareness!

Response by MSG John Duchesneau made Jun 20 at 2018 12:40 AM

2018-06-20T00:40:41-04:00

Yes, I think they should be punished but the problem is that federal employees are rarely punished. Personally, I don't think ANY civilian (other than the President, Secretary of Defense or Secretary of the Army) should have ANY authority over ANY Soldier.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jun 20 at 2018 11:35 AM

2018-06-20T11:35:04-04:00

They can be, if a complaint is made- and all the above are possible.