Posted on Sep 8, 2021
SGT Internment/Resettlement Specialist
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I had a soldier ask me if he could be punished (smoked, write an essay, write the same sentence over and over again, and some other things) for a mistake he only did once.
I told him I would look up the reg but I can’t find it. I also mentioned to him that if all those things were in the same Counciling then it could be done. But I’m not sure.
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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The regulation is that you do not administer punishment, the commander does. Push-ups and writing essays are not a punishment, they are corrective training. A leader may direct as much corrective training as they see necessary to correct a deficiency. If it takes push-ups, writing an essay, giving a class, and digging a foxhole to get through to that Soldier, that leader has the authority to do so.

NJP is punishment. Court martial, confinement, loss of rank, forfeiture of pay, extra duty, manual labor (in prison), all directed by the Commander, are examples of punishment.
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CSM Charles Hayden
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SGT (Join to see) If the Soldier continues to commit the same offense, his leader has not been assigning effective corrections!
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Well, in a sense, yes. Especially if he is repeating the behavior that gets him smoked/counselled, etc..

But, if he made the mistake only once and the corrective action was completed and the behavior changed...then logic dictates that he shouldn't be smoked/counselled for it again. But, to get the best and most correct answer possible, I would contact JAG for this one.
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