Is there any type of disciplinary action towards SMs who lose packets and or paperwork while in admin?

As a 1SG, one of my first actions were to assess and select the personnel who served in my orderly room and training room. These individuals must be mature, to protect PII and control rumor spreading, and must be extremely organized and process oriented to prevent delays and losses of documents. To many times, the orderly room and training room becomes a dumping ground for Soldiers who can’t cut it in the line platoons; that should not be the case. I also, personally, counseled these individuals on their roles and expectations. And when they lose documents, we review the process and find the deficiencies, and yes, they get counseled with a plan of action to correct the behavior. In normal situations, admin actions such as Article 15s, bars to continued service, or relief for causes are not necessary for the deficiencies of orderly room and training room personnel — unless the actions are intentional (which unfortunately does happen for time to time if the wrong individuals are in there). Hope this helps.

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I really can't comment on the discipline options for clerks losing/misplacing paperwork. I would imagine that should be something the local commander and/or CSM/1SG should be handling.

I will say this though from personal experience... it was AMAZING how paperwork suddenly stopped getting lost or misdirected when I started requiring them to sign hand receipts for all documents submitted.

Any type of action taken would be at the discretion of the commander, so youll need evidence. Use a DA 200 to prove that paperwork was turned in and who accepted it. Something to consider though, your S1 shop is 4-5 people handling paperwork for anywhere from 500-800 people. Stuff gets lost.