Do character or recommendation letters help a QMP board? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-character-or-recommendation-letters-help-a-qmp-board <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>anyone written a character letter for an NCO being considered for QMP? Was the SM retained? Who sits on this board? is it CSM from your regiment? <br /><br />i have a stellar NCO that i know going through this. i want to say that the whole ordeal against him was bologna, but i cant, right? after all, a Gen Off approved the GOMOR. <br /><br />if you have the guidelines and/or an example that worked, it would be appreciated. hate to see a stellar guy go down for nothing. Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:24:35 -0500 Do character or recommendation letters help a QMP board? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-character-or-recommendation-letters-help-a-qmp-board <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>anyone written a character letter for an NCO being considered for QMP? Was the SM retained? Who sits on this board? is it CSM from your regiment? <br /><br />i have a stellar NCO that i know going through this. i want to say that the whole ordeal against him was bologna, but i cant, right? after all, a Gen Off approved the GOMOR. <br /><br />if you have the guidelines and/or an example that worked, it would be appreciated. hate to see a stellar guy go down for nothing. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:24:35 -0500 2015-01-08T03:24:35-05:00 Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Feb 23 at 2016 7:29 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-character-or-recommendation-letters-help-a-qmp-board?n=1326038&urlhash=1326038 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I first got out under QMP I WENT TO THE VFW AFTER SERVING FROM 1974-1990 AND I TOOK MY DDFORM 214 IN THEY REVIEWED AND SAID THAT I DIDN'T MEET THE STANDARDS OF A VETERAN BECAUSE I HAD NO OVERSEAS DUTIES WHICH I SERVED 3 TOURS OF GERMANY WAS IN AS A POST ERA VIETNAM VET AND THEY NO WAY. I Have never been so hurt in my life and I still think that after 16 plus years in I should Be able to be retired and but know they just Don't understand what you put your life thru protecting your country.<br />SSG MARK A FRANZEN SSG Mark Franzen Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:29:43 -0500 2016-02-23T19:29:43-05:00 Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Feb 23 at 2016 7:31 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-character-or-recommendation-letters-help-a-qmp-board?n=1326041&urlhash=1326041 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I first got out under QMP I WENT TO THE VFW AFTER SERVING FROM 1974-1990 AND I TOOK MY DDFORM 214 IN THEY REVIEWED AND SAID THAT I DIDN'T MEET THE STANDARDS OF A VETERAN BECAUSE I HAD NO OVERSEAS DUTIES WHICH I SERVED 3 TOURS OF GERMANY WAS IN AS A POST ERA VIETNAM VET AND THEY NO WAY. I Have never been so hurt in my life and I still think that after 16 plus years in I should Be able to be retired and but know they just Don't understand what you put your life thru protecting your country.<br />SSG MARK A FRANZEN SSG Mark Franzen Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:31:07 -0500 2016-02-23T19:31:07-05:00 2015-01-08T03:24:35-05:00