I don’t know about the other 3 but he should have been given an oral reprimand, nothing else.
During WWII, my Father’s battalion commander caught Daddy trading a German kid, candy for eggs. Lt. Col. Scott gave him a dressing down but it did not go on his record.
For some reason, eggs were forbidden because they could be booby trapped somehow.
For some reason, eggs were forbidden because they could be booby trapped somehow.....Easy. The fertilized eggs could hatch chicks that came out with machine guns blazing.
Should have probably been a “Letter of Instruction”, which is a reprimand that goes away when the superior transfers, and is never placed in the official record. An LOI is a CYA letter, and as long as the person doesn’t screw up again, it just sits in the Commander’s desk drawer. An LOI has no effect on your eligibility for advancement or retention. If Chief Gallagher received an LOI, he would be a Senior Chief right now.
A “Letter of Reprimand” is official, goes in your permanent record, and is considered an adverse disciplinary action. In the case of Chief Gallagher, an LOR would have resulted in forced retirement.
For what?