I would not recommend ordering a Soldier to sign a counseling statement. Soldiers have the opportunity to agree or disagree with the counseling on the form. If they chose not to sign the counseling statement you cannot force them to sign. You could have someone witness the Soldier refusing to sign and have the witness write a brief statement in the session closing block and initial it along with time and date. The problem is then solved in a professional manner with no need to get aggravated. You may also be interested in the following post: What regs states I cannot order a Soldier to sign a counseling statement?
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SGT NICK
I blame senior leadership and failure of units having Sergeants Time Training/NCOPD for this question being brought up time and again. This is how it is suppose to work when a SM refuses to sign. The supervisor needs to have two witnesses sign and write in the Leader Responsibilities section “SM refuses to sign the counseling and is aware of the Plan of Action/Corrective Training”. Give the soldier a copy and if they refuse to do the corrective training anyway then write the recommend UCMJ one. The witnesses need to be senior NCO’s or the Platoon Leader just in case they have to write sworn statements later. The 1GT needs to give the SM a final warning about not singing the counseling as well, so when the UCMJ goes up you will a lot of support.