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Can a Platoon Sergeant counsel his/her Platoon Leader?

Can I counsel my Platoon Leader? How do I contest my NCOER from him? This LT is like a Private, he fails to listen to orders and does his own thing. I know he's going to give me a poor rating.

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No, you cannot counsel a LT no more than a SPC can counsel a SGT.  The best method is to sit down and discuss things from a mutually supported position.  You two are a team.  If you state he does not follow orders, are you saying he is disobeying the Commander?  If so this is a problem. If he is disobeying your advice, it is not the same as disobeying an order.  The LT is ultimately responsible for the platoon, and as such is the final decision authority for the platoon.  The goal is that a LT learns from the experience of a seasoned Platoon Sergeant, but in the end the Platoon Sergeant is required to obey the orders of his Platoon Leader as long as they are: legal, moral, and ethical.

The steps to contest an NCOER are as follows:

1. Commanders Inquiry
2. NCOER Appeal

Both are covered in AR 623-3.

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Mark is a Retired Command Sergeant Major with 26 years of military leadership experience. He held 3 military occupational specialties (Field Artillery, Nuclear Weapons Tech, and Ammunition Ordnance). Mark is one of the leading military authors in the fields of leadership, counseling, and training.

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