U.S. Army v. 0-4

Our client is a West Point Graduate. He is very accomplished in his career and knows how to execute a mission and get things done. This case resulted from some very poor findings in a AR 15-6 investigation. After reviewing the investigation thoroughly, I found that the majority of the witnesses had overwhelming POSTIVE things to say about our client. The Investigating Officer chose to pick a few isolated incidents and make a mountain out of a mole hill.

The bulk of this case stemmed from another Major who actually is and was substandard. This individual (referred to as M2 for purposes of this review) was thrust into a role that he was ill suited for. Even his Battalion Commander thought M2 was ill suited for the role and said as much. Yet, the Brigade Commander admonished his subordinate Commander to make the best of it…and essentially go along to get along.

This substandard officer (M2) caused many problems for the Command. Our client was thrust into the role of executive officer and struggled mightily overcome M2’s routine deficiencies. M2’s biggest issues were his unavailability to do basic staff officer functions, his integrity and his active undermining of the battalion commander’s directives. Finally, our client had enough of M2’s nonsense and read him the riot act in a staff meeting. M2’s tongue lashing was earned…and we convinced the board that it was earned.

Thru a thorough analysis of the case, and the calling of key witnesses, we were able to show the board that our client was in fact an excellent leader. We were able to show that our client made the best of some bad circumstances. We highlighted 27 of 30 statements detailing what a great leader our client is. Finally, his former battalion commander showed up and testified in person on his behalf. We put on a powerful case, and he was retained! Now he can move on to ILE.