From: Major Ted Card, Jr., USMC
To: Mr. Haytham Faraj, Attorney at Law
Haytham, I am writing to inform you of a development.
I chose not to notify this development on Friday because:
a) I didn't want to trouble you, prior to the holiday weekend; and,
b) I had fully expected something of this nature to take place. Thus, I didn't consider the development so urgent, it required your immediate notification.
BACKGROUND:
1) AHMS MSG from "GENADMIN/SECNAV," the subject being "FY10 U.S. MARINE CORPS LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTIONS," published DTG 070007ZFEB09 announced that I (Major Card) had been selected for Lieutenant Colonel, with a selection # of 302.
2) My number (302) came up on 1 July 2010 (last Thursday).
3) I had assumed my promotion to this grade would be delayed, by higher authority...
Well, my assumption has become reality...
I'll present you with items in chronological order, by date:
DEVELOPMENT:
-1 July 2010: I received an eMail message from a Captain B.W. Barnett at the Military Law Branch, Judge Advocate Division, HQMC. Attached to the eMail message was a formatted Letter. The subject of this letter was, "NOTIFICATION OF PROMOTION DELAY AND POSSIBLE REMOVAL FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 LIEUTENANT COLONEL PROMOTION LIST." Both items (the message and the Letter) are attached to this eMail message.
-2 July 2010: My CO (LtCol Don Wright, USMC) received a forwarded eMail message, which was originally addressed to the I M.E.F. Chief of Staff (Colonel G.M. Ryan, USMC) from Mr. William Hicks, at HQMC's Promotion Branch. This message had been sent to inform the CoS, my promotion was delayed "due to SNO being the subject of an active officer misconduct case." This message is also attached, in the form of a .txt document.
MY STATUS:
-I continue to remain assigned to the I M.E.F. Headquarters Group.
Your Friend & Client,
Ted
MAJOR E.T. CARD, JR., USMC
I M.E.F. Headquarters Group
From: Barnett Capt Brandon W Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 11:34 To: Card Maj Edward T Cc: Erickson LtCol Daren J Subject: FW: Notice and Comment ltr ICO Maj Card Maj Card (Sir), Good morning. You will find your notice and comment letter regarding your promotion delay attached herein. Page 3 is the acknowledgement of receipt of this notice and comment letter. You may confer with counsel regarding this matter and then please return the acknowledgement directly to me by fax or PDF. You may choose to submit matters now or wait until the administrative or disciplinary portion of your case has concluded. Once the administrative or disciplinary portion of your case is closed, I will send you another letter asking you whether you would like to submit matters in support of your promotion. Once you have received this second letter informing you that your administrative or disciplinary case is closed, you will have 10 days to submit any matters in support of your promotion to your command - you may request additional time to compile your matters but this must be approved by your chain of command. Your command will endorse the matters you submit and forward the package through the first CG in your chain. Once endorsed by the CG, the package will be forwarded to me. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Very Respectfully, Brandon W. Barnett Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Military Law Branch Judge Advocate Division HQMC - Pentagon (703) 614-4250 brandon.w.barnett@usmc.mil
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From: Wright LtCol Donald R Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:43 To: Card Maj Edward T Subject: FW: Promotion ICO Maj Edward Card Ted, FYI. This is what I already sent to a rep at promotions branch. -----Original Message----- From: Wright LtCol Donald R Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 14:54 To: Hicks CIV William A Cc: Ryan Col Gregory M; Brennan Col Terence P; Kilhenny LtCol Craig M; Sunday CIV Robert J; Hobbs CIV James H Subject: Promotion ICO Maj Edward Card Sir, Per the below email: SNO has been verbally notified by me. V/R, LtCol D.R. Wright IMHG RBE CO 760-725-6940 -----Original Message----- From: Hicks CIV William A Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:59 To: Ryan Col Gregory M Cc: Brennan Col Terence P; Kilhenny LtCol Craig M; Sunday CIV Robert J; Hobbs CIV James H Subject: Promotion Issue Importance: High Colonel, greetings from the Promotion Branch. This e-mail is to inform you the Commandant of the Marine Corps has delayed the promotion of Major Edward T. Card Jr. to LtCol due to SNO being the subject of an active officer misconduct case. SNO will receive a Notice and Comment letter from the SJA to CMC outlining the process for him to provide comment. Request you notify the officer immediately that his scheduled 1 July 2010 promotion is delayed. If you notify the officer via this email, please instruct SNO to acknowledge this notification by sending a "reply to all" response. Otherwise, request you provide written or email confirmation the officer has received the notification and the date notified. If there are any questions, feel free to contact LtCol Craig Kilhenny, Head, Officer Promotion Section, or Mr. Bob Sunday, Asst. Head, Officer Promotion Section, at DSN 278-9703/4. R/ Bill Hicks Mr. Bill Hicks Deputy Head, Promotion Branch (MMPR) Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps (703) 784-9700/1/2 DSN 278-9700/1/2 william.a.hicks@usmc.mil FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. This document may contain Personal Data covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. Please ensure this information is protected from unauthorized access/disclosure.
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