RE: GySgt Miner

["Haytham Faraj" <haytham@puckettfaraj.com>]

Dear GySgt Miner:
You may call out office to schedule a consultation with one of our
attorneys.  Our number is below.

Sincerely,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Miner GySgt Donald W JR [mailto:donald.miner@usmc.mil] 
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:31 AM
Subject: GySgt Miner

Good Morning,

I was wondering what legal assistance you might be able to offer concerning
my RFC (relieved for cause) from Marine Security Guard duty.  I was given
your email address from my base legal and am sending out emails to everyone
on the list.  I am a GySgt in the Marine Corps with almost 18 years in (this
July).  I graduated first in my class from MSG school why serving as the
class commander for the other 125 students.  Aside from this problem
described below with MSG duty I have an outstanding record with no other
blemishes.  After only being on duty for a few weeks I was relieved of my
command of the detachment in Astana Kazakhstan, I received no formal
counseling or even face to face conversations with my chain of command. I
believe the problem was that I was put into a detachment that was with out a
detachment commander for 4 months, the Marine Corps ball was rapidly
approaching and had not been planned for, the detachment budget was $10,000
dollars over with less than a month before it was to be closed out and the
Marines that were on Post had not been doing their training and meeting
their obligations to keep up on the paper work and training requirements.  I
had no onsite assistance and could not get "over the phone" help with the
problems I was having in trying to get the detachment straightened out, the
budget fixed, planning for the ball less than a month a way (a huge event on
MSG duty with ambassadors from all close by embassy attending) and taking
over as detachment commander.  I expressed to my command that I was having a
lot of problems trying to figure all this out with limited assistance from
the Marines there, I was experiencing severe anxiety because I knew this was
to much to overcome in such a short time, I was not able to sleep or eat and
was speaking with the Chaplin in Quantico (MSG HQ), the psychologist from
the Russian embassy, and the medical staff at the embassy, I did receive on
the spot treatment (medication) to help with the sleeping but by then the
command had already planned to relieve me.  I was told by Quantico that I
would probably get relieved for "Good of Service" but when the paperwork
came it was "For Cause".  I do don't think that the school properly prepared
me for the assignment and that I was destined to failure with out any
assistance from my higher command, which I did not get.  I did not sign the
RFC package because I wanted to challenge it (it was full of false
statements concerning help I received from the command that never happened)
I had orders and was sent straight back to the fleet Marine force without
going through any sort of legal or punitive action.  I did receive an
adverse FITREP that I would like to do something about along with the RFC
paperwork.  I can send copies of the RFC package and the FIRREP.  I did try
and rebuttal the FITREP but it still went through as adverse.  In my opinion
this has ruined any chances of getting promoted and will force me to get out
at 20 and retire rather than staying in the Corps.  I know more details,
dates, names and such would be needed to further pursue this, I am just
putting this out to see if anything can be done.  Again my biggest complaint
with all this is that the Relief for Cause paperwork was full of false
statements and misinformation.

I can be reached at (252) 622-9968 (cell) or (928) 269-2583 (work), also at
this email or thedon@roadrunner.com


R/S,

GySgt Miner D.W.
VMA-211 MAG-13
Seat Shop Div Chief
928-269-2583