Rebuttal to LOC for Not Following Orders

Responding to a Letter of Counseling

2 March 2011

To Whom It May Concern:

SUBJECT: Letter of Counseling Response, SrA

Although I am not contesting the LOC received on 1 Mar 2011, in the interest of clarification, I'd like to submit the following additional information.

On 22 February 2011 I was verbally counseled on not ensuring the vehicles were washed. During this time I stated my reasoning behind my decision. I was shift leader during that week and only had four airmen working on the floor. In the training I received, from my understanding was to ensure that patients were taken care of first. Also, that we would have to ensure that in-flight emergencies have proper manning. As shift leader I made the decision to provide the available bodies for patient care and in-flight emergencies. I believed this to be the best decision at the time. Also, I would like to add that the vehicles had not been washed for a period of three weeks before I was counseled about this issue. I understand the importance of getting weekly and monthly details completed. However, I must point out that in various training sessions I was told to ensure that patient care was priority. Thus, justifying my decision as shift leader to ensure that patient care was taken care of.

It should also be noted that I am a recipient of an LOC when several other co-workers have also inadvertently failed to complete weekly and monthly details. I have been in the Air Force for over four years and at both my previous duty and deployment locations I have always been trained to provide medical care to patients first. As a gesture of my desire to improve my performance I request that we receive proper training on how to handle these types of situations. I request the participation of fellow co-workers on how we can properly handle future similar situations. I have faith in my fellow co-workers that if we address this situation in an open forum we will be able to analyze the situation and find a satisfactory solution to reduce the risk of this incident from occurring again.

XXXXXXXXXX, SrA, USAF
Aerospace Medical Technician