Administrative Action Lawyer

When Military Discipline Can Threaten Your Career

The Military Defense Firm and its team of legal professionals have handled hundreds of administrative actions. We are here to help you respond to paperwork and protect your career.

In the military, bad paperwork can tank your career. We are here to help you fight against the administrative actions that put your future at risk. From Letters of Reprimand in the Air Force or Space Force, to General Officer Memoranda of Reprimand (GOMORs) in the Army, to Navy Letters of Instruction (LOIs), our military justice professionals have handled it all. We have the mentality and experience necessary to put you back on track to career success.

Providing a comprehensive, well-researched, and persuasive response to administrative actions is the key to success. The Military Defense Firm team can help you do that. We represent clients during the criminal or command-driven investigation, providing critical advice. We then launch our own review of the facts, gathering critical information in your defense. With that information, we are often able to present a reasoned response to your command to help you avoid significant punishment.

Our Process

1. Representation During Investigation

We provide critical advice and representation during a criminal or command-driven investigation, ensuring your rights are protected and your side of the story is understood.

2. Independent Review

Then, we conduct an independent review of the facts in your case and the law that applies. We gather critical information in your defense.

3. Consultation with Command

We often find that, by consulting directly with your command, we are able to provide a unique take from a defense perspective. Sometimes, our perspective causes the command to drop the case.

4. Persuasive Response

If you ultimately receive paperwork, our team of experience military justice professionals works directly with you to draft and submit a persuasive response. This may include a legal memorandum, character letters, and other evidence we gather in your defense.

Air Force Administrative Actions

According to Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 36-2907, commanders, first sergeants, supervisors, and other individuals in your chain of command can issue negative paperwork to Airmen. Supervisors and commanders may issue you a Letter of Counseling (LOC), Letter of Admonishment (LOA), or Letter of Reprimand (LOR). They may also attempt to deny your reenlistment or present you with other administrative paperwork. All of these actions can have terrible impacts on your Air Force career.

Typically, in the Air Force, you are entitled to three duty days to submit a written response. Your written response becomes a part of the official record, so it is important that you submit a professional, respectful, and persuasive response. Our team can help you with that.

Army GOMORs

The Army General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR) is perhaps the most damaging form of administrative action in the Department of Defense. It can completely derail your career. A GOMOR is an administrative censure issued by a general officer for a failure to comply with established standards. A GOMOR may be filed in either the local file, officially known as your Military Personnel Record Jacket (MPRJ), or the Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR) (formerly the OMPF). GOMORs filed in your AMHRR are permanently placed in the performance section and will likely adversely affect your military career in the future.

When you receive a GOMOR, you are entitled to a reasonable time (usually seven days) to submit a written response. It is imperative that you submit a persuasive and well-researched response, because a GOMOR can truly ruin your career. Let our team help you.

Navy Letters of Reprimand

In the Navy, Letters of Reprimand (“LORs”) are administrative documents that go in the member’s service record to create a permanent record of counseling and guidance because of a service member’s substandard performance of duty. LORs may be used as basis for a detachment for cause.

When you receive an LOR, you are entitled to submit a written response. Your written response becomes a part of the official record, so it is important that you submit a professional, respectful, and persuasive response. The Military Defense Firm and its military justice attorneys have dealt with hundreds of LORs, and we are here to help you.

Marine Corps Letters of Reprimand

In the Marine Corps, Letters of Reprimand (“LORs”) are administrative documents that go in the member’s service record to create a permanent record of counseling and guidance because of a service member’s substandard performance of duty. LORs may be used as basis for a detachment for cause.

Space Force Administrative Actions

According to Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 36-2907, commanders, first sergeants, supervisors, and other individuals in your chain of command can issue negative paperwork to Guardians. Supervisors and commanders may issue you a Letter of Counseling (LOC), Letter of Admonishment (LOA), or Letter of Reprimand (LOR). They may also attempt to deny your reenlistment or present you with other administrative paperwork. All of these actions can have terrible impacts on your Space Force career.

Typically, in the Space Force, you are entitled to three duty days to submit a written response. Your written response becomes a part of the official record, so it is important that you submit a professional, respectful, and persuasive response. Our team can help you with that.