Captain Promoted to Major After Article 15 and GOMOR Transferred to Restricted Fiche

An active duty Captain assigned as a West Point Professor received a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR) and Article 15. The officer contacted Stockdale Army Law to appeal to the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board, for the Article 15 and GOMOR to be transferred to the restricted section of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). If he were not promoted, he would be discharged from the Army under Federal law (two-time non-selected Captains are administratively separated). The officer was confident he had much left to contribute to the Army. The DASEB granted the officer's appeal. In his restricted fiche, the O-4 Selection Board did not see the Article 15 or GOMOR. The Board selected him for promotion to Major.