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Can a GOMOR Lead to Officer Elimination?
For Officers, a permanently filed GOMOR will trigger an HRC-initiated elimination / show-cause action. The rebuttal should be treated as a career-protection effort designed to prevent permanent filing before the elimination process begins.
What this means in practice
For Officers, a permanently filed GOMOR will trigger an HRC-initiated elimination / show-cause action. The rebuttal should be treated as a career-protection effort designed to prevent permanent filing before the elimination process begins.
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Officer Elimination Risk
The permanent-filing decision can start the next fight.
For an Officer, the filing authority’s decision to permanently file a GOMOR has consequences beyond the reprimand itself. Permanent filing will trigger HRC elimination / show-cause processing. That is why an Officer’s rebuttal must be prepared with both the immediate filing decision and the likely follow-on elimination action in mind.
What the rebuttal should address
- Weaknesses in the evidence
- Credibility and context
- The Officer’s duty performance and future potential
- Why permanent filing would be unjust or disproportionate
- Why elimination is not warranted
FAQ
Common questions
Can one GOMOR trigger elimination?
Yes, depending on the facts, filing decision, record, command posture, and applicable regulations.
What should an officer’s rebuttal address?
The rebuttal should address evidence, credibility, duty performance, future potential, proportionality, and why permanent filing or elimination would be unjust.
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