** Update:

The counseling was the first event-based counseling, in regards to “Purpose of Counseling: Disobeying an Officer,” The officer is the XO. Also, the story they put is 100% made up.

To answer the questions about when I was promoted, it was 21 June.

In my soldier remarks of counseling, I disagreed and stated that my orders were posted before any investigation, and I followed AR 600-8–19 to the best of my abilities. According to my PL, the command team is tracking AR 600–8-19. **

So back story, I’m from a different unit than I'm attached to now, so my promotion orders have my organic UIC, not my attached unit UIC.

I was officially promoted on the 21st of June and notified my lower chain command and First Sargent of my promotion.

My command was tracking my promotion but was waiting for feedback from an earlier incident to be resolved before they pin me. Possible UCMJ, but I wasn't flagged.

I stated I didn’t want a pinning ceremony since it's unnecessary, in my opinion. I want to go about my business. So after about a week and a half, I left for Avon, and I arrived. I got my new rank (SPC) sewn on.

Once the main body arrived, my PSG saw me in the DFAC with my specialist rank sewn on and confronted me, and he told me to take it off and put back my PFC rank. I abide by his directions and have continued to wear my PFC rank on my uniforms while being paid, specialist.

They wanted me to sign a counseling stating that I disobeyed the XO instructions not to wear my specialist rank. The XO and I are close, and we've never once talked about not wearing the specialist rank. I disagreed with the counseling and stated my reasons why.

Who is in the wrong here? Should I take this up to IG?