CHAPTER NINETEEN

COMMAND PROBATION/UNIT DISESTABLISHMENT

Section 1: Command Probation

1910 - General

1910.1 Commanding officers of units failing to maintain minimum satisfactory enrollment and/or acceptable administrative/training standards may be placed on Command Probation. This status will continue until the deficiencies noted have been corrected or, if not corrected within a reasonable period of time, his or her appointment to command is revoked.

1910.2 Reasons for placing a commanding officer on Command Probation include, but are not limited to:

a. Failure to maintain satisfactory enrollment for two (2) successive quarters (25 NSCC Cadets/4 officers or 15 NLCC cadets/2 officers),

b. Financial irregularities, and/or failure to submit an Audit Report even though has no unit inspection

c. Failure of unit to undergo required annual inspection/evaluation.

d. Failure to follow NSCC Regulations, policies, and instruction.

1911 - Authority

1911.1 Only the Executive Director, acting for the National Chairman, may place a unit commanding officer on Command Probation.

1911.2 Sponsoring council presidents/NSCC Committee Chairmen, Regional Directors, and NHQ Representatives may recommend Command Probation when considered warranted. Recommendations must be in writing with full justification therefore, and submitted via the chain of command.

1912 - Procedures

1912.1 Unit commanding officers placed on Command Probation will be informed of the reason(s) for such action, required corrective actions, and time frame in which corrective action must be completed, if appropriate.

1912.2 The Appointment to Command of unit commanding officers who fail to correct specified discrepancies within a reasonable period of time will be revoked.

1912.3 A unit commanding officer on Command Probation whose appointment to command is revoked is not eligible for further command or for promotion.

Section 2: Unit Disestablishment

1920 - General

1920.1 Council Presidents, Regional Directors, and NSCC NHQ Representatives may recommend that a unit be disestablished for good and sufficient reason. The recommendation will be made in writing with full justification therefore. An on-site visit by the Regional Director and/or NHQ Representative with appropriate officials is expected to determine that no possibility exists for continuation of the unit.

1921 - Authority

1921.1 Only the Executive Director, acting with the consent of the National Chairman, may direct disestablishment of a unit.

1921.2 A council, or other sponsoring organization, may withdraw sponsorship, but does not have the authority to disestablish a unit. Councils withdrawing sponsorship must notify the Executive Director of such action by letter. When this is the case, the NSCC unit should seek another sponsor and notify NHQ of such in writing via the chain of command. The notification letter shall include the comments of the new sponsoring organization. In cases where the unit desires to terminate the relationship, this must be done in writing. The unit should forward a letter to NHQ with endorsements/comment by the sponsoring organization.

1922 - Procedures

1922.1 When it has been determined that disestablishment of a unit is in the best interest of the Corps, the Executive Director will revoke the unit's Warrant, if commissioned, and remove the unit from NSCC rolls, keeping all concerned notified of the action taken.

1922.2 The Regional Director and sponsoring organization will be requested to:

a. Ensure that each enrolled cadet and adult leader is notified that the unit is being disestablished, and that all associated activities have ceased.

b. Work with the disestablished unit command and cognizant NSCC NHQ Representative to transfer cadets and adult leaders to other NSCC units if possible, and

c. Work with the cognizant NSCC NHQ Representative to ensure that unit material/property is made available to other units or to dispose of the material/property as directed by the Executive Director.