Uhh.... was the Recorded wng preceded by one or several Verbals?
A RW should not be issued unless the member has been warned verbally, and been given guidance on overcoming the deficiencies, on one or more previous occasions. Any RW shall:
a. be initiated by the member's supervisor, CO or higher authority, using the form shown in Annex A;
b. remain permanently on the member's unit personal file;
c. not have any effect on eligibility for pro- motion, training, posting, re-engagement or pay; and
d. not have any further career consequences, if the RW is successful. A record in the form of a memorandum, noting that the deficiencies have been corrected, must be placed on the member's unit personal file (UPF).
It is evident that if someone is informing you in this manner that you have messed up, they should be quite clear about what you have done AND provide you with the necessary instruction to ensure that you know what you have done AND what you should do to correct said shortcoming.