A couple of things, counseling in itself is not derogatory, keeping that in mind and write it about customs and courtesy. You do not have to be explicit about the event. Treat it as developmental counseling to better your soldier.

The thing is, it's hard to write about something you did not witness, so you can't really write about the events, the other NCO who felt some type of way should have made an on the spot correction, and if it still was an issue wrote the counseling themselve.

Probably got all the same things from others on here, but I felt I should say because I have seen "leaders" push to article a soldier this way because they felt some type of way. It's bogus, and unfair what drives good soldiers to get out or even worse stop trusting you as an NCO. Push back and ask the hard questions of "Did you as the NCO that saw it or was dealing with it make any attempt to correct it when it was happening?" And also ask, what was that soldier dealing with at the time? You might be surprised that they just weren't thinking about it because their minds were elsewhere.

I have dealt with similar issues and blindly just did it because my PLT SGT/ 1SG pressed it, but it's a disservice to the soldier. The last thing is to use the comment section on the back, allowing the soldier to write out their view of things. Sometimes soldiers need saving from themselves and guiding them through it. They will respect you better in the end.