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Just This Once...
Presuming you are a sqn ldr or below you need to make sure that you are engaging with Manning at the correct level.
For routine exits with no other factors your 'releasing authority' is delegated down to the relevant DACOS Manning. However, this downwards delegation is an exception and for a contested exit / OOA your case would have to be handled by ACOS Manning as it is they that formally hold your release authority.
In the highly unlikely event that this had both the blessing and the continued belligerence of ACOS Manning (rather than a mere DO being arrogant / ignorant / stupid) then your appeal would be handled at the first stage by COS Per. This would require a comprehensive casework pack-up and legal advice before moving forward. [AP3393 Vol 1 Ch 7]
That shouldn’t really be the case that it has to be backed up with legal advice or a comprehensive casework pack-up. That would only be true if contesting the AP. If the AP is quite clear, which I suspect it will be if there’s no aggregating factors, then it’s an open and shut case which will require the simplest of paperwork to either prove or disprove the issue.