Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Army Discharge Review Board

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This regulation is certified current as of 15 July 2021. Aside from the administrative changes listed in the summary of change, no other changes were made to certify currency of this regulation. No content has been changed.

Summary. This regulation governs the actions and composition of the Army Dis-charge Review Board under Public Law 95–126; 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 1553; DoDD 1332.41, and DoDI 1332.28. It governs applications and Army Discharge Review Board motions for discharge review; public inspection, copying, and distribution of Army Discharge Review Board documents through the Department of Defense Boards Electronic Reading Room; preparing decisional documents and index entries; and processing complaints regarding them.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It also applies to former members of the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States concurrently discharged from the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. Proponents may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief in the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11–2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Military Review Boards (SAMR–RBB), available at email: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-arba.mbx.i@mail.mil/.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Military Review Boards (SAMR–RBB), 251 18th Street South, Suite 385, Arlington, Virginia 22202–3531, army.arbainquiry@mail.mil.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 15–180, dated 25 September 2019.

in Connection with Combat or Military Sexual Trauma as a Basis for Discharge Review; Other Claims Involving Mental Health Disorders

Consideration, Mitigating Factors, and Clemency for Request to Modify Military Discharges or Military Records