Administrative

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• Administrative
• Discipline Separation

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Administrative Actions

• Purpose To Correct, Train, Educate
• Counseling
• Positive and negative
• DA Form 4856
• Corrective Training
• Must address a deficiency
• Not a form of punishment
• Withholding Privileges
• Unlike rights, privileges can be withheld without
  due process
• Should be related to the deficiency

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Administrative Discipline SeparationPreliminar
y Actions

• Counseling
• Paragraph 1-16, AR 635-200
• Rehabilitation
• Required for Chap 11, 13, 14 (12a 12b)
  separations
• Waivers
• By separation authority
• Examples?

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Administrative SeparationChain of Command Review

• Once a report is completed, the case is forwarded
  to higher headquarters for review and
• Disapprove the action and direct reassignment
• Recommend separation for unsatisfactory
  performance
• Disapprove the misconduct action and take further
  action against the Soldier for unsatisfactory
  performance. Only commanders with special
  court-martial jurisdiction have this option.
• Recommend approval and forward it to the next
  higher commander

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Administrative Actions

• Counseling
• Reprimands
• Corrective training
• Bars to reenlistment
• Withholding pass privileges
• Adverse evaluation reports
• Revocation of security clearance
• Mos reclassification
• Admin. Reduction in rank
• Admin. Separations

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Factors Considered When Choosing Your Course of
Action

• Service Record
• Nature of Offense
• Harm Done
• Punishment Available
• Cooperation
• Available Evidence

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Non-Punitive Measures to Modify Behavior/Conduct

• Counseling oral and written
• Bar to reenlistment
• Admonitions reprimands
• Administrative reduction
• Separation actions

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Initiation of Proceedings

• Medical Examination
• Commanders Report
• Witnesses

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Administrative Discipline SeparationMisconduct

• Conviction by a civilian court
• Commission of a serious offense
• A pattern of minor military disciplinary
  infractions
• A pattern of misconduct involving either civil or
  military authorities

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Chapter 14 - Misconduct

• Paragraph 14-5 -- Civilian conviction
• Paragraph 14-12a -- Pattern of minor military
  infractions
• Paragraph 14-12b -- Pattern of misconduct
• Paragraph 14-12c -- Serious offense
• Honorable, general, or OTH discharge

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Causes for Corrective Training

• AR 600-20, Paragraph 4-6b
• Improper uniform
• Poor physical shape
• Unclean personal or work equipment
• Executes drills poorly
• Fails to maintain housing or work areas in proper
  condition or abuses property
• Fails to perform assigned duties properly
• Fails to respond well to orders

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AR 635-200, Par. 1-18Magic Counseling

• At least one magic counseling before a Soldier
  can be separated under Chapter 5-13, 13, 14-12a
  and 14-12b (but NOT 14-12c).
• Must state
• Reason for counseling
• That separation could occur if Soldier does not
  improve AND
• What could happen if Soldier is separated (loss
  of benefits, prejudice in civilian employment,
  etc.)

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AR 635-200, Para 1-16

• Constitutes a formal counseling session
  concerning noted deficiencies
• Soldier given a reasonable amount of time to
  rehabilitate behavior
• If performance continues to be unsatisfactory,
  punishment under Article 15, UCMJ, or separation
  under the provisions of Chapter 5, 9, 11,13, 14,
  or 18 AR 635-200.

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Administrative Separations

• AR 635-200
• CHAPTER 5-8 -- Parenthood
• CHAPTER 5-13 -- Personality disorder
• CHAPTER 5-17 Other Physical or Mental Condition
• CHAPTER 6 Dependency or Hardship
• CHAPTER 9 -- Alcohol/Drug Rehab. Failure
• CHAPTER 10 -- In Lieu of Court-Martial
• CHAPTER 11 -- Entry level
• CHAPTER 13 -- Unsatisfactory Performance
• CHAPTER 14 -- Misconduct
• CHAPTER 15 -- Homosexuality
• CHAPTER 18 -- Overweight

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Administrative Reprimands

• Purpose
• Officially documents misconduct or poor
  performance in official files (AR 600-37)
• Procedures
• Drafting and initiating
• Notice and rebuttal
• Disposition OMPF vs. Local File
• Appeals
• DUI General Officer Memo of Reprimand

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The Bar to Reenlistment

• The army desires to retain only those soldiers of
  high moral character, competence, and
  demonstrated adaptability (AR 601-280).
• Initiation of proceedings required for failure
  to make satisfactory progress in army weight
  control program, 2 consecutive APFT failures,
  removal for cause from NCOES courses.

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Bar to Reenlistment Procedures

• Initiate the Bar
• Notice to and rebuttal by Soldier
• Approval of Bar
• Periodic review by unit commander

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Removal From Promotion List

• E-2 to E-4 Commander decides
• E-5 and E-6 Local Board Decides
• E-7 and Up Recommended to PERSCOM
• Substandard duty performance or misconduct
• Overweight plus
• No satisfactory progress in 6 months or
• Still exceeds body fat after 12 months

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Administrative Reduction

• Authority to Reduce
• E-1 through E-4 Company Commander
• E-5 through E-6 Bn Commander (LTC)
• E-7 and above Bde Commander (COL)
• Grounds
• Civilian Court Conviction
• Inefficiency
• Procedures
• E-5 and above get board within 30 days

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Administrative Discipline SeparationReasons
for Discharge

• Misconduct
• Conviction by a civilian court
• Unsatisfactory performance
• Hardship and dependency
• Void and voidable enlistments or inductions

• Alcohol or drug abuse
• Conscientious objection
• The good of the service
• The convenience of the government
• Fraudulent entry
• Homosexuality

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Characterization of Discharges
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Administrative SeparationOptions Available to
Soldiers

• Once separation is recommended, a Soldier can
  exercise specific rights and options
• Separation Board
• Counsel
• Withdrawal of Waivers