MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD INSPECTOR GENERAL

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MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARDINSPECTOR GENERAL

• LTC Jim Beckmann
• State Inspector General

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IG Mission

• Assess and report matters affecting mission
  performance, discipline, efficiency, economy,
  morale, training, and readiness of the Minnesota
  National Guard
• Promote standards core values of the Minnesota
  National Guard
• Identify systemic deficiencies
• Assist Minnesota National Guard members and their
  families in solving service related problems and
  issues as the eyes, ears, and conscience of the
  TAG/CG.

(AR 20-1)
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The Role of the IGExtend the Commander

• Member of the Commanders Personal Staff
• Perform common staff functions (We dont
  concur!)
• Special Relationship
• Fair and impartial fact-finder
• High degree of independence
• IG works for the Commander
• Rated by the Commander
• The TIG has policy oversight, directing
  authority, and IG records-retention authority

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The Role of the IGExtend the Commander(continued
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• The authority of the IG comes from the Commander!
• IGs have no directive authority outside the IG
  System
• IGs do not establish command policy except for AR
  1-201 and AR 20-1
• IGs have access to all needed materials and
  records except for classified material (if the IG
  lacks the proper clearance) or as specified in
  paragraph 8-4 g (material related to the
  attorney-client relationship, communications with
  clergy, husband-wife communications,
  psychotherapist-patient communications, etc.).

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Inspector General

• A typical IG is a man past middle age, spare,
  wrinkled, cold, passive, non-committal, with eyes
  of a codfish, polite in contact, but at the same
  time unresponsive, calm, and damnably composed as
  a concrete post or a plaster of paris cast, a
  human petrification with a heart of feldspar and
  without charm or friendly germ, minus bowels,
  passion, or a sense of humor. Happily, they
  never reproduce and all of them finally go to
  hell.
• -- Gen George S. Patton, Jr.

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Confidence In LeadersAdults with a great deal
of confidence in people running these
institutions
Harris Poll 2009
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IG Core Functions

• Assistance
• Investigations
• Inspections
• Teach and Train

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Assistance
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The Assistance Function

• Render assistance
• Correct injustices (indirectly)
• Eliminate conditions detrimental to the
  efficiency or reputation of the Army
• Record and analyze data for corrective action
• Report on the status of the Army

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Triangle of Confidentiality
Complainant
Commander
SJA
IG

• Protect privacy
• Minimize risk of reprisal
• Maintain confidence in the IG system

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Confidentiality is Not Guaranteed

• Nature of the issue
• Official use within the Army
• If unavoidable, try to contact complainant before
  disclosure
• AR 20-1, para 1-12

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Third Party IGARs

• Response to third party depends on
• Right to know
• Individual concerned (soldier or DAC) consents
  to release of information
• We really want to hear from the troop and not
  parents or friends

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JFMN-IG
FY 2009 Total Cases - 81
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JFMN-IG
Complaints by Component
FY 2009 Total Cases - 81
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Focus Areas/IG Leaders Guide

• Counseling all Soldiers
• NCOERs
• OERs
• LOD
• Profiles/Medical Boards
• Flags
• Separations (ADC/weight control/AWOL)
• Sexual Assault (alcohol factor)

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IG Advice

• Commander Authority and FTS support
• Relationships
• Fairness and Perceptions
• Communication

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Three Things You Remember During your Career

• The first time you dont make a selection list
• The first time you get shot at
• The first time you get investigated

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Investigations
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Investigations

• Based on standard into an allegation
• Fair and impartial fact-finding process
• Preponderance of Evidence
• Either S or N

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IG Appropriate?

• Punitive vs. Non-Punitive
• Criminal vs. Administrative
• IGs can inquire/investigate violations
• of laws, regulations and
• policies/directives.

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IG Fact Finding Characteristics

• Fair and Impartial
• IG is not an adversary or a champion
• IGs do not recommend adverse action
• Thorough emphasis on facts
• Concerned with Confidentiality
• Limited distribution of information
• Overt but discreet
• Protect all individuals from
• reprisal/ridicule.

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Commanders Options

• Do Nothing
• Rule 303, MCM
• AR 15-6 Investigation
• Article 32
• CID/MPI
• Chain of Command
• Civil Authority
• Inspector General

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IG vs. Commanders Options

• Meets Commanders Guidance
• Help determine a course of action
• Lack of factual information
• Identity of Subject/Suspect
• Sensitivity of allegations
• Potential Noise Level
• Confidentiality

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Inspections
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Definition of an Inspection
An evaluation that measures performance
against a standard and should identify the cause
of any deviation. All inspections start with
compliance against a standard. Commanders tailor
inspections to their needs. A
standard is the way things should be.
AR 1-201
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The Army has a Standard for Everything!
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Army Inspection Policy Army Regulation 1-201

• Identifies responsibilities
• Requires Commanders to designate an OIP
  Coordinator
• Defines inspection terms and concepts
• Outlines the Armys inspection principles
• Establishes the Organizational Inspection Program
• (OIP) -- the most important aspect of AR 1-201
• Urges the integration of inspections

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Principles of Army Inspections Five Principles
(AR 1-201, paragraph 2-2)

• 1. Purposeful
• 2. Coordinated
• 3. Focused on Feedback
• 4. Instructive
• 5. Followed up

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The Organizational Inspection Program (OIP)
AR 1-201 MNGR 1-201
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• TAGs Intent Inspection Program will be focused
  on teaching and training. CIPs will not be an I
  got you event.

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Purpose of the OIP
To coordinate inspections and audits into a
single, cohesive program focused on command
objectives. The OIP provides the commander with
an organized management tool to identify,
prevent, or eliminate problem areas. AR
1-201, paragraph 3-2, a b
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The Organizational Inspection Program (OIP) The
Integration of Inspections
COMMAND INSPECTION
STAFF INSPECTION
IG INSPECTION
Audits
Staff Assistance Visits
External Inspections
Management Control
AR 1-201, paragraphs 3-2 to 3-5
Intelligence Oversight
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The Inspector General
The one who goes in after the battle and
bayonets the wounded.
- Anonymous
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Role of the IG in the OIP

• Develop the IG Inspection Program as part of
  the OIP
• Advise commanders and staffs on inspection
  policy
• Advise the commander on the OIPs effectiveness
• Conduct IG Inspections

AR 20-1, paragraph 6-2 AR 1-201, paragraph 1-4
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MNARNG OIP Inspection Policies

• Responsibility of Commander
• All units subject to IG inspections and other
  inspections/visits by higher headquarters
• Physical security inspection will be conducted
  annually
• Consolidation of inspectionavoid repetition
• Units exempt from inspections 30days before and
  after AT
• Teaching and training
• Follow up and corrective action is critical to
  success of the OIP

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Inspection Categories

• Command Inspection
• Staff Inspection
• Inspector General Inspection

AR 1-201, paragraphs 3-2 to 3-5
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Command Inspections

• A scheduled, formal event
• Led by the Commander

• Initial Command Inspection (ICI) (company or
  detachment)
• Subsequent Command Inspection (SCI)

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Initial Command Inspection

• Required for Company Commanders (or like
  commands detachments, troops, batteries)
• Within 120 days per
• MNGR 1-201
• Extension up to
• 180 days for
• Minnesota National Guard
• (MNARNG)

The inspecting commander must be present and
participating in the inspection!
AR 1-201, paragraph 3-3c
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Initial Command Inspection (continued)

• Identifies unit strengths and weaknesses
• Cannot be used to evaluate
• the Company Commander
• Helps commanders establish goals, standards,
  and priorities
• Not used to compare units
• Only the inspected commander and that
  commanders rater will receive the specific
  results (IG can request results without unit
  attribution)

AR 1-201, paragraph 3-3c
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Subsequent Command Inspection

• Measures progress and reinforces goals and
  objectives established in the Initial Command
  Inspection.
• The commander determines the scope, format,
  timing, and frequency of the Subsequent Command
  Inspection.
• The inspecting commander may use the results of
  the Subsequent Command Inspection to evaluate the
  company commander.

The inspecting commander must be present and
participating in the inspection!
AR 1-201, paragraph 3-3d
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Staff Inspection

• Led by a staff member of a functional area.
• Focuses on a single functional area or a few
  related areas.
• Conducted by the lowest-level staff member
  technically qualified in the functional area.
• Should complement Command and IG Inspections.
• Compliance oriented.

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Staff Assistance Visits

• Directly support Staff Inspection and Command
  Inspection Programs
• Assist, teach, and train subordinate staff
  sections on how to meet the required standards of
  a particular functional area
• Can prepare staff sections for upcoming
  inspections or train them on new concepts,
  technologies, or operating techniques

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Inspector General Inspection Who May Direct an IG
Inspection?
Secretary of the Army (SA)
Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) or Vice Chief
of Staff of the Army (VCSA)
Inspection Directive
The Inspector General (TIG)
Commander
AR 20-1, paragraph 1-4 b(4)
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Inspector General Inspection

• Inspector General inspections should
• Pursue systemic issues
• Identify sub-standard performance, determine
  the magnitude of the deficiency, and seek the
  reason for the deficiency (the root cause)
• Teach systems processes and procedures
• Identify responsibility for corrective actions
• Spread innovative ideas

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Systemic and Local Problems What is the
difference?

• Systemic problems are usually widespread and
  present a pattern. You can often trace these
  problems back to a regulation, policy, or other
  standard that is confusing, overly ambitious, or
  in conflict with another standard. The proponent
  is usually the person to fix this type of
  problem.
• Local problems usually affect a small group of
  people or an individual and do not present a
  pattern. You can usually trace these problems
  back to a particular persons decision, demeanor,
  or statements. The level of organization that
  the problem affects is the best place to solve
  this problem.

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IG Inspections
JFMN-IG

• Fund Management (1st Qtr)
• OER/NCOER Management (2d Qtr)

FY 2010 2011 2012 2013
DA IG None None None None
NGB IO None None None
State See above TBD TBD TBD
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Why do units and people fail to comply with
standards?

• That is the way we did it in my old unit.
• I have no idea what you are talking about. I
  have been the S-1 for only two days.
• Take a number. We have a Warfighter, BCTC, an
  OEF planning conference, and brigade formal in
  front of you.
• I cant get any good help these days. I am
  on my butt because all of my staff officers are
  young lieutenants!
• I dont understand I thought I understood
  ... I did it right the last time, but

What are some other reasons you may have already
heard?
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Military Whistleblower Protection Act
Title 10, United States Code, Section 1034
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Little-Known Facts Inspectors General . . .

• Always encourage complainants to use the chain of
  command first
• Normally offer allegations to subordinate
  Commanders for action rather than conduct an IG
  investigation
• Use discretion when passing information to the
  CG/TAG
• Confidentiality
• Are here to help you
• Do not wear a black hat
• Do have friends!

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Command Advice

• Always stay on the high ground and do the right
  thing
• Be sensitive to perceptions
• Get advice from your experts
• Stretch for your troops
• Stretch for your mission
• Never stretch for yourself

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IG Contacts

• JFHQ, Roseville TACC
• 651-281-3833/3834/3836
• LTC Jim Beckmann
• LTC Jeff Johnson (deployed)
• LTC Don Pelton (M-day)
• Lt Col Vikki Gettchel (M-day)
• MAJ Taylor Cox
• SFC Cynthia Webb

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Questions?