Appealing Unfavorable Information in Military Records
Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB)
Army Regulation 600-37, Unfavorable Information, provides information on filing and appealing unfavorable information in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Unfavorable information is any credible derogatory information that may reflect on a Soldier's character, integrity, trustworthiness, or reliability and includes letters of reprimand and Articles 15. Chapter 7 of Army Regulation 600-37 provides information on appeals and petitions to remove unfavorable information or move unfavorable information into the restricted section of the OMPF. Appeals and petitions from Active Duty Soldiers and from U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in Troop Program Units (TPU) are to be directed to the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB) in accordance with procedures outlined in chapter 7. Army National Guard Soldiers not on Active duty will direct their appeals and petitions through state Adjutant General and the Chief, National Guard Bureau, to the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB) in accordance with procedures outlined in chapter 7. Soldiers who are retired, in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or separated from the Army must apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to remove from or move unfavorable information within their OMPF (please see the “Correction of Military Records” page on this website for application procedures.)
Army Regulation 600-37 - http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_37.pdf
The address for the DASEB is:
Army Review Boards AgencyIf, after exhausting your appeal to the DASEB, you still feel that there is an error or injustice in the information in your military file, you can apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records on a DD Form 149 for removal of unfavorable information from your file or transfer from the performance section to the restricted section. You can complete an online application at http://actsonline.army.mil and send the signature page and evidence as instructed by the online program, or you may print a blank DD Form 149 from the Army Review Boards Agency website at http://arba.army.pentagon.mil and mail it to the address shown on the reverse of the form. As part of your evidence you need to provide copies of the DASEB decision letter and any other correspondence you have had with other agencies to try to resolve your issue.
Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board
1901 South Bell Street, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-4508
Removal of Articles 15
Please consult:
- Army Regulation 27-10, Military Justice; paragraph 3-37 & 4-41; Table 3-2 (Removal of Records of Non-judicial Punishment from Military Personnel Files).
- Army Regulation 600-8-104, Military Personnel Information Management/Records, Table 2-1 (under numbered form 2627 (DA)).
- Army Regulation 600-37, Unfavorable Information, Chapter 7.
Name Titling in Army Records and FBI Records
A former or current Soldier can apply to the US Army Crime Record Center (CRC) to request the removal of titling from Army Records. If the CRC directs removal of the titling action, it will also inform the National Crime Records Center to take like action with regard to its records derived from CRC’s records. The applicant must send a letter of request with his/her signature and a photo copy of his/her Photo ID Card such as a driver's license. Also include with the letter a photo copy of any documents relative to the titling and evidence that charges were dismissed and the former Soldier was not convicted of the charges. Mail all to US Army Crime Records Center, Attention: FOIA, 6010 6th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.
If the CRC denies the request, then application can be made to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records using the DD Form 149 or online application to request removal of the titling. Include with the application a photo copy of all documents sent to the CRC and the reply from the CRC.
