Appealing Unfavorable Information in Military Records

Army Regulation 600-37, Unfavorable Information, provides information on filing of unfavorable information in the Official Military Personnel File. 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 provides information on appeals and petitions to remove unfavorable information. Appeals and petitions are to be directed to the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB) in accordance with procedure outlined in chapter 7.

Army Regulation 600-37 - http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_37.pdf

The address for the DASEB is:

Army Review Boards Agency
Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board
1901 South Bell Street, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-4508

If after you have exhausted appeal to the DASEB you still feel that there is an error or injustice in the information in your military file, Army Board for Correction of Military Records on a DD Form 149 for consideration for removal of unfavorable information from your file. You may 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/index.htm 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 and resolve your issue.

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 form 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 Soldier can apply to the US Army Crime Record Center (CRC) to request the removal of titling from Army Records and FBI Records. The former Soldier needs to 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 former Soldier’s 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.