Short Agency Briefing

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Army Review Boards Agency
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and
Reserve Affairs)
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Serving Soldiers, Veterans, their Families, and
Civilian Employees with Justice, Equity, and
Compassion

• Acts for the Secretary of the Army
• Highest administrative level for review of
• personnel actions taken by lower levels of the
  Army
• Correct errors and injustices
• Policy oversight of Army Prisons
• 14 Boards plus Army civilian EEO
  Complaints/Compliance
• 155 personnel required (137 Civ, 18 Mil)
• plus 123 DA civilian volunteer ABCMR Board
  Members
• 22,068 cases processed in FY08

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The Army Review Boards Agency
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The Army Review Boards Agency
National Capital Region

• Army Board for Correction of Military Records
• Army Discharge Review Board
• Army Special Review Boards
• Army Clemency and Parole Board
• Military Review Boards
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Compliance and Complaints Review
• and a Support Staff

St. Louis-based Support Division
Serving Soldiers, Veterans, their Families, and
Civilian Employees in a courteous and timely
manner
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General Procedures for Military Boards

• Soldier/Veteran/Family Member submits an
  application

• ARBA Staff reviews application, obtains military
  records and advisory opinions (if appropriate),
  and analyzes the case
• Boards are not an investigative body
• Applicant bears the burden of proof
• Presumption of administrative regularity
• Some cases are administratively closed if not
  appropriate
• for Board review or can be corrected
  administratively

• Staff analysis and case materials are submitted
  to
• a Board for consideration and vote

• Board determinations transmitted to the applicant
  and,
• if applicable, to the appropriate Army
  staff office for implementation

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Army Board for Correction of Military Records
3 DA Senior Civilian Employees
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Army Discharge Review Board
Board of 5 Colonels/Lieutenant Colonels

• Established by Title 10 U.S. Code Section 1553
  to
• review discharges of former Soldiers upon
  application
• - For propriety and equity in the Army in general
• - 15-year statute of limitations
• - Excludes GCM discharges and disability
  separations
• Recurring Themes
• - Burden of Proof is the applicants
  responsibility
• - Completeness of applications
• Factors commonly considered by the Board
• - PTSD
• - Isolated Misconduct
• - Discharge characterization too harsh

3,421 Cases in FY08
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Grade Determination and Officer Misconduct Boards
Board of 3 Colonels/Lieutenant Colonels

• Army Grade Determination Review Board
• Determines highest grade in which a member
  served
• satisfactorily
• - Enlisted Soldiers/warrant officers after
  serving
• 30 total years on active and retired lists
• - Officer grade at time of retirement
• - At separation for disability
• Army Board of Review for Eliminations
• Reviews records and briefs of officers who have
  been
• recommended for elimination for misconduct or
• substandard performance by Boards of Inquiry in
  the field

296 Cases FY08
17 Cases FY08
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Grade Determination and Officer Misconduct Boards
Board of 3 Colonels/Lieutenant Colonels
190 Cases FY08

• Army Ad Hoc Board
• - Officer resignations for the good of the
  service
• in lieu of general court-martial
• - Resignations/discharges in lieu of
  elimination
• - Probationary officer elimination cases
• Army Active Duty Board (OTRA Officers)
• Reviews official files of OTRA officers who are
  
• recommended for release from active duty for
• misconduct or performance

0 Cases FY08
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Disability Boards
Board of 3 Colonels/Lieutenant Colonels ( 1-2
Medical Corps)

• Army Physical Disability Appeal Board
• Adjudicates disability ratings given active
  duty Soldiers
• in the disability pipeline referred from the
  Physical
• Disability Agency
• Army Physical Disability Review Board
• Reviews claims by officers retired or released
  from
• active duty without pay for physical
  disability
• 15 year limitation
• Army Disability Rating Review Board
• Hears petitions from retired Soldiers (retired
  less than
• five years) for relief pertaining to percentage
  ratings
• for physical disability

2 Cases Total in FY08
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Army Special Review Boards (ASRB)
Board of 3 Colonels/Lieutenant Colonels/Sergeants
Major

• Enlisted Special Review Board (ESRB)
• - Enlisted Evaluation Appeals and promotion
  reconsideration
• Officer Special Review Board (OSRB)
• - Officer Evaluation Appeals and promotion
  reconsideration
• DA Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB)
• - Unfavorable Information Appeals and filings
• DA Conscientious Objector Review Board
• (DACORB)
• Category 1-O separation
• Category 1-A-O reassignment to
  non-combatant duties

643 Cases in FY08
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Army Clemency and Parole Board
1 Civilian President, 3 Colonels/Lt Colonels, 1
Legal Advisor

• Conducts clemency and parole hearings for
• eligible Army inmates
• (1025 Army inmates in military prisons in US,
  
• Kuwait, Germany, Korea, and in Federal
  Prisons)
• Interfaces with
• U.S. Parole Commission
• Administrative Offices of U.S. Courts
  (Probation Division)
• The Federal Bureau of Prisons
• DoD Corrections Council
• DoD Correctional Facilities
• Army Corrections System

877 Cases in FY08
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Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance and
Complaints Review

• Manages the Armys discrimination complaint
  
• processing program for civilian employees
• and applicants
• Fully and fairly adjudicates these complaints
  of
• discrimination on behalf of the Secretary of
  the Army
• FY08 Complaints Review
• - 335 Final Agency Decisions and Final
  Agency Actions
• -- 4 findings of discrimination
• - Issued 78 decisions on negotiated
  settlement
• agreement noncompliance
• FY08 Compliance Review
• - Processed 270 appeals and 70 remands

756 Cases in FY08
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Army Review Boards AgencyOnline Resources

• ARBA Website http//arba.army.pentagon.mil
• - Information on ARBA Boards
• - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers ABCMR
  Applicants Guide
• - Application Procedures and printable DD Form
  149 and DD Form 293
• - ONLINE APPLICATION!!
• Online Application http//actsonline.army.mil
• - Apply electronically to ABCMR and ADRB
• - Guides applicants through the process and
  provides helps
• - Signature page is printed at the end of the
  online application,
• signed and mailed with supporting
  documents
• - Applicants can check application status
  online using the Internet
• ARBA Case Tracking System (ACTS)
  https//arbaacts
• - Case tracking and management
• ARBA Intranet - Shareportal http//arbaportal
• - Single source for ARBA staff resources and
  information

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Operational Focus

• Meet and exceed Congressional Mandate for
  processing time for cases
• Continuous business process analysis and
  improvements
• Online customer information and application
• Paperless Administration, Resources, and Boards
• Secure Data and Customer Personal Information
• Information Technology enhancement
• Streamline Agency organization
• Trend analysis of cases and systemic corrective
  actions
• Outreach to Veterans Organizations
• Congressional Special Actions

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Army Review Boards Agency
Serving Soldiers, Veterans, their Families, and
Civilian Employees with Justice, Equity, and
Compassion
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