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Army flags, unfavorable records, and administrative investigation references
Separate suspension of favorable actions, unfavorable information, official personnel records, administrative investigations, and military justice procedures.
Choose the right reference
An investigation, a flag, and an unfavorable record entry may relate to the same circumstances while using different authorities. AR 15-6 addresses administrative fact-finding. AR 600-8-2 addresses suspension of favorable personnel actions. AR 600-37 addresses unfavorable information, and AR 600-8-104 governs official personnel record administration. Begin with the action or record involved rather than using the broad phrase adverse action as a substitute for the applicable reference.
Military justice procedures are a separate subject in AR 27-10. Family support and related legal obligations also have their own focused reference in AR 608-99. These distinctions help a reader prepare precise questions for the responsible personnel and legal channels. The hub does not decide whether an action is valid, interpret evidence, promise record removal, or advise on an individual case; it maps the official publications and their different purposes.
Common questions
What regulation covers Army flags?
AR 600-8-2 governs suspension of favorable personnel actions. It is distinct from the unfavorable information and investigation references.
Read the publication overviewWhere is unfavorable personnel information addressed?
AR 600-37 addresses unfavorable information. AR 600-8-104 supplies the connected official personnel records framework.
Read the publication overviewIs every fact-finding process military justice?
No. AR 15-6 covers administrative inquiries, investigations, and boards. AR 27-10 addresses military justice procedures.
Read the publication overviewConnected publications
- AR 600-8-2 — SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS (FLAG)
AR 600-8-2: suspension of favorable personnel actions, flag administration, transferable documentation. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-37 — UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
AR 600-37: unfavorable personnel information, amhrr filing, transfer and removal. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-104 — ARMY MILITARY HUMAN RESOURCE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
AR 600-8-104: army military human resource records, iperms access framework, record administration. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 15-6 — PROCEDURES FOR PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES, ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS, AND BOARDS OF OFFICERS
AR 15-6: preliminary inquiries, administrative investigations, boards of officers. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 27-10 — MILITARY JUSTICE
AR 27-10: military justice procedures, jurisdiction, nonjudicial punishment. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 608-99 — FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CUSTODY, AND PARENTAGE
AR 608-99: family financial support, child custody and visitation, parentage. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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