DA Form 1574-2 Report of Proceedings by Board of Officers
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What Is DA Form 1574-2?
DA Form 1574-2, Report of Proceedings by the Board of Officers , is a form used in the U.S. Army for recording the process of an administrative investigation along with any findings and after-investigation recommendations made by an elected Board of Officers (BO). The form is filled out by a BO-appointed Recorder and submitted to the appointing authority for assessment.
The form - sometimes confused with DD Form 1574, Serviceable Tag - Materiel - was released by the U.S. Department of the Army (DA) on April 1, 2016 , with all previous editions being obsolete. The latest DA Form 1574-2 fillable version is available for download below or can be found on the Army Publishing Directorate website.
DA Form 1574-2 is a part of the DA Form 1574 Series along with DA Form 1574-1, Report of Proceedings by Investigating Officer. The DA 1574-1 is used during Army investigations done by a single Investigating Officer.
How to Fill Out DA Form 1574-2?
Additional information and filing guidelines and can be found in the Army Regulation 15-6, Procedures for Administrative Investigations and Boards of Officers. DA Form 1574-2 instructions are as follows.
- Section I contains the information about the appointing authority and the date of appointment.
- Section II describes the sessions held by the BO. The required information includes the time of the session, the place of the session, the participating officers and members absent at the meeting.
- Section III includes a checklist of proceedings. The Recorder marks the necessary boxes according to the facts of the investigation. Part A is filled out for all cases. Part B may be completed only for cases with a designated respondent.
- Section IV summarizes the findings of the investigation. Each paragraph must relate to one evidence-based conclusion and answer one question raised in the memorandum by the appointing authority.
- The BO gives their recommendations in light of the findings in Section V. All the members must provide their signatures in Section VI to verify that the report is accurate and complete.
- Section VII is completed by the appointing authority. The appointing authority may return incomplete, ambiguous, or erroneous reports to the BO for revisions.
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