DA Form 2627 Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, Ucmj

How to Fill Out DA Form 2627?

Procedural guidelines and additional information can be found in the AR 27-10, Military Justice. DA Form 2627 instructions are as follows:

1. In case of an offense, the commander of the alleged offendant initiates a preliminary inquiry.
2. If the alleged offendant is an officer or if the necessary punishments exceed the ones allowed by the summarized Article 15, the commander will complete Items 1 and 2 of the form.
3. After the form is complete, a copy of the form is delivered to the Soldier with a notification of their rights and the maximum punishment the commander could impose in this particular case.
4. If the service member decides to demand a trial, they need to initial Block 3a, sign and date the form and hand it in within the decision period, which is about 48 hours. The refusal to sign is assumed as a withdrawal of any demand for trial.
5. If the Soldier agrees to Article 15 proceedings they need to complete Block 3b.
6. If the commander determines that nonjudicial punishment is not warranted as the result of the evaluation, all copies of the DA Form 2627 will be destroyed and the Soldier will be notified that the case is closed.
7. In case the commander is convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the Soldier is guilty, the determined punishment is identified in Block 6 of the form.
8. Appellate rights and procedures must be explained to the Soldier. All appeals are made on the same DA 2627 and forwarded through the imposing commander to the superior authority.
9. The decision of the superior authority on the appeal will be entered in Block 8. The service member is required to acknowledge their compliance with the action taken on the appeal.

Photocopies of the form will be transmitted to the Soldier's Military Personnel Division (MPD) and the Defense Military Pay Office (DMPO). The original DA 2627 will be forwarded to the appropriate custodian for filing in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).