a.
The Evaluation Report Redress Program consists of several elements at various levels of command (for example, field; HRC; DCS, G–1; and HQDA).
The program is both preventive and corrective in that it is based upon principles structured to prevent, and provide a remedy for, alleged injustices or regulatory violations, as well as to correct them once they have occurred.
b.
The first program element is the communication process fostered by the DA Form 67 –10–1A and DA Form 2166–9–1A, which affords the rated officer or NCO a forum for establishing duty requirements and a discussion of actual accomplishments (see chap 3, sec II, and DA Pam 623–3).
A second element is the various regulatory requirements, such as each evaluation report standing on its own without reference to facts or events occurring prior or subsequent to the rating period (see para 3–17) and the prohibition against command influence on rating officials during the preparation of evaluation reports (see para 1–11 and DA Pam 623–3).
c.
If an OER or AER is referred, there is the evaluation referral and acknowledgment process (see para 3–29 and DA Pam 623–3).
d.
Beyond regulatory remedies, elements of the Evaluation Report Redress Program, Commander’s or Commandant’s Inquiry, the Appeals System, and application to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) under the provisions of AR 15–185 are available (see secs II and II of this chap).
e.
This chapter focuses on the policies, procedures, preparation, and submission of a Commander’s or Commandant’s Inquiry and an evaluation report appeal.
Referenced Paragraphs
3–17. Evaluation parameters
Each evaluation report will stand on its own without reference to facts or events occurring prior or subsequent to the rating period.
1–11. Commander’s or Commandant’s Inquiry
During the evaluation process or after it has been completed, when a commander or commandant discovers that an evaluation report rendered by a subordinate or a subordinate command may be illegal, unjust, or otherwise in violation of this regulation, her or she will conduct an inquiry into the matter.
The definition of a rendered evaluation report is one that is authenticated by all designated rating officials with a senior rater’s intent to present the final evaluation report to the rated Soldier for authentication, or apply the appropriate statement in the absence or inability for the rater Soldier to authenticate.
The Commander’s or Commandant’s Inquiry will be confined to matters related to the clarity of the evaluation report, the facts contained in the evaluation report, the compliance of the evaluation with policy and procedures established by HQDA, and the conduct of the rated Soldier and members of the rating chain.
The official does not have the authority to direct that an evaluation report be changed; command influence may not be used to alter the accurate evaluation of a rated Soldier by a rating official that was made in good faith.
The procedures used by the commander or commandant to process such an inquiry are described in chapter 4.
3–29. Referral process for DA Form 67–10 series and DA Form 1059 series
The referral and acknowledgment process provides rated Soldiers the opportunity to review and comment on referred OERs and AERs before submission to HQDA.
AR 15–185
AR 15–185 prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR).