Article 15s

Contact Stockdale Army Law immediately if you have been given, or think you are about to be given, an Article 15.

Article 15 Removal -- If you have an Article 15 in your OMPF, Stockdale Army Law will advise and assist you in your appeal to the ABCMR to have it removed, on the basis that it is untrue and unjust.

Article 15 Transfer -- In the alternative, if you have an Article 15 in your OMPF, Stockdale Army Law will advise and assist you in your appeal to the DASEB to have it transferred to your restricted section where promotion boards will not see it.

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AR 600-37

Chapter 7

Appeals and Petitions

7–1. Removal of unfavorable information from official personnel files

Appeals and petitions for removal of unfavorable information are to be directed to the DASEB. This chapter sets forth the policies and procedures whereby a person may seek removal of unfavorable information from official personnel files.

7–2. Policies and standards

c. Petition for transfer of Articles 15. (See AR 27–10, para 3–43.)

(1) This provision is limited to records of nonjudicial punishment imposed under the provisions of Article 15, UCMJ, and applies only to members in grades E–6 and above, officers, and warrant officers. Records of nonjudicial punishment may be transferred upon proof that their intended purpose has been served or that their transfer would be in the best interest of the Army. The burden of proof rests with the soldier concerned to provide substantial evidence that these conditions have been met. Claims that an Article 15 is untrue or unjust, in whole or in part, will not be considered under this paragraph. The authority to adjudicate such claims rests with the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR).