- AR 15-6Publication
Procedures for Preliminary Inquiries, Administrative Investigations, and Boards of Officers
AR 15-6 governs preliminary inquiries, administrative investigations, and boards of officers -- the process behind almost every commander-directed investigation. The 2025 revision reorganized the procedures and added the preliminary inquiry to the title. If you are appointed as an investigating officer, read it before you interview anyone.
- DA 1156Form
Casualty Feeder Card
Captures what a witness saw so the unit can submit an accurate initial casualty report on a killed, wounded, or missing Soldier.
- DA 2823Form
Sworn Statement
Captures a witness, subject, or victim statement under oath for investigations, AR 15-6 inquiries, and law enforcement reports.
- Reference
The duty appointment memorandum
What an appointment memorandum has to contain, which duties require one, and why the memo alone does not give a Soldier signature authority for property.
- Reference
The FLIPL from start to finish
A financial liability investigation of property loss establishes what was lost, who was responsible, and whether their conduct caused the loss. Liability requires all four elements proved by a preponderance of the evidence.