S1 HQ - Disciplinary Processing

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Article Number:	7CAV-DR-024
Scope:	S1 HQ - Disciplinary Processing
Version:	Version 1.1
Effective Date:	20AUG20
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	S1 OIC
Point of Contact:	S1 OIC

Purpose

Provide guidance on the process of Disciplinary action processing.

Roles and Responsibilities

S1 OIC / XO / NCOIC Process NCS's in a timely and accurate manner, no later than 72 hours.

Types of Discipline

Type of Discipline	Description
Negative Counselling Statement (NCS)	An NCS is generally a punitive disciplinary measure and may or may not contain a punishment. It is a negative action as defined by the Regiment.
Article 15 (NJP)	An Art.15 is a non-judicial procedure and will be accompanied by a punishment. It is a negative action as defined by the Regiment.
Court Martial	A Court Martial is a judicial procedure and will be accompanied by a punishment. It is a negative action as defined by the Regiment.

Processing Disciplinary Action

Disciplinary action is approved by the company command staff or higher and is forwarded to the designated S1 HQ staff member for processing. The SOP for processing disciplinary paperwork is listed below;

• Unit Commander sends the signed NCS via forum PM to the S1 OIC, XO, and NCOIC.
• S1 HQ will check the NCS to ensure it follows proper SOP (ex. checking to ensure maximum NFA was not exceeded by the Unit Commander).
  • If any discrepancies are found, S1 will notify the Unit Commander and await further instructions. S1 personnel are not to edit the NCS in any way--they are simply acting as a second set of eyes to ensure proper SOP is maintained.
• The S1 HQ member handling the NCS will download it, fill in the bottom portion with their credentials and all necessary information, and upload the completed form to the following file path within OwnCloud: "S1 Department --> HQ --> Disciplinary" using the following naming format: NCS - Last.F - DDMMMYY
  • Note: The date of the NCS file is the date of the Unit Commander's approval, not the date it is processed by S1.
• Once the PDF of the NCS is placed into OwnCloud, they will then convert the file into a PNG file using any means desired. That PNG file will be placed into the following file path in OwnCloud: "S1 Department --> HQ --> Disciplinary --> Citations" using the same file name as before.
• S1 HQ will then update the trooper's Milpac with the following entry: "Negative Counseling Statement - XX Days NFA". They will then attach the PNG file to that Milpac entry as a Citation. The date of the record entry should match the date of the Unit Commander's approval, which should also match the file name of the NCS.
• Finally, S1 HQ will edit the Good Conduct Medal tracker to account for any NFA as needed. This may be delegated to the S1 Citations Head if desired due to the complexity of the tracker.

Note: This procedure is the same for an Article 15 as well as a Court Martial.

Negative Days

Negative days are cumulative, i.e. stack. So if a trooper receives an NCS with 30 days NFA and then a week later receives an NCS with 60 days, there will be two entries on the GC tracker; one adding 30 days and one adding 60 days for a total of 90 days NFA.

No Favorable Action

No Favorable Action consists of the following:

• No credit for courses taken if they are taken during the NFA period
• No credit for participation in operations
• No medals
• No promotions
• When the Operations clerk is updating service records to add an operation, they will check to ensure the trooper does not have any current NFA.

Removal from Billet

A trooper may be removed from a leadership billet as the result of a disciplinary action. So, for example, they receive an NCS for failing to complete their duties. In this case, the NCS punishment would be 30/60/90 days. The removal from billet is NOT the punishment, that is a command decision related to the issues that resulted in the NCS.

Rank Reduction

A trooper may be reduced in rank as the result of a disciplinary action. This happens when they have been removed from a billet. It is not a part of the disciplinary action, it happens because they no longer occupy a billet that allows them to hold their former rank. At minimum an Article 15 or Court Martial is the only way to punitively demote someone.