S1 HQ - Disciplinary Processing
| This is the Document Release Information | |
| Article Number: | 7CAV-DR-024 |
| Scope: | S1 HQ - Disciplinary Processing |
| Version: | Version 1.0 |
| Effective Date: | 07JUN20 |
| 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.
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 S1 HQ staff member then:
- Updates the NCS tracker.
- Signs the NCS.
- Creates a citation using the NCS/Art.15/Court Martial form.
- Adds a Record using the text: <Disciplinary Type> - <Punishment>, i.e. Negative Counselling Statement - 30 Days No Favorable Action and uploads the citation.
- Re-build trooper jacket on the GC tracker, adding the negative days.
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.
