Statutory LAWS

All Discharge Review Boards were created by Congress and appear in Title 10 of the U.S. Code.

10 USC 1553 – Discharge Review Boards

10 USC 1552 – Boards for Correction of Records

10 USC 1553a – Discharge Appeal Review Board

Executive REGULATIONS

Review Board regulations appear in Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Military branches also issue their own regulations.

Army

Army Discharge Review Board
Army Board for Correction of Military Records

• Army Discharge Review Board – 32 CFR § 581.2
  • Army Regulation 15–180
• Army Board for Correction of Military Records – 32 CFR § 581.3
  • Army Regulation 15-185

Navy/Marines

Naval Discharge Review Board
Board for Correction of Naval Records

• Naval Discharge Review Board – 32 CFR Part 724
  • SECNAV M-5420.1
• Board for Correction of Naval Records – 32 CFR Part 723
  • SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5420.193

Air Force

AF Discharge Review Board
AF Board for Correction of Military Records
DoD Discharge Appeal Review Board

• AF Discharge Review Board – 32 CFR Subpart B
• AF Board for Correction of Military Records – 32 CFR Subpart A
  • AF INSTRUCTION 36-2603

DoD Directives/Instructions

• DoDD 1332.41
• DoDI 1332.28

Defense Secretaries have also issued binding instructions for review boards to follow.

HAGEL Memo (2014)

CARSON Memo (2016)

KURTA Memo (2017)

WILKIE Memo (2018)

Past Review Board Decisions

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