Army Inspection Policy

1 Army Regulation 1 201 AdministrationArmyInspectionPolicyHeadqu artersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC25 February 2015 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 1 201 Army Inspection PolicyThis major revision, dated 25 February 2015--o Requires commanders, State Adjutants General, program managers, anddirectors to--(1) Inform The Inspector General by memorandum if selecting theinspector general to serve as the Organizational Inspection Programcoordinator; (2) Designate an office of primary responsibility for ensuringthat corrective actions identified during all inspections are completed andimplemented properly; and (3) Post inspections and audits on trainingcalendars and ensure that inspections are briefed, approved, and scheduledduring training briefings (paras 1-4d(3), 1-4d(4), 1-4d(5)).

2 O Requires inspectors general to assist subordinate commanders and their staffsin the development and implementation of the Organizational InspectionProgram (para 1-4d(13)(d)).o Adds requirement for the Inspections Division to forward approved inspectionreports to the Department of the Army Inspector General Information ResourceManagement Division (para 1-4d(13)(h)).o Requires a written report of all Army inspections (para 2-2c).o Expands the description of the Organizational Inspection Program to ensurethat commanders, State Adjutants General, program managers, and directors atall levels understand the requirement to have an Organizational InspectionProgram (para 3-2a).

3 O Adds a figure depicting the Organizational Inspection Program at all levels(fig 3-1).o Provides new timing guidance for conducting initial and subsequent commandinspections by phase as part of Army Force Generation (paras 3-3c and 3-3d).o Addresses the importance of the Managers Internal Control Program in theOrganizational Inspection Program (para 3-7).o Addresses the Organizational Inspection Program in the context of the ArmyForce Generation rotational force pools (para 3-8).o Updates the sample battalion Organizational Inspection Program memorandumand links the execution of inspections to unit training management (app B).

4 O Adds an internal control evaluation for the Organizational Inspection Program(app C).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC25 February 2015 AdministrationArmy Inspection Policy *Army Regulation 1 201 Effective 25 March 2015H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o This regulation prescribes theresponsibilities and policies for the plan-n i n g a n d c o n d u c t i n g o f i n s p e c t i o n s i nArmy organizations. It includes policieson command, staff, and inspector generalinspections and prescribes policies for thei n t e g r a t i o n o f i n s p e c t i o n s i n t o a n O r -ganizational Inspection This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army Reserve, unlesso t h e r w i s e s t a t e d.

5 D u r i n g m o b i l i z a t i o n ,only the Policy proponent may modify theprovisions of this regulation. This regula-tion does not apply to those complianceinspections of surety operations and activ-ities that are described in AR 20 1 andg o v e r n e d b y t h e 5 0 s e r i e s A r m and exception proponent of this regulation is TheInspector General. The proponent has theauthority to approve exceptions or waiversto this regulation that are consistent withcontrolling law and regulations.

6 The pro-ponent may delegate this approval author-ity, in writing, to a division chief withinthe proponent agency or its direct report-ing unit or field operating agency, in thegrade of colonel or the civilian may request a waiver to thisregulation by providing justification thatincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include formal reviewby the activity s senior legal officer. Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent.

7 Refer to AR 25 30 for internal control process. Thisregulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 andidentifies key internal controls that mustbe evaluated (see appendix C).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and the establishment ofcommand and local forms are prohibitedwithout prior approval from The InspectorGeneral (SAIG TR), 1700 Army Penta-gon, Washington, DC 20310 improvements. Users arei n v i t e d t o s e n d c o m m e n t s o r s u g g e s t e dimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) to The Inspector General(SAIG TR)

8 , 1700 Army Pentagon, Wash-ington, DC 20310 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels B, C, D, andE for the Active Army, the Army Na-tional Guard/Army National Guard of theU n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d t h e U . S . A r m (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Chapter 2 Principles and Elements of Army Inspections, page 2 Inspection overview 2 1, page 2 Principles of Army inspections 2 2, page 2*This regulation supersedes AR 1 201, dated 4 April 1 201 25 February 2015iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedBasic elements of an Inspection 2 3, page 4 Chapter 3 Army Inspections.

9 Page 4 Evaluation sources 3 1, page 4 Organizational Inspection Program 3 2, page 5 Command inspections 3 3, page 7 Staff inspections 3 4, page 8 Staff assistance visits 3 5, page 8 Inspector general inspections 3 6, page 9 Managers Internal Control Program 3 7, page 9 Inspections and the Army Force Generation readiness model 3 8, page , page Organizational Inspection Program Memorandum and Associated Products, page Control Evaluation, page 27 Table ListTable B 1: Standard initial command Inspection schedule, page 25 Table B 2: ICI Inspection areas, page 26 Figure ListFigure 3 1: The Organizational Inspection Program, page 7 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program, page 13 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 14 Figure B 1.

10 Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 15 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 16 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 17 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 18 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 19 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 20 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 21 Figure B 1: Sample memorandum used to develop a battalion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 22 Figure B 1.