Army Inspection Policy - United States Army

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)).o Requires inspectors general to assist subordinate commanders and their staffsin the development and implementation of the Organizational InspectionProgram (para 1-4d(13)(d)).

2 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).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).

3 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).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.

4 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. 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.

5 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. 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), 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.

6 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, 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.

7 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: 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.

8 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: Sample memorandum used to develop a battlion-level Organizational Inspection Program continued,page 23 Figure B 2: Example battalion-level inspector s report, page 24 Figure B 2: Example battalion-level inspector s report, page 25 GlossaryiiAR 1 201 25 February 2015 Chapter 1 Introduction1 1. PurposeThis regulation outlines responsibilities and prescribes policies for planning and conducting inspections in 2. ReferencesRequired and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix 3.

9 Explanation of abbreviations and termsAbbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the 4. Responsibilitiesa. The Inspector General (TIG) will (1) Serve as the army proponent for Inspection Policy , except for those inspections conducted pursuant to Article 6,Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, Article 6) or inspections or searches conducted in accordance with Manualfor Courts Martial (MCM) 2012, Military Rules of Evidence 313, 314, and 315.(2) Review and approve Department of the army regulatory guidance that mandates any type of Inspection . Thisauthority to review and approve does not extend to inspections conducted pursuant to UCMJ, Article 6, or inspectionsor searches conducted in accordance with MCM 2012, Military Rules of Evidence 313, 314, and 315.

10 (3) Coordinate with army , Department of Defense (DOD), and external Inspection and audit agencies to ensure thatinspections and audits complement rather than duplicate each other.(4) Conduct inspections according to AR 20 1 and this regulation.(5) Actively facilitate the resolution of hand-offs received from army command (ACOM)/ army service componentcommand (ASCC)/direct reporting unit (DRU) inspectors general (IGs) in accordance with AR 20 Department of the army Secretariats and the army Staff will (1) Coordinate with the Department of the army Inspector General (DAIG) on all regulatory policies that mandateany inspections.(2) Annually review and forward to DAIG (SAIG ID) by 30 September a list of all regulatory Inspection require-ments by Inspection name, proponent, applicable standard, frequency, and unit Commanding General, army Forces Command will (1) Inspect the army National Guard (ARNG) to ensure that National Guard organizations are properly uniformed,armed, equipped, trained, and prepared for deployment in accordance with Section 105 (a) and (b), Title 32, UnitedStates Code (32 USC 105 (a) and (b)).