- Board question
What must an investigating officer establish before recommending financial liability?
Four things. That the person had responsibility for the property. That the person was culpable, meaning they acted with simple negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. That the negligence or misconduct was the proximate cause of the loss. And the actual amount of the loss. If any one of the four is missing, liability cannot be recommended.
- AR 15-6Publication
Procedures for Preliminary Inquiries, Administrative Investigations, and Boards of Officers
AR 15-6 governs preliminary inquiries, administrative investigations, and boards of officers -- the process behind almost every commander-directed investigation. The 2025 revision reorganized the procedures and added the preliminary inquiry to the title. If you are appointed as an investigating officer, read it before you interview anyone.
- DA 7531Form
Checklist and Tracking Document for Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss
The checklist a financial liability officer works through, and the tracking sheet that shows where a FLIPL sits in the process and how long it has taken.