Board Watches Out for Soldiers

Week of April 30, 2007

Every Defense Department installation has a system in place to help Soldiers and Family Members who have been treated unfairly by merchants called the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board. The board can recommend that the commanding general take a broad spectrum of actions if a Soldier feels he or she has been slighted or that they have been discriminated against. Complaints are usually submitted to the board in writing, but the victim of an alleged offense can also elect to appear before the board to make his or her case. Normally, complaints are vetted through a Soldier's chain of command, so the best place to start is usually a first-line supervisor.

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