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Droit Et Avant
"First be right; then take action."
The U.S. Army Inspector General system emerged and developed in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. The Army IG system that enhanced the warfighting and readiness capabilities of the Continental Army is still serving that same critical purpose in today's 21st century Global War on Terror and other overseas contingency operations. The overall concept of the Army IG system has remained constant through more than two centuries of war and peace.
Today's Army IG, like the Army IG of the past, is the extension of the commander's eyes, ears, voice and conscience. IGs serve their commanders and commands by teaching and training, inspecting, assisting, investigating and sometimes auditing. Today, the four functions of Inspections, Assistance, Investigations and Teaching and Training define our Army IG system.
Guides
- Kansas Army National Guard Leader's Handbook (PDF)
- SHARP Guidebook, September 2013 (PDF)
- Radicalization into Violent Extremism Tactical Reference Guide (PDF)
- Commander's Legal Handbook (PDF)
Important Numbers
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 (TALK)
National Suicide Prevention Website - Military OneSource: 800-342-9647
Military OneSource Website
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Resources
- National Guard Bureau FOIA/Privacy Act Office
- Army Freedom of Information Act Office
- Army Regulation 25-55 - DA Freedom of Information Act Program (PDF)
- DoD Freedom of Information Act Handbook (PDF)
- DoD Directive 5400.07 - DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program (PDF)
Fraud, Waste, Abuse
- DoD Directive 7050.04 - Awards for Cost Savings Resulting from Disclosure of Fraud, Waste or Mismanagement (PDF)
- DoD Instruction 5505.02 - Criminal Investigations of Fraud Offenses (PDF)
Whistleblower Protection
- DoD IG - Defense Hotline - Whistleblower Protection Information: Hotline
- DoD Directive 7050.06 - Military Whistleblower Protection (PDF)
- AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Paragraph 5-12 - Military Whistleblower Protection (PDF)
- 10 U.S. Code 1034 - Protected Communications; Prohibition on Retaliatory Personnel Actions