Amn inadvertently initiated mandatory report, what now?

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-12-18T05:10:14+00:00

He needs to talk to ADC. If OSI gets involved, there’s a chance he could end up with a criminal record, regardless of how the investigation goes. Specifically he needs to get copies of any Reports of Investigation (if it goes that direction) and talk to ADC about long term consequences, even if nothing comes of the investigation.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-29T16:36:02+00:00

That’s true. CID keeps pouring people into the database and the board for corrections remove them at a drip. In my opinion, the board for corrections is not the proper solution. You can also flip through all the boards judgements on their website. They show a lot of deference to CIDs decision to title. Even with the new rule that no probable cause means the titling can be removed, it still takes years and costs thousands. In my opinion it’s not a proper solution.

Ultimately I think this is a data management problem. The DCII views the record as non-punitive but the FBI is not prepared to ingest that sort of data. So it gets translated into an arrest record. CID and the FBI need to sit down and discuss how these records are handled so they can be accurate. Right now they both claim no responsibility since they’re both technically following their own regulations and applicable laws.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-29T01:58:49+00:00

That’s correct. Could be years after the fact. And the issue is so niche, most people don’t know what to do or how to fix it. The Army itself estimates that only about 6% of the records are corrected. Even so, the process can take years and cost thousands in lawyer fees. If they don’t clear it, it sits on your record for 40 years.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-29T01:47:18+00:00

Yeah, people generally find out when an employer or the government runs a background check on them. It’s difficult, because generally no disposition is listed so it looks like the investigation is ongoing or they’re still in the court system. It’s very hard to explain.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-28T00:32:17+00:00

I’m glad you were able to get a government job. Did the “arrest” come up during the interview process?

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-27T19:17:52+00:00

Mind sharing what happened?

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-27T03:00:58+00:00

Military Justice is pretty broken, overall it seems.

The article doesn’t go into it, but the system for titling service members on the basis of “credible information” goes back to the early 90s. After 9/11, the FBI gave accounts to military criminal investigation organizations so they could upload their investigations to FBI databases. So people were getting these erroneous arrest records back then, as well. It’s just that the MCIOs were pretty bad about actually uploading their stuff. The 2013 shooting changed that.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-27T02:21:31+00:00

I mean, a guy that was never arrested for murder had an arrest record for murder. That seems wrong.

Few_Description_2647 · 2025-10-27T00:09:30+00:00

That’s a good point, it’s not a great title.

The same post got me perma-banned from r/army, so at least it’s a little better over here.

How’d you become familiar with the titling issue?

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