USAF FIRST SERGEANT ACADEMY
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMANDS,
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILES, & CONTROL ROSTERS
Reference: AFI 36-2907
People are our business
OVERVIEW
PURPOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMAND
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION FILE
CONTROL ROSTER
People are our business
PURPOSE
Commander’s tools enable the
commander to properly
administer disciplinary actions
within their unit thus improving
morale and mission
effectiveness
People are our business
RESPONSIBILITIES
COMMANDER
– Establish, remove, or destroy UIFs
– Place or remove members from CR
– Appoint UIF/CR monitor
– Conduct required reviews
• 90 days after assumption of command
• Prior to members’ career related decisions
• Review audits (checklist) twice a year
People are our business
RESPONSIBILITIES
FIRST SERGEANT
– Advise and assist Commander with the
maintenance of discipline
– Review audits (checklist) twice a year
SUPERVISOR
– Review all documents (PIF, UIF, CR, UPRG,
etc.), on subordinates prior to making career
related recommendations, decisions or
reports
People are our business
RESPONSIBILITIES
UIF/CR MONITOR
– Establishes UIF/CR per CC request
– Completes AF Form 1137
– Maintains all UIF/CRs
– Conduct audit of UIFs twice a year
– Safeguards UIF/CR files
People are our business
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMAND
DEFINITION
– An adverse administrative action that is
more severe than a counseling or
admonishment and indicates a stronger
degree of official censure
People are our business
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMAND
Purpose: Correct substandard
behavior
Inherent responsibility
– Commanders, supervisors, other persons in
authority (First Sergeants)
UIF Referral
– Person who initiates may send to member’s
CC for approval to file in an UIF
People are our business
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMAND
FORMAT
– Offense with improvement expected
– What may result if no improvement
– Member’s acknowledgment
• 3 duty days to submit documents
– Privacy Act Statement (optional)
People are our business
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILES
DEFINITION
– An official record of unfavorable information
about an individual
– Documents administrative, judicial, or
nonjudicial censures concerning member’s
performance, responsibility, behavior, etc., on
and off duty
People are our business
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILE
PROCEDURES
– AF Form 1058
• Used to establish, place, or remove
documents
– Early removal prohibited for most entries
– Does not control (no automatic ineligibility)
People are our business
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILE
PROCEDURES
– Mandatory Entries
• CM convictions
• Civil conviction with confinement > 1 year
• Suspended/Unsuspended Article 15
punishment, exceeding 1 month
• Control Roster
People are our business
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILE
PROCEDURES
– Optional Entries
• Unlawful Discrimination, including
sexual harassment
• Civil court conviction < 1 year
• LOC, LOA, LOR, etc.
• Article 15 punishment < 1 month
People are our business
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILE
There are no mandatory
limitations or impact caused by a
UIF.
People are our business
CONTROL ROSTER
DEFINITION
– A rehabilitative tool used by
commanders to set a 6-month
observation period for individuals with
substandard duty performance and/or
who fail to meet or maintain Air Force
standards of conduct, bearing, and
integrity, on and off duty
People are our business
CONTROL ROSTER
PROCEDURES
– AF Form 1058
– 3 duty days
– Right to counsel
– Initiated with UIF, not alone
– Members TDY, TDY en route, or in PCS
status will not be placed on CR
People are our business
CONTROL ROSTER
PROCEDURES
– Commander directed EPR before entry
and after removal
– Early removal not recommended
– Action remains in the UIF for 6 months
after completion of Control Roster
observation period
People are our business
CONTROL ROSTER
LIMITATIONS & IMPACT OF A CR
– Ineligible for TDY
– Cancels all formal training
– Potentially ineligible for PCS, PCA,
voluntary retraining
– Ineligible for reenlistment and promotion
– Extensions authorized by commander on
case-by-case basis
People are our business
SUMMARY
PURPOSE
RESPONSIBILITIES
ADMINISTRATIVE REPRIMAND
UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION
FILE
CONTROL ROSTER
People are our business