Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1332.28
April 4, 2004
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Discharge Review Board (DRB) Procedures and Standards
References: (a) DoD Directive 1332.41, "Boards for Correction of Military Records
(BCMRs) and Discharge Review Boards (DRBs)," March 8, 2004
(b) Section 1553 of title 10, United States Code
(c) through (g), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Issues uniform procedures and standards for the review of discharges under the
authority of reference (a), reference (b), and reference (c).
1.2. Provides for public inspection, searching, and downloading of DRB decisional
documents through the DoD Boards' Electronic Reading Room.
2. APPLICABILITY
The provisions of this Instruction apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),
the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant
Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DoD IG),
the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in
the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to as the "DoD Components").
3. DEFINITIONS
Terms used herein are defined in enclosure 2.
