PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSMENT AND INITIATING SEPARATION FOR AC/AGR
SOLDIERS WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR ABUSE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
MANDATORY ACTIONS BY COMMANDER
All of the actions listed below must be initiated and/or completed within 30 days of receiving this packet. The
packet will normally consist of a cover letter from the S1/G1. The Specimen Custody Document – Drug Testing
(DD Form 2624) will be included as Enclosure 1. As required, a Medical Review Officer (MRO) will have already
determined the sample to be illegal drug usage. The Specimen Custody Document is the basis for the commander to
initiate separation action. A copy of the soldier’s DA Form 2A / ERB will also be attached. (Enclosure 2)
1. Consult with law enforcement. Each case is different. The commander must decide what actions are
appropriate for each case. For most positive urinalysis situations, a DA Form 3881 (Rights Warning
Procedure/Waiver Certificate) will not be necessary. See AR 600-85, para 3-7.
2. Initiate flag. Normally, a flagging action will have already been initiated by the S1/G1 and a copy will be
forwarded with the packet as Enclosure 3. If no Report to Suspend Favorable Personnel Actions (Flag) (DA Form
268) is included, the commander will initiate this action. The appropriate box to check in Section II is “Adverse
Action (A).”
3. Consider UCMJ or other adverse action.
a. The commander is required to complete DA Form 5248-R (Report of Unfavorable Information of Security
Determination). See sample form at Enclosure 6.
b. The commander needs to consider if other adverse action is appropriate; e.g., DA Form 8028-R (U.S. Army
Reserve Bar to Reenlistment Certificate). See sample form at Enclosure 8.
4. Refer soldier to Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP). The commander is required to generate DA Form
8003 (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program (ADAPCP Enrollment). (See additional
information at para 7d below.) Partially completed form is at Enclosure 7.
a. The commander completes the form thru item 22.
b. AC/AGR soldiers will be referred to the closest ASAP counseling center for treatment. A list of centers can be
found at: http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/. Search for local centers by clicking on the appropriate state and using the
soldier’s home city to run a query.
5. Schedule a medical examination at your servicing Military Treatment Facility. IAW AR 635-200, para 1-
32, and AR 40-501, para 8-23 and Table 8-2, a medical examination (both physical examination and a mental status
evaluation) is required. This examination should be scheduled as soon as possible so that the results of the exam can
be available to the commander when he/she generates the Commanding Officer’s Report. If TDY is required, the
orders will be requested as soon as the appointment is made.
6. INITIATE DISCHARGE. Mandatory. See AR 635-200, Chapter 9 or 14 and Figure 2-1 for guidance.
7. Conduct face-to-face formal counseling with soldier.
a. Also, within the 30 days, a formal face-to-face counseling with the soldier is required using DA Form 4856
(Development Counseling Form). The commander will explain that the urinalysis sample disclosed illegal drug use.
(If required, a Medical Review Officer (MRO) will have already reviewed the sample and verified that it contained
illegal drugs.) The soldier is being processed for separation based on this finding.
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