Army manual for writing memorandums

You will be evaluated in six areas: personal appearance, bearing, and self-confidence; oral expression and conversational skills; knowledge of world affairs; awareness of military programs; knowledge of basic soldiering;.

This memo discusses an official's appointment to Investigating Officer for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation, pursuant to Army Regulation , into the circumstances surrounding the release of a civilian detainee from the Warhorse detention facility. The investigation seeks intel on what happened to the detainee after he was released to the custody a th Engineer Battalion member between November 22, and November 24, You are hereby appointed as an investigating officer to conduct a formal investigation pursuant to AR Procedures for Investigating Officers and Boards of Officers on the circumstances surrounding the release of civilian detainee from the Warhorse detention facility to the custody of th Engineer Battalion between 22 November and 24 November Your investigation will include but not be limited to answering the following questions:.

All witness statements will be sworn and recorded on DA Form if possible and you will obtain Privacy Act Statements from all witnesses who complete a written statement. If, in the a course of your investigation, you come to suspect that an individual may be criminally responsible, you will advise that individual of their rights under Article 31, UCMJ, or the Fifth Amendment as appropriate.

Use the DA Form to advise soldier of rights. Click here for an editable army memorandum example. You must be logged in to post a comment. Heading: This is the header of all memorandums. Example from AR This is how the body should look. Footer for memorandums. You will need to unzip or extract the file after download.

Save the file to your hard drive. A box will open prompting your organization's information. The template policy is reflected in Army Regulation The template has the seal of the Army and the appropriate point Times Roman font setting.

Once you have completed the heading, save the file to your hard drive as is. Change your font to non-bold lowercase point Times Roman font, and make sure your text is right justified. Type the date four lines below the heading. The date must be formatted as a numbered day of the month, the abbreviated name of the month and a two-digit year or as a numbered day of the month, the full name of month and a four-digit year. The format for dates must remain the same throughout the memorandum.

Make sure your text is left justified. Press "Enter" three times, and start the body of the memorandum with a short, concise, to-the-point sentence, followed by the main idea or the reason for writing.

Any references need to be listed in the first paragraph. Include title, date and number for publications. For correspondence references, state the type, origin, office representation, date and the subject of the correspondence.

Use active voice and concise, organized sentences. An Army memorandum should allow for rapid reading and be free of grammatical and mechanical errors. Sentences are to be short and not wordy.