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Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation Command Personnel
Army Regulation 1953
Criminal Investigation
Acceptance,
Accreditation,
and Release of
United States
Army Criminal
Investigation
Command
Personnel
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
22 April 1987
UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE
AR 1953
Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal
Investigation Command Personnel
This revision--
o Updates procedures for application for acceptance and accreditation in the
Criminal Investigation Special Agent Program (chap 2).
o Adds procedures to cover acceptance and training in the CID Laboratory
Program (chap 3).
o Revises policies and criteria for elimination from the CID Program(chap 4). Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
22 April 1987
Criminal Investigation
Acceptance, Accreditation, and Release of United States Army Criminal Investigation
Command Personnel
*Army Regulation 1953
Effective 22 May 1987
History.
This UPDATE printing publishes a
r e v i s i o n w h i c h i s e f f e c t i v e 2 2 M a y 1 9 8 7 .
B e c a u s e t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e e n t i r e t e x t h a s
been reorganized, no attempt has been made
t o h i g h l i g h t c h a n g e s f r o m t h e e a r l i e r
r e g u l a t i o n d a t e d 1 1 J u l y 1 9 7 7 . T h i s
publication has been reorganized to make it
c o m p a t i b l e w i t h t h e A r m y e l e c t r o n i c
p u b l i s h i n g d a t a b a s e . N o c o n t e n t h a s b e e n
changed.
Summary.
This revision covers acceptance,
a c c r e d i t a t i o n , w i t h d r a w a l o f a c c e p t a n c e / a c -
c r e d i t a t i o n , a n d w a r r a n t o f f i c e r a p p l i c a t i o n
criteria for criminal investigative personnel.
It also prescribes qualifications for accept-
ance as a Criminal Investigation Command
(CID) special agent for Active Army, Army
National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve per-
sonnel.
A p p l i c a b i l i t y .
T h i s r e g u l a t i o n a p p l i e s t o
military personnel of the Active Army, Army
National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve. It
also applies to civilian personnel seeking ac-
ceptance and accreditation in the CID Pro-
gram.
P r o p o n e n t a n d e x c e p t i o n a u t h o r i t y .
Not used.
Impact on New Manning System.
This
regulation does not contain information that
affects the New Manning System.
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This regulation is subject to the requirements
of AR 112. It contains internal control pro-
visions but does not contain checklists for
c o n d u c t i n g i n t e r n a l c o n t r o l r e v i e w s . T h e s e
checklists are being developed and will be
published at a later date.
Supplementation.
Supplementation of this
regulation and establishment of command or
local forms are prohibited without prior ap-
p r o v a l f r o m H Q D A ( D A P E H R E ) , W A S H
DC 203100300.
Interim changes.
Interim changes to this
regulation are not official unless they are au-
thenticated by the Adjutant General. Users
will destroy interim changes on their expira-
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T h e p r o p o -
nent agency of this regulation is the Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. Us-
ers are invited to send comments and sug-
g e s t e d i m p r o v e m e n t s o n D A F o r m 2 0 2 8
(Recommended Changes to Publications and
Blank Forms) directly to the Commander, U.
S. Army Criminal Investigation Command,
A T T N : C I P A A C , 5 6 1 1 C o l u m b i a P i k e ,
Falls Church, VA 220415015.
Distribution.
Distribution of this publica-
tion is made in accordance with DA Form
129AR requirements for 1953 series pub-
lications.The number of copies distributed to
a given subscriber is the number of copies
requested in Blocks 171, 172, and 173 of the
subscribers DA Form 129AR. AR 1953
d i s t r i b u t i o n i s B f o r A c t i v e A r m y , C f o r
ARNG, and A for USAR. Existing account
quantities will be adjusted and new account
quantities will be established upon receipt of
a signed DA Form 129UR (Subscription
f o r A r m y U P D A T E P u b l i c a t i o n s R e q u -
i r e m e n t s ) f r o m t h e p u b l i c a t i o n s a c c o u n t
holder.
Contents
(Listed by paragraph and page number)
Chapter 1
General,
page 1
Purpose 11, page 1
References 12, page 1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms 13, page 1
Responsibilities 14, page 1
Chapter 2
Acceptance and Accreditation,
page 1
Personnel classification 21, page 1
Prerequisites tor acceptance 22, page 1
Waivers 23, page 2
Preparing CID applications 24, page 2
Forwarding CID applications 25, page 3
Actions on applications for acceptance in CID criminal
investigation or forensic science disciplines 26, page 3
Prerequisites for accreditation 27, page 3
Accreditation files 28, page 4
Access to and use of accreditation files 29, page 4
Chapter 3
Criminal Investigation Laboratory Training,
page 4
Eligibility 31, page 4
Waivers 32, page 4
Service commitment 33, page 5
Applications 34, page 5
Actions on applications 35, page 5
Assignment locations 36, page 5
Withdrawal 37, page 5
Explanation of forensic disciplines 38, page 5
Chapter 4
Elimination from the CID Program,
page 6
Standards 41, page 6
*This regulation supersedes AR 1953, 11 July 1977.
AR 1953 22 April 1987
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UNCLASSIFIED ContentsContinued
Basis for elimination 42, page 6
Revocation of acceptance or accreditation 43, page 6
Voluntary release from CID duties 44, page 7
Involuntary reclassification 45, page 7
Appendixes
A.
References, page 9
B.
Interview and Interviewers Responsibility for Processing
Personnel for Acceptance as a CID Special Agent, page 10
Figure List
Figure 21: Sample format of an application for acceptance as a
CID special agent, page 12
Figure 21: Sample format of an application for acceptance as a
CID special agentContinued, page 13
Figure 22: Sample format for requesting accreditation as a CID
special agent, page 14
Figure B1: Interview checklist, page 15
Figure B2: Contingency statement, page 15
Figure B3: Sample format for the statement of interview, page 16
Glossary
Index
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AR 1953 22 April 1987 Chapter 1
General
11. Purpose
This regulation prescribes the selection process and standards for
acceptance in the Army Criminal Investigation Command(CID) Pro-
g r a m a s C I D s p e c i a l a g e n t s , c r i m i n a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n l a b o r a t o r y
(CIL)examiners, and criminal investigation supervisors;provides for
s u b m i s s i o n o f a p p l i c a t i o n s ; a n d e s t a b l i s h e s p r o c e d u r e s f o r
withdrawal of accreditation of CID special agents.
12. References
Required publications and referenced forms are listed in appendix
A.
13. Explanation of abbreviations and terms
Abbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are ex-
plained in the glossary.
14. Responsibilities
a. The Commanding General, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation
Command (CG, USACIDC) will
(1) Approve applications for acceptance and accreditation as De-
partment of the Army (DA) criminal investigators (special agents)
for Active Army, Army National Guard (ARNG), and U.S. Army
Reserve(USAR) CID units.
(2) Approve or disapprove and forward all warrant officer appli-
cations for military occupational specialty (MOS) 951A to the ap-
propriate personnel center.
(3) Approve applications for selection as criminal investigation
supervisors for all CID components.
(4) Approve waiver of specific prerequisites required for all CID
applications.
(5) Establish and control access of individual accreditation files.
( 6 ) A p p r o v e a p p l i c a n t s f o r t h e C I L T r a i n i n g P r o g r a m i n a l l
disciplines.
(7) Eliminate personnel from the CID Program.
b. The Director, Defense Investigative Service will
(1) Complete an applicant special background investigation (SBI)
upon request from Headquarters, USACIDC.
(2) Provide SBI packets for applicants to USACIDC for review.
c. The Commanding General, U.S. Army Military Personnel Cen-
ter (CG, MILPERCEN) will
(1) Approve release of an applicant from a specific MOS for
training as a CID special agent.
(2) Authorize movement of accepted CID applicants and provide
information for the preparation of orders to the local military per-
sonnel office.
(3) Process CID warrant officer applications and p