All IGs have a duty to protect to the maximum extent possible the personal identity of a complainant, witness, or any other individual providing information to the IG, particularly when the individual specifically requests confidentiality. Persons who ask the IG for help; make a complaint; provide testimony, information, or evidence as part of an IG inspection or investigation; or otherwise interact with an IG often do so because they have an expectation of confidentiality. Their expectation often centers on the safeguarding of the individual’s personal identity and the nature of the individual’s contact with the IG. Although confidentiality and the measures necessary to protect it will vary from circumstance to circumstance, the IG always treats confidentiality carefully and as a priority. While IGs will never promise confidentiality, IGs will endeavor to maintain confidentiality as a matter of primary importance and as a key to the IG system’s viability and success.

All IGs are confidential advisors to, and fact-finders for, the commander. Selfless service is the cardinal attribute of successful IGs, and all IGs must adhere to—and be advocates of—the Army Values, the Warrior Ethos, and the Army Civilian Corps Creed. IGs earn respect from everyone in the command for their level of expertise, candor, credibility, reliability, and trustworthiness. As leaders and role models, IGs are never off the record and must always be ready to address matters of concern for the commander and the command.

The agency has handled cases relating to injuries, death, sexual-harassment Complaint, and any other form of misconduct Who Can Request IG Action IG Action can be requested by soldiers, their family members, retirees, former soldiers or civilians working for the Department of the Army. Read More → Request IG Action The general rule is that soldiers and Army civilian employees should report any instances of waste, fraud or abuse with their supervisor or commanding officer in the immediate chain of command.

Serves as an extension of the Commanding General by providing impartial advice and independent assessments of the morale, welfare, and discipline of the Command through assistance, inspections, investigations and training in order to improve readiness of the Command.

In episode 93 of Breaking Doctrine, Bob O’Brien, highly qualified expert advisor to the Command Assessment Program (CAP); Col. Andy Morgado, deputy chief of staff of CAP and director of Army University Press; and Lt. Col. Mike Skuza, battalion command selectee, discuss the evolution of command selection, its ties to doctrine, and the benefits to both the Army and assessed Soldiers. 

Army Training Publication (ATP) 3-01.81, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Operations provides operational considerations for defending against unmanned air threats for multi-domain operations. 

The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate YouTube channel hosts more than 150 videos that supplement Army doctrine. In short form, Doctrine Digest delivers information about a single doctrinal term or concept and are also shared via our social media platforms. Special projects, such as our FM 3-0 documentary, provide viewers with more detailed explanations of Army doctrine-related topics. ​They also deliver a substitute for mobile training teams when funding or schedules do not permit an in-person training experience.

Visit the CADD YouTube site: https://www.youtube.com/@usacadd/videos

The official podcast of the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, Breaking Doctrine explores a wide range of timely topics of interest regarding current and emerging Army and Joint doctrine. Inviting guests who can answer the “why?” and “so what?” of doctrine development through honest and candid conversation is the goal.

More than 80 episodes of Breaking Doctrine can be found on:

Doctrine audiobooks can be downloaded from the Central Army Registry (CAR) at https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog/#/search?search_terms=audiobook.  Audiobooks are produced from authenticated doctrine, but are abridged for the audiobook format and considered a doctrine supplement.  Since fiscal year 2019, CADD has developed more than 90 doctrine audiobooks for the Army. The audiobook format is considered for manuals with sufficient shelf-life, broad appeal to the force, and interest shown by number of publication downloads.

This screen capture illustrates the best way to navigate to audiobooks on the CAR (click for a full-size image):

This physical handout is great to give your organization during your presentation and will give them something they can refer back to if needed. 

This episode of the Leader Up podcast explores the foundation and future of Army leadership, and delivers actionable insights into leadership, stewardship of the Army profession, and the power of continuous development.