NJP FOR OFFICERS

We will now have a brief discussion of the procedures involved when an officer receives nonjudicial punishment as a result of CO's mast.

Whenever nonjudicial punishment is imposed upon an officer, the authority imposing the punishment immediately notifies PERS-82 by letter as soon as the results are final. If the officer imposing NJP is not a flag officer, the letter report must be submitted via the first flag officer in the administrative chain of command. These required reports are separate and distinct from any reported NJP that may be contained in investigations or other correspondence. Refer to MILPERSMAN, Article 3410100(2)(b), for the format of the report.

UNIT PUNISHMENT BOOK (UPB)

The Unit Punishment Book (UPB) contains a record of all NJP hearings conducted by a command, not just those in which punishment was awarded, and is required by MILPERSMAN, Article 5030500. The form that is used to record NJP hearings is the NAVPERS 1626/7. When all actions are resolved on a particular NJP hearing, the space provided in the final administrative action portion of the NAVPERS

1626/7 (section J of figure 6-1) should be completed. This final administrative action indicates when the case record is filed and an entry in the UPB should be made.

Though there are no specific instructions as to what manner these cases should be filed in the UPB, the suggested procedure is to file cases in alphabetical order, chronological order by date, or a combination of both.

LOG ENTRIES

The Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, (SORM), OPNAVINST 3120.32, prescribes the log entry for mast results afloat. Such an entry should be substantially in the format shown previously for the POD entry, and you should provide this information to the officer of the deck (OOD) for inclusion in the deck log. Although there is no Navywide requirement for logbooks ashore, you will find that logs are kept ashore according to local instructions. Unless these local instructions require a

Figure 6-14.-Sample letter of orders to carry out NJP punishment of extra duty.

Figure 6-15.-Sample letter of instruction for carrying out punitive restriction. 6-39

different format, you should provide information about the mast results to the OOD in the same format that is used afloat.

NJP CHECKLIST

Figure 6-16, checklist for report chit/NJP processing, is provided for you as a guide in helping you to carry out all the responsibilities inherent in nonjudicial punishment proceedings.

SUMMARY

Nonjudicial punishment is the lowest form of discipline available to COs to aid them in maintaining good order and discipline within the Navy. As you can see from the preceding discussion, there are many things to consider when the various aspects of nonjudicial punishment are carried out. It is important for you, as an MA, to keep abreast of all the requirements and procedures associated with the proper administration of NJP because of its effect upon individuals as well as its effect upon the Navy.

Figure 6-16.-Checklist for report chit/NJP processing.

Figure 6-16.-Checklist for report chit/NJP processing-Continued.

Figure 6-16.-Checklist for report chit/NJP processing-Continued.

Figure 6-16.-Checklist for report chit/NJP processing-Continued.