Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Before you request Army Inspector General action, please review the Frequently Asked Questions below.
We encourage you to contact your local IG Office to ensure fastest possible response.

For more detail on what IGs do and don't do, please see What's an IG?

FAQs

What is the role of an IG?
Who can ask for Army Inspector General assistance?
Can someone tell me not to talk to an IG?
How do I contact an Inspector General?
Will going to a higher-level IG expedite my case?
Are my interactions with an IG kept confidential?
Can an Inspector General provide legal advice?
Do Inspectors General investigate crimes?
Do Inspectors General handle all issues reported to them?
Can an IG direct an action or make a new policy?
Does an IG just do whatever the Commanding General says?
Do Inspectors General encourage Soldiers to bypass the chain of command?
Do Inspectors General ‘call you out’ for every infraction they find?
Will ‘failing’ an Inspector General inspection end my career?
Inspectors General are the commander’s ‘spies’ and ‘executioners,’ right?
How does someone become an IG?
What's the difference between an inquiry and an investigation?
What's a Whistleblower, and are they protected under law?
Can an IG take rank/pay, put someone in jail, or relieve someone?
Can the IG change an OER or NCOER?
I don’t like or agree with the answer I got from my local IG. Will going to the next higher echelon IG change that?