scope:

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the US Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Purpose

This pamphlet is intended to serve as a practical guide for officers detailed as a Summary Courts-Martial (SCM) officer. It provides SCM officers with the essential procedural guidelines necessary to insure that accused Service members are given fair and impartial trials in accordance with law. It does not answer all questions of procedure or substance concerning Summary Courts-Martial, but should assist in answering some of the more commonly encountered questions from SCM officers.