MISSION:
 

PERS-834 is responsible for the review of adverse material prior to filing in an officer's permanent record to include: requests for Detachment for Cause (DFC), reports of nonjudicial punishment (NJP), final civil action reports (FCAR), reports of misconduct, and reports of court martial. As well as, requests for separation for cause and requests for qualified (unfavorable) resignations. 

* On average, active adverse cases take anywhere from 6-11 months to adjudicate after being received and processed by PERS-834
 

Review the references BEFORE taking any punitive action on an officer. 

Adverse Reports

All adverse reports require a Flag endorsement with a recommendation, as well as a command point of contact.
 

* Submit all pre and post reports and/or questions to the following e-mail address: PERS-834@navy.mil.   Use DoDSAFE if encryption is needed.  Reporting Letter Templates can be requested using the PERS-834 email.
 

Please ensure your input is sanitized for PII.  At a minimum, remove the following prior to delivery to PERS-834: 
 

• Social security number
• Birthdates
• Home addresses
• Home phone numbers and personal cell phone numbers
• Sexually explicit images

-Request for administrative separation due to:

• 2x PFA failure - Requires two letters of notification x PFA failure - Requires two letters of notification.  PFA failures are based on the calendar year, not the cycle. Hence, the four year period is based on calendar days from the member's first failure (i.e. 15MAR2013 -15MAR2017)

Contact Information (DSN: 882-XXXX):

General Questions:  PERS-834@navy.mil

Note:  Case specific questions should be directed to the action officer assigned. Contact information will be issued upon case creation with PERS-834