Which Army Regulation governs military justice?

• A. AR 27-10
• B. AR 15-6
• C. AR 600-20
• D. AR 40-501

Answer: (A)

Military justice is the Army’s process for enforcing the Uniform Code of Military Justice, guiding how offenses are investigated, charged, and adjudicated. Army Regulation 27-10, Military Justice, lays out the procedures for investigations, pretrial actions, courts-martial, nonjudicial punishment, and post-trial processing, as well as the roles and responsibilities of commanders, judges, defense counsel, and trial officials. This regulation provides the consistent framework the Army uses across commands to ensure fair and orderly handling of military offenses.

Other regulations focus on different areas—investigations and boards are covered by AR 15-6, command policy and equal opportunity by AR 600-20, and medical fitness standards by AR 40-501—so they don’t govern the entire military justice process.