If a soldier is assigned to one unit but attached to another, which UIC do you use?

• A. The UIC of the home unit
• B. The UIC of the rated Soldier
• C. The UIC of the rating chain (attached unit)
• D. The HQDA UIC

Answer: (C)

When a Soldier is assigned to one unit but attached to another, the unit that actually supervises and evaluates the Soldier is the attached unit. Therefore, you use the UIC of the unit to which the Soldier is attached—the rating chain of that unit. This ensures performance evaluations, records, awards, and accountability flow through the unit that is in charge of the Soldier’s daily duties.

The home unit’s UIC would not reflect who is supervising the Soldier’s current duties, the Soldier’s own UIC isn’t a unit, and the HQDA UIC applies to headquarters-level administration rather than the field unit overseeing the attachment.