Regulatory References

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USAR Publications and Forms may be found at the following link:

Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, Acronyms / AR 25-52, Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms, use the following web link to find the actual tables:
AERs (Academic Evals) / AR 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System, & DA Pam 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System
AGR Program / AR 135-18, The Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Program
APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test) / AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development (during and after deployment, see para 1-24f)
Assignments (Enlisted) / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management
Assignments (Officers) / AR 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers
Assignments (USAR) / AR 140-10, Assignments, Attachments, Details and Transfers
Assumption of Command Memo / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Figure 2-2
Awards, Civilian / AR 672-20, Incentive Awards
Awards, Military / AR 600-8-22, Military Awards
AWOL/DFR / AR 630-10, Absence Without Leave, Desertion, and Administration of Personnel Involved in Civilian Court Proceedings (also check eMILPO functional guidance)
BAH (Basic Allowance Housing) / Joint Federal Travel Regulations, Volume 1, Chapter 10 (best way to find is by Google search for JFTR, not on the APD web site)
Branch Detail (Officers) / AR 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers, Chapter 3
Casualty Issues / AR 600-8-1, Army Casualty Program
Ceremonies/Parades / AR 600-25, Salutes, Honors, and Visits of Courtesy
Civilian Career Management / AR 690-950, Career Management
Civilian Clothing Allowances / AR 700-84, Issue and Sale of Personal Clothing
Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE) / DODFMR, Chap 44, Table 44-1 (Available through Google search for DODFMR)
Command Responsibilities / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy
Commissioning & Appointment of Officers/Warrant Officers / AR 135-100, Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Army
Compassionate Reass (Enlisted) / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management
Compassionate Reass (Officers) / AR 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers, Chapter 6
Conscientious Objector / AR 600-43, Conscientious Objection
Consecutive Overseas Tours (COT) / AR 614-30, Overseas Service, Chapter 4
Correspondence / AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing Correspondence; Also the Gov’t Printing Office (GPO) Style Manual is a good reference for writing style and rules (find by Google search)
Curtailments (Overseas Tour) / AR 614-30, Overseas Service, Chapter 5
Date of Rank (Enl) (Establishing) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Para 2-20
Date of Rank Determination (Officer) / AR 600-8-29, Officer Promotions, Para 2-3
Degree Completion Program / AR 621-1, Training of Military Personnel at Civilian Institutions, Chapter 4
Disposition of Remains & Personal Effects (Casualties) / AR 638-2, Care and Disposition of Remains and Disposition of Personal Effects
DA Pam 638-2, Procedures for the Care and Disposition of Remains and Disposition of Personal Effects
Enlistments / AR 601-210, Active and Reserve Components Enlistment Program
Equal Opportunity Program / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 6
EFMP (Exceptional Family Member Program) / AR 608-75, Exceptional Family Member Program
Evaluations (Military) / AR 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System, & DA Pam 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System
Evaluations (Civilian) / AR 690-400, Total Army Performance Evaluation System
Family Care Plans / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 5
Family Readiness Group (FRG) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 5
Family Travel Overseas / AR 55-46, Travel Overseas
Female Assignments / AR 600-13, Army Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers
Files Management / AR 25-400-2, The Army Records Information Management System (ARIMS)
Force Stabilization (unit) / AR 600-35, Army Force Stabilization System
Fraternization / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 4
FLAGS (Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions) / AR 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions (FLAGS)
Foreign Service Tour Extension / AR 614-30, Overseas Service, Chapter 6
Frocking (Enlisted) / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management, Chapter 7
Frocking (Officers) / AR 600-8-29, Officer Promotions, Chapter 6
Funeral Support / AR 600-25, Salutes, Honors, and Visits of Courtesy
General Officer Personnel Management (Reserve Component) / AR 135-156, Reserve Component General Officer Personnel Management
Homosexual Conduct Policy / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 4
ID Cards / AR 600-8-14, Identification Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Eligible Family Members, and Other Eligible Personnel
Interservice Transfers (Officer) / AR 614-120, Interservice Transfer of Army Commissioned Officers on the Active Duty List
Investigations / AR 15-6, Procedures for Investigating Officers and Boards of Officers
Lateral Appointments / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management (AC and USAR)
AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions (ARNG)
Lautenberg Amendment / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 4
Leadership / FM 6-22, Army Leadership
Leaves and Passes / AR 600-8-10, Leaves and Passes
Legal Issues / AR 27-10, Military Justice
Line of Duty / AR 600-8-4, Line of Duty Policy, Procedures, and Investigations
Mail (Postal) / AR 600-8-3, Unit Postal Operations
DoD 4525.6M Postal Manual
Medical Fitness Standards / AR 40-501, Standards of Medical Fitness
Married Army Couples Program (MACP) / Officers: AR 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers
AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management
Memorial Program / AR 1-33, The Army Memorial Program, and Army Dir 2008-03, same subject
Military Awards / AR 600-8-22, Military Awards
MMRB (MOS/Medical Retention Boards) / AR 600-60, Physical Performance Evaluation System
MOS Classification / DA Pam 611-21, Military Occupational Classification and Structure, use the following link as the links in the DAPam on the APD site do not work:
MPRJ/MPF / AR 600-8-104, Military Personnel Information Management/Records
Name Changes / AR 600-8-104, Military Personnel Information Management/Records
NCOERs / AR 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System, & DA Pam 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System
OERs / AR 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System, & DA Pam 623-3, Evaluation Reporting System
OMPF / AR 600-8-104, Military Personnel Information Management/Records
Open Door Policy / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Para 2-2
Operations / MDMP / FM 3-0, Operations, and FM 5-0, The Operations Process
Orders (Military) / AR 600-8-105, Military Orders
Overseas Service / AR 614-30, Overseas Service
Overseas Tour Credit / AR 614-30, Overseas Service, Table 3-2
Pay Policy and Procedures (Military and Civilian) / DOD Financial Management Regulation (DODFMR) (best way to find is by Google search for DODFMR, not on the APD web site)
PCS/TDY Entitlements / Joint Federal Travel Regulations, Volume 1 for military, Volume 2 for Civilians (best way to find is by Google search for JFTR, not on the APD web site)
PCS Policy / AR 614-6, Permanent Change of Station Policy
Personnel Actions Guide USAR / USAR Pam 600-5, Personnel Actions Guide for Army Reserve Units
Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) / AR 600-8-6, Personnel Accounting and Strength Reporting
Personnel Processing (In/Out, SRP, Mobilization) / AR 600-8-101 and DA Pam 600-8-101, Personnel Processing (In-, Out-, Soldier Readiness, Mobilization And Deployment Processing)
Photographs (Official) / AR 640-30, Photographs for Military Personnel Files
Physical Readiness Training, Army / TC 3-22.20, Army Physical Readiness Training
AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development
Postal Operations (Unit Level) / AR 600-8-3, Unit Postal Operations
Professional Development (Officers and Warrant Officers) / DA Pam 600-3, Commissioned Officer Professional Development and Career Management
DA Pam 600-4, Army Medical Department Officer Development and Career Management
Professional Development (NCO) / DA Pam 600-25, U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Guide
Promotions (Enlisted) / AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions
Promotions (Officer) / AR 600-8-29, Officer Promotions
Rank (how addressed) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Table 1-1
Reassignment Processing / AR 600-8-11, Reassignment
Reclassification / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management
Records (Military Personnel) / AR 600-8-104, Military Personnel Information Management/Records
Reductions (Enlisted) / AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions
Reenlistment (USAR) / AR 140-111, US Army Reserve Reenlistment Program
Regimental Affiliation / AR 600-82, The US Army Regimental System
Relief for Cause / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Para 2-17
Reprimands (Letters Of) / AR 600-37, Unfavorable Information
RCP (Retention Control Points) / AR 601-210, Army Retention Program
Retention Program (Army) / AR 601-210, Army Retention Program
Retired Pay, Reserve Components / AR 135-180, Qualifying Service for Retired Pay Nonregular Service
Retirement Services Program / AR 600-8-7, Retirement Services Program
Retirements (Officers) / AR 600-8-24, Officer Transfers and Discharges
Retirements (Enlisted) / AR 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations
Separations (ARNG/USAR Enlisted) / AR 135-178, Enlisted Administrative Separations
Separations (AC Enlisted) / AR 635-200, Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations
Separations/Resignations (AC Officers) / AR 600-8-24, Officer Transfers and Discharges
Separations/Resignations (ARNG & USAR Officers) / AR 135-175, Separation of Officers
Separation Documents (DD 214) / AR 635-5, Separation Documents
Service Obligations (Active Duty Officers) (ADSO) / AR 350-100, Officer Active Duty Service Obligations
Service Obligations (ARNG & USAR) / AR 135-91, Service Obligations, Methods of Fulfillment, Participation Requirements, and Enforcement Procedures
Service Obligations (Enlisted) / AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management (Schools)
AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions (Promotions)
Sexual Assault (Prevention) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 8
Sexual Harassment (Prevention) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 7
Sponsorship / AR 600-8-8, The Total Army Sponsorship Program
Stabilization (High School Senior) / AR 614-200 (Enlisted), AR 614-100 (Officers)
Suicide Prevention / AR 600-30, Army Health Promotion
Student (Dependent) Travel Overseas / AR 55-46, Travel Overseas
Training (Army) / AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development
Uniform Policy / AR 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia
Unit Status Changes (Activate, Inactivate, etc.) / AR 220-5, Designation,Classification, andChange in Status ofUnits
(constitutions, activations, inactivations, designations, redesignations, consolidations, reorganizations, assignments)
Unit Status Reporting (USR) / AR 220-1, Unit Status Reporting
Weight Control Program / AR 600-9, The Army Weight Control Program
Well Being (Army) / AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 3
Writing (Effective) / DA Pam 600-67, Effective Writing for Army Leaders

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