THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
4 August 2025

*Army Regulation 135-18

Effective 4 August 2025

Army National Guard and Reserve

The Active Guard Reserve Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MATTHEW L. SANNITO

Acting Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This is a mandated revision. The portions affected by this mandated revision are listed in the summary of the change.

Authorities. This regulation implements Section 12301(d), Title 10, United States Code (10 USCUSCUnited States Code 12301(d)) and United States Code (32 USCUSCUnited States Code 502(f)).

Applicability. This regulation applies to Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers serving on active duty or full-time National Guard duty in the Active Guard Reserve Program in support of the Reserve Components of the Army, which consist of the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard of the United States. It also applies to the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve headquarters, commands, agencies, and units having Active Guard Reserve Soldiers assigned or attached.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-MPI-SP) directly to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-1.mbx.publishing-team@army.mil.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 135-18, dated 11 October 2019.

AR 135-18 • 4 August 2025

UNCLASSIFIED

Active duty As used in this regulation, the term applies to all ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States and USARUSARUnited States Army Reserve Soldiers ordered to duty under Title 10 USCUSCUnited States Code, other than for training. It does not include AGRAGRActive Guard and Reserve personnel in an FTNGD status under Title 32 USCUSCUnited States Code.

Active Guard and Reserve Duty Active duty performed by a member of a RC of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or FTNGD performed by a member of the National Guard pursuant to an order to FTNGD, for a period of 180 con- secutive days or more for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the RCs. Active Guard and Reserve Duty does not include the following: provided under 32 USCUSCUnited States Code 112. tive Service Act (50 USCUSCUnited States Code 3809(b)(2)).

Active Guard Reserve "Active Guard and Reserve" means a member of a RC (ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States or USARUSARUnited States Army Reserve) who is on active duty pursu- ant to 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 12301(d) or, if a member of the ARNGARNGArmy National Guard or Air National Guard, is on FTNGD pursuant to 32 USCUSCUnited States Code 502(f) and who is performing Active Guard and Reserve duty.

Applicant A member of the Regular Army, ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States, or Army Reserve who applies voluntarily for order to active duty or FTNGD in the AGRAGRActive Guard and Reserve Program.

Area command A geographic area of commands with RC functions and responsibilities.

Army Reserve; and

Army command An Army force, designated by the SECARMYSECARMYSecretary of the Army, performing multiple Army Service Title 10 USCUSCUnited States Code functions across multiple disciplines. Responsibilities are those established by the SECARMYSECARMYSecretary of the Army.

Army National Guard That part of the organized militia of the several states and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Co- lumbia, active and inactive, that— tution.

Army National Guard of the United States The RC of the Army, all of whose members are members of the ARNGARNGArmy National Guard that consists of—

Army Reserve The Army Reserve includes all Reserves of the Army who are not members of the ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States and who are in a Ready, Standby, or Retired Reserve category. It is a Federal force, consisting of individual reinforce- ments and combat, combat support, and training type units organized and maintained to provide military training in peacetime, and a reservoir of trained units and individual reservists to be ordered to active duty in the event of a national emergency.

Army service component command An Army force, designated by the SECARMYSECARMYSecretary of the Army, comprised primarily of operational organizations serving as the Army component of a combatant command or sub unified command.

Child An unmarried person under the age of 18 who is eligible for care through a Department of Defense medi- cal treatment program and for whom the Soldier is legally responsible. The term child means a biological child, adopted child, stepchild, foster child, or ward. The term also includes an individual of any age who is incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical incapacity and for whom care in a military medical treatment program is authorized.

Combatant commander A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Combatant commands typically have geographic or functional responsibilities.

Direct reporting unit An Army organization comprised of one or more units with institutional or operational support functions, designated by the SECARMYSECARMYSecretary of the Army, normally to provide broad general support to the Army in a single, unique discipline not otherwise available elsewhere in the Army. DRUs report directly to a HQDA principal and/or Army command and operate under authorities established by the SECARMYSECARMYSecretary of the Army.

Discharge Complete severance from all military status gained by the enlistment or induction concerned.

Enlistment mated by subscription to the oath of office (DD FormDD FormDepartment of Defense form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States)). When eligible pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, persons authorized en- listment are personnel without prior service or personnel with prior service in any of the other U.S. Armed Forces except the Air National Guard. mated by subscription to the prescribed oath of enlistment. The term “enlistment” includes enlistment of both non-prior Service and prior Service personnel with the latter category also including prior USARUSARUnited States Army Reserve per- sonnel and personnel with prior service in any of the other U.S. Armed Forces.

Full–time National Guard duty Training or other duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member of the ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States or the Air Na- tional Guard of the United States in the member’s status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia under section 32 USCUSCUnited States Code 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505, which the member is entitled to pay from the United States or for which the member has waived pay from the United States.

Joint Force A force composed of elements, assigned or attached, of two or more military departments operating un- der a single joint force commander.

Multicomponent unit Units that have members and organizations from the Regular Army along with members and organiza- tions of the ARNGARNGArmy National Guard or Army Reserve.

Officer Includes commissioned officers, warrant officers (warrant officer one), and commissioned warrant officers (chief warrant officer two through chief warrant officer five), unless otherwise specified.

Professional development A function of individual training, education, and experience to sustain a combat ready force.

Reenlistment Is described as follows: form civilian status as a prior service applicant. from one State for the purpose of joining the ARNGARNGArmy National Guard of another State, regardless of break in service, or in joining the ARNGARNGArmy National Guard from the Air National Guard.

Release from active duty Termination of active-duty status and transfer or reversion to an RC not on active duty.

Reserve Components of the Army The ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States and the Army Reserve.

Reserve of the Army Members of the ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States and the Army Reserve.

Retired pay Is described as follows:

Selected Reserve The Selected Reserve of the Army consists of those units and individuals in the Ready Reserve desig- nated as so essential to initial wartime missions that they have priority over all other Reserves. The Se- lected Reserve includes officers, warrant officers, and enlisted Soldiers who are—

Separation An all-inclusive term which is applied to personnel actions resulting in REFRADREFRADReleased from active duty, discharge, retirement, dropped from the rolls, release from military control of personnel without a military status, death, or dis- charge from the ARNGUSARNGUSArmy National Guard of the United States with concurrent transfer to the Individual Ready, Standby, or Retired Reserve. Reassignments between the various categories of the Army Reserve (Selected, Ready, Standby, or Re- tired) are not considered as separations.

Soldier A commissioned officer, commissioned warrant officer, warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or en- listed person of the United States Army (Active or RCs).

Troop program unit A table of organization and equipment (TOETOETable(s) of Organization and Equipment) or TDATDATables of distribution and allowances unit of the Army Reserve organization that serves as a unit on mobilization or one that is assigned a mobilization mission. The “unit” in this case is the larg- est separate unit prescribed by the TOETOETable(s) of Organization and Equipment or TDATDATables of distribution and allowances.