Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Programs and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

GEORGE W. CASEY, JR.
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

JOYCE E. MORROW
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. This regulation implements Department of Defense and congressional policies. It contains administration, operation, and management policies governing the Army's morale, welfare, and recreation programs and general policies on nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, and where stated to the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9. 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 guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains management control provisions and identifies key management controls that must be evaluated (see chap 18 and app N).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (DAIM-ZXA), 600 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0600.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA From 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Commander, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command (IMWR-PO-P), usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-9.mbx.publishing-team@army.mil.

Committee management. The Department of the Army Committee Management official concurs in the establishment and/or continuance of the committee(s) outlined herein. AR 15-1 requires the proponent to justify establishing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the U.S. Army Resources and Programs Agency, Department of the Army Committee Management Office (AARP-ZA), 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway, Taylor Building, 13th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202-3926. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, the proponent will follow all AR 15-1 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

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 215-1, dated 22 June 2010.

NAFIs and their programs are classified into one of six program groups. Within each group, programs are further classified into one of three funding categories. The funding categories are the basis for APF and NAFNAFNonappropriated fund(s) authorizations in appendix D.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs are resourced from either APFs or NAFs or a combination of both. NAFNAFNonappropriated fund(s) expenditures for valid MWRMWRMorale, Welfare, and Recreation purposes are not an augmentation of appropriations.