THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
21 May 2025

*Army Regulation 600-25

Effective 21 May 2025

Personnel—General

Salutes, Honors, and Courtesy

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

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

Authorities. This regulation implements 4 USCUSCUnited States Code 4, 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 985, 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 1491, PL 116-92, 19 FR 1235, 34 FR 19699, and DoDI 1300.15.

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

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Chief of Staff of the Army. 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 D).

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 armyprotocol@mail.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 600-25, dated 10 September 2019.

AR 600-25 • 21 May 2025

UNCLASSIFIED

and Off Post)

Authorized providers Individuals or groups recognized by the Military Services, who are not Servicemembers or employees of the United States Government and who augment the uniformed members of a military funeral honors de- tail. Authorized providers may include, but are not limited to, veterans’ service organizations, members as trained volunteers of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, VA honor guards, and other appropriate indi- viduals and organizations that support the rendering of military funeral honors (DoDI 1300.15).

Color A specific flag symbolic of the spirit and tradition of the United States or the position, individual, or organi- zation represented. The flag of the United States, when displayed as indicated in AR 840 – 10, is known as the “National Color.” The term “color” when used alone refer to the national color. The terms “colors” means the national and positional or organizational colors (AR 840 – 10).

Eligible beneficiaries for military funeral honors Deceased active duty personnel and veterans, as defined in 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 1491(DoDI 1300.15).

Military funeral honors The ceremonial paying of respect and the final demonstration of the country’s gratitude to those who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended the United States. The military funeral honors ceremony consists of, at a minimum, the folding and presentation of the U.S. flag and the sounding of “Taps” by a detail of two uniformed members of the Military Services. At least one of the detail’s members will be from the parent Service of the eligible beneficiary (DoDI 1300.15).

Service representative Uniformed member of the parent Service of the eligible beneficiary who leads the honors detail and pre- sents the U.S. flag to the next of kin (DoDI 1300.15).

Taps The bugle call designated as the National Song of Military Remembrance. The official version of Taps is played by a single bugle (DoDI 1300.15).

Vessel Includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on navigable waters of the United States or waters of the contiguous zone but does not include amphibious vehicles (40 CFRCFRCode of Federal Regulations 1700.3).

Veteran A person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, as defined in 38 USCUSCUnited States Code 101, and was dis- charged or released under conditions other than dishonorable by means of an honorable, or under honor- able conditions (general) discharge; or was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve, as de- scribed in 38 USCUSCUnited States Code 2301(f) (DoDI 1300.15).