Personnel Readiness Processing
Summary of Change
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
6 March 2018
*Army Regulation
600-8-101
Effective 6 April 2018
Personnel-General
Personnel Readiness Processing
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff
Official:
GERALD B. O'KEEFE
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army
History. This publication is a major revision.
Summary. This regulation prescribes policy, standards, and requirements for performing the functions of in-processing, out-processing, the Soldier Readiness Program and mobilization processing, and deployment processing. The process institutes internal controls for out-processing, the Soldier Readiness Program, and deployment processing; and prescribes the use of DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 5123 (In- and Out-Processing Records Checklist), DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 5123-1 (In- Processing Personnel Record), DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 137-1 (Unit Clearance Record), DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 137-2 (Installation Clearance Record), and
DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 7425 (Readiness and Deployment Checklist).
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. Also, it applies to Reserve Component Soldiers ordered to full-time duty in the Active Guard Reserve Program per AR 135-18; active duty under partial, full, or total mobilization; active duty for a Presidential Reserve call up and active duty to fill active duty vacancies per AR 135-210. Under partial, full, or total mobilization and under contingency plan conditions, only the policy proponent may modify provisions of this regulation.
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 guidance.
Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions and provides an Internal Control Evaluation for use in evaluating key internal controls (see appendix B).
Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and the establishment of command local forms are prohibited by the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-MP), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0300.
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-MP), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0300.
Distribution. This publication 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 600-8-101, dated 19 February 2015.
