Personnel-General

Postal Operations

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

JAMES C. MCCONVILLE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This regulation is certified current as of 17 December 2019. Aside from the changes listed on the summary of change page no other content has been changed.

Summary. This regulation prescribes the postal operations function of the Military Personnel System.

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 agency 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 in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix C).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from 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 Commanding General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, (AHRC-PDP-P), 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Department 480, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5408.

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 for U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 600-8-3, dated 7 January 2013.

Army publications are available on the Army Publishing Directorate (APD) website (https://armypubs.army.mil); DOD publications are available on the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSDOSDOffice of the Secretary of Defense) website (https://www.esd.whs.mil/); PS forms are available on the U.S. Postal Service website (http://about.usps.com/forms/all-forms.htm) or through your local Army Post Office.

Under an agreement between the United Parcel Service (UPS) and DA, delivery of UPS material through CMRs and UMRs is authorized. The following provisions apply to UPS delivery: