Personnel—General

General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award Program

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 regulation is certified current on 14 December 2022. Aside from the administrative changes listed in the summary of change, no other changes were made to certify the currency of this regulation.

Summary. This regulation has been revised to update the policy for administering the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award Program.

Applicability. This regulation applies to company grade commissioned and warrant officers of the Regular Army, 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 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 regulation. The proponent may delegate approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or a direct reporting unit, or field-operating agency of the proponent 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 activities 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).

Supplementation.

Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DAPE-ZX), 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-ZX), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0300 or email usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.tagd-gdmla@army.mil.

Distribution.

This publication is 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.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1

Introduction, page 1
Purpose • 1–1, page 1
References and forms • 1–2, page 1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms • 1–3, page 1
Responsibilities • 1–4, page 1
Records management (recordkeeping) requirements • 1–5, page 1
Objectives • 1–6, page 1

Chapter 2

Criteria and Selection, page 1
Award allocations and selection boards • 2–1, page 1
Eligibility criteria • 2–2, page 2
Selection criteria • 2–3, page 2
Nomination and selection process • 2–4, page 2

*This publication supersedes AR 600-89, dated 20 September 2007.
AR 600-89 • 14 December 2022
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