Personnel Procurement

Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers in the Regular Army

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

PETER J. SCHOOMAKER
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This revision updates the policy and procedures for appointing commissioned and warrant officers in the Regular Army.

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. This regulation is applicable during mobilization.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 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 higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army management control process.

This regulation contains management control provisions and identifies key management controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

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, 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 Commander, Human Resources Command-Alexandria (AHRC-OPD-A), 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-0413.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E 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 601-100 dated 7 June 2002.