Personnel Procurement

Delay in Reporting for and Exemption from Active Duty, Initial Active Duty for Training, and Reserve Forces Duty

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

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

Official:

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

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

Summary. This regulation covers policies and procedures for requesting and granting delays and exemptions of certain categories of officers and enlisted personnel from active duty. It covers policies and procedures for requesting and granting delays and exemptions for reporting for active duty and Reserve Forces Duty for officers. It also covers delays and exemptions for enlisted personnel who are ordered to initial active duty for training.

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, including members participating in the Simultaneous Membership Program, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, procedures in this publication can be modified to support policy changes as necessary. This regulation applies to unit members of the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard under the Early Commissioning Program. More specifically it applies to— a. Participants in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program; b. Participants in Army Medical Department officer procurement programs monitored by The Surgeon General; c. Certain Army Medical Department officers ordered to involuntary active duty; d. Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve and individual Selected Reserve members ordered to active duty during a mobilization; e. Enlisted personnel ordered to active duty for training; f. Officer personnel ordered to active duty or Reserve Forces Duty; and g. Participants in the Army National Guard Medical and Dental Student Commissioning Program and Reserve of the Army Medical, Osteopathic, Dental, and Veterinary Student Commissioning Program (Army Reserve).

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 to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulation. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 may delegate this authority in writing to a division chief within 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 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 B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. Send requests to Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, DAPE-MPE-IP, 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 Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, DAPE-MPE-IP, 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 601-25, 19 October 2006.