THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
27 June 2025

*Army Regulation 614–200

Effective 27 July 2025

Assignments, Details, and Transfers

Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

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

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

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

Authorities. This regulation implements 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 673, DoDI 1315.18, and DoDI 6495.02, Volume 1.

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 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 costs (if applicable) 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).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments or suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.epmd-regulation-proponent@army.mil.

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 the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 614–200, dated 25 January 2019, and rescinds AD 2012–17, dated 5 May 2021.

AR 614–200 • 27 June 2025

UNCLASSIFIED

Accompanied tour The tour length that is the longest a specific overseas duty station and usually means that a Soldier is ac- companied by command-sponsored dependents.

Active duty Full-time duty in the active military Service of the United States, including active duty or full-time training duty in the Reserve Component.

Additional military occupational specialty Awarded MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties other than primary or secondary MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties.

Additional skill identifier Identifier of specialized skills that are closely related to and in addition to those required by the MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties.

Army National Guard The part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Co- lumbia, active, and inactive, that is a land force; is trained, and has its officers appointed, under the six- teenth clause of section 8, article I, of the Constitution; is organized, armed, and equipped wholly or partly at Federal expense; and is federally recognized.

Army National Guard of the United States The Reserve Component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard.

Borrowed military manpower The use of military manpower from a MTOEMTOEModification table of organization and equipment unit to perform duties within a TDATDATables of distribution and allowances activity where an ACOMACOMArmy service component command, ASCCASCCArmy service component commander, or DRUDRUDirect reporting unit-approved manpower requirement exists but for which no manpower space has been au- thorized.

Brevity code A code word, which provides no security, that serves the sole purpose of shortening of messages rather than the concealment of their content.

Career management field Grouping of related MOSs that are basically self-renewing and managed in terms of both manpower and personnel considerations and characterized by providing a logical progression to SGMSGMSergeant major.

Career Soldier Soldiers who are serving under second or subsequent enlistment contracts.

Combatant command A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Conscientious objector A member who, by reason of conscientious objection, sincerely opposes participation only in combatant military training and service and for whom such beliefs play a significant role in his or her other life; or a member who, by reason of conscientious objection, sincerely opposes participation in combatant and noncombatant military training and service in war in any form and for whom such beliefs play a significant role in his or her life.

Dependent See definition at 37 USCUSCUnited States Code 401 and the JTRJTRJoint Travel Regulations, appendix A.

Duty military occupational specialty The MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties that identifies authorized manning table positions to which a Soldier is assigned and for which they are performing duty or the MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties of the duty that the Soldier is performing if not assigned to an au- thorized manning table position.

Dwell time The time a member of the armed forces or a unit spends at the permanent duty station or home port after returning from a deployment (see 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 991).

Enlisted Assignment System of Record Generic terminology used to encompass past, current, and future systems such as the Enlisted Distribu- tion Assignment System, the electronic Military Personnel Office (eMILPO), the Total Army Personnel Da- tabase, and the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS–A).

Enlisted Personnel Management System Total process for which enlisted personnel are professionally developed in order to satisfy force structure authorizations (for example, accessing, recruiting, training, assigning, promoting, rotating, professional developing, transferring, discharging, reenlisting, and retiring military personnel).

Expiration term of service The date a Soldier is expected to complete the military Service required by the enlistment contract.

First-term Soldier Enlisted member of the Army on an initial enlistment.

Household The Soldier and those dependents, who reside with the Soldier or are dependent on the Soldier for over one-half of their support.

Long tour A tour of duty in an overseas location where the tour length is equal to or greater than the 36-month ac- companied tour and the 24-month unaccompanied tour.

Low-cost move A PCSPCSPermanent change of station for which the total expected cost, including the Soldier's travel and transportation allowances and dislocation allowance, if applicable, does not exceed $1,000.00.

Minor offense Whether an offense is minor depends on several factors: the nature of the offense and the circumstances surrounding its commission; the offender’s age, rank, duty assignment, record and experience; and the maximum sentence imposable for the offense if tried by general court martial. Ordinarily, a minor offense is an offense for which the maximum sentence imposable would not include a dishonorable dis-charge or confinement for longer than 1 year if tried by general court-martial (see Manual for Courts Martial, Part V1e).

New equipment training The identification of personnel, training, training aids, devices, simulators, and simulations, and the initial transfer of knowledge gained through equipment development from the materiel developer/provider to the trainer, user, and supporter (see AR 350–52).

On–the–job training Training in which Soldiers learn through actual hands-on experience under competent supervision under an approved planned program.

Permanent change of station The assignment, detail, or transfer of a Soldier to a different PDS under a competent travel authorization that does not specify the duty as temporary, provide for further assignment to a new PDS, or direct re-turn to the old PDS (see DoDI 1315.18).

Permanent duty station The Soldier's official station. For the purposes of a Soldier’s household goods, privately owned vehicle or mobile home shipment, or dependent transportation, the PDS may be one of several locations to include the home from which the Soldier commutes daily (see Joint Travel Regulation, Appendix A).

Personnel management Actions taken by HRCHRCU.S. Army Human Resources Command (both RA and USAR) enlisted career divisions to identify, select for training, assign, and manage Sol- diers in various programs.

Prescribed tour length The period of time established for tours in specific geographic locations in the continental United States or overseas.

Primary military occupational specialty Awarded MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties that is most important to the Army in terms of training, experience, demonstrated qualifica- tions, and Army needs.

Reclassification authority Level of command or activity designated by Army HRCHRCU.S. Army Human Resources Command (both RA and USAR) to change a PMOSPMOSPrimary military occupational specialty or SMOS or to withdraw any AMOS.

Regular Army The Regular Army is the component of the Army that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Army. The RA includes—

Secondary military occupational specialty Additional MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties in a specialty different than PMOSPMOSPrimary military occupational specialty. Second in importance to the Army when evaluated in training, experience, demonstrated qualifications, and the Army's needs.

Short tour A tour of duty in an overseas location where the tour length is less than the 36-month accompanied tour, or the unaccompanied tour is less than 24 months.

Space imbalanced military occupational specialty Situation at a given time (present or projected) in which overseas MTOEMTOEModification table of organization and equipment and TDATDATables of distribution and allowances authorizations or re- quirements for a given MOSMOSMilitary occupational specialties exceed those documented for CONUSCONUSContinental United States installations.

Special duty Performance of duty with an organization other than that to which assigned while continuing to be ad-min- istered and accounted for by the unit of assignment. Includes borrowed military manpower and troop di- versions.

Temporary duty Travel to one or more places away from a permanent duty station to perform duties for a period of time and, on completion of assignment, return, or proceed to a permanent duty station.

Theater The geographical area for which a Combatant Commander has been assigned military responsibility.

Tour of duty Military duty when assigned to a military installation or activity permanently located at a land station either inside the CONUSCONUSContinental United States or overseas.

Troop diversion Use of Soldiers, not meeting the borrowed military manpower definition, to perform recurring duties with an organization or unit other than that to which assigned while continuing to be administered and ac- counted for by the unit of assignment. (See also SD and borrowed military manpower.)

Unaccompanied tour The authorized tour length at a specific overseas duty station for Soldiers who are not accompanied by command-sponsored dependents. A tour at a location with only an unaccompanied tour authorized is considered to be a dependent-restricted tour.

Volunteer Soldiers who, on their own, write to Army HRCHRCU.S. Army Human Resources Command (both RA and USAR) through proper channels expressing a desire for specific designated duty.