Personnel—General

Military Orders

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

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

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

History. This publication is certified current on 20 December 2022. Aside from the administrative changes listed in the summary of change, no other changes were made to certify the currency of this publication.

Summary. This pamphlet describes order formats and the use for each. This

publication is organized to make it compatible with AR 600-8-105.

Applicability. This publication applies to publishing and distributing orders for the Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve units and personnel; members of the Army National Guard of the United States while on active duty (includes active duty in Active Guard Reserve status), initial active duty for training, active duty for training, and active duty for special work; and prior service personnel enlisted at Military Entrance Processing Stations. It also serves as a basic frame of reference for Army National Guard of the U.S. units not on active duty. This publication is applicable during mobilization.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this publication is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions to this publication that are consistent

with controlling law and regulation. Proponents may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief under their supervision within the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent.

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, U. S. Army Human Resources Command, (AHRC-PDF-I), Department 460, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5406.

Distribution. This pamphlet is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, Army National Guard/ Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.