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SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
0 1 MAY 2015
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2015-22 (Revision to List of Special Command Sergeant
Major Positions)
1. References:
a. Army Regulation (AR) 420-1 (Army Facilities Management), 12 February 2008,
Including Rapid Action Revision No. 2 Issued 24 August 2012.
b. Memorandum, OSD DA&M, June 28 2013, subject: Special Command Position
(SCP) Submission.
c. Memorandum, DACS-SM, 9 April 2014, subject: Update to the Special
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Position List and Changes in AR 420-1.
2. Applicability. This policy applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army
National Guard of the United States and U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.
In addition, it applies to tenants on active Army installations.
3. Policy. This directive outlines changes to the Special CSM position list in AR 420-1,
table 3-9 that correlate to the current Special Command for General Officer positions.
The revised list is at the enclosure and is effective immediately. Only Special CSMs on
the enclosed list who have entertainment requirements in their duty description are
eligible for representational housing. Official entertainment is defined as events paid for
with official representation funds. Under this revised policy, all other E-9 positions
categorized as nominative CSMs or sergeants major will fall within the housing
standards set for E-9 personnel.
4. Proponency. In accordance with AR 420-1, paragraph 3-71, the Chief of Staff, Army
is the approving authority for designation of new Special CSM positions and the
cancellation of old ones. The proponent for the overall housing policy in AR 420-1 is the
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, who will incorporate the provisions
of this directive into the next revision of AR 420-1. This directive is rescinded upon
publication of the revised regulation.
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SUBJECT: Army Directive 2015-22 (Revision to List of Special Command Sergeant
Major Positions)
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Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Africa/Southern European Task Force
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery
Commander, U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Commander, Second Army
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Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
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Table 3-9
Special Command Sergeant Major positions
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: aligns with SCP 1
Sergeant Major of the Army: aligns with SCP 3
Command Sergeant Major (CSM), National Guard Bureau: aligns with SCP 8
CSM, U.S. European Command/NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe: aligns with SCP 10
CSM, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea: aligns with SCP 11
CSM, U.S. Africa Command: aligns with SCP 12
CSM, U.S. Southern Command: aligns with SCP 14
CSM, Eighth Army: aligns with SCP 15
CSM, U.S. Army Forces Command: aligns with SCP 16
CSM, U.S. Army Europe: aligns with SCP 17
CSM, U.S. Army Materiel Command: aligns with SCP 18
CSM, U.S. Army Pacific: aligns with SCP 19
CSM, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command: aligns with SCP 20
CSM, U.S. Army Japan/I Corps (Forward): aligns with SCP 21
CSM, U.S. Army War College: aligns with SCP 22
CSM, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College: aligns with SCP 23
CSM, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy: aligns with SCP 24
CSM, National War College: aligns with SCP 25
CSM, U.S. Military Academy: aligns with SCP 29
Commandant, U.S. Sergeants Major Academy: aligns with SCP 20
Note 1: The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Sergeant Major of the Army and
the Commandant of the United States Sergeants Major Academy are authorized
Special Command Position amenities that include designated homes, crystal and china.
Only those nominative command and staff sergeants major (SGM/E-9) and billeting
identified in table 3-9 of AR 420-1 are considered special. All other E-9 positions that
may be categorized as a nominative position (CSM or SGM) will fall within the housing
standards set for E-9 personnel.
Note 2: Unless the CSM has an official requirement outlined within his or her duty
description to routinely entertain, the CSM should not be arbitrarily granted this benefit.
"Official entertainment" is defined as events paid for with official representation funds.
Enclosure