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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2025-03 (Reporting Prohibited Activities (RPA))
1. References. See enclosure 1.
2. Definitions. See enclosure 2.
3. Purpose. This directive rescinds Army Directive 2024-08, dated 14 June 2024, and
establishes Army policy for reporting to the Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Inspector
General (DIG) for Evaluations, through the Department of the Army Office of The Inspector
General (OTIG), any allegation that a Soldier is engaged in a prohibited activity, as defined in
enclosure 2.
4. Applicability. This directive applies to the Regular Army, Army National Guard/Army
National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
5. Background. Active participation in extremist and criminal gang activities is inconsistent
with the responsibilities and obligations of military service, including the U.S. Army oaths of
office and enlistment. Such prohibited activities damage the Nation’s trust and confidence in the
Army as an institution and as a professional fighting force. They undermine morale and reduce
combat readiness. Extremism calls into question a Soldier’s ability to follow orders from, or
effectively lead and serve with, persons of diverse backgrounds, and it prevents maximum
utilization and development of the Army’s most valuable asset—its People.
6. Policy. As required by section 554 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the U.S. Army will collect and report to the DoD DIG
for Evaluations, through Army Inspector General (IG) channels, all allegations that a Soldier has
actively participated in prohibited activities. A prohibited activity is any activity prohibited
under paragraphs 8 through 10 of enclosure 3 to DoD Instruction 1325.06 (Handling Protest,
Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces), or any
successor instruction, and the corresponding paragraphs implementing DoD Instruction 1325.06
within Army Regulation (AR) 600–20 (Army Command Policy). Additionally, all information
collected in accordance with this policy must comply with section 552a of Title 5, United States
Code, the Privacy Act of 1974, including a relevant system of records notice.
a. Reporting Receipt of a Prohibited Activity Allegation. All appropriate Army authorities
(AAAs), as defined in enclosure 2, who receive an allegation of a Soldier engaging in a
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
W A S H I N G T O N
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prohibited activity (either independently or in violation of any other law, regulation, procedure,
or policy) will notify the subject’s commander or other authority (when appropriate) and an
appropriate Army IG, as defined in enclosure 2, within 30 calendar days (60 calendar days for
Reserve component AAAs) of receiving the prohibited activity allegation. The appropriate
Army IG will forward this information through appropriate Army IG channels to the DIG for
Evaluations within 15 calendar days of receiving such notification.
(1) All allegations and related information must be submitted to the Army IG and DIG
for Evaluations in de-identified form. For alleged offenders, reports should contain only the
grade/rank, unit, occupational or specialty code, gender, age, and Military Service, how the
offender is alleged to have violated DoD Instruction 1325.06 or other relevant Army policy (if
applicable), and the date and location of the alleged prohibited conduct (if known). For victims,
if known, reports should contain only the age, gender, and (as applicable) Military Service or
other military affiliation, grade/rank, occupational or specialty code, and unit.
(2) If an AAA is prohibited from conveying an allegation to a commander or other
authority due to confidentiality obligations in accordance with established Army policy, then the
AAA’s report to the appropriate Army IG will also indicate that no additional reports regarding
the allegation are forthcoming and will identify the specific Army policy and circumstances that
prohibit additional disclosure to the chain of command. The Army IG will communicate this to
the DIG for Evaluations.
(3) On receipt of an allegation, the Army IG will notify the AAA, the subject’s
commander or other authority (unless reported directly by an AAA with a confirmed duty of
confidentiality), and the DIG for Evaluations of a unique identification code to be utilized for all
subsequent reporting associated with the allegation.
b. Reporting Decision To Refer, or Not Refer, a Prohibited Activity Allegation for
Investigation or Inquiry.
(1) Commanders or other appropriate authorities will notify an appropriate Army IG
within 30 calendar days (60 calendar days for AAAs of Reserve components) of making a
decision to refer a prohibited activity allegation (as described in paragraph 6a of this directive)
for investigation or inquiry to an Army criminal investigator, an Army law enforcement official,
an Army commander, the Army Insider Threat Hub, or another organization or official of the
Army or Department of Defense. When a commander or other authority refers a prohibited
activity allegation to an Army IG for investigation, the Army IG will notify DIG for Evaluations
without requiring additional notification from the referring commander. If a commander or other
authority refers a prohibited activity allegation to a civilian law enforcement organization for
investigation or discovers a civilian law enforcement organization is investigating a Soldier for
prohibited activities, the commander or other authority must notify an appropriate Army IG
within 30 calendar days (60 calendar days for Reserve component AAAs) of the
referral/discovery. The appropriate Army IG will forward the information through appropriate
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Army IG channels to the DIG for Evaluations within 15 calendar days of receiving such
notification.
(2) A commander or other authority who decides not to refer a prohibited activity
allegation (as described in paragraph 6a of this directive) for investigation or inquiry will notify
an appropriate Army IG within 30 calendar days of making such a decision (60 calendar days for
Reserve component AAAs), providing an explanation as to why referral is not appropriate. The
appropriate Army IG will forward the information through appropriate Army IG channels to the
DIG for Evaluations within 15 calendar days of receiving such notification.
c. Reporting Referral of a Prohibited Activity Final Investigatory Report to a Decision
Authority. A commander or other decision authority will notify an appropriate Army IG within
15 calendar days (30 calendar days for Reserve component AAAs) of receiving a prohibited
activity final investigatory report. The appropriate Army IG will forward the information
through appropriate Army IG channels to the DIG for Evaluations within 15 calendar days of
receiving such notification.
d. Reporting the Final Decision Regarding a Prohibited Activity Investigatory Report. A
commander or other decision authority will notify an appropriate Army IG within 15 calendar
days (30 calendar days for Reserve component AAAs) of the final determination that an
allegation described in a final prohibited activity investigatory report is (or is not) substantiated.
The appropriate Army IG will forward the information through appropriate Army IG channels to
the DIG for Evaluations within 15 calendar days of receiving such notification.
e. Reporting Action Taken Against a Soldier for Participating in Prohibited Activities. A
military commander or other decision authority will notify an appropriate Army IG within
15 calendar days (30 calendar days for Reserve component AAAs) of a final decision to take
corrective action, including court martial, other criminal prosecution, nonjudicial punishment
under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), administrative action
(involuntary discharge), administrative action (denial of continuation or re-enlistment),
administrative action (insider threat mitigation); administrative action (counseling); or no action
taken against a Soldier with one or more substantiated allegations of engaging in a prohibited
activity, as reported under paragraph 6d. If no action was taken despite a finding that an
allegation was substantiated as described in paragraph 6d, the transmission should note and
explain the reasons why no action was warranted. The appropriate Army IG will forward the
information through appropriate Army IG channels to the DIG for Evaluations within
15 calendar days of receiving the notification.
f. For a summary of RPA requirements and timelines, see enclosure 3.
7. Responsibilities.
a. The Inspector General (TIG) will—
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(1) Develop, oversee, and execute the RPA policy.
(2) Coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve
Affairs) (ASA (M&RA)) to ensure the Army RPA policy is included in applicable Army
programs for which the ASA (M&RA) has oversight responsibilities.
(3) Approve the release of all reports and data requests associated with RPA.
(4) Prepare and submit quarterly reports to the Secretary of the Army for approval and
subsequent submission within 30 calendar days of each fiscal year quarter to the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)) and the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)). All reports will be
coordinated with the ASA (M&RA) prior to submission.
(a) Each quarterly report will contain aggregate data for the preceding fiscal quarter. At
a minimum, the report will aggregate the following data for the reporting period, broken down
by Component (Active, Reserve, National Guard):
i. The number of allegations referred to the DIG for Evaluations;
ii. The number of investigations and inquiries reported to the DIG for Evaluations;
iii. The number of allegations not referred for investigation or inquiry, as reported to the
DIG for Evaluations;
iv. The number of final reports of investigation or inquiry referred to commanders or
other appropriate authorities for action, as reported to the DIG for Evaluations;
v. The number of allegations found to be substantiated and not substantiated, as
reported to the DIG for Evaluations;
vi. The number of Soldiers who, on the basis of determinations described in
paragraph 6d (that the Soldier(s) engaged in prohibited activities), were subject to some form of
punitive and/or administrative action, as reported to the DIG for Evaluations;
vii. The number of Soldiers who, on the basis of determinations described in paragraph
6d (that the Soldier(s) engaged in prohibited activities), were subject to each of the following
forms of punitive and/or administrative action, as reported to the DIG for Evaluations: court
martial; other criminal prosecution; non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the UCMJ;
involuntary administrative separation from the Army; denial of reenlistment due to a
substantiated allegation; insider threat mitigation; and counseling; and
viii. The number of Soldiers who, notwithstanding determinations that allegations were
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substantiated under paragraph 6d, were not subject to any action reportable under paragraph 6e,
as reported to the DIG for Evaluations.
(b) The second, third, and final quarterly report of each fiscal year will also contain
aggregate data for the fiscal year to date.
(c) The final report of each fiscal year will:
i. Discuss any new or amended Army policies, processes, and mechanisms
implementing the requirements of section 554 as laid out in this memorandum and attachment;
ii. Discuss the data submitted for the preceding fiscal year, noting any major incidents
or trends observed;
iii. Provide an attachment containing all raw data submitted by Army IG offices to the
DIG for Evaluations (in de-identified form) during the preceding fiscal year; and
iv. Starting in fiscal year (FY) 2026, discuss data trends observed across at least the
preceding three fiscal years.
(5) Ensure all prohibited activity reporting received by Army IGs is electronically
transmitted to the DIG for Evaluations within 15 calendar days of the receipt of information.
(6) Coordinate with the DIG for Evaluations to create a system of unique identification
codes to assign to each allegation. This unique identifier will be provided to appropriate entities
described in paragraph 6a(3) of this directive and associated with any future reporting or tracking
requirements relating to the same incident. If more than one Soldier is implicated by an
allegation, the identifier should reflect this fact so that each allegation, and the number of Service
members involved, can be tracked without over-reporting the total number of allegations (for
example, an allegation that the joint actions of three Service members constituted active
participation in extremist activities might be coded as [Code]-01, [Code]-02, and [Code]-03). To
the maximum extent possible, OTIG will work with the Offices of the Air Force Inspector
General, Naval Inspector General, and Inspector General of the Marine Corps to ensure that
allegations implicating Service members from multiple Military Services are assigned
corresponding identification codes for concurrent tracking.
b. The ASA (M&RA) will—
(1) Ensure RPA is included in applicable Army regulations, guidance, and programs for
which ASA (M&RA) has oversight responsibilities.
(2) Coordinate with TIG on the preparation of quarterly reports.
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(3) Add a requirement to relevant Army regulations and guidance that equal
employment opportunity (EEO) professionals in receipt of an allegation of prohibited activity
will immediately contact an appropriate Army IG and commander or other appropriate authority,
and begin the RPA process as prescribed herein.
(4) Update relevant Army regulations and guidance to add the requirement that any
equal opportunity (EO) professional in receipt of an allegation of prohibited activity will
immediately contact an appropriate Army IG and commander or other appropriate authority, and
begin the RPA process as prescribed herein.
c. The ASA (Financial Management and Comptroller), in coordination with the Deputy
Chief of Staff (DCS), G-8, will ensure RPA requirements are included in the Army’s unfunded
requirements for FY 2023–FY 2025 to ensure RPA is effectively resourced.
d. The DCS, G-1 will update relevant Army regulations and guidance to add the
requirement for Army personnel who receive an allegation of prohibited activity as part of a
suitability determination to immediately contact an appropriate Army IG and commander or
other appropriate authority, and begin the RPA process as prescribed herein.
e. The DCS, G-2 will report any new counterintelligence and/or Defense Information
Security System (or subsequent information system) database entries on prohibited activities to
TIG within 30 calendar days of their entry into the database. Reporting may be delayed if
premature reporting would adversely affect a counterintelligence investigation of an individual
suspected or alleged to have committed a criminal offense.
f. The DCS, G-3/5/7 will—
(1) Report any new insider threat database entries on prohibited activities to TIG within
30 calendar days of their entry into the database. Reporting may be delayed if precluded by the
originating or lead civilian law enforcement agency (such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); or State police)
investigating the matter, or if premature reporting would adversely affect the investigation or
prosecution of an individual suspected or alleged to have committed a criminal offense.
(2) Add one requirement/authorization for a Civilian Army RPA coordinator to the
United States Army Inspector General Agency (UIC W303AA) Table of Authorization no later
than the end of FY 2024. In coordination with TIG and the DCS, G-1, develop a bridging
strategy to immediately fill an Army RPA coordinator position until a Civilian Army RPA
coordinator position is fully resourced and filled.
(3) Add to relevant Army regulations and guidance the requirement that prevention,
assistance, and response (PAR) professionals in receipt of an allegation of prohibited activity
will immediately contact their assigned Army IG office and appropriate commander or other
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authority, and begin the RPA process as required herein.
g. The DCS, G-9 will update relevant Army regulations and guidance to add a requirement
that any Army Family advocacy professionals in receipt of an allegation of a prohibited activity
will immediately contact an appropriate Army IG and commander or other appropriate authority,
and begin the RPA process as required herein.
h. The Judge Advocate General will update relevant Army regulations and guidance to add
the requirement that, subject to the provisions of AR 27–26 (Rules of Professional Conduct for
Lawyers), members of the command’s servicing legal office in receipt of an allegation of a
prohibited activity will ensure the report is received by an appropriate Army IG within the
timelines required herein.
i. The Provost Marshal General will update relevant Army regulations and guidance to add
a requirement that any military law enforcement professionals in receipt of an allegation of
prohibited activity will immediately contact their assigned Army IG office and the appropriate
commander or other authority, and begin the RPA process as prescribed herein.
j. The Director, United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) will—
(1) Report any new Army Law Enforcement Reporting and Tracking System database
entry on prohibited activities to TIG within 30 calendar days of the entry. Reporting may be
delayed if precluded by the originating or lead civilian law enforcement agency (such as the FBI,
ATF, or State police) investigating the matter or if premature reporting would adversely affect
the investigation or prosecution of an individual suspected or alleged to have committed a
criminal offense.
(2) Incorporate the relevant provisions of this directive into applicable CID policy
within 2 years of the date of this directive.
k. The Army Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer will ensure that privacy rights and civil
liberty issues are appropriately addressed as RPA efforts are implemented across the Army.
8. Proponent. TIG has oversight responsibility for this policy and will ensure that proponents
incorporate the applicable provisions of this directive into the following Army regulations within
2 years of the date of this directive:
a. TIG will update AR 20–1.
b. The ASA (M&RA) will update AR 690–12.
c. The DCS, G-1 will update AR 600–20 and AR 600–78.
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d. The DCS, G-2 will update AR 380–67, AR 381–12, and AR 381–20.
e. The DCS, G-3/5/7 will update AR 525–2.
f. The DCS, G-9 will update AR 608–18.
g. The Provost Marshal General will update AR 190–30 and AR 190–45.
9. Duration. This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulations.
Encls Mark F. Averill
Acting
DISTRIBUTION:
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 Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
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 Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Corrections Command
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
(CONT)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
Director, U.S. Army Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Enterprise Management
Director, Office of Analytics Integration
Commander, Eighth Army
REFERENCES
Enclosure 1
a. Public Law 116-283, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021), section 554, (Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and Inclusion in
Department of Defense: Supremacist, Extremist, or Criminal Gang Activity in the Armed
Forces), 1 January 2021
b. Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 1325.06 (Handling Protest, Extremist, and
Criminal Gang Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces), 27 November 2009,
incorporating Change 2, effective 20 December 2021
c. Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum (Reporting Allegations of Active Participation in
Extremist and Criminal Gang Activities to the DoD Office of Inspector General), 27 July 2022
d. Army Directive 2024-08 (Reporting Prohibited Activities (RPA)), 14 June 2024, (hereby
rescinded pursuant to Army Directive 2025-01 (Rescission of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and
Accessibility Policies and Programs), 24 January 2025)
e. Army Regulation (AR) 15–6 (Procedures for Administrative Investigations and Boards of
Officers), 1 April 2016
f. AR 20–1 (Inspector General Activities and Procedures), 23 March 2020
g. AR 25–22 (The Army Privacy and Civil Liberties Program), 30 September 2022
h. AR 27–10 (Military Justice), 8 January 2025
i. AR 27–26 (Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers), 28 June 2018
j. AR 190–30 (Military Police Investigations), 1 November 2005
k. AR 190–45 (Law Enforcement Reporting), 27 September 2016
l. AR 380–67 (Personnel Security Program), 24 January 2014
m. AR 381–12 (Threat Awareness and Reporting Program), 1 June 2016
n. AR 381–20 (The Army Counterintelligence Program), 9 June 2022
o. AR 525–2 (Army Protection Program), 9 June 2023
p. AR 600–20 (Army Command Policy), 24 July 2020
q. AR 600–78 (Army Suitability, Fitness, and Credentialing Program), 8 March 2024
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r. AR 608–18 (The Army Family Advocacy Program), 30 October 2007, with Rapid Action
Revision 13, effective 13 September 2011
s. AR 690–12 (Equal Employment Opportunity Program), 6 February 2025
DEFINITIONS
Enclosure 2
Appropriate Army authority (AAA). The following personnel may receive prohibited activity
allegations and must report as an AAA:
• member of the chain of command of either the individual who reports the allegation or
the alleged offender
• Army law enforcement professional
• member of an Army counter-insider threat designated office
• Army counterintelligence professional
• Other Army security professional
• Army equal opportunity professional
• member of the command’s servicing legal office, subject to the requirements of
AR 27–26 (Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers)
• Army Family advocacy professional
• Army inspector general representative
• Army equal employment opportunity professional
Appropriate Army inspector general. Any Army inspector general assigned to an Army
inspector general office that provides inspector general support to the appropriate Army
authority’s unit/organization.
Prohibited activity. Any activity prohibited under paragraphs 8 through 10 of enclosure 3 to
DoDI 1325.06 or successor instructions, and any corresponding sections of Army
Regulation 600–20 or other policy implementing DoDI 1325.06.
Prohibited activity allegations. A statement or assertion of wrongdoing by an individual
containing four essential elements: who committed the alleged prohibited activity, what alleged
prohibited activity was committed, what provisions of DoDI 1325.06 or AR 600–20 (or other
Army policy implementing DoDI 1325.06) were potentially violated, and when the alleged
prohibited activity occurred. For reporting purposes, a single allegation may allege multiple acts
or violations committed by a single Soldier (for example, a report that a single Soldier actively
participated in extremist activities in multiple ways would generally constitute one allegation).
Prohibited activity determination. The finding of substantiation or non-substantiation of a
prohibited activity allegation (or guilt/innocence or equivalent terminology related to such
allegations) within a final report of an investigation or inquiry or by virtue of some other
due-process hearing or determination by a decision-making authority.
Prohibited activity final decision. The Army’s final approval of an action after all stages of
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Army review and appeal have been completed. For courts-martial, notification should be filed
on conviction or acquittal of charges. If the decision is appealed, a second notification should be
filed once the appeal is fully adjudicated.
Prohibited activity action taken. Types of action taken in response to a substantiated
prohibited activity determination, including court-martial, other criminal prosecution, nonjudicial
punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, administrative action
(involuntary discharge), administrative action (denial of continuation or re-enlistment),
administrative action (insider threat mitigation), administrative action (counseling), or no action.
PROCESS FOR REPORTING PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
Enclosure 3
Appropriate Army authorities (AAAs) in the active component (AC) and Reserve
components (RCs) will collect and report, through Army inspector general (IG) channels, all
allegations of Soldier engagement in prohibited activities to the Department of Defense Deputy
Inspector General for Evaluations as described in the following table.
Reporting Activities, by Suspense (in calendar days)
AAA Report AC AAA to IG RC AAA to IG
IG to DIG for
Evaluations
1. Reporting receipt of a prohibited activity
allegation 30 60 15
2. Reporting decision to refer, or not refer, a
prohibited activity allegation for investigation
or inquiry
30 60 15
3. Reporting referral of a prohibited activity final
investigatory report to a decision authority 15 30 15
4. Reporting the final decision regarding a
prohibited activity investigatory report 15 30 15
5. Reporting action taken against a Soldier for
participating in prohibited activities 15 30 15