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ALARACT 029/2026
DTG: R 151540Z JUN 26
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 029/2026 – RECENT AND UPCOMING CHANGES TO AR 608 –10
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY DISA J6 ON BEHALF OF
HQDA, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G –1
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) DODI 6060.04, YOUTH SERVICES (YS) POLICY
1.B. (U) AR 608–10, CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL SERVICES
1.C. (U) AD 2014–23, CONDUCT OF SCREENING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN ARMY
PROGRAMS
1.D. (U) AD 2015–20, TUBERCULOSIS (TB) SCREENING AND TESTING
PROCEDURES FOR CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL (CYS) SERVICES PERSONNEL
1.E. (U) AD 2015–44, UPDATED POLICY FOR ARMY CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL
SERVICES PROGRAMS
1.F. (U) AD 2019–10, ARMY CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL SERVICES
SPACE–AVAILABLE PATRONS
1.G. (U) AD 2019–11, REBALANCE OF ARMY CHILD CARE FEE ASSISTANCE
1.H. (U) AD 2025–02, PARENTHOOD, PREGNANCY, AND POSTPARTUM
1.I. (U) AD 2026–03, CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL SERVICES IMMUNIZATION
REQUIREMENTS
1.J. (U) GO 2025–21, DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
G–9
2. (U) PURPOSE: ANNOUNCE THE RECENT REVISION OF AR 608 –10
(REFERENCE 1.B.) AND UPCOMING CHANGES.
3. (U) BACKGROUND: WITH THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY CHIEF OF
STAFF (DCS), G–9, FAMILY PROGRAMS AND THE POLICY GOVERNING THEM
WAS REALIGNED UNDER THE DCS, G –1. REFERENCE 1.B. WAS TRANSFERRED
TO DCS, G–1 IN FEBRUARY 2026, AND WAS RECENTLY REVISED TO ELIMINATE
APPENDIX C (SINGLE SOURCE CRITERIA), WHICH HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY
REFERENCE 1.A. THE LATEST REVISION OF REFERENCE 1.B. IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS://ARMYPUBS.ARMY.MIL.
4. (U) WITH THIS RECENT REVISION OF REFERENCE 1.B., PROGRAM
MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS FOR CHILD, YOUTH, AND SCHOOL SERVICES ARE
REMINDED TO USE THE CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAM INSPECTION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CYP –IMS), OUTLINED IN REFERENCE 1.A. THE
CYP–IMS CHECKLIST IS THE SYSTEM OF RECORD FOR CONDUCTING,
TRACKING, AND RESPONDING TO HIGHER HEADQUARTERS INSPECTIONS IN
SUPPORT OF THE DOD CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
5. (U) IN ITS NEXT REVISION, REFERENCE 1.B. WILL BE FURTHER UPDATED TO
INCORPORATE CRITICAL POLICY AND PROGRAM CHANGES FROM PUBLISHED
ARMY DIRECTIVES (SEE REFERENCES 1.C. THROUGH 1.I.). THESE ARMY
DIRECTIVES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ARMY PUBLISHING DIRECTORATE
WEBSITE AT HTTPS://ARMYPUBS.ARMY.MIL.
6. (U) THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IS MS. DONNA K. GARFIELD, EMAIL: DONNA.K.GARFIELD.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
7. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 1 JUNE 2027.