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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2017-15 (Managing and Overseeing the Acquisition of
Services)
1. References. A complete list of references is in enclosure 1.
2. This directive provides interim policy for the planning, approval, and execution of
contracted services until the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition,
Logistics and Technology) updates Army Regulation 70-13 (Management and Oversight
of Services Acquisitions) to incorporate recent Department of Defense (DoD) and Army
best practices for obtaining contracted services. During fiscal year 2016, the Army
spent approximately $50 billion on goods and services. Of that, about 62 percent (or
$31 billion) was for contracted services capabilities that enable or support Army
missions. Spending this significant amount of taxpayer money demands that the Army
executes a high level of leader oversight and disciplined management.
3. Our services acquisitions are critical to the success of many Army missions, from
Soldier health and well-being, to equipment and training readiness, to installation
sustainment. This directive focuses on commander, leader, and Headquarters,
Department of the Army (HQDA) responsibilities in three primary areas of services
acquisition to implement DoD and Army instructions to increase leader visibility and
accountability in making decisions and evaluating outcomes for contracted services.
These primary areas of services acquisition are planning services, defining
requirements, and approving requirements.
a. Planning Services. Effective services planning requires supported mission
analyses and forecasting. The Army needs to improve all efforts to responsibly forecast
enduring and future needs for contracted services. These improvements are essential
to synchronize services acquisition decisions with resource allocation decision
processes within the requiring activities (RAs) and across the Army. RAs are
organizations that have the services mission needs that contracts satisfy. These RAs
are the accountable authorities for services acquisition requirements and funding
decisions. They make near-term decisions on services mission needs as they request
to sustain or modify current contracts or establish new contracts in the budget year.
They rely on supporting contracting activities (CAs) to create the actual procurement
contracts for their services.
b. Defining Requirements. Analyses of many audits and Inspector General reports
over recent years show that the performance work statement for the services contract is
the foundation document of the services management tools that drive outcomes.
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RAs are responsible for developing the performance work statement and nominating
qualified contracting officer representatives (CORs), who oversee the contracted
vendor’s performance and evaluate whether the vendor is satisfying the mission need.
The CORs report their assessments to the contracting officers, who enforce contract
compliance in accordance with Federal, DoD, and Army contracting regulations. During
2015, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army issued detailed guidance for appointing,
training, and managing CORs (enclosure 2). All organizations must comply with that
guidance. Additionally, the DoD Deputy Director for Services Acquisition offers training,
tools, and assistance to services stakeholders in designing and overseeing the
acquisition of contracted services at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/sa/training_safipt.html.
c. Approving Requirements. DoD Instruction 5000.74 (Defense Acquisition of
Services) identifies the need for Services Requirements Review Boards (SRRBs). Each
RA must establish an SRRB process and document its decisions by a designated senior
leader who validates and prioritizes all RA services requirements. The level of senior
leader approval must be commensurate to the mission risks in satisfying the need for
the service and the dollar value of the resources required. The RAs will evaluate
implementation of SRRB or equivalent processes in their internal control evaluation plan
required by Army Regulation 11-2 (Manager’s Internal Control Program). The Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) provides a checklist for RAs to
evaluate their requirements to exclude inherently governmental functions and ensure
the Government oversight of contracts required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation
Subpart 7.503(e) and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Subpart
5107.503(e). You can download the checklist at
http://www.asamra.army.mil/scra/documents/ServicesContractApprovalForm.pdf.
SRRB guidelines are in enclosure 3.
4. The Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) is the senior official responsible for managing
the acquisition of contract services. Commanders and leaders of RAs with the contract
services missions provide the resources and daily oversight of their services contracts
through their CORs. The RAs are accountable for complying with AAE acquisition
instructions provided by their supporting CA. The RAs and their CORs provide planning
and oversee vendor performance in accordance with guidance from their CA. The
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) and Senior Services Manager in
the Office of the AAE develop policy and procedures to help RAs and CAs improve all
aspects of services acquisitions and assess the performance and cost-effectiveness of
Armywide services acquisition. Questions and recommendations may be directed to
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement) and Senior Services
Manager at https://spcs3. kc.army.mil/asaalt/procurement/Services/Home.aspx. (A
common access card is required.)
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5. The provisions of this directive are effective immediately and apply to the Active
Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army
Reserve.
6. The proponent for this policy is the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition,
Logistics and Technology). The Assistant Secretary will ensure that the provisions of
this directive are incorporated into the next update of Army Regulation 70-13.
7. This directive is rescinded upon publication of the revised regulation.
Encls Robert M. Speer
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 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 Cyber 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
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Financial Management Command
U.S. Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade
(CONT)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, Civilian Human Resources Agency
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Enclosure 1
REFERENCES
a. Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 1100.4 (Guidance for Manpower
Management), February 12, 2005.
b. DoD Instruction 1100.22 (Policy and Procedures for Determining Workforce Mix),
April 12, 2010.
c. DoD Instruction 5000.74 (Defense Acquisition of Services), January 5, 2016.
d. DoD Instruction 7041.04 (Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs of Civilian and
Active Duty Military Manpower and Contract Support), July 3, 2013.
e. Army Regulation 11-2 (Manager’s Internal Control Program), 4 January 2010,
Including Rapid Action Revision Issued 26 March 2012.
f. Army Regulation 70-13 (Management and Oversight of Services Acquisition),
30 July 2010.
g. Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 5107.503(e).
h. Memorandum, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Dec 06 2012,
subject: Service Acquisition Workshop.
i. Memorandum, Senior Services Manager, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Procurement), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and
Technology), Feb 08 2013, subject: Service Acquisition Workshop.
j. Optimization of Army Services Acquisition Implementation Plan, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology),
1 September 2011.
Enclosure 2
REQUIRING ACTIVITY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR TRAINING, APPOINTING, AND
MANAGING CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVES
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Enclosure 3
SERVICES REQUIREMENTS REVIEW BOARDS
1. Requiring activities (RAs) establish Services Requirements Review Boards (SRRBs)
to ensure that services requirements are reviewed, validated, prioritized, and approved,
and that the need for an appropriate level of services is verified. This critically important
process determines minimum services needs and prioritizes services requirements
while identifying opportunities for savings and efficiencies. Savings may be realized
through reduction in service delivery levels, outright cancellation, and strategic sourcing
through existing procurement contracts.
2. SRRBs provide a process for RA senior leaders to assess, review, and validate
requirements for services. Requirements reviews should be tailored for specificity and
include, but not be limited to:
a. Mission Need: How does the requirement fill the mission need and what
outcomes will be achieved by acquiring services?
b. Workforce Analysis: How is/was the requirement satisfied and why is the use of
military or civilian personnel not an option? Coordination with the component
manpower and personnel officials should be accomplished in accordance with DoD
Directive 1100.4 (Guidance for Manpower Management). The analysis should also
consider guidance in DoD Instruction 1100.22 (Policy and Procedures for Determining
Workforce Mix) and DoD Instruction 7041.04 (Estimating and Comparing the Full Costs
of Civilian and Active Duty Military Manpower and Contract Support).
c. Strategic Alignment: How does the requirement for services support the broader
organizational mission?
d. Relationship to Other Requirements: How does the requirement for services
positively or negatively affect the component’s other requirements? For information
technology services, see DoD Instruction 5000.74 (Defense Acquisition of Services),
enclosure 7, to ensure that requirements are consistent with enterprise information
technology strategies.
e. Prioritization: Is the requirement for services a lower priority requirement that
can be reduced or eliminated so that savings can be transferred to higher priority
objectives or mission requirements?
f. Market Research: What is the nature and extent of market research conducted,
including any applicable benefit analysis performed for bundling or consolidation?
3. Requirements approval should be obtained from the SRRB chair before any
acquisition action is initiated unless the decision authority directs otherwise. SRRB
approval will be documented in the acquisition plan.
4. The seniority of the SRRB approval authority should be based on the complexity,
cost, and risks to mission performance.
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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2017-08 (Competitive Categories for Commissioned Officers
and Warrant Officers Serving on the Active Duty List and the Reserve Active Status
List)
1. References. A complete list of references is at enclosure 1.
2. Purpose. This directive defines and establishes the competitive categories for
commissioned officers serving on the active duty list (ADL) and reserve active status list
(RASL) by grade level. Its provisions are effective 1 April 2017.
3. Definition. A competitive category is a separate promotion category established by
my authority pursuant to references a–d for specific groups of officers whose
specialized education, training, or experience, and often rather narrow utilization, make
separate career management desirable.
4. ADL Competitive Categories (enclosure 2). For officers in the grades of second
lieutenant (O-1) through captain (O-3), the competitive categories are:
a. Army Competitive Category (ACC) (includes basic branch and functional area
officers in the grades of second lieutenant through captain).
b. Chaplain Corps (CH).
c. Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JA) (including first lieutenants not members of
the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, but participating in the Army General Counsel’s
Honor Program for consideration to the grade of captain only).
d. Medical Service Corps (MS).
e. Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP).
f. Veterinary Corps (VC).
g. Army Nurse Corps (AN).
h. Medical Corps (MC).
i. Dental Corps (DC).
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
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5. ADL Functional Categories (enclosure 3). For officers in the grades of major (O-4)
through colonel (O-6) on the ADL, the competitive categories are:
a. Operations (OPS).
b. Operations Support (OS).
c. Force Sustainment (FS).
d. Information Dominance (ID) (beginning 1 April 2017).
e. CH.
f. JA.
g. MS.
h. SP.
i. VC.
j. AN.
k. MC.
l. DC.
6. Competitive Categories for Warrant Officers on the ADL (enclosure 4). The
competitive categories are:
a. Aviation.
b. Technical Services.
7. RASL Competitive Categories. For officers in the grades of second lieutenant (O-1)
through colonel (O-6), competitive categories are listed for the Active Guard Reserve
(AGR), Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and non-AGR.
(ARNGUS competitive categories apply only to ARNGUS commissioned officers
considered by Department of the Army centralized promotion boards):
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a. The AGR competitive categories are (enclosure 5):
(1) AGR Army Promotion List (APL).
(2) AGR MS.
(3) AGR AN.
(4) AGR CH.
(5) AGR JA.
b. The ARNGUS competitive categories are (enclosure 6):
(1) ARNGUS APL.
(2) ARNGUS MS.
(3) ARNGUS AN.
(4) ARNGUS DC.
(5) ARNGUS MC.
(6) ARNGUS SP.
(7) ARNGUS VC.
(8) ARNGUS CH.
c. The non-AGR competitive categories are (enclosure 7):
(1) Non-AGR APL.
(2) Non-AGR MS.
(3) Non-AGR AN.
(4) Non-AGR DC.
(5) Non-AGR MC.
(6) Non-AGR SP.
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(7) Non-AGR VC.
(8) Non-AGR CH.
(9) Non-AGR JA.
8. Reserve Component Warrant Officers competitive categories (enclosure 8). The
competitive categories are:
a. AGR Warrant Officers.
b. Non-AGR Warrant Officers.
9. ADL General Officers
a. For officers in the grades brigadier general (O-7) and major general (O-8), the
competitive categories are:
(1) ACC.
(2) CH.
(3) JA.
(4) AMEDD.
b. For officers in the grades of lieutenant general (O-9) and general (O-10),
competitive categories are not used. They are temporarily appointed to positions of
importance and responsibility pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, section 601.
10. ARNGUS General Officers. For officers in the grades of brigadier general through
general, the competitive categories are:
a. General Officer of the Line.
b. Adjutant General Corps (does not apply to grades above major general).
11. U.S. Army Reserve General Officers. Individual vacancy promotion boards are
conducted in a consolidated manner and do not use competitive categories as separate
promotion categories.
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and Warrant Officers Serving on the Active Duty List and the Reserve Active Status
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12. Delegation of Authority. I am delegating to the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs) the authority to assign or reassign functional
categories within each competitive category as required for career management and
promotion consideration of the officers within each competitive category. This authority
may not be further delegated.
13. Proponent. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 will incorporate the provisions of this
directive into references f–k as soon as practicable. This directive is rescinded upon
publication of the revised regulations and pamphlet.
Encls Robert M. Speer
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 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 Cyber 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
(CONT)
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2017-08 (Competitive Categories for Commissioned Officers
and Warrant Officers Serving on the Active Duty List and the Reserve Active Status
List)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Commander, U.S. Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Army Directive 2017-08 Enclosure 1
REFERENCES
a. Title 10, United States Code, section 582 (10 USC 582) (Warrant officer active-duty
list: exclusions).
b. 10 USC 621 (Competitive categories for promotion).
c. 10 USC 14005 (Competitive categories).
d. Department of Defense Instruction 1320.14 (Commissioned Officer Promotion
Program Procedures), December 11, 2013.
e. Department of Defense Instruction 6000.13 (Accession and Retention Policies,
Programs, and Incentives for Military Health Professions Officers (HPOs)),
December 30, 2015, Incorporating Change 1, Effective May 3, 2016.
f. Army Regulation (AR) 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant
Officers Other Than General Officers), 13 July 2014.
g. AR 135-156 (Reserve Component General Officer Personnel Management),
17 May 2007.
h. AR 600-3 (The Army Personnel Development System), 26 February 2009.
i. AR 600-8-29 (Officer Promotions), 25 February 2005.
j. AR 623-3 (Evaluation Reporting System), 4 November 2015.
k. Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-3 (Commissioned Officer Professional
Development and Career Management), 3 December 2014.
Army Directive 2017-08 Enclosure 2
ACTIVE DUTY LIST COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
FOR SECOND LIEUTENANT (O-1) THROUGH CAPTAIN (O-3)
The following functional categories and branches are assigned within the active duty list
competitive categories in the grades of second lieutenant (O-1) through captain (O-3) as
follows:
1. Army Competitive Category (ACC)
a. Infantry
b. Aviation
c. Armor
d. Engineer
e. Military Police
f. Chemical
g. Field Artillery
h. Air Defense Artillery
i. Signal
j. Military Intelligence
k. Transportation
l. Ordnance
m. Quartermaster
n. Adjutant General
o. Finance
p. Acquisition
q. Cyber
2. Chaplain Corps (CH)
a. Command and Unit Chaplain
b. Clinical Ministries Supervisor
3. Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JA)
4. Medical Service Corps (MS)
a. 67A Health Services
b. 67B Laboratory Sciences
c. 67C Preventive Medicine
d. 67D Behavioral Science
e. 67E Pharmacist
f. 67F Optometrist
g. 67G Podiatrist
h. 67J Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
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i. 70A Health Care Administrator
j. 70B Health Services Administration
k. 70C Health Services Comptroller
l. 70D Health Services Systems Manager
m. 70E Patient Administrator
n. 70F Health Services Human Resources Manager
o. 70H Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training
p. 70K Health Services Materiel
q. 71A Microbiologist
r. 71B Biochemist
s. 71E Clinical Laboratory Officer
t. 71F Research Psychologist
u. 72A Nuclear Medical Science Officer
v. 72B Entomologist
w. 72C Audiologist
x. 72D Environment Science and Engineer Officer
y. 73A Social Worker
z. 73B Clinical Psychologist
5. Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP)
a. 65A Occupational Therapist
b. 65B Physical Therapist
c. 65C Dietitian
d. 65D Physician Assistant
e. 65X Allied Operations Specialist
6. Veterinary Corps (VC)
a. 64A Field Veterinary Service
b. 64B Veterinary Preventive Medicine
c. 64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
d. 64D Veterinary Pathologist
e. 64E Veterinary Comparative Medicine Officer
f. 64F Veterinary Clinical Medicine Officer
g. 64Z Senior Veterinarian
7. Army Nurse Corps (AN)
a. 66B Army Public Health Nurse
b. 66C Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse
c. 66E Perioperative Nurse
d. 66F Nurse Anesthetist
e. 66G Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurse
f. 66H Medical-Surgical Nursing
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g. 66N Operational Nursing
h. 66P Family Nurse Practitioner
i. 66R Psychiatric/Behavior Health Nurse Practitioner
j. 66W Midwife
8. Medical Corps (MC)
a. 60A Operational Medicine
b. 60B Nuclear Medicine
c. 60C Preventive Medicine
d. 60D Occupational Medicine
e. 60F Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Officer
f. 60G Gastroenterologist
g. 60H Cardiologist
h. 60J Obstetrician and Gynecologist
i. 60K Urologist
j. 60L Dermatologist
k. 60M Allergist, Clinical Immunologist
l. 60N Anesthesiologist
m. 60P Pediatrician
n. 60Q Pediatric Sub-Specialist
o. 60R Child Neurologist
p. 60S Ophthalmologist
q. 60T Otolaryngologist
r. 60U Child Psychiatrist
s. 60V Neurologist
t. 60W Psychiatrist
u. 61A Nephrologist
v. 61B Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
w. 61C Endocrinologist
x. 61D Rheumatologist
y. 61E Clinical Pharmacologist
z. 61F Internist
aa. 61G Infections Disease
bb. 61H Family Medicine
cc. 61J General Surgeon
dd. 61K Thoracic surgeon
ee. 61L Plastic Surgeon
ff. 61M Orthopedic Surgeon
gg. 61N Flight Surgeon
hh. 61P Physiatrist
ii. 61Q Radiation Oncologist
jj. 61R Diagnostic Radiologist
kk. 61U Pathologist
ll. 61W Vascular Surgeon
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mm. 61Z Neurosurgeon
nn. 62A Emergency Physician
oo. 62B Field Surgeon
9. Dental Corps (DC)
a. 63A General Dentist
b. 63B Comprehensive Dentist
c. 63D Periodontist
d. 63E Endodontist
e. 63F Prosthodontist
f. 63H Public Health Dentist
g. 63K Pediatric Dentist
h. 63M Orthodontist
i. 63N Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
j. 63P Oral Pathologist
k. 63R Executive Dentist
Army Directive 2017-08 Enclosure 3
ACTIVE DUTY LIST FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES
FOR MAJOR (O-4) THROUGH COLONEL (O-6)
The following functional categories and branches are assigned within the active duty list
competitive categories in the grades of major (O-4) through colonel (O-6) as follows:
1. Operations (OPS)
a. Armor (AR)
b. Infantry (IN)
c. Aviation (AV)
d. Field Artillery (FA)
e. Air Defense Artillery (AD)
f. Corps of Engineers (EN)
g. Military Police (MP)
h. Chemical (CM)
i. Special Forces (SF)
j. Psychological Operations (PO)
k. Civil Affairs (CA)
2. Operations Support (OS)
a. Cyber (until 1 April 2017)
b. Signal Corps (SC)
c. Military Intelligence (MI)
d. Functional Area (FA) 26 (Information Networks Engineering), (FA26: FA 24
Telecommunication Systems Engineering and FA 53 Information Systems
Management)
e. FA 29 Electronic Warfare (until 1 April 2017)
f. FA 30 Information Operations (until 1 April 2017)
g. FA 34 (Strategic Intelligence)
h. FA 40 (Space Operations)
i. FA 46 (Public Affairs)
j. FA 47 (Academy Professor)
k. FA 48 (Foreign Area Officer)
l. FA 49 (Operations Research/Systems Analysis)
m. FA 50 (Force Management)
n. FA 52 (Nuclear and Counter-proliferation)
o. FA 57 (Simulations Operations)
p. FA 59 (Strategist)
3. Force Sustainment (FS)
a. Transportation (TC)
b. Ordnance (OD)
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c. Quartermaster (QM)
d. Adjutant General Corps (AG)
e. Finance Corps (FI)
f. Logistics (LG)
g. FA 51 (Research, Development, and Acquisition)
4. Information Dominance (ID). Category composition will be effective 1 April 2017.
a. Cyber (CY) (remains in OS until 1 April 2017)
b. FA 29 Electronic Warfare (remains in OS until 1 April 2017)
c. FA 30 Information Operations (remains in OS until 1 April 2017)
5. Chaplain Corps (CH)
a. Command and Unit Chaplain
b. Clinical Ministries Supervisor
6. Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JA)
a. 27A Judge Advocate
b. 27B Military Judge
7. Medical Service Corps (MS)
a. 67A Health Services
b. 67B Laboratory Sciences
c. 67C Preventive Medicine
d. 67D Behavioral Science
e. 67E Pharmacist
f. 67F Optometrist
g. 67G Podiatrist
h. 67J Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
i. 70A Health Care Administrator
j. 70B Health Services Administration
k. 70C Health Services Comptroller
l. 70D Health Services Systems Manager
m. 70E Patient Administrator
n. 70F Health Services Human Resources Manager
o. 70H Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security, and Training
p. 70K Health Services Materiel
q. 71A Microbiologist
r. 71B Biochemist
s. 71E Clinical Laboratory Officer
t. 71F Research Psychologist
u. 72A Nuclear Medical Science Officer
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v. 72B Entomologist
w. 72C Audiologist
x. 72D Environment Science and Engineer Officer
y. 73A Social Worker
z. 73B Clinical Psychologist
8. Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP)
a. 65A Occupational Therapist
b. 65B Physical Therapist
c. 65C Dietitian
d. 65D Physician Assistant
e. 65X Allied Operations Specialist
9. Veterinary Corps (VC)
a. 64A Field Veterinary Service
b. 64B Veterinary Preventive Medicine
c. 64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
d. 64D Veterinary Pathologist
e. 64E Veterinary Comparative Medicine Officer
f. 64F Veterinary Clinical Medicine Officer
g. 64Z Senior Veterinarian
10. Army Nurse Corps (AN)
a. 66B Army Public Health Nurse
b. 66C Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse
c. 66E Perioperative Nurse
d. 66F Nurse Anesthetist
e. 66G Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurse
f. 66H Medical-Surgical Nursing
g. 66N Operational Nursing
h. 66P Family Nurse Practitioner
i. 66R Psychiatric/Behavior health Nurse Practitioner
j. 66W Midwife
11. Medical Corps (MC)
a. 60A Operational Medicine
b. 60B Nuclear Medicine
c. 60C Preventive Medicine
d. 60D Occupational Medicine
e. 60F Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Officer
f. 60G Gastroenterologist
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g. 60H Cardiologist
h. 60J Obstetrician and Gynecologist
i. 60K Urologist
j. 60L Dermatologist
k. 60M Allergist, Clinical Immunologist
l. 60N Anesthesiologist
m. 60P Pediatrician
n. 60Q Pediatric Sub-Specialist
o. 60R Child Neurologist
p. 60S Ophthalmologist
q. 60T Otolaryngologist
r. 60U Child Psychiatrist
s. 60V Neurologist
t. 60W Psychiatrist
u. 61A Nephrologist
v. 61B Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
w. 61C Endocrinologist
x. 61D Rheumatologist
y. 61E Clinical Pharmacologist
z. 61F Internist
aa. 61G Infections Disease
bb. 61H Family Medicine
cc. 61J General Surgeon
dd. 61K Thoracic surgeon
ee. 61L Plastic Surgeon
ff. 61M Orthopedic Surgeon
gg. 61N Flight Surgeon
hh. 61P Physiatrist
ii. 61Q Radiation Oncologist
jj. 61R Diagnostic Radiologist
kk. 61U Pathologist
ll. 61W Vascular Surgeon
mm. 61Z Neurosurgeon
nn. 62A Emergency Physician
oo. 62B Field Surgeon
12. Dental Corps (DC)
a. 63A General Dentist
b. 63B Comprehensive Dentist
c. 63D Periodontist
d. 63E Endodontist
e. 63F Prosthodontist
f. 63H Public Health Dentist
g. 63K Pediatric Dentist
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h. 63M Orthodontist
i. 63N Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
j. 63P Oral Pathologist
k. 63R Executive Dentist
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COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES FOR WARRANT OFFICERS
ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST
The following functional categories and specialties are assigned to the Aviation and
Technical Services Competitive Categories for Warrant Officers on the active duty list.
1. Aviation
a. 152C (OH-6 Pilot)
b. 152D (OH-58D Pilot)
c. 152F/152H (AH-64A/AH-64D Pilot)
d. 153D/153M (UH-60/UH-60M Pilot)
e. 153E (MH-60 Pilot)
f. 154C/154F (CH-47D/CH-47F Pilot)
g. 154E (MH-47 Pilot)
h. 155A/155E/155F/155G (Fixed Wing Pilot)
2. Technical Services
a. 120A Construction Engineering
b. 125D Geospatial Engineering
c. 131A Target Acquisition Radar
d. 140A C2 Systems Integrator
e. 140E Air and Missile Defense
f. 150A Air Traffic and Air Space
g. 150U Unmanned Aircraft Systems
h. 151A Aviation Maintenance
i. 170A Cyber
j. 180A Special Forces
k. 255A Information Services
l. 255N Network Management
m. 255S Information Protection
n. 270A Legal Administrator
o. 290A Electronic Warfare
p. 311A CID Special Agent
q. 350F All Source Intelligence
r. 350G Imagery Intelligence
s. 350Z Attaché
t. 351L Counterintelligence
u. 351M Human Intelligence
v. 351Y Area Intelligence
w. 352N Traffic Analysis
x. 352P Voice Intercept
y. 352S Signals Collection
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z. 353T IEW Systems Maintenance
aa. 420A Human Resources
bb. 420C Bandmaster
cc. 640A Food Safety Officer
dd. 670A Health Services Maintenance
ee. 740A CBRN
ff. 880A Marine Deck Officer
gg. 881A Marine Engineer Officer
hh. 882A Mobility Officer
ii. 890A Ammunition
jj. 913A Armament Repair
kk. 914A Allied Trades
ll. 915A Automotive Maintenance
mm. 919A Engineer Automotive Maintenance
nn. 920A Property Accounting
oo. 920B Supply Systems
pp. 921A Airdrop Systems
qq. 922A Food Service
rr. 923A Petroleum Systems Technician
ss. 948B Electronic Systems Maintenance
tt. 948D Electronic Missile Systems Maintenance
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ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
Reserve Active Status List Competitive Categories. For officers in the grades of second
lieutenant (O-1) through colonel (O-6), the following functional categories and
specialties are assigned to each competitive category as listed for the Active Guard
Reserve (AGR).
1. AGR Army Promotion List (APL)
a. Infantry
b. Aviation
c. Armor
d. Engineer
e. Military Police
f. Chemical
g. Field Artillery
h. Air Defense Artillery
i. Signal
j. Military Intelligence
k. Cyber
l. Transportation
m. Ordnance
n. Quartermaster
o. Adjutant General
p. Finance
q. Acquisition
2. AGR Army Medical Service Corps (MS)
a. 67A Health Services
b. 67B Laboratory Sciences
c. 67C Preventive Medicine
d. 67D Behavioral Science
e. 67E Pharmacist
f. 67F Optometrist
g. 67G Podiatrist
h. 67J Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
i. 70A Health Care Administrator
j. 70B Health Services Administration
k. 70C Health Services Comptroller
l. 70D Health Services Systems Manager
m. 70E Patient Administrator
n. 70F Health Services Human Resources Manager
o. 70H Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training
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p. 70K Health Services Materiel
q. 71A Microbiologist
r. 71B Biochemist
s. 71E Clinical Laboratory Officer
t. 71F Research Psychologist
u. 72A Nuclear Medical Science Officer
v. 72B Entomologist
w. 72C Audiologist
x. 72D Environment Science & Engineer Officer
y. 73A Social Worker
z. 73B Clinical Psychologist
3. AGR Army Nurse Corps (AN)
a. 66B Army Public Health Nurse
b. 66C Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse
c. 66E Perioperative Nurse
d. 66F Nurse Anesthetist
e. 66G Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurse
f. 66H Medical-Surgical Nursing
g. 66N Operational Nursing
h. 66P Family Nurse Practitioner
i. 66R Psychiatric/Behavior health Nurse Practitioner
j. 66W Midwife
4. AGR Chaplains Corps (CH)
a. Command and Unit Chaplain
b. Clinical Ministries Supervisor
5. AGR Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JA)
a. 27A Judge Advocate
b. 27B Military Judge
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
Reserve Active Status List Competitive Categories. For officers in the grades second
lieutenant (O-1) through colonel (O-6), the following functional categories and
specialties are assigned to each competitive category as listed for the Army National
Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) functional categories.
1. ARNGUS Army Promotion List (APL)
a. Infantry
b. Aviation
c. Armor
d. Engineer
e. Military Police
f. Chemical
g. Field Artillery
h. Air Defense Artillery
i. Signal
j. Military Intelligence
k. Transportation
l. Ordnance
m. Quartermaster
n. Adjutant General
o. Finance
p. Acquisition
q. Cyber
r. Judge Advocate
2. ARNGUS Medical Service Corps (MS)
a. 67A Health Services
b. 67B Laboratory Sciences
c. 67C Preventive Medicine
d. 67D Behavioral Science
e. 67E Pharmacist
f. 67F Optometrist
g. 67G Podiatrist
h. 67J Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
i. 70A Health Care Administrator
j. 70B Health Services Administration
k. 70C Health Services Comptroller
l. 70D Health Services Systems Manager
m. 70E Patient Administrator
n. 70F Health Services Human Resources Manager
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o. 70H Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training
p. 70K Health Services Materiel
q. 71A Microbiologist
r. 71B Biochemist
s. 71E Clinical Laboratory Officer
t. 71F Research Psychologist
u. 72A Nuclear Medical Science Officer
v. 72B Entomologist
w. 72C Audiologist
x. 72D Environment Science & Engineer Officer
y. 73A Social Worker
z. 73B Clinical Psychologist
3. ARNGUS Nurse Corps (AN)
a. 66B Army Public Health Nurse
b. 66C Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse
c. 66E Perioperative Nurse
d. 66F Nurse Anesthetist
e. 66G Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurse
f. 66H Medical-Surgical Nursing
g. 66N Operational Nursing
h. 66P Family Nurse Practitioner
i. 66R Psychiatric/Behavior health Nurse Practitioner
j. 66W Midwife
4. ARNGUS Dental Corps (DC)
a. 63A General Dentist
b. 63B Comprehensive Dentist
c. 63D Periodontist
d. 63E Endodontist
e. 63F Prosthodontist
f. 63H Public Health Dentist
g. 63K Pediatric Dentist
h. 63M Orthodontist
i. 63N Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
j. 63P Oral Pathologist
k. 63R Executive Dentist
5. ARNGUS Medical Corps (MC)
a. 60A Operational Medicine
b. 60B Nuclear Medicine
c. 60C Preventive Medicine
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d. 60D Occupational Medicine
e. 60F Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Officer
f. 60G Gastroenterologist
g. 60H Cardiologist
h. 60J Obstetrician and Gynecologist
i. 60K Urologist
j. 60L Dermatologist
k. 60M Allergist, Clinical Immunologist
l. 60N Anesthesiologist
m. 60P Pediatrician
n. 60Q Pediatric Sub-Specialist
o. 60R Child Neurologist
p. 60S Ophthalmologist
q. 60T Otolaryngologist
r. 60U Child Psychiatrist
s. 60V Neurologist
t. 60W Psychiatrist
u. 61A Nephrologist
v. 61B Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
w. 61C Endocrinologist
x. 61D Rheumatologist
y. 61E Clinical Pharmacologist
z. 61F Internist
aa. 61G Infections Disease
bb. 61H Family Medicine
cc. 61J General Surgeon
dd. 61K Thoracic surgeon
ee. 61L Plastic Surgeon
ff. 61M Orthopedic Surgeon
gg. 61N Flight Surgeon
hh. 61P Physiatrist
ii. 61Q Radiation Oncologist
jj. 61R Diagnostic Radiologist
kk. 61U Pathologist
ll. 61W Vascular Surgeon
mm. 61Z Neurosurgeon
nn. 62A Emergency Physician
oo. 62B Field Surgeon
6. ARNGUS Medical Specialist Corps (SP)
a. 65A Occupational Therapist
b. 65B Physical Therapist
c. 65C Dietitian
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d. 65D Physician Assistant
e. 65X Allied Operations Specialist
7. ARNGUS Veterinary Corps (VC)
a. 64A Field Veterinary Service
b. 64B Veterinary Preventive Medicine
c. 64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
d. 64D Veterinary Pathologist
e. 64E Veterinary Comparative Medicine Officer
f. 64F Veterinary Clinical Medicine Officer
g. 64Z Senior Veterinarian
8. ARNGUS Chaplains Corps (CH)
a. Command and Unit Chaplain
b. Clinical Ministries Supervisor
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NON-ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
Reserve Active Status List Competitive Categories. For officers in the grades second
lieutenant (O-1) through colonel (O-6), the following functional categories and
specialties are assigned to each competitive category as listed for the non-Active Guard
Reserve (non-AGR).
1. Non-AGR Army Promotion List
a. Infantry
b. Aviation
c. Armor
d. Engineer
e. Military Police
f. Chemical
g. Field Artillery
h. Air Defense Artillery
i. Signal
j. Military Intelligence
k. Cyber
l. Transportation
m. Ordnance
n. Quartermaster
o. Adjutant General
p. Finance
q. Acquisition
2. Non-AGR Medical Service Corps (MS)
a. 67A Health Services
b. 67B Laboratory Sciences
c. 67C Preventive Medicine
d. 67D Behavioral Science
e. 67E Pharmacist
f. 67F Optometrist
g. 67G Podiatrist
h. 67J Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
i. 70A Health Care Administrator
j. 70B Health Services Administration
k. 70C Health Services Comptroller
l. 70D Health Services Systems Manager
m. 70E Patient Administrator
n. 70F Health Services Human Resources Manager
o. 70H Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security, and Training
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p. 70K Health Services Materiel
q. 71A Microbiologist
r. 71B Biochemist
s. 71E Clinical Laboratory Officer
t. 71F Research Psychologist
u. 72A Nuclear Medical Science Officer
v. 72B Entomologist
w. 72C Audiologist
x. 72D Environment Science & Engineer Officer
y. 73A Social Worker
z. 73B Clinical Psychologist
3. Non-AGR Nurse Corps (AN)
a. 66B Army Public Health Nurse
b. 66C Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse
c. 66E Perioperative Nurse
d. 66F Nurse Anesthetist
e. 66G Obstetric and Gynecologic Nurse
f. 66H Medical-Surgical Nursing
g. 66N Operational Nursing
h. 66P Family Nurse Practitioner
i. 66R Psychiatric/Behavior health Nurse Practitioner
j. 66W Midwife
4. Non-AGR Dental Corps (DC)
a. 63A General Dentist
b. 63B Comprehensive Dentist
c. 63D Periodontist
d. 63E Endodontist
e. 63F Prosthodontist
f. 63H Public Health Dentist
g. 63K Pediatric Dentist
h. 63M Orthodontist
i. 63N Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
j. 63P Oral Pathologist
k. 63R Executive Dentist
5. Non-AGR Medical Corps (MC)
a. 60A Operational Medicine
b. 60B Nuclear Medicine
c. 60C Preventive Medicine
d. 60D Occupational Medicine
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e. 60F Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Officer
f. 60G Gastroenterologist
g. 60H Cardiologist
h. 60J Obstetrician and Gynecologist
i. 60K Urologist
j. 60L Dermatologist
k. 60M Allergist, Clinical Immunologist
l. 60N Anesthesiologist
m. 60P Pediatrician
n. 60Q Pediatric Sub-Specialist
o. 60R Child Neurologist
p. 60S Ophthalmologist
q. 60T Otolaryngologist
r. 60U Child Psychiatrist
s. 60V Neurologist
t. 60W Psychiatrist
u. 61A Nephrologist
v. 61B Medical Oncologist/Hematologist
w. 61C Endocrinologist
x. 61D Rheumatologist
y. 61E Clinical Pharmacologist
z. 61F Internist
aa. 61G Infections Disease
bb. 61H Family Medicine
cc. 61J General Surgeon
dd. 61K Thoracic surgeon
ee. 61L Plastic Surgeon
ff. 61M Orthopedic Surgeon
gg. 61N Flight Surgeon
hh. 61P Physiatrist
ii. 61Q Radiation Oncologist
jj. 61R Diagnostic Radiologist
kk. 61U Pathologist
ll. 61W Vascular Surgeon
mm. 61Z Neurosurgeon
nn. 62A Emergency Physician
oo. 62B Field Surgeon
6. Non-AGR Medical Specialist Corps (SP)
a. 65A Occupational Therapist
b. 65B Physical Therapist
c. 65C Dietitian
d. 65D Physician Assistant
e. 65X Allied Operations Specialist
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7. Non-AGR Veterinary Corps (VC)
a. 64A Field Veterinary Service
b. 64B Veterinary Preventive Medicine
c. 64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
d. 64D Veterinary Pathologist
e. 64E Veterinary Comparative Medicine Officer
f. 64F Veterinary Clinical Medicine Officer
g. 64Z Senior Veterinarian
8. Non-AGR Chaplains Corps (CH)
a. Command and Unit Chaplain
b. Clinical Ministries Supervisor
9. Non-AGR Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JA)
a. 27A Judge Advocate
b. 27B Military Judge
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RESERVE COMPONENT WARRANT OFFICER COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
These are the functional categories and specialties for Reserve Component Warrant
Officers, both Active Guard Reserve and non-Active Guard Reserve.
1. 120A Construction Engineering
2. 125D Geospatial Engineering
3. 131A Target Acquisition Radar
4. 140A C2 Systems Integrator
5. 140E Air and Missile Defense
6. 150A Air Traffic and Air Space
7. 150U Unmanned Aircraft Systems
8. 151A Aviation Maintenance
9. 170A Cyber
10. 180A Special Forces
11. 255A Information Services
12. 255N Network Management
13. 255S Information Protection
14. 270A Legal Administrator
15. 290A Electronic Warfare
16. 311A CID Special Agent
17. 350F All Source Intelligence
18. 350G Imagery Intelligence
19. 350Z Attaché
20. 351L Counterintelligence
21. 351M Human Intelligence
22. 351Y Area Intelligence
23. 352N Traffic Analysis
24. 352P Voice Intercept
25. 352S Signals Collection
26. 353T IEW Systems Maintenance
27. 420A Human Resources
28. 420C Bandmaster
29. 640A Food Safety Officer
30. 670A Health Services Maintenance
31. 740A CBRN
32. 880A Marine Deck Officer
33. 881A Marine Engineer Officer
34. 882A Mobility Officer
35. 890A Ammunition
36. 913A Armament Repair
37. 914A Allied Trades
38. 915A Automotive Maintenance
39. 919A Engineer Automotive Maintenance
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40. 920A Property Accounting
41. 920B Supply Systems
42. 921A Airdrop Systems
43. 922A Food Service
44. 923A Petroleum Systems Technician
45. 948B Electronic Systems Maintenance
46. 948D Electronic Missile Systems Maintenance
47. 152C (OH-6 Pilot)
48. 152D (OH-58D Pilot)
49. 152F/152H (AH-64A/AH-64D Pilot)
50. 153D/153M (UH-60/UH-60M Pilot)
51. 153E (MH-60 Pilot)
52. 154C/154F (CH-47D/CH-47F Pilot)
53. 154E (MH-47 Pilot)
54. 155A/155E/155F/155G (Fixed Wing Pilot)
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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2016-33 (Special Board Review of Approved Qualitative
Management Program Board Recommendations)
1. References:
a. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1558 (10 U.S.C. § 1558) (Review of actions of
selection boards: correction of military records by special boards; judicial review).
b. Action Memo, Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness),
November 4, 2002, subject: Implementation of Section 503 of FY02 NDAA (Approved
19 December 2002).
c. Army Directive 2014-06 (Qualitative Management Program), 10 April 2014.
d. Army Regulation (AR) 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records),
31 March 2006.
e. AR 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), 6 June 2005,
Including Rapid Action Revision No. 3 Issued 6 September 2011.
2. The Army Board for Correction of Military Records is designated as a special board
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1558(b)(1)(B). This designation is limited to cases in which
noncommissioned officers have been selected for involuntary separation under the
Army’s Qualitative Management Program (QMP). This designation of the special board
for review of QMP selection board decisions is an exercise of the discretion reserved in
reference 1b to the Secretary of the Army to grant a special board.
3. Noncommissioned officers who have been selected for separation by a QMP
selection board may request special board review after they have obtained final action
on their appeal in accordance with Army Directive 2014-06 and AR 635-200.
4. To apply for special board review, applicants will use the procedures prescribed in
AR 15-185. An application for special board review will not delay the Director of Military
Personnel Management’s final action on a QMP selection board’s recommendations.
5. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (ASA (M&RA))
is the proponent and exception authority for this policy and will issue an Armywide
message to inform the force of the guidance in this directive.
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6. In addition to the QMP special board, the ASA (M&RA) will develop and staff long-
term policy to implement 10 U.S.C. § 1558 for all selection boards subject to the statute.
The policy will include the circumstances under which a special board may be provided
and time limits applicable to filing an application for such consideration. The long-term
policy will be submitted to the Secretary of Defense for approval as required by
10 U.S.C. § 1558 before taking effect.
7. The ASA (M&RA) will include the provisions of this directive and the implementing
policy in the next revision of AR 15-185. This directive is rescinded upon publication of
these implementing regulations.
Eric K. Fanning
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 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 Cyber 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
(CONT)
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Management Program Board Recommendations)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery
Commander, U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Commander, Second Army
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2016-28 (Sharing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability Rating for Members of the Ready Reserve)
1. References:
a. Army Regulation 40-400 (Patient Administration), 20 July 2014.
b. Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical Fitness), 14 December 2007,
Including Rapid Action Revision No. 3, 4 August 2011.
c. National Guard Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management),
31 July 2009.
d. Memorandum, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs),
Feb 12, 2014, subject: Sharing of Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating for
Members of the Ready Reserve.
e. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the Defense Manpower Data
Center (DMDC) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Agreement Number:
M1514, 3 April 2015.
2. Purpose. This directive issues Army policy for the use of disability rating information
throughout the Army’s reserve component. The policy is effective immediately.
3. Applicability. This directive applies to all members of the Army National Guard/Army
National Guard of the United States and the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to units. This
directive does not address Army policy regarding the sharing of VA disability ratings for
members of the Individual Ready Reserve and Inactive National Guard.
4. Policy
a. Commanders must have visibility over potential duty-limiting conditions to ensure
Soldier readiness and avoid potentially dangerous training or duty-related assignments.
The intent is to ensure the readiness and safety of the force. The Army National Guard
and Army Reserve will develop and implement plans for commanders and healthcare
providers to review all of a Soldier’s VA disability rating information in the Medical
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
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Protection System (MEDPROS). The VA will provide data each month via the Defense
Manpower Data Center to MEDPROS. It is important to understand that a disability
rating percentage from the VA has no correlation to retention or fitness for duty
standards. Appropriate medical authorities will assess the medical conditions related to
the disability rating to determine if a medical evaluation board is required.
b. The VA disability rating data will be displayed in MEDPROS for reserve
component Soldiers the VA has determined have some degree of disability. Only
healthcare providers will be authorized to view the percentage of disability awarded.
5. Process. The Army National Guard and Army Reserve will develop specific
implementation plans that accommodate endorsement by colonel/O-6 level
commanders. The Guard and Reserve will provide a copy of their implementation plan
and revisions to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
for review and approval within 3 months of the date of this directive.
a. Commanders will be presented with their Soldier’s disability rating information in
MEDPROS. The system will identify whether the Soldier has a disability rating, but it
will not provide the percentage of disability awarded.
b. Healthcare providers will be presented with the Soldier’s disability rating
information in the Medical Operational Data System. Providers may view a Soldier’s
percentage of disability during any healthcare interaction with a Soldier, including
Periodic Health Assessments and Deployment Health Assessments.
c. Commanders or healthcare providers identifying a Soldier with a VA disability
rating will require the Soldier to provide a copy of their VA benefits letter at the earliest
opportunity for inclusion in the Soldier’s Service Treatment Record.
d. Soldiers must be instructed to report any VA disability rating awarded and
changes in health and/or VA-rated conditions. Additionally, Soldiers must provide all
medical documentation to their unit commander and healthcare provider. Medical
documentation includes all related documents from outside the Military Health System
and TRICARE network. The healthcare provider will then make a recommendation
regarding duty-limiting conditions, generate a profile (if needed), review retention
criteria, and initiate a medical evaluation board or military medical review board, if
warranted.
6. Proponent. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 is the proponent for implementation of
this guidance, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
is responsible for oversight. The Deputy Chief of Staff will incorporate the
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provisions of this directive into Army Regulation 40-400 and Army Regulation 40-501 as
soon as possible. This directive is rescinded upon publication of the revised
regulations.
Eric K. Fanning
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 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
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
(CONT)
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Disability Rating for Members of the Ready Reserve)
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CF: (CONT)
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2016-22 (Authority to Initiate Applications to Correct Military
Records on Behalf of a Group of Soldiers or Former Soldiers Who Were Similarly
Harmed by the Same Error or Injustice)
1. References:
a. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552 (10 U.S.C. § 1552) (Correction of military
records: claims incident thereto).
b. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, Pub. L. No. 114-92,
section 521, 129 Stat. 726.
c. Army Board for Correction of Military Records, 32 C.F.R. section 581.3 (2002).
d. Department of Defense Directive 1332.41 (Boards for Correction of Military
Records (BCMRs) and Discharge Review Boards (DRBs)), March 8, 2004.
e. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records),
31 March 2006.
2. Section 521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
amended 10 U.S.C. § 1552 to give the Secretary of the Army limited authority to initiate
applications for the correction of military records. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1552(b), as
amended, the Secretary of the Army may file a request for the correction of military
records on behalf of a group of Soldiers or former Soldiers who were similarly harmed
by the same error or injustice.
3. I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve
Affairs) the authority to file a request for correction of a military record with the Army
Board for Correction of Military Records on behalf of a group of Soldiers or former
Soldiers to remedy a common error or injustice. This authority may not be further
delegated.
4. For purposes of this directive, a “group” consists of three or more Soldiers or former
Soldiers.
5. This directive is effective immediately. When the policy in this directive conflicts with
Army regulations, this directive takes precedence. The Assistant Secretary of the Army
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(Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is the proponent for this policy and will issue
implementing guidance no later than 15 July 2016. The Assistant Secretary will
incorporate the provisions of this directive and the implementing guidance into Army
Regulation 15-185 as soon as practicable.
6. This directive is rescinded upon publication of the updated regulation.
Eric K. Fanning
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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
(CONT)
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Records on Behalf of a Group of Soldiers or Former Soldiers Who Were Similarly
Harmed by the Same Error or Injustice)
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Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Commander, Second Army
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ad2016_01.pdf
MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2016-01 (Expanding Positions and Changing the Army
Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers)
1. References. A complete list of references is at the enclosure.
2. With the opening of all remaining positions in conventional force units to women, the
Army no longer has a separate policy for the assignment of female Soldiers. All
assignment policies are addressed in Army Regulation (AR) 71-32, AR 135-100,
AR 140-50, AR 350-51, AR 570-4, AR 601-50, AR 601-210, AR 611-1, AR 614-100, or
AR 614-200.
3. The Department of the Army is opening the remaining 125,318 additional positions
in conventional force units to women.
a. The following military occupational specialties (MOSs) are open to women:
11A (Infantry Officer); 11B (Infantryman); 11C (Indirect Fire Infantryman); 11Z (Infantry
Senior Sergeant); 13F (Fire Support Specialist); 19A (Armor, General); 19B (Armor);
19C (Cavalry); 19D (Cavalry Scout); 19K (Armor Crewmember); and 19Z (Armor Senior
Sergeant).
b. In addition, the following skill identifiers are open to women: Functional Courses
B1 (Infantry Mortar NCO Leader), B2 (Light Leaders Course), B4 (Sniper), B7 (Bradley
Transition Course), B8 (Anti-Armor Leaders Course), C2 (Dragon Gunnery), E9 (M901
Improved TOW Vehicle Gunner/Crew Training), K8 (Master Gunnery M1A2 Tank),
L7 (Joint Fires Observer), R4 (Stryker Armored Vehicle Operations/Maintenance),
R8 (Mobile Gun System Master Gunner), 3J (M1A2 Abrams Tank), 3Z (Mortar Unit
Officer), 5R (Ranger), and 5S (Ranger Parachutist). The Army is also opening skill
qualification identifiers G (Ranger), T (1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
Unit Operator), and V (Ranger Parachutist).
4. The Department of the Army is also opening to women the remaining 7,475 career
management field 18 and Ranger-coded positions within U.S. Army Special Operations
Command Headquarters, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (Provisional), and
the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School; 3,742 positions in
the 75th Ranger Regiment; and 2,265 positions within the National Guard 19th and
20th Special Forces Groups, for a total of 13,482 positions.
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a. The following career management field 18 occupations are open to women:
18A (Special Forces Officer), 18B (Special Forces Weapons Sergeant), 18C (Special
Forces Engineer Sergeant), 18D (Special Forces Medical Sergeant), 18E (Special
Forces Communications Sergeant), 18F (Special Forces Assistant Operations and
Intelligence Sergeant), 18Z (Special Forces Senior Sergeant), and 180A (Special
Forces Warrant Officer).
b. In addition, the following skill identifiers are open to women: Functional Courses
Q5 (Special Forces Combat Diving, Medical); S6 (Special Forces Combat Diving,
Supervision); W3 (Special Forces Sniper); W7 (Special Forces Underwater Operations);
and 4W (Underwater Special Operations). The Army is also opening skill qualification
identifier W (Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis Exploitation
Techniques).
5. Division and Corps G-1s, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and brigade-
level commanders and S-1s are responsible for executing the provisions of this
directive.
6. The Army National Guard (ARNG) Directorate G-1, State Adjutants General,
commanders, and S-1s are responsible for executing the provisions of this directive in
ARNG units. The ARNG will provide additional implementing guidance to its
commanders and S-1s.
7. The 30-day congressional notification period that Title 10, U.S. Code, section 652
requires was completed on 2 January 2016.
8. Effective immediately, changes to assignment policies include the following
language and guidance, which proponents will incorporate into the appropriate
regulations as follows:
a. AR 71-32. Add a new paragraph 5-13:
5-13. Identity code guidance
a. With the elimination of the direct ground combat restriction, identity
codes serve as the sole means of indicating where an assignment
restriction exists for males or females. The direct combat position code is
no longer in effect for the assignment and utilization of women in the
U.S. Army. All personnel positions listed in the requirements document
will be assigned a gender code based on current guidance.
b. The proponent for gender codes is the DCS, G-1.
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c. Any request to change position coding for an occupation, position, or
unit based on gender must be forwarded to the DCS, G-1. The Secretary
of Defense is the final approval authority for changes.
b. AR 135-100. Revise paragraph 3-15 (Branch) to read:
The branch of assignment for applicants will be determined by the
authority tendering appointment. The branch will be based on the
applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Service.
c. AR 140-50
(1) Delete paragraph 2-4c.
(2) Delete paragraph 3-1c(2).
(3) Delete paragraph 4-8b(7).
d. AR 350-51
(1) Revise paragraph 3-2a(1) to read:
Applicants—2-combat arms, 2-combat support arms, and 2-combat
service support arms. One combat arms branch must be among the first
three choices. The remaining four branch choices will be at the
applicant’s discretion.
(2) Delete paragraph 3-2a(2) and renumber paragraph 3-2a(3) to 3-2a(2).
e. AR 570-4
(1) Delete paragraph 6-14 in its entirety and revise the paragraph to read:
6-14. Policy
All military positions are interchangeable unless otherwise specified in
accordance with Army policy. In some cases, positions may be
designated to provide male or female privacy. For example, correction
specialists are required to be of the same sex as the prisoners they
search. Requests to designate privacy positions will be submitted in
accordance with paragraph 10-21.
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f. AR 601-50. Delete paragraph 11a(2) and renumber paragraph 11a(3) as 11a(2).
g. AR 601-210. Delete paragraph 6-9b. Renumber paragraphs 6-9c and 6-9d as
6-9b and 6-9c, respectfully.
h. AR 611-1
(1) Delete paragraph 1-6b(4)(j). Renumber paragraphs 1-6b(4)(k) and
1-6b(4)(l) as 1-6b(4)(j) and 1-6b(4)(k), respectively.
(2) Delete paragraph 3-6c.
(3) Delete paragraphs 4-7a and 4-7b. Revise paragraph 4-7 as follows:
4-7. Officer Designation/Utilization
Commissioned officers will be appointed and assigned in branches,
functional areas, and areas of concentration in accordance with applicable
DA and DOD policy.
(4) Delete paragraphs 5-4a and 5-4b. Revise paragraph 5-4 as follows:
5-4. Warrant Officer Designation/Utilization
Warrant officers will be appointed and assigned in branches, functional
areas, and areas of concentration in accordance with applicable DA and
DoD policy.
(5) Delete paragraphs 6-2a and 6-2b. Revise paragraph 6-2 as follows:
6-2. Enlisted Soldier Designation/Utilization
Enlisted Soldiers will be accessed and assigned MOSs in accordance with
applicable DA and DoD policy.
i. AR 614-100
(1) Revise paragraph 1-5i to read:
Officers will be appointed and assigned in branches, functional areas, and
areas of concentration in accordance with applicable DA and DoD policy.
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(2) Delete paragraph 1-6b. Renumber paragraphs 1-6c and 1-6d as 1-6b
and 1-6c, respectively.
(3) Delete paragraph 3-1n.
j. AR 614-200
(1) Revise paragraph 3-2i as follows:
Enlisted Soldiers will be assigned to positions in accordance with
applicable DA and DoD policy.
9. The changes outlined in paragraph 8 constitute the Army’s updated assignment
policy. The policy is effective immediately and applies to the Regular Army, Army
National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
This directive rescinds references c through l. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 will
rescind reference r in accordance with applicable Army policy.
10. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 is the proponent for the Army’s policy for the
assignment of personnel. In all instances where the guidance in this directive
contradicts the provisions of AR 71-32, AR 135-100, AR 140-50, AR 350-51, AR 570-4,
AR 601-50, AR 601-210, AR 611-1, AR 614-100, or AR 614-200, this directive takes
precedence.
11. This directive remains in effect until all the updated guidance identified in
paragraph 8 is published.
Encl Patrick J. Murphy
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 Pacific
U.S. Army Europe
(CONT)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
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
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command
Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Chief, General Officer Management Office
Enclosure
REFERENCES
a. Memorandum, Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Jan 24 2013, subject: Elimination of the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and
Assignment Rule.
b. Memorandum, Secretary of Defense, Dec 3, 2015, subject: Implementation
Guidance for the Full Integration of Women in the Armed Forces.
c. Army Directive (AD) 2012-11 (Exception to the Direct Ground Combat Assignment
Rule), 7 May 2012 (hereby rescinded).
d. AD 2012-16 (Changes to Army Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers), 27
June 2012 (hereby rescinded).
e. AD 2013-19 (Expanding Positions for the Assignment of Female Soldiers), 6 August
2013 (hereby rescinded).
f. AD 2014-04 (Expanding Positions for the Assignment of Female Field Artillery
Officers), 4 March 2014 (hereby rescinded).
g. AD 2014-16 (Expanding Positions in Open Occupations for the Assignment of
Female Soldiers), 17 June 2014 (hereby rescinded).
h. AD 2014-24 (Expanding Positions in Open Occupations for the Assignment of
Female Soldiers Within U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command), 3
September 2014 (hereby rescinded).
i. AD 2015-08 (Expanding Positions in Open Occupations for the Assignment of
Female Soldiers Within U.S. Army Special Operations Command), 25 February 2015
(hereby rescinded).
j. AD 2015-18 (Expansion of Skill Identifier 3X (Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Commander’s Course) to Female Soldiers), 24 March 2015 (hereby rescinded).
k. AD 2015-27 (Expanding Positions for the Assignment of Enlisted Female Combat
Engineer Soldiers), 16 June 2015 (hereby rescinded).
l. AD 2015-41 (Expanding Positions for the Assignment of Enlisted Female Soldiers to
Military Occupational Specialties 13B (Cannon Crewmember) and 13 D (Field Artillery
Automated Tactical Data System Specialist)), 28 October 2015 (hereby rescinded).
m. Army Regulation (AR) 71-32 (Force Development and Documentation), 1 July 2013.
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n. AR 135-100 (Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Army),
1 September 1994.
o. AR 140-50 (Officer Candidate School, Army Reserve), 15 October 1999.
p. AR 350-51 (United States Army Officer Candidate School), 11 June 2001.
q. AR 570-4 (Manpower Management), 8 February 2006.
r. AR 600-13 (Army Policy for the Assignment of Female Soldiers), 27 March 1992.
s. AR 601-50 (Appointment of Temporary Officers in the Army of the United States
upon Mobilization), 4 December 1987.
t. AR 601-210 (Active and Reserve Components Enlistment Program), 8 February
2011, Including Rapid Action Revision No. 3 Issued 12 March 2013.
u. AR 611-1 (Military Occupational Classification Structure Development and
Implementation), 30 September 1997.
v. AR 614-100 (Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers), 10 January 2006.
w. AR 614-200 (Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management), 26 February 2009,
Including Rapid Action Revision No. 2 Issued 11 October 2011.