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ARMY AR 135-178 Document Information:
Title
ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS
U.S. Army
Publication Date:
Mar 13, 2007
Scope:
Applicability.
This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National
Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army
Reserve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, the
proponent may modify chapters and policies contained in this
regulation.
Purpose
This regulation sets policies, standards, and procedures to
ensure the readiness and competency of the U.S. Army while
providing for the orderly administrative separation of Army
National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and U.S. Army Reserve
(USAR) enlisted Soldiers for a variety of reasons. Readiness is
promoted by maintaining high standards of conduct and performance.
The separation policies in this regulation promote the readiness of
the Army by providing an orderly means to—
(1) Judge the suitability of persons to serve in the Army on the
basis of their conduct and their ability to meet required standards
of duty performance and discipline.
(2) Maintain standards of performance and conduct through
characterization of service in a system that emphasizes the
importance of honorable service.
(3) Achieve authorized force levels and grade distribution.
(4) Provide for the orderly administrative separation of
enlisted Soldiers in a variety of circumstances.
Department of the Army separation policy is designed to
strengthen the concept that military service is a calling different
from any civilian occupation.
(1) The acquisition of military status involves a commitment to
the United States, the Army, fellow citizens, and Soldiers to
successfully complete a period of obligated service. Early
separation for failure to meet required standards of performance or
conduct represents a failure to fulfill that commitment.
(2) Millions of Americans from diverse backgrounds and with a
wide variety of aptitudes and attitudes upon entering military
service have served successfully in the Reserve Components of the
Army. It is the policy of the Department of the Army to provide
Soldiers with the training, motivation, and professional leadership
that inspires the dedicated Soldier to emulate their predecessors
and peers in meeting required standards of performance and
conduct.
(3) The Army makes a substantial investment in training, time,
equipment, and related expenses when persons enter into military
service. Separation prior to completion of an obligated period of
service is wasteful because it results in loss of this investment
and generates a requirement for increased accessions. Consequently,
attrition is an issue of significant concern at all levels of
responsibility within the Reserve Components of the Army.
Reasonable efforts should be made to identify Soldiers who are
likely to be separated early, and to improve their chances for
retention through counseling, retraining, and rehabilitation prior
to initiation of separation proceedings. Soldiers who do not
conform to required standards of conduct and performance and
Soldiers who do not demonstrate potential for further military
service should be separated to avoid the high costs of continued
service in terms of pay, administrative efforts, degradation of
morale, and substandard mission performance.
This regulation provides—
(1) The authority for separation of Soldiers upon expiration of
their military service obligation (MSO).
(2) The authority and general provisions governing the
separation of Soldiers before the expiration of their service
obligation to meet the needs of the Reserve components of the Army
and its Soldiers.
(3) The criteria for characterizing or describing military
service as being honorable, general (under honorable conditions),
or under other than honorable conditions, and when the service is
not characterized.
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