AR 612-201 — index record
| Number | AR 612-201 |
|---|---|
| Title | INITIAL ENTRY/PRIOR SERVICE TRAINEE SUPPORT |
| Published | March 11, 2024 |
| Latest change | Change 001, June 2, 2025 |
| Office of primary responsibility | G-1 |
| Issued by | Headquarters, Department of the Army |
| Status on the index | Active |
| Unit of issue | PDF P |
| Source index | Army Publishing Directorate |
| Index last read | October 20, 2026 |
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Purpose, in the publication’s words
This regulation prescribes Soldier and student processing functions of the Military Personnel System and is linked to AR 600–8. This regulation provides principles of support, standards of service, tasks, rules, and steps governing all work required in the field to support Soldier and student processing of initial military training (IMT) Soldiers, prior service (PS) training, and mobilized Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). Heads of Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) agencies and commanders of Army commands, installations, and activities need to be familiar with the pro- visions or have knowledge of AR 25–22 and AR 25–55.
Summary of changes, as printed
Initial Entry/Prior Service Trainee Support This administrative revision, dated 2 June 2025— o Changes gender to sex in accordance with Executive Order 14168 (app E). This publication is certified current as of 11 March 2024. Aside from the following administrative changes, no other changes were made to certify currency of this regulation: o Updates Department of the Army signature authority, history statement, committee management statement and distribution statement (title page). o Updates “Assistant Chief of Staff of Installation Management” to “Deputy Chief of Staff, G–9” in accordance with Army General Orders 2019–23 (para 1–6). o Updates citation for the first appearance of DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) and removes form number associated with the TRICARE Dental Program Enrollment/Change Authorization Form (table 2–1). o Removes references to DA Form 3685 (JUMPS–JSS Pay Elections), which is a canceled form (tables 2–1 and 2– 7). o Reorders forms into numerical order and deletes duplicate information (table 2–7). o Updates reference to AR 601–201 (inactive) to AR 621–202 (active) and AR 600–8–1 (inactive) to AR 638–8 (active) (table 2–7). o Removes reference to DA Form 669 (Army Continuing Education System (ACES) Record), which is an inactive form (table 2–7). o Removes references to DA Form 2981 (Application for Determination of Moral Eligibility for Induction), which is a canceled form (table 2–7 and para 2–29b).
Contents
- Chapter 1 Introductionp. 1
- Section I General Description of Soldier and Student Processing Functionsp. 1
- Section II Responsibilitiesp. 1
- Section IV Overview of Reception Battalions and Processing Centersp. 6
- Chapter 2 Processing at U.S. Army Reception Battalionsp. 6
- Section I Peacetime Processingp. 6
- Section II Conducting Orientations at the Reception Battalionp. 10
- Partial and advance pay • 2–14p. 21
- Section III Basic Interviews and Required Reportingp. 22
- Section IV Mobilization Processing at U.S. Army Reception Battalionsp. 23
- Chapter 3 Processing and Reporting by U.S. Army Training Centersp. 29
- Section I Processing During Basic Trainingp. 29
- Section II Administrative Processingp. 32
- Section III Unit Processingp. 34
- Section IV Training Assignmentsp. 36
- Section V Assignment of Personnel from Basic Combat Trainingp. 37
- Section VI Out Processing from Basic Combat Trainingp. 38
- Section VII Processing During Advanced Individual Trainingp. 38
- Section VIII Special Processing for Army National Guard of the United States and U.S. Army Reserve Personnelp. 42
- Section IX Assignment and Strength Accounting at Training Centersp. 43
- Chapter 4 Control and Distribution of Soldiersp. 44
- Chapter 5 Management of Losing and Gaining Command Assignmentsp. 45
- Chapter 6 Special Actions and Programsp. 46
- Chapter 7 English as a Second Language Soldiersp. 49
- Chapter 8 Warrior Training Rehabilitation Programp. 50
- Section I Program Overviewp. 50
- Section II Clinical Guidelinesp. 53
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