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AR 635-200 — ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS
AR 635-200: administrative separation procedures, character of service, expiration of service obligation. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 635-200 covers active duty enlisted administrative separations. Its contents organize general provisions, separation procedures, characterization of service, and different bases for separation. The first research question is applicability: active duty enlisted administrative separation is not the same subject as officer discharge, a Reserve component separation outside the relevant active duty context, or disability evaluation.
The verified edition identifies its active duty scope and points to other references for Reserve component circumstances. Its chapters separate subjects such as expiration of service obligation, hardship, entry-level performance, and misconduct. This page helps identify the right publication without deciding whether separation is appropriate or forecasting a characterization. Soldiers facing an actual action should use the official text and available legal assistance. AR 635-8 supplies related transition processing and document guidance, while AR 635-40 covers disability evaluation. Those distinctions help avoid applying the wrong process to a sensitive personnel question.
- Administrative separation procedures
- Character of service
- Expiration of service obligation
- Dependency or hardship
- Misconduct separation
Who commonly uses it
Enlisted Soldiers researching separation references, commanders, personnel staff, and legal support personnel.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 2: Procedures for Separation
- Chapter 3: Character of Service and Description of Separation
Common questions
What regulation covers active duty enlisted separations?
AR 635-200 addresses active duty enlisted administrative separations. Check the official applicability statement and the chapter relevant to the situation.
Does this cover every Reserve separation?
No. Duty status and component matter. AR 135-178 and other applicable Reserve references may be needed; do not assume all separation processes are identical.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 635-200
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2025-06-30
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2025-06-30
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 635-200, 06/28/2021. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
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