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AR 635-8 — SEPARATION PROCESSING AND DOCUMENTS
AR 635-8: transition management, separation processing, transition center responsibilities. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 635-8 addresses separation processing and documents. It is useful when the question concerns transition management, preparation of a separation document, document distribution, or correction procedures. That is a different question from the legal or administrative basis for separation, which is addressed through the applicable separation authority.
The contents move from processing requirements and transition center responsibilities to pre-transition work and separation documents. Soldiers preparing to leave service and personnel staff checking a packet can use that organization to identify the relevant stage. GreenBook links this publication with AR 635-200 and disability evaluation references so a reader can keep the basis for separation distinct from the resulting processing. This overview does not complete a DD Form 214 or decide what an entry should say. Consult the official instructions and the responsible transition office with the underlying records when reviewing a document or requesting a correction.
- Transition management
- Separation processing
- Transition center responsibilities
- Separation documents
- Document corrections
Who commonly uses it
Transitioning Soldiers, transition center staff, and personnel professionals assembling or reviewing separation documents.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 2: Separation Processing Requirements
- Chapter 4: Separation Processing
Common questions
Which regulation covers Army separation documents?
AR 635-8 provides separation processing and document guidance. Use the official instructions for the document and processing situation involved.
Is this the authority for every discharge?
No. Processing and document preparation are distinct from the basis for separation. Consult the applicable enlisted, officer, or disability reference as well.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 635-8
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2019-09-17
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2023-08-01
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 001 - 08/01/2023
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: REVISED AR 635-8, 02/10/2014. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
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