Publication topic guide
Army personnel policy: leave, promotions, records, and separation
Choose the right Army personnel reference for leave, enlisted promotions, flags, command policy, records, and separation processing.
Choose the right reference
Personnel questions can sound similar while requiring different authorities. A leave request belongs with the absence reference, a promotion question depends on the promotion system and component, and a flag has its own administrative rules. Command policy supplies another layer of responsibilities. This hub helps identify the publication before researching a particular action.
Start with the Soldier's component, duty status, and the decision or record involved. For separation, distinguish the basis for separation from transition processing and documents. For records, distinguish correspondence preparation from official recordkeeping. These scope guides do not calculate entitlements or determine an individual's eligibility; the connected official publications and responsible personnel office provide the controlling guidance.
Common questions
What regulation covers Army leave?
AR 600-8-10 is the leave and passes reference. Check later applicable guidance as well as the regulation for your absence category.
Read the publication overviewWhat regulation covers enlisted promotions?
AR 600-8-19 organizes enlisted promotion systems and demotions. Officer promotion and Reserve officer questions have separate references.
Read the publication overviewWhat regulation covers Army flags?
AR 600-8-2 addresses suspension of favorable personnel actions. That is a separate administrative subject from a separation action.
Read the publication overviewConnected publications
- AR 600-20 — ARMY COMMAND POLICY
AR 600-20: command responsibilities, military discipline and conduct, military equal opportunity. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-19 — ENLISTED PROMOTIONS AND DEMOTIONS
AR 600-8-19: decentralized promotions, semi-centralized promotions, centralized evaluation boards. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-10 — LEAVES AND PASSES
AR 600-8-10: leave policy, leave accrual, chargeable leave. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-2 — SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS (FLAG)
AR 600-8-2: suspension of favorable personnel actions, flag administration, transferable documentation. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - 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.
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Official publication record ↗ - 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.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 25-50 — PREPARING AND MANAGING CORRESPONDENCE
AR 25-50: army writing style, memorandums, letters. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 25-400-2 — ARMY RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
AR 25-400-2: record definitions, recordkeeping, records retention. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-29 — OFFICER PROMOTIONS
Reference for officer promotions. Review the official publication for its scope and applicability.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 135-155 — PROMOTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS
Reference for promotion of commissioned officers and warrant officers. Review the official publication for its scope and applicability.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 608-99 — FAMILY SUPPORT, CHILD CUSTODY, AND PARENTAGE
Reference for family support, child custody, and parentage. Review the official publication for its scope and applicability.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-104 — ARMY MILITARY HUMAN RESOURCE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Army policy for managing military human-resource records and official personnel files.
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Related GreenBook tools and guides
- Promotion point trends
Public research aid; monthly cutoffs and individual eligibility are distinct from the regulation.
- CONOP and MFR preparation guide
Organize correspondence preparation alongside AR 25-50.