Army Regulation 600–8–24

Personnel–General

Officer
Transfers and
Discharges

Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
30 July 2004

UNCLASSIFIED

SUMMARY of CHANGE

AR 600–8–24
Officer Transfers and Discharges

This revision, dated 30 July 2004-

◦ Supersedes DA ALARACT MESSAGE 002/98, DTG 071314Z JAN 98, SUBJECT: COMPUTATION OF ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR USAR ACTIVE GUARD (AGR) RESERVE WARRANT OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF MANDATORY REMOVAL DATE (MRD) FOR AGE FOR USAR WARRANT OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICERS, PART 1--USAR AGR WO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, paragraph 6, that pertains to the automatic extension to age 62 of warrant officers, by adding policy to grant creditable service to Reserve Component warrant officers who are retained on active duty after qualifying for retired pay in accordance with 10 USC 12308 (para 2-23a).

◦ Aligns the promotion policy as set forth in AR 135-155 by omitting the involuntary release from active duty for those USAR warrant officers who fail to be selected a second time to the permanent grade of CW5 by a Reserve promotion board (para 2-41a (2)).

◦ Updates administrative items.

This revision dated 3 February 2003

◦ Adds new information on the rules for processsing retirement in lieu of PCS (para 6-18b)

◦ Adds new definitions for the terms assignment alert and probationary officer (glossary)

This revision-

◦ Corrects the Summary of Change Public Law reference to 103–160 vice 103–60.

◦ Replaces all references to U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN), 1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 with U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-HRC), 1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 63132-5200.

◦ Adds a mobility statement to the end of the Applicability paragraph on the title page.

◦ Deletes all references to the Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowances.

◦ Changes dates established in paragraphs 2–5a, 2–7a, and 6–14b of this revision to be effective 1 January 2003 for application submission (paras 25a, 2-7a, and 6-14b).

◦ Adds guidance on application for REFRAD (paras 2-5a and 2-7a).

◦ Deletes references to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’s Education Directory. (paras 2-15a; table 2–6, step 1b; and app A.)

◦ Adds “Headquarters, Department of the Army (AHRC-OPD-A) is the final authority to approve or disapprove REFRAD or discharge for an officer or a warrant officer service school attendee who resigns from the course (para 237a)

◦ Adds “Except when resignation is under Section VI of this chapter,” (beginning of para 3-1b).

◦ Adds a new paragraph on the submission of request for unqualified resignation, provided all Service Remaining Requirements (SRRs) have been met (para 3-1).

◦ Replaces “rank of colonel” with “grade of lieutenant colonel” (para 4-7b).

Personnel—General

Officer Transfers and Discharges

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