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Army Regulation 600–20 Personnel—General Army Command Policy Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 7 June 2006 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 600–20 Army Command Policy This rapid action revision, dated 7 June 2006-- o Clarifies policy on command tour length (para 2-5e(2)). o Makes administrative changes throughout. This major revision, dated 1 February 2006- o Provides policy guidance on installation command and control within the Installation Management Agency (para 2-5). o Provides policy guidance on the duties of Active Guard Reserve personnel (para 2-5j). o Provides policy on the Army well-being process (chap 3). o Clarifies policy on relationships between Soldiers of different ranks involving dual status military technicians in the Army National Guard (para 4-14). o Clarifies policy on marriages between officer and enlisted members and of relationships between enlisted members when one of the members becomes an officer (para 4-14). o Provides policy guidance on conducting substantial investigations involving homosexual conduct (para 4-19). o Provides policy guidance on government travel cards (para 4-22). o Clarifies policy on the Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control act of 1968, "The Lautenberg Amendment" (para 4-23). o Sets forth policy on human relations readiness training proponency and training elements (para 5-13). o Gives additional policy guidance on Equal Opportunity and Prevention of Sexual Harassment programs (chap 7). o Provides policy guidance on the Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program (chap 8). Headquarters *Army Regulation 600–20 Department of the Army Washington, DC 7 June 2006 Effective 7 July 2006 Personnel—General Army Command Policy National Guard Soldiers when on active proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific duty Title 10, for 30 days or more, and in guidance. all other cases, Army National Guard Sol- d i e r s a r e g o v e r n e d b y N G R 6 0 0 – 2 1 , Army management control process. Equal Opportunity Program in the Army This regulation does not contain manage- National Guard, and NGR 600–22, Na- ment control provisions. t i o n a l G u a r d M i l i t a r y D i s c r i m i n a t i o n Complaint System. Portions of this regu- S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o f lation that proscribe specific conduct are this regulation and establishment of com- punitive and violations of these provisions mand and local forms are prohibited with- may subject offenders to nonjudicial or o u t p r i o r a p p r o v a l f r o m H Q D A judicial action under the Uniform Code of ( D A P E – H R – L ) , W a s h i n g t o n , D C M i l i t a r y J u s t i c e . T h e e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y 20310–0300. Supplementation of chapters terms found in the glossary are applicable 6 and 7 are permitted at the major Army o n l y t o u n i f o r m e d p e r s o n n e l . A R command level. A draft copy of each sup- 690–600, Equal Employment Opportunity p l e m e n t m u s t b e p r o v i d e d t o H Q D A History. This publication is a rapid action Discrimination Complaints, contains simi- ( D A P E – H R – L ) , W a s h i n g t o n , D C r e v i s i o n . T h e p o r t i o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h i s l a r t e r m s t h a t a r e a p p l i c a b l e t o D A 2 0 3 1 0 – 0 3 0 0 , f o r a p p r o v a l b e f o r e r a p i d a c t i o n r e v i s i o n a r e l i s t e d i n t h e civilians. publication. summary of change. Proponent and exception authority. Suggested improvements. Users are Summary. This regulation prescribes the The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1. The propo- invited to send comments and suggested p o l i c y a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f c o m m a n d , improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom- which include the well-being of the force, nent has the authority to approve excep- m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d military and personal discipline and con- tions or waivers to this regulation that are duct, the Army Equal Opportunity Pro- consistent with controlling law and regu- B l a n k F o r m s ) d i r e c t l y t o H Q D A g r a m , p r e v e n t i o n o f s e x u a l h a r a s s m e n t , lations. The proponent may delegate this ( D A P E – H R – L ) , W a s h i n g t o n , D C and the Army Sexual Assault Prevention approval authority, in writing, to a divi- 20310–0300. sion chief within the proponent agency or and Response Program. It implements De- Distribution. Distribution of this publi- p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e ( D O D ) D i r e c t i v e s a direct reporting unit or field operating c a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e i n e l e c t r o n i c m e d i a 1300.17, 1325.6, 1342.17 1344.10, 1350. agency of the proponent agency in the only and is intended for command levels 2 , 1 3 5 4 . 1 , 1 4 0 0 . 3 3 , a n d 6 4 9 5 . 0 1 a n d grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. DOD Instructions 1342.19 and 5120.4. Activities may request a waiver to this A, B, C, D, and E for the Active Army, regulation by providing justification that the Army National Guard of the United Applicability. This regulation applies to includes a full analysis of the expected States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. t h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a l benefits and must include formal review G u a r d / A r m y N a t i o n a l G u a r d o f t h e by the activity’s senior legal officer. All U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d t h e U . S . A r m y R e - waiver requests will be endorsed by the serve. During mobilization, the proponent commander or senior leader of the requ- m a y m o d i f y c h a p t e r s a n d p o l i c i e s c o n - e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g h tained in this regulation. Chapters 6 and 7 t h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c y and Appendixes E and F apply to Army *This regulation supersedes AR 600–20, dated 1 February 2006. AR 600–20 • 7 June 2006 i UNCLASSIFIED Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose • 1–1, page 1 References • 1–2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms • 1–3, page 1 Responsibilities • 1–4, page 1 Command • 1–5, page 1 Military grade and rank • 1–6, page 2 Precedence between Soldiers and other Service members serving with the Army • 1–7, page 4 Precedence between members of the Army and members of foreign military services serving with the Army • 1–8, page 5 Chapter 2 Command Policies, page 6 Chain of command • 2–1, page 6 Open door policies • 2–2, page 6 Performance counseling • 2–3, page 6 Staff or technical channels • 2–4, page 6 Command of installations, activities, and units • 2–5, page 6 Specialty immaterial commands • 2–6, page 12 Designation of junior in the same grade to command • 2–7, page 12 Death, disability, retirement, reassignment, or absence of the commander • 2–8, page 12 Absence or disability of all officers of a unit • 2–9, page 13 Emergency command • 2–10, page 13 Functions of an individual in temporary command • 2–11, page 13 Responsibility of successor • 2–12, page 13 Separate commands of the U.S.