Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program

1 UNCLASSIFIED Army Regulation 600 55 Personnel-General The Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program (Selection, Training, Testing, and Licensing) Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 17 September 2019 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 600 55 The Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program (Selection, Training, Testing, and Licensing) This administrative revision, dated 15 May 2020 o Identifies the incorporation of AD 2018 07 2, removing Accident Avoidance Course training as a mandatory training requirement (throughout).

2 This major revision, dated 17 September 2019 o Revises commander responsibilities (company, battalion, and brigade commanders) and adds responsibilities for squad leaders/first line supervisors, and operators/senior occupants (para 1 4). o Updates license criteria for Army Servicemembers (para 2 2). o Changes criteria for license requirements outside the United States (para 2 2c). o Updates license criteria for Department of the Army Civilian drivers (para 2 3). o Defines commercial Driver s license criteria for Department of the Army Civilians and contractors (para 2 5).

3 O Updates waiver requirements for licensing non-tactical vehicles (para 2 6). o Adds new figures to depict Operator selection and license flow (chaps 3 and 4). o Adds roles for master drivers, license instructors, and license examiners (chap 4). o Adds training requirements for master Driver manager, master Driver , and license instructors/license examiners (para 4 1). o Defines qualification training by Phases (I, II, and III) (para 4 3). o Defines annual check ride requirements (para 4 5). o Adds information pertaining to validation of reassigned operators (para 4 6).

4 O Defines training requirements for track vehicles (para 4 8). o Updates criteria for mechanical and ground support licensing (para 4 9). o Clarifies criteria for training and licensing on trailers (para 4 11). o Updates criteria for training and licensing on commercial off the shelf items (para 4 12). o Adds clarity for hazardous material certifications for Army Servicemembers, Department of the Army Civilians, and contractors (para 4 13). o Adds criteria for testing procedures that correlate to training phases (para 5 1).

5 O Updates criteria for renewing Operator permits following change of command (para 6 2). o Updates criteria for issuance and control of learner permits (para 6 3). o Updates procedures for training operators on mechanical or ground support equipment (para 7 2). o Defines required timeframe for Operator night vision device refresher training (para 8 6). o Adds hyperlink to access spreadsheet, and updated vehicle classification criteria (app C). o Provides clarification on the use of Driver testing training device (app D).

6 O Adds details on Motor Vehicle Operator Driver Training Course Program of instruction to bring it in line with TC 21 305 20 (para E 3). o Updates criteria for selecting license instructors and license examiners (app F). o Adds inspection checklist (app J). o Adds information to define framework for licensing and the roles of training circulars, training support packages, technical manuals, and field manuals (app K). o Adds information to prescribe required documentation in Operator training folder (app L). o Replaces references to SAMS1 E with Global Combat Support System-Army (throughout).

7 *This regulation supersedes AR 600 55, dated 1 May 2017. AR 600 55 17 September 2019 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC *Army Regulation 600 55 17 September 2019 Effective 17 October 2019 Personnel-General The Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program (Selection, Training, Testing, and Licensing) History. This publication is an adminis-trative revision. The portions affected by this administrative revision are listed in the summary of change. Summary. This regulation governs the selection, training, testing, and licensing of motor vehicle drivers and equipment operators.

8 Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Re-serve, unless otherwise stated. It also ap-plies to all Department of the Army Civil-ian employees, non-appropriated fund employees, Youth/Student Assistant Pro-gram employees, foreign nationals di-rectly and indirectly employed by Depart-ment of the Army, and contractor person-nel, where stated, operating Army vehi-cles and equipment. This regulation is ap-plicable during full mobilization.

9 Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7. The pro-ponent has the authority to approve ex-ceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a di-vision chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operat-ing agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity s senior le-gal officer.

10 All waiver requests will be en-dorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11 2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix M). Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 (DAMO TRI), 450 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0200.