Army Reserve Mission, Organization, and Training

1 army Regulation 140 1 army ReserveMission, Organization, and TrainingHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC20 January 2004 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 140 1 mission , organization , and TrainingThis revision, dated 20 January 2004--o Adds chapter 9, army Reserve Ambassador Makes administrative changes throughout revision--o Changes the term inactivation to deactivation (para 3-13).o Changes Additional IDT Periods to Additional Drill Assemblies (ADAs) andprovides for separate paragraphs for Readiness Management Assemblies(RMAs) and Additional Training Assemblies (ATAs) (para 3-14).o Permits Aviation Support Facility technicians to perform crewmember duties oncommand or operational support airlift Encompasses Training conducted by United States army Reserve Forces Schools, Training divisions and Training brigades into the term Reserve ComponentTraining Institutes (RCTI) (chap 5).

2 O Replaces the term WESTCOM with USARPAC ( army , Pacific) (para 1-4).o Places command of all USAR special operations forces (Special Forces,Psychological Operations, and Civil Affairs units) under army SpecialOperations Command (USASOC) (para 1-4).o Limits the maximum allowable drills a soldier may attend to 48 per fiscal year(para 3-4).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC20 January 2004 army ReserveMission, organization , and Training * army Regulation 140 1 Effective 20 February 2004 History. This publication is a rapid actionr 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 sr 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 esummary of u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i b e spolicy on the army Reserve Mission, its organization , and This regulation applies tothe army Reserve and the ActiveArmy.

3 It does not apply to the army Na-tional and exception proponent of this regulation is theChief, army Reserve . The Chief, ArmyReserve, has the authority to approve ex-ceptions to this regulation that are consis-tent with controlling laws and proponent may delegate this approvalauthority, in writing, to a division chiefwithin the proponent agency who holdst h e g r a d e o f c o l o n e l o r t h e c i v i l i a management control regulation does not contain manage-ment control 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 fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-o u t p r i o r a p p r o v a l f r o m H Q D A( D A A R O P ) , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 improvements.

4 Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-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 dB l a n k F o r m s ) d i r e c t l y t o H Q D A( D A A R O P ) , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 Distribution of this publi-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 aonly and is intended for command levelsA for the army Reserve , B for theActive army , and D for the army Na-tional Guard of the United (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 Area commands 1 5, page 1 army Staff visits 1 6, page 2 USAR composition 1 7, page 2 mission 1 8, page 2 Command channels (Ready Reserve ) 1 9, page 2 Chapter 2 organization of the army Reserve , page 3 Troop program units (TPUs)

5 2 1, page 3 Designation of TPUs 2 2, page 3 Activation of TPUs 2 3, page 3 Deactivation, relocation, and reorganization of USAR TPUs 2 4, page 4 Overstrength 2 5, page 5 Redesignation 2 6, page 6*This regulation supersedes AR 140 1, 1 September 140 1 20 January 2004iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedOrganization of reinforcement Training units (RTUs) 2 7, page 7 Designation of RTUs 2 8, page 7 IMA detachments 2 9, page 7 Assignment of USAR units 2 10, page 7 Military intelligence (MI) units 2 11, page 8 Unit identification code (UIC) 2 12, page 8 USAR control groups 2 13, page 8 Ready Reserve control groups 2 14, page 8 The Standby Reserve 2 15, page 8 The Retired Reserve 2 16, page 9 Responsibility for organizing and maintaining USAR control groups 2 17, page 9 Chapter 3 Training , page 9 Section IIntroduction, page 9 Policy 3 1, page 9 Training coordination and assistance 3 2, page 10 Physical standards for USAR soldiers 3 3, page 11 Section IIInactive Duty Training , page 11 IDT assembly policy 3 4, page 11 General IDT standards 3 5, page 12 Field Training standards for IDT 3 6, page 13 Reasonable commuting distance 3 7.

6 Page 13 Entitlement while performing IDT at unit of assignment 3 8, page 13 Training attachments and Training attendance records 3 9, page 13 Constructive attendance 3 10, page 14 Equivalent Training (ET) 3 11, page 14 Rescheduled Training (RST) 3 12, page 15 Additional drill assemblies (ADAs) 3 13, page 15 Readiness management assemblies (RMAs) 3 , page 16 Additional Training assemblies (ATAs) 3 , page 16 Combined AT-ADT-IDT Training 3 16, page 16 Section IIIA nnual Training , page 17AT for TPUs 3 17, page 17AT sites 3 18, page 18 Advance and rear detachments and precamp conferences 3 19, page 18 Excusal or deferral from AT 3 20, page 18 Activities in lieu of AT 3 21, page 18 Section IVOther Training , page 18 Training of Individual Ready Reserve 3 22, page 18 Training of IMA and detachments 3 23, page 19 Initial active duty for Training requirements 3 24, page 19 Training of soldiers in a pay status 3 25, page 20 Training of individual soldiers in a nonpay status 3 26, page 20 Training projects 3 27.

7 Page 21 army correspondence courses 3 28, page 22 Attendance at meetings 3 29, page 22iiAR 140 1 20 January 2004 Contents ContinuedInter-service Training attachments 3 30, page 23 Pay 3 31, page 23 Chapter 4 army Aviation organization and Training , page 26 Section IEligibility, page 26 Eligibility for aviation Training 4 1, page 26 Participation 4 2, page 26 Section IITraining of Unit Aviation Personnel, page 27 General 4 3, page 27 Section IIIA dditional Flight Training Periods (AFTPs), page 27 General 4 4, page 27 Formal school flight Training 4 5, page 29 Training equipment 4 6, page 29 Creditable and noncreditable flight time 4 7, page 29 Section IVTraining of Nonunit Aviators, page 29 USAR aviation Training programs 4 8, page 29 Award of retirement points 4 9, page 30 Flight records 4 10, page 30 Section VAviation Troop Program Units, page 30 General 4 11, page 30 Section VIAviation Support Facilities (ASFs)

8 , page 30 Responsibilities 4 12, page 30 organization 4 13, page 31 Establishment of ASF 4 14, page 31 ASF mission 4 15, page 31 ASF designation 4 16, page 32 Supervision 4 17, page 32 Operations and clearance 4 18, page 32 Physical security 4 19, page 32 Flying Hour Program (FHP) 4 20, page 32 Maintenance 4 21, page 33 Tools and equipment 4 22, page 33 Loan of aircraft and equipment 4 23, page 33 Chapter 5 Reserve Component Training Institutions and Education Programs, page 35 Introduction 5 1, page 35 Administration 5 2, page 35 Physical standards for USAR soldiers attending RCTIs 5 3, page 35 RCTI staff and faculty organization 5 4, page 36 Operation of RCTIs 5 5, page 36 Contract Training 5 6, page 37 army correspondence courses 5 7, page 37iiiAR 140 1 20 January 2004 Contents ContinuedNoncommissioned Officer Education System, Reserve Components (NCOES RC)

9 5 8, page 37 Award of the AUSA army Reserve Component Training Institute Award 5 9, page 37 Chapter 6 Nonmilitary, Federal and Civilian, Sponsored Unit Program, page 37 Introduction 6 1, page 37 Objectives of sponsored unit affiliation 6 2, page 38 Conduct of the Sponsored Unit Program 6 3, page 38 Sponsored unit agreement form 6 4, page 38 Chapter 7 Marksmanship Training and Competitive Program, page 38 Introduction 7 1, page 38 Responsibilities 7 2, page 39 Program configuration 7 3, page 39 Conducting the program 7 4, page 40 Support of the program 7 5, page 40 Match programs 7 6, page 41 Eligibility and criteria for award of credit points toward Distinguished Designation Badges 7 7, page 42 Funds and participation 7 8, page 42 Equipment and ammunition 7 9, page 43 The army Reserve marksmanship unit and team 7 10, page 43 USAR marksmanship Training awards 7 11, page 44 Chapter army Reserve Outstanding and Superior Unit Awards, page 45 Introduction 8 1, page 45 Responsibilities 8 2, page 45 The USAR Superior Unit Certificate 8 3, page 45 The Reserve Officers Association of the United States Outstanding USAR Unit Award 8 4, page 46 The Walter T.

10 Kerwin Award 8 5, page 47 The General Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Award 8 6, page 47 The Reserve Officers Association Outstanding USAR Aviation Support Facility (ASF) Award 8 7, page 47 The Philip A. Connelly Food Service Award 8 8, page 48 Awards presentations 8 9, page 48 Chapter 9 The army Reserve Ambassadors Program, page 48 Purpose 9 1, page 48 Responsibilities 9 2, page 48 Composition of the army Reserve Ambassador Program 9 3, page 49 Standards of conduct 9 4, page 50 Criteria for selection of army Reserve ambassador 9 5, page 51 Nomination procedures 9 6, page 51 army Reserve ambassador appointment procedures 9 7, page 51 Orientation of army Reserve ambassadors 9 8, page 52 Interaction with army Reserve ambassador 9 9, page 52 Support materials 9 10, page 52 Funding of army Reserve Ambassador Program 9 11.