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1 Department of the army * tradoc Regulation 350-6 Headquarters, United States army Training and Doctrine command Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5700 9 August 2019 Training Enlisted Initial Entry Training Policies and Administration PAUL E. FUNK II General, army Commanding WILLIAM T. LASHER Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6 History.

2 This publication is a major revision. The portions affected by this revision are listed in the summary of change. Summary. This United States ( ) army Training and Doctrine command ( tradoc ) Regulation 350-6 prescribes policies and procedures for the conduct of enlisted initial entry training (IET). Applicability. This regulation applies to all active army , United States army Reserve, and army National Guard enlisted IET conducted at both tradoc and non- tradoc service schools, army training centers, and other training activities under the control of Headquarters (HQ), tradoc and to all personnel, military and civilian, under the control of HQ tradoc , to include army elements stationed within Interservice Training Review Organizations (ITRO)

3 For AIT, who interact with Trainees/Soldiers undergoing IET conducted on an installation, the commander of which is subordinate to, and within the supervisory chain of the Commanding General, tradoc . Paragraph 2-5d of this regulation is punitive. Soldiers who violate paragraph 2- 5d may be subject to punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). tradoc subordinate commanders who are also installation commanders should issue local regulations or incorporate into pre-existing local regulations , the appropriate punitive provisions of tradoc Regulation 350-6 as effective on their installations to protect Trainees and preserve good order and discipline.

4 *This regulation supersedes tradoc Regulation 350-6, dated 20 March 2017, and Change 1, dated 30 January 2018. tradoc Regulation 350-6 2 Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the tradoc Deputy Commanding General Initial Military Training (USACIMT) (ATMT), 210 Dillon Circle, Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5701. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations . The proponent may delegate this approval authority in writing, to a division chief with the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field-operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the DA Civilian equivalent.

5 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 legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through higher headquarters to the policy proponent. army management control process. This regulation contains management control provisions in accordance with army Regulation (AR) 11-2, but it does not identify key management controls that must be evaluated.

6 Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms is prohibited without prior approval from the tradoc USACIMT (ATMT), 210 Dillon Circle, Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5701. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on Department of the army (DA) Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the tradoc USACIMT (ATMT), 210 Dillon Circle, Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5701. Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only on the tradoc Administrative Publications website.

7 Summary of Change tradoc Regulation 350-6 Enlisted Initial Entry Training Policies and Administration This major revision, dated 9 August 2019- o Modifies Initial Military Training mission/vision/focus/end state and changes strategy (para 1-6). o Changes name of assessment from quick look visits to staff assistance visit (para 1-4a(11)). o Modifies lines of effort and Initial Entry Training end state (paras 1-7 and 1-8). o Modifies Phase IV Black Phase (para 2-1(d) ). o Changes Initial Entry Training requirements (paras 2-1(a) and (b)).

8 tradoc Regulation 350-6 3 o Modifies treatment of Initial Entry Training Trainees/Soldiers paras 2-4(c) and (g) o Changes Initial Entry Training graduation standards (para 2-2). o Removes prior service army physical fitness test requirement in accordance with army Regulation 350-1 (para 2- 8f). o Changes heading from safe and secure to separate and secure (chap 3). o Adds guidance for supervisory requirements for using/storing video evidence (para 3-1d(7)). o Modifies supervised watch (para 3-11e). o Changes optimal bunk layout to example bunk layout (fig 3-1).

9 O Changes risk management from Field Manual 5-19 to army Techniques Publication 5-19 (para 3- 5). o Changes field sanitation (para 3-14). o Clarifies guidance allowing commanders to reduce square footage from 72 square feet to 60 square feet in Basic Combat Training and 90 square feet to 72 square feet without United States army Center for Initial Military Training approval (paras 3-15a through c). o Changes limiting charge of quarters to 12-hour shifts allowing drill sergeants additional recovery time (para 3-18).

10 O Adds guidance for the participation of Initial Military Training Soldiers as human research volunteers (para 4-7). o Changes holding policy for security clearances. Trainees will ship to Advanced Individual Training location while waiting on adjudication (para 4-11d). o Adds Commanding General, tradoc , delegation of authority to Initial Military Training brigade commanders, to sign the sponsorship exception to policy (para 1-4). o Updates Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program requirements (para 4-22). o Changes Phased training (paras 5-2a(1) through (3)).