Personnel—General The U.S. Army Regimental System

1 army Regulation 600 82 Personnel GeneralThe ArmyRegimentalSystemHeadquartersDepartme nt of the ArmyWashington, DC5 June 1990 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 600 82 The army Regimental SystemThis revision-o Updates the development of the United States army Regimental System (USARS)and disseminates army policy applicable to soldiers managed under this System (chap1).o Provides for the Regimental affiliation of Department of the army civilians(chap 2).o Updates policy for the soldiers managed by the army Regimental System (chap 3).o Introduces Regimental enhancements for the army Regimental System (chap3).o Changes the term of service for Honorary Colonels and Sergeants Major of theRegiment or Corps; adds Honorary Warrant Officers and Honorary Members of theRegiment or Corps; and changes the selection process for all honorarypositions (chap 5).

2 O Provides procedures for army Reserve participation in the ArmyRegimental System (chap 6).o Provides procedures for active army soldiers who request a regimentalaffiliation or a change of a Regimental affiliation (chap 7).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC5 June 1990 Personnel GeneralThe army Regimental System * army Regulation 600 82 Effective 5 July 1990 History. This UPDATE printing publishes arevision of this publication. This publicationh a s b e e n r e o r g a n i z e d t o m a k e i t c o m p a t i b l ewith the army electronic publishing content has been This regulation provides policyand guidance for the management of the Regimental System . It includes infor-m a t i o n o n c o m b a t a r m s , c o m b a t s u p p o r t ,combat service support, and special This regulation applies to theActive army and the army Reserve.

3 Itdoes not apply to the army National r o p o n e n t a n d e x c e p t i o n a u t h o r i t y .Not r m y m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l p r o c e s s .This regulation is not subject to the require-ments of AR 11 2. It does not contain inter-nal control Supplementation of thisr e g u l a t i o n a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f c o m m a n dand local forms are prohibited without priora p p r o v a l f r o m H Q D A ( D A P E M P U ) ,WASH DC 20310 changes. Interim changes to thisregulation are not official unless they are au-thenticated by the Administrative Assistant tothe Secretary of the army . Users will destroyinterim changes on their expiration dates un-less sooner superseded or u g g e s t e d I m p r o v e m e n t s.

4 T h e p r o p o -nent agency of this regulation is the Office ofthe Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. Us-ers are invited to send comments and sug-g e s t e d i m p r o v e m e n t s o n D A F o r m 2 0 2 8(Recommended Changes to Publications andBlank Forms) directly to the Commander, Total army Personnel Command, ATTN:TAPC EPS A, Alexandria, VA 22331 This regulation remains in ef-fect during Distribution of this publica-tion is made in accordance with the require-ments on DA Form 12 09 E, block number2217, intended for command level B, for theActive army , B, for the army Reserve,and none for the army National (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanations of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Application of the Modern army Recordkeeping System (MARKS)

5 1 5, page 2 Chapter 2 Management of the army Regimental System , page 2 USARS approval 2 1, page 2 USARS purpose 2 2, page 2 Development of the USARS concept 2 3, page 2 Chapter 3 Combat Arms, page 2 Concept 3 1, page 2 Affiliation policy 3 2, page 2 Chapter 4 Combat Support, Combat Service Support, and SpecialBranches, page 3 Concept 4 1, page 3 Branches within the CS, CSS, and Special Branches RegimentalSystem 4 2, page 3 Corps plans for the Regimental System 4 3, page 3 Affiliation policy 4 4, page 3 Chapter 5 Regimental and Corps Enhancements, page 3 Concept 5 1, page 3 Regimental and Corps Adjutants 5 2, page 3 Honorary positions 5 3, page 3 Honorary and distinguished position funding and support 5 4,page 5 Regimental headquarters, dining facilities and museums 5 5,page 5 Regimental and corps accouterments 5 6, page 5 Regimental and corps colors 5 7, page 5 Wear of the army uniform by HCOR, HWOOR, HSGMOR, andDMOR 5 8, page 5 Chapter army Reserve Participation in the ArmyRegimental System , page 5 Regimental affiliation 6 1, page 5 Affiliation procedures for TPU soldiers 6 2, page 5 Affiliation procedures for IRR, IMA, and AGR soldiers 6 3,page 6 Instructions for completing DA Form 4187 6 4, page 6 Regimental affiliation with civil affairs units 6 5, page 6*This regulation supersedes AR 600 82.

6 1 May 600 82 5 June 1990iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedChapter 7 Processing Individual Requests for Regimental Affiliation,page 6 Regimental affiliation procedures 7 1, page 6 Submission of the DA Form 4187 7 2, page 6 Appendix , page 24 GlossaryIndexiiAR 600 82 5 June 1990 Chapter 1 Introduction1 1. PurposeThis regulation provides an overview of the development of the Regimental System (USARS) and disseminates army policyapplicable to soldiers managed under this 2. ReferencesRequired and related publications and prescribed and referencedforms are listed in appendix 3. Explanations of abbreviations and termsAbbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are ex-plained in the 4. Responsibilitiesa. Assistant Secretary of the army (Financial Management)(AS-A(FM)).

7 The ASA(FM) will (1) Provide policy guidance for funding of USARS initiatives.(2) Provide support to HQDA agencies for the development ofcost analysis associated with USARS Chief of Public Affairs (CPA). The CPA will (1) Develop and disseminate public affairs plans and guidance insupport of the USARS.(2) Coordinate the release of USARS information to internal andexternal publics, as Chief of Legislative Liaison (CLL). The CLL will (1) Keep Congress (House and Senate Armed Services Commit-t e e s ) i n f o r m e d o n U S A R S d e v e l o p m e n t a n d i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , a sappropriate.(2) Evaluate relevant congressional testimony pertaining to con-gressional views and implications applicable to USARS.(3) Assist in the development of legislation to support Chief, army Reserve (CAR).

8 The CAR will (1) In conjunction with The Total army Personnel Com-mand(PERSCOM), plan and develop policy and procedures for Reserve participation in the USARS.(2) Develop procedures and policy governing Regimental affilia-tion of civil affairs units and Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (DCSPER). The DCSPER will (1) Have overall HQDA responsibility for the army Regi-mental System . Policy guidance will be provided by the Director ofMilitary Personnel Management.(2) Issue instructions on the proper wear of distinctive heraldicitems and accouterments on the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans(DCSOPS). TheDCSOPS will (1) Serve as the proponent agency for all force structure require-ments generated by the USARS.

9 (2) Approve all USARS unit designations and redesignations.(3) Approve all USARS structure changes.( 4 ) A p p r o v e a l l U S A R S i m p l e m e n t a t i o n s c h e d u l e s a n d a n ychanges Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (DCSLOG). The DCSLOG will (1) Develop policy guidance for and coordinate the supply anddistribution of Regimental insignia (crest) for affiliated soldiers.(2) Coordinate the supply and distribution of distinctive heraldicitems (accouterments) for wear on uniforms.(3) Develop logistical policy guidance for Regimental implemen-tation and monitor The Judge Advocate General (TJAG). TJAG will examinelegal ramifications of USARS . C o m m a n d e r , U . S . T o t a l A r m y P e r s o n n e l C o m -mand(PERSCOM).

10 The Commander, PERSCOM, will (1) Develop and publish USARS policy.( 2 ) P u b l i s h p r o c e d u r e s t o a f f i l i a t e s o l d i e r s w i t h r e g i m e n t s o fcorps in the USARS.(3) Integrate Regimental affiliation of soldiers into the ActiveArmy personnel assignment System .(4) Maintain data on the number and percentage of soldiers as-signed to their regiment of choice, the relative fill of each regiment,and any other statistical data necessary to manage soldiers in theUSARS.(5) Keep the army informed of the continuing developments andchanges to the USARS.(6) Direct efforts to determine the sustainability of the USARS.(7) Ensure full integration of USARS within the army of Excel-lence structure.( 8 ) E n s u r e f o r m u l a t i o n , m a n a g e m e n t , a n d e v a l u a t i o n o f m a n -power and personnel policies, plans, and programs necessary toimplement the USARS.