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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). 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).

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). 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).

3 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). 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).

4 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). 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). *This regulation supersedes AR 600 55, dated 1 May 2017.

5 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. 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.

6 This regulation is ap-plicable during full mobilization. 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. 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.

7 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. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and sug-gested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 (DAMO TRI), 450 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0200. Distribution. This publication is avail-able in electronic media only and is in-tended the Regular Army, the Army Na-tional Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Re-serve.

8 Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References and forms 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Records management (recordkeeping) requirements 1 5, page 3 Chapter 2 Driver Applicants, page 4 License requirements 2 1, page 4 Army Servicemembers 2 2, page 4 Department of the Army Civilian drivers 2 3, page 4 Department of Defense service operators and other Government agencies 2 4, page 5 Contents Continued AR 600 55 17 September 2019 ii Commercial drivers license 2 5, page 5 Waivers 2 6, page 5 Foreign national drivers 2 7, page 6 Chapter 3 Driver or Operator Selection, page 6 Records review 3 1, page 6 Driver interviews 3 2, page 6 Physical examination and evaluation 3 3, page 7 Operator license inquiries 3 4, page 8 Chapter 4 Driver or Operator Training Program, page 9 Program management 4 1, page 9 Documentation 4 2, page 10 Qualification training 4 3.

9 Page 11 Driving training facilities and road courses 4 4, page 15 Sustainment training 4 5, page 16 Training validation for reassigned operators 4 6, page 16 Remedial training 4 7, page 17 Tracked vehicles 4 8, page 17 Mechanical or ground support equipment 4 9, page 17 Emergency vehicles 4 10, page 17 Trailers 4 11, page 17 Commercial off the shelf items 4 12, page 18 Hazardous materials 4 13, page 18 Vehicle flight line operations 4 14, page 20 Drivers Badge award 4 15, page 20 Chapter 5 Testing, page 20 Testing procedures 5 1, page 20 Facilities 5 2, page 21 License examiners 5 3, page 21 Test administration 5 4, page 21 Chapter 6 Licenses, page 21 Control of issuance 6 1, page 21 Standard permits 6 2, page 22 Restricted permits 6 3, page 22 Special operations within the confines of the port facility 6 4, page 23 Renewals, suspensions, and revocations 6 5, page 24 Replacement of permits 6 6, page 25 Strikeovers, erasures, and alterations 6 7, page 25 Chapter 7 Mechanical or Ground Support Equipment, page 25 Qualifications to operate 7 1, page 25 Procedures 7 2, page 26 Chapter 8 Night Vision Devices, page 26 Standardized training, testing, and licensing 8 1, page 26 Training strategy 8 2, page 26 Training materials 8 3, page 26 Night vision device license instructors and examiners 8 4, page 26 Contents Continued AR 600 55 17 September 2019 iii Qualification training 8 5, page 27 Refresher training 8 6, page 27 Appendixes A.

10 References, page 28 B. Interviews, page 34 C. The Army Wheeled Vehicle Fleet Classification System, page 35 D. Physical Evaluation Measures, page 38 E. Motor Vehicle Operator Driver Training Course, page 40 F. Evaluation for Selecting Master Driver, License Instructors, and License Examiners, page 44 G. Driver s Performance Test (Road Test), page 45 H. Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Course, page 51 I. Mandatory Academic and Driving Tasks for Night Vision Devices, page 53 J. Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program (Selection, Training, Testing, and Licensing) Command Re-quirements Checklist, page 54 K. The Army Driver and Operator Standardization Program Doctrinal Framework, page 57 L. The Army Driver and Operator s Training Packet Requirements, page 59 M. Internal Control Evaluation, page 60 Table List Table C 1: Legend for Army Wheeled Vehicle Fleet Classification System, page 36 Table E 1: Answers to sample examination questions, page 43 Table J 1: Requirements for selecting, training, testing, and licensing vehicle and equipment operators, page 54 Figure List Figure 3 1: Operator selection, page 8 Figure 4 1: Phase I: Initial Operator Training, page 12 Figure 4 2: Phase II: Equipment Training, page 14 Figure 4 3: Phase III: Training validation /Performance Road Test, page 15 Glossary AR 600 55 17 September 2019 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1.