What are some regulations every soldier should know?

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:22:50 -0400

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2019 5:27 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:27:27 -0400

AR 600-8-22 (Awards)
AR 670-1 and it's sister DA PAM 670-1 (Uniforms and how to wear them)
AR 600-9 (The Body Composition Program)
APD 6-22 (Army Leadership)
AR 600-8-19 (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions)
AR 600-8-2 (Suspension of Favorable Actions)

This is just to name a few, but these are the big ones

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Sep 9 at 2019 6:10 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:10:42 -0400

Get a copy of your units board study guide and you have your answer. Thank you for your service.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 9 at 2019 6:11 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:11:13 -0400

Without repeating some that have been stated, below are some other big one to be familiar with.

AR 600-20
AR 350-1
AR 623-3
AR 600-25
AR 735-5
*ATP 3-21.8

It’s important to remember that you’ll never memorize everything. It’s more important to be able to know how and where to find the relevant regs, and how to read, interpret and reference them.

Best of luck

Response by SSG Steven Chirco made Sep 9 at 2019 6:17 PM

SSG Steven Chirco — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:17:32 -0400

AR 670-1

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Sep 9 at 2019 10:34 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:34:32 -0400

AR 600-20, so when you ask can my CoC do X? You know where to find the answer

Response by CPL Gary Pifer made Sep 9 at 2019 10:52 PM

CPL Gary Pifer — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:52:55 -0400

Know about the regs that pertain to injury and your basic legal rights if charged with a crime. Everything is online. If the Sh#t hits the fan.

Response by MSG Gary Eckert made Sep 10 at 2019 8:29 AM

MSG Gary Eckert — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:29:12 -0400

You should know all the regulations that deal with your MOS, nearly verbatim. This is especially true for Soldiers that perform a service for other soldiers like, personnel, finance, supply, etc. For leaders, you should know the regulations that are used to take care of your troops like promotions, assignments, and evaluations. You also need a working knowledge of the adverse action regulations because it is going to happen. Everyone should have the Army Publishing Directorate book marked and know how to use the websites search command. On APD you can find the most recent versions of everything including forms, regulations, and ALARACTs.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 10 at 2019 4:14 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:14:31 -0400

It is great to study the Army Regulations, however, you will get lot of that from your superiors and your peers. The biggest question is, what regulations directly effect your MOS (i.e. TC ______) and what doctrine will make you more knowledgeable in your job to give you time to develop your 'BIG ARMY' toolbox of regulatory guidance.