1. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO ALL ARMY COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE ARNG TRADITIONAL FORCE AND USAR MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO TROOP PROGRAM UNITS (TPUs).
2. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE TO SYNCHRONIZE ENLISTED SEPARATION PROCESSING WITH THE INITIATION OF A SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTION (FLAG). THE SEPARATION PROCESSING TIMELINE BEGINS ON THE DATE THE SOLDIER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE PROPOSED SEPARATION NOTIFICATION MEMORANDUM AS PRESCRIBED IN PER REFERENCES A AND B. INITIATION OF A FLAG ON SOLDIERS PROCESSED FOR SEPARATION IS EFFECTIVE THE DATE THE SOLDIER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF AN "INTENT TO SEPARATE" NOTIFICATION MEMORANDUM OR THE DATE HQDA INITIATES AN INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION ACTION. THIS DATE BEGINS THE PRESCRIBED PROCESSING TIMELINES OUTLINED IN REFERENCES A AND B AND SYNCHRONIZES THE TWO POLICIES.
3. THIS PROCEDURE APPLIES TO ALL PENDING INVOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS OR DISCHARGES UP OF AR 635-200 AND AR 135-178, TO INCLUDE THE QUALITATIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (QMP) AND THE QUALITATIVE RETENTION PROGRAM (QRP). IT DOES NOT APPLY TO SEPARATIONS INITIATED UP AR 635-200, CHAPTER 11 (ENTRY LEVEL PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT) OR AR 135-178, CHAPTER 8 (ENTRY LEVEL PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT - USAR/ARNG).
4. A FLAG WILL BE REMOVED WHEN THE SOLDIER IS REASSIGNED TO A TRANSITION POINT OR A DECISION TO RETAIN IS MADE. HQDA INITIATED FLAGS ARE AUTHENTICATED BY COMMANDER, AHRC (AHRC-EPF-M).
5. POC FOR THIS ACTION IS HQDA, ODCS, G-1 (DAPE-MPE), 300 ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20310-0300.
6. EXPIRATION DATE OF THIS ALARACT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.
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