Army Regulation 600–20

Personnel–General

Army
Command
Policy

Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
6 November 2014

UNCLASSIFIED

SUMMARY of CHANGE
AR 600–20
Army Command Policy
This administrative revision, dated 6 November 2014-o

Updates Equal Opportunity Policy (paras 6-2c(8)(c) and 6-2c(8)(f)).

This administrative revision, dated 30 October 2014o

Updates summary of change bullet (para 2-8b).

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Makes administrative changes (throughout).

This rapid action revision, dated 22 October 2014-o

Updates purpose (para 1-1).

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Updates responsibilities for the ready and resilient campaign (paras 1-4a-d).

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Directs readers to the Army Publishing Directorate’s “notes” page on AR 60020 for additional guidance on the Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and
Prevention Program (para 1-4e(6)).

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Clarifies the groups of personnel who must be informed of the Army’s accommodation of religious practices policies (para 1-4f).

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Adds the categories “senior field grade officers,” “senior field grade warrant officers,” ”field grade warrant officers,” “company grade warrant officers,” “enlisted noncommissioned officers,” and “junior enlisted
Soldiers” (table 1-1).

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Adds policy that the senior commander is normally, but not always, the senior general officer at an installation (para 2-5b(4)(a)).

o Adds policy for command responsibility for the Total Army Sponsorship Program
(paras 2-5b(4)(a)16 and 2-5b(4)(c)8). o Clarifies policy on how Army command, Army service component command, and direct reporting unit commanders may request a permanent change of senior commander (para 2-5b(4)(g)1). o Clarifies policy for Army commanders in the grade of lieutenant general or above assuming command of Army installations as an exception to policy (para
2-5c(1)).

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Clarifies policy regarding