This  regulation—
a. Prescribes eligibility criteria governing the enlistment of persons, with or without prior Service (PS), into the Regular  Army  (RA),  the  Army  Reserve  (AR),  and  the  Army  National  Guard  (ARNG).
b. Provides  policies  and  procedures  to  process  applicants  for  enlistment  in  the—
(1) Regular  Army  Delayed  Entry  Program  (DEP)  and  on  delayed  status  (DS).
(2) Army  Reserve  Delayed  Training  Program  (DTP)  and  the  DEP.
(3) Delayed  Training  Program  and  DEP  are  not  applicable  to  the  ARNG.
c. Provides  policy  and  procedures  governing  the  appointment,  reassignment,  management,  and  mobilization  of Reserve  Officers’  Training  Corps  (ROTC)  cadets  under  the  ROTC  Simultaneous  Membership  Program  (SMP).

This publication is a rapid action revision (RAR).  This RAR is effective 12 March 2013.  The portions affected by this RAR are listed in the summary of change.

This Regulation governs eligibility criteria, policies, and procedures for enlistment and processing of persons into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard for enlistment on or after the effective date of this regulation.  It also prescribes the appointment, reassignment, management, and mobilization of Reserve Offices’ Training Corps cadets under the Simultaneous Membership Program.