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Purpose

This regulation provides policy, guidance and processes for permitting newly appointed officers to delay their entry on active duty or Reserve Forces Duty (RFD), for permitting Soldiers newly enlisted into the Reserve Components (RC) to delay their initial active duty for training (IADT), and for permitting RC Soldiers being mobilized to delay their reporting for active duty and/or to be exempted from active duty. The newly appointed officers covered by this regulation include only cadets and graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program, and new officers accepted for appointment in the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) and participating in a health professionals program. The newly enlisted RC Soldiers covered by this regulation include only those with no prior military service and those who are required to undergo initial active duty for training (IADT). The mobilized RC Soldiers covered by this regulation include only those who are being involuntarily ordered to active duty. Exemptions will be made on an individual basis by Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA).