scope:

This regulation governs all service obligations incurred after the effective date of this regulation. Service obligations that were incurred earlier are governed by the regulations in effect at the time they were incurred. If there is a conflict between this regulation and other Army publications, the policies in this regulation take precedence.

Purpose

This regulation establishes policies and procedures for the receipt, computation, and notice of active duty service obligations (ADSOs) for all Active Army officers. It also describes how active duty service obligations are served with precommission ADSOs.

Applicability

This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. During mobilization, this publication has limited application.

a. This regulation applies to all commissioned and warrant officers on the active duty list.

b. Specific policies on service obligations for Army Medical Department (AMEDD) officers are in Army regulation (AR) 351-3. Policies on service obligations for Judge Advocate General Corps (JAGC) officers taking part in the Judge Advocate General's Funded Legal Education Program are contained in AR 27-1, chapter 14.