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Purpose. This regulation prescribes selection criteria for assignment of Active Army (AA) personnel to the defense attaché system (DAS), Army Reserve personnel seeking admission to the DAS, and selection criteria for assignment of Army Reserve personnel to Reserve Component (RC) attaché/assistant attaché positions. It specifies the responsibilities of headquarters, agencies, and staff support elements involved in AA and RC attaché activities, required qualifications for personnel seeking attaché duty, procedures for submitting initial DAS applications and requests for consecutive DAS assignments, and procedures for requesting assignment to RC attaché duty.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.