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Purpose. This regulation prescribes the trainee and student processing functions of the Military Personnel System and is linked to Army Regulation (AR) 600-8. This regulation provides principles of support, standards of service, tasks, rules, and steps governing all work required in the field to support trainee and student processing of initial entry training (IET) soldiers and mobilized Individual Ready Reservists (IRRs).

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard of the U.S., and U.S. Army Reserve enlisted personnel who are processed by an active or reserve U.S. Army Reception Battalion or are assigned or attached to a U.S. Army Training Center or activity for basic training or for advanced individual training. During mobilization, policies and procedures implemented by this regulation may be modified by the proponent.