1. References.
See references enclosed.
2. Purpose.
This directive standardizes the Army’s definition of Home of Record (HOR) and prescribes Department of the Army (DA) policy and procedures for requesting a change to the HOR after commission, appointment, enlistment, induction, or order to active duty.
3. Applicability.
This directive applies to the Regular Army, U.S. Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Policy.
a. On official documents, the HOR is defined in reference 1e, appendix A, and may be one of the following:
(1)
An address in the United States or a U.S. territory.
(2)
An address in an authorized overseas enlistment location.
(Current authorized overseas enlistment locations are Germany, South Korea, or Japan.)
(3)
A U.S. citizen’s actual residence in an overseas location, when the applicant is ordered to active duty (such as Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS)) for the U.S. Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States or the U.S. Army Reserve.
(4)
A U.S. citizen’s actual residence in an overseas location, if the applicant was transported to an authorized overseas site for commission, appointment, enlistment, induction, or when ordered to active duty.
b. Change to HOR.
All requests for changes to a Service member’s HOR due to a bona fide error or break in service as outlined in reference 1e will be submitted as a personnel action request through the self-service application in the Army’s Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A).
All requests will be staffed through the following approval authorities and contain appropriate justification and support to warrant the change:
(1)
The approval authority for HOR change requests for Service members in the grades of E-1 through O-4 is the summary court-martial convening authority or the first O-5 in the requestor’s chain of command.
This approval authority may not be further delegated.
(2)
The approval authority for HOR change requests for Service members in the grades of O-5 and above is the first superior commissioned officer in the requestor’s chain of command or supervisory chain.
This approval authority may not be further delegated.
c. Accessioning Systems Update.
This directive may impact Army accessioning systems (such as the Army Recruiting Information Support System (ARISS)).
Activities will verify and complete any necessary accession system changes to comply with this directive within 120 days of the date of signature.
5. Proponent.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) is the proponent for this policy.
Where this directive conflicts with any other Army policy or procedural guidance, this directive is controlling—including, but not limited to, the definition of HOR in Army Regulation (AR) 135-133, paragraph 4-2, and other references listed in the enclosure.
The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 will incorporate the provisions of this directive into AR 135-100, AR 135-133, AR 135-200, AR 135-210, AR 601-210, AR 635-8, and AR 635-200 within 2 years of the date of this directive.
6. Duration.
This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulations.
DISTRIBUTION:
- Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Commander
- U.S. Army Forces Command
- U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
- U.S. Army Materiel Command
- U.S. Army Futures Command
- U.S. Army Pacific
- U.S. Army Europe and Africa
- U.S. Army Central
- U.S. Army North
- U.S. Army South
- U.S. Army Special Operations Command
DISTRIBUTION (CONT)
- Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
- U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
- U.S. Army Cyber Command
- U.S. Army Medical Command
- U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Military District of Washington
- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
- U.S. Army Human Resources Command
- U.S. Army Corrections Command
- U.S. Army Recruiting Command
- Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
- Commandant, U.S. Army War College
- Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
- Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
- Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
- Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
- Director, U.S. Army Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
- Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
- Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
- Principal Cyber Advisor
- Commander, Eighth Army
REFERENCES
a.
Title 5, United States Code, section 301 (Departmental regulations)
b.
Title 10, United States Code, section 7013 (Secretary of the Army)
c.
Department of Defense Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), 1 May 2025
d.
Army Regulation (AR) 135-100 (Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Army), 1 September 1994
e.
AR 135-133 (Ready Reserve Screening, Qualification Records Systems, and Change of Address Reporting), 2 May 2025
f.
AR 135-200 (Active Duty for Missions, Projects, and Training for Reserve Component Soldiers), 17 January 2024
g.
AR 135-210 (Order to Active Duty as Individuals for Other Than a Presidential Reserve Call-up, Partial or Full Mobilization), 17 September 2019
h.
AR 601-210 (Regular Army and Reserve Components Enlistment Program), 8 November 2023
i.
AR 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents), 17 September 2019
j.
AR 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), 28 June 2021