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Dismissal<br />

Release of an officer/warrant officer from the service without honor upon sentence of dismissal by a court-martial.<br />

Dual status officer<br />

A commissioned officer of a RC, serving on AD, who holds a RA warrant officer appointment.<br />

Elimination<br />

Removal from commissioned or warrant officer status in the <strong>Army</strong> <strong>and</strong> removal from AD <strong>and</strong> the ADL.<br />

Factual allegation<br />

A brief description of a specific incident which supports a reason for elimination.<br />

General officer show cause authority (GOSCA)<br />

Comm<strong>and</strong>ers exercising general court-martial authority <strong>and</strong> all general or flag rank officers in comm<strong>and</strong> who have a<br />

judge advocate or legal advisor available. Any GOSCA by assignment or attachment may initiate or process an<br />

elimination. In cases of two or more GOSCAs, HRC may designate a specific GOSCA to act on the officer’s case. An<br />

officer may have more than one GOSCA. For example, a USAREUR officer of a 5th Signal Comm<strong>and</strong> Unit<br />

temporarily attached to a TRADOC tenant on a FORSCOM installation may have four GOSCAs as follows:<br />

a. The officer’s USAREUR unit of assignment’s GOSCA (chain of comm<strong>and</strong>).<br />

b. That unit’s area GCM authority under USAREUR area of jurisdiction (chain of comm<strong>and</strong>).<br />

c. The TRADOC chain’s GOSCA (chain of comm<strong>and</strong>).<br />

d. The FORSCOM chain’s GOSCA (chain unit of attachment’s).<br />

Home (or “home of record”)<br />

a. For officers ordered to AD from civilian status, the place recorded as the home of record when ordered to AD.<br />

b. For officers discharged from an AD enlisted status for the convenience of the Government to accept duty as an<br />

officer, the place recorded as the home of record at the time he or she entered the Service in an enlisted status in the<br />

relevant tour of AD.<br />

Major comm<strong>and</strong>ers<br />

Comm<strong>and</strong>ers of Eighth U.S. <strong>Army</strong>, Korea; Military Surface Deployment <strong>and</strong> Distribution Comm<strong>and</strong> (SDDC), VA,<br />

United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Corps of Engineers (USACE), DC, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Criminal Investigation Comm<strong>and</strong>,<br />

VA, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Europe (USAREUR), Germany U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Forces Comm<strong>and</strong> (FORSCOM), GA,<br />

United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Intelligence <strong>and</strong> Security Comm<strong>and</strong>, VA, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Materiel Comm<strong>and</strong><br />

(AMC), VA, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Medical Comm<strong>and</strong> (MEDCOM), TX, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Military District<br />

of Washington, DC, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Pacific Comm<strong>and</strong> (USARPAC), HI, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> South<br />

(USARSO), TX, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Space <strong>and</strong> Missile Defense Comm<strong>and</strong> (SMDC), VA, United States U.S.<br />

<strong>Army</strong> Special Operations Comm<strong>and</strong> (USASOC), NC, United States U.S. <strong>Army</strong> Training <strong>and</strong> Doctrine Comm<strong>and</strong><br />

(TRADOC), VA, United States.<br />

M<strong>and</strong>atory retirement<br />

A retirement that is required by law, subject to certain contingencies as outlined in the law, <strong>and</strong> must be effected<br />

regardless of the desire of the officer or HQDA unless otherwise specifically provided by the law (applies only to RA).<br />

Misconduct, moral or professional dereliction<br />

(See para 4–2.) Conduct within the control of the officer concerned, which includes but is not limited to drug abuse,<br />

alcohol abuse, criminal conduct, <strong>and</strong> civil confinement <strong>and</strong> results in either of the following:<br />

a. Tends to bring the officer or the <strong>Army</strong> into disrepute; or<br />

b. Results in the loss or ab<strong>and</strong>onment of or suspension from professional status when lack of status adversely affects<br />

the member’s ability to perform the duties; or<br />

c. Includes but is not limited to drug abuse, alcohol abuse,criminal conduct, <strong>and</strong> civil confinement.<br />

National security<br />

See definition contained in AR 380–67.<br />

Nonprobationary officer<br />

a. Regular <strong>Army</strong> commissioned officers <strong>and</strong> USAR commissioned officers with more than 5 years commissioned<br />

service.<br />

b. Warrant officers with more than 3 years service since original appointment in their present component.<br />

128 AR 600–8–24 12 April 2006

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