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(1) Misconduct.
(2) Moral or professional dereliction.
(3) Academic or leadership deficiencies.
(4) Resigning from a course.
b. An officer attending any basic course while detailed from branch for strength accounting only and who is
attending a course of instruction at a different branch school as part of basic course is included in this section.
c. Effective 1 October 1992, warrant officers W–1, who are appointed contingent upon successful completion of
WOBC, will be REFRAD or discharged if—
(1) Eliminated from WOBC due to resignation from the course or for failure to meet the conduct, moral, physical,
professional, academic, or leadership standards.
(2) Failure of RC, WO, W1 to successfully complete WOBC within 2 years of appointment (3 years with HQDA
(DAPE–MPO) or Chief, National Guard Bureau (GB–ARP–O) waiver).
d. For officer or warrant officers attending a service school who are resigning from the course, HQDA (AHRC-
OPD–A) is the final authority to approve or disapprove the REFRAD or discharge. The GCMCA for that officer will
forward a recommendation to CDR, HRC. Officers and warrant officer who resigns from a course or voluntarily
terminate attendance will normally be required to complete the period of service required by law and regulation
incident to their appointment as officers or warrant officers. For all other cases, the GCMCA for an officer attending a
service school (TJAG for an officer attending The Judge Advocate General’s School) has final authority to approve or
disapprove the officer’s REFRAD (ARNGUS and USAR officers) or discharge (USAR officers only) under this
section. This authority will not be further delegated.
e. For purposes of this section, the term school commandants includes commanders of U.S. Army medical treatment
facilities when a branch or specialty qualifying course is conducted in such a facility.
f. The Commander, HRC–St. Louis will direct the discharge of an officer of the USAR who has been released from
ADT under a self-terminating order. The school commandant will forward all documents and reports pertaining to a
USAR officer to CDR, HRC–St. Louis (AHRC–PAP), 1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 63132–5200.
g. The school commandant will forward all documents and reports pertaining to an ARNGUS officer to HQDA
(NGB–ARP–O), Chief National Guard Bureau, 2500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–2500, under NGR
635–100, who has responsibility for withdrawal of Federal recognition of all ARNGUS officers.
2–34. Steps for processing involuntary release from active duty and termination of Reserve
appointments of student officers and warrant officers attending branch orientation, familiarization
courses, or Warrant Officer Basic Course
The steps required for processing involuntary REFRAD and termination of Reserve appointments of student officers
and WOs attending branch orientation, familiarization courses, or WOBC are as shown in table 2–15.
Table 2–15
Involuntary release from active duty and termination of Reserve appointments of student officers and warrant officers
attending branch, familiarization courses, or Warrant Officers Basic Course
Step Work center Required action
1 PPAA
BN S–1
C&S
a. The school commandant at the start of each course advises each student that may be affected by
this section of the rules and procedures herein.
b. When a student fails to meet the standards of the school, recommends that student be released
from AD and refers case to the school faculty board. The student may waive consideration of pending
separation by a faculty board and accept the decision of the approval authority in respect to their release/discharge.
2 SLDR If the student desires a faculty board, they may present to the board any circumstances the student
considers extenuating.
3 C&S If the student desires a faculty board, the school faculty board then considers the student’s case and
includes in its findings all circumstances surrounding the failure and leadership potential of the student.
4 C&S The school commandant forwards recommendations with the faculty board proceedings (unless the
student waives consideration by the board) to the officer exercising GCM jurisdiction over the school.
The Commandant, The Judge Advocate General’s School, forwards proceedings to ATTN: Headquarters,
Department of the Army, (DAJA–PT), The Judge Advocate General, 2200 Army Pentagon, Washington,
DC 20310–2200.
34 AR 600–8–24 12 April 2006