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AR 635-200
Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations
AR 635-200 governs administrative separation of enlisted Soldiers on active duty: the bases for separation, the characterization of service, and the procedural rights that attach. Company and battalion leaders use it for chapter actions; the separation authority and the servicing judge advocate drive the process. Get legal review before initiating anything.
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- Edition verified
- June 2025
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- Staff & Admin
What to take from it
- Sets the bases for administrative separation and the required characterization of service.
- Characterization can be honorable, general (under honorable conditions), or under other than honorable conditions.
- Certain separations require notification or an administrative board depending on service time and characterization.
- Separation authority rests with a specified commander, not with the initiating chain of command.
- The 30 June 2025 major revision supersedes the 28 June 2021 edition; AR 135-series regulations cover Reserve Component separations.
These points are our summary, written for recall. They are not a substitute for the publication and they will not cover everything a board can ask. Read the source.