*This regulation supersedes AR 600-20, dated 6 November 2014; DA Pam 600-26, dated 23 May 1990. The following Army Directives rescind upon
publication of this regulation; AD 2011-19, dated 3 October 2011; AD 2013-17, dated 22 July 2013; AD 2013-20, dated 27 September 2013; AD 2013-
29, dated 23 December 2013; AD 2014-20, dated 19 June 2014; AD 2015-16, dated 4 March 2015; AD 2015-39, dated 14 October 2015; AD 2015-43,
dated 10 November 2015; AD 2016-17, dated 22 June 2016; AD 2016-34, dated 6 October 2016; AD 2018-19, dated 8 November 2018; and AD 2019-
20, dated 16 May 2019.
AR 600–20 • 24 July 2020
UNCLASSIFIED
Department of the Army
Personnel-General
Army Command Policy
History. This publication is an adminis-
trative revision. The portions affected by
this administrative revision are listed in
the summary of change.
Summary. This regulation implements
DoDI 1020.03, DoDI 1300.17, DoDI
1325.02, DoDI 1325.06; DoDI 1342.22;
DoDI 5240.22, DoDI 5240.26, DoDI
5505.18; DoDI 6495.02; DoDI 6495.03,
DoDD 1350.2, DoDD 6495.01, DoDD
5205.16 and DoDD 7050.06. Also, it pre-
scribes the policy and responsibility of
command, which include the Army Ready
and Resilient Campaign Plan, military
discipline and conduct, the Army Equal
Opportunity Program, and the Army Sex-
ual Harassment/Assault Response and
Prevention Program. The 30-day ad-
vanced publication requirement has been
waived because the revision implements
previously published law, DoD directives
and instructions, and Army directives that
need to be consolidated and communi-
cated to the field as soon as possible.
Applicability. This regulation applies
to the Regular Army, the Army National
Guard/Army National Guard of the
United States, and the U.S. Army Re-
serve, unless otherwise stated. It also ap-
plies to all assigned, attached, or opera-
tionally controlled U.S. Army Corrections
Command personnel, and all Army Cor-
rections System prisoners incarcerated in
Army Corrections System facilities.
Chapters 6 and 7 and appendix
E apply to
members of the Army National Guard of
the United States when on active duty Ti-
tle 10 orders, for 30 days or more. In all
other cases, members of the Army Na-
tional Guard are governed by regulations
issued by the Chief, National Guard Bu-
reau consistent with Chief, National
Guard Bureau’s authorities under 32 USC
110, 10 USC 10503, and DoDD 5105.77.
It also applies where stated to Department
of the Army Civilians. Portions of this
regulation that prescribe specific conduct
are punitive, and violations of these pro-
visions may subject offenders to nonjudi-
cial or judicial action under the Uniform
Code of Military Justice. The equal op-
portunity terms found in the glossary are
applicable only to uniformed personnel.
AR 690
– 600 and AR 690 – 12 contains
similar terms that are applicable to De-
partment of the Army Civilians.
Proponent and exception authority.
The proponent of this regulation is the
Deputy Chief of Staff, G
– 1. The propo-
nent has the authority to approve excep-
tions or waivers to this regulation that are
consistent with controlling law and regu-
lations. The proponent may delegate this
approval authority, in writing, to a divi-
sion chief within the proponent agency or
its direct reporting unit or field operating
agency in the grade of colonel or the civil-
ian equivalent may request a waiver to
this regulation by providing justification
that includes a full analysis of the ex-
pected benefits and must include formal
review by the activity’s senior legal of-
ficer. All waiver requests will be endorsed
by the commander or senior leader of the
requesting activity and forwarded through
their higher headquarters to the policy
guidance.
Army internal control process.
This regulation contains internal control
provisions in accordance with AR 11
– 2
and identifies key internal controls that
must be evaluated (app R).
Supplementation. Supplementation
of this regulation and establishment of
command and local forms are prohibited
without prior approval from the Deputy
Chief of Staff, G – 1 (DAPE – MP), 300
Army Pentagon, Washington, DC
20310 – 0300.
Suggested improvements. Users
are invited to send comments and sug-
gested improvements on DA Form 2028
(Recommended Changes to Publications
and Blank Forms) directly to Deputy
Chief of Staff, G
– 1 (DAPE – MP), 300
Army Pentagon, Washington, DC
20310 – 0300.
Committee management. AR 15 – 39
requires the proponent to justify establish-
ing/continuing committee(s), coordinate
draft publications, and coordinate changes
in committee status with the Office of the
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary
of the Army, Department of the Army
Committee Management Office
(AARP – ZA), 105 Army Pentagon, Wash-
ington DC, 20310
– 0105. Further, if it is
determined that an established “group”
identified within this regulation later takes
on the characteristics of a committee as
found in AR 15 – 39, then the proponent
will follow AR 15
– 39 requirements for
establishing and continuing the group as a
committee.
Distribution. This regulation is availa-
ble in electronic media only and is in-
tended for the Regular Army, the Army
National Guard/Army National Guard of
the United States, and the U.S. Army Re-
serve.