*Increase individual fitness and overall unit readiness.

*Provide services, which are adequete and responsive to the needs of the total workforce and emphasize alcohol and other drug abuse deterrence, prevention, education, and treatment

*Implement alchohol and other drug risk reduction and prevention stategies that respond to potential problems before they jeopardize readiness, productivity, and careers

*Restore to duty those substance-impaired Soldiers who have the potential for continued military service

*Provide effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and education at all levels of command, and encourage commanders to provide alcohol and drug free leisure activities

*Ensure all military and civilain personel assigned to ASAP staff are appropriately trained and experienced to accomplish the mission

*Achieve maximum productivity and reduce absenteeism and attrition among DA civilian employees by reducing the effects of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs

*Improve readiness by extending services to the total Army

*Ensure quality customer service

Voluntary (self-identification)

Commander/ Supervisor Identification

Biochemical Identification

Medical Identification

Investigation and or Apprehension

• Return Soldiers to full duty as soon as possible.
• Identify Soldiers who cannot be rehabilitated within the scope of this regulation and to advise their unit commanders.
• Assist and refer Soldiers who cannot be rehabilitated in the ASAP to a treatment facility in the vicinity where they reside after discharge from the Army.
• Help resolve alcohol and other drug abuse problems in the family, with the ultimate goal of enabling the Soldier to perform more effectively.

The objectives of Army’sBiochemical Testing Program are to:

• Deter Soldiers, including those members on initial entry on AD after enlistment or appointment, from abusing drugs (including illegal drugs, other illicit substances, and prescribed medication).
• Facilitate early identification of alcohol and/or other drug abuse.
• Enable commanders to assess the security, military fitness, good order and discipline of their units, and to use information obtained to take appropriate action (for example, UCMJ, administrative, or other actions, including referral to the ASAP counseling center for screening, evaluation, and possible treatment).
• Monitor rehabilitation of those enrolled for alcohol and/or other drug abuse.
• Collect data on the prevalence of alcohol and/or other drug abuse within the Army.

*Unit inspections. (either the entire or part of a unit)

*Search and Seizure/ probable cause

*Competence for Duty

*Rehabilitation

*Mishap or Safety Inspection

*Consent (specimen may be provided voluntarily by Soldier)

*New Entrant

*Medical

The Heart= Giving

The Cross=Help

The Gyroscope= Stability

The mission of the ACS center is to:

*Facilitate commander's ability to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and responsive services that support readiness of soldiers, civilian employees and their families

*Maximize technology and resources, adapt to unique installation requirements, eliminate duplication in service delivery, and measure service effectiveness

In the United States, the following personnel are eligible for ACS Assistance:

*All active duty and retired military personnel and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services

*Members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve when on active duty and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services

*Army appropriate fund (APF) and non appropriated fund (NAF) employees and their family members, if otherwise eligible for services

*Family members of military personnel who died while on active duty, if otherwise eligible for services

*Surviving family members of military personnel who died while on active duty, if otherwise eligible for services

Develop Confident, competent leaders

*Support the enlistment, retention, and transtition of soldiers

*Provide self-development opportunities for soldiers and adult family members

*Provide self development opportunities for DAC's

*Provide self development opportunities for DAC ACES professional and support staff

Pell Grant

Perkins Loans

Guaranteed Student Loans

1. Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP)

2. Advanced Skills Education Program (ASEP)

3. High School Completion Program

4. Service Members Opportunity Colleges Associates Degree Program (SOCAD)

5. Veteran's Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)/ Montgomery G.I. Bill (MGIB)

6. Skill Recognition Programs

7. Command Language Programs (Head Start- Gateway)

8. Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)

9. Education Counseling Services

10. Learning Resource Centers

1. Functional Academic Skills Training (FAST)

2. High School Completion Program

3. English-As-A-Second Language (ESL)

4. Mission related Language (Headstart- Gateway)

5. Mission Required Language

6. MOS Improvement Training (MOSIT)

Helping the Army Take Care Of It's Own

This Policy Applies:

*Both on and off post and during duty and non-duty hours

*To working, living, and recreation environments (including both on- and off- post housing)

*Create a climate that minimizes sexual assault incidents, which impact Army personnel, Army civilians, and family members, and, if an incident should occur, ensure that victims and subjects are treated according to Army Policy

*Create a climate that encourages victims to report incidents of sexual assault without fear

*Establish sexual assault prevention training and awareness programs to educate soldiers

*Ensure sensitive and comprehensive treatement to restore victims health and well-being

*Ensure leaders understand their roles and reponsibilities regarding response to sexual assault victims, thoroughly investigate allegations of sexual assault, and take appropriate administrative and disciplinary action

*Rape

Non consentual sodomy (oral or anal sex)

*Indecent Assault (Unwanted, Inappropriate sexual contact or fondling)

*Attempts to commit these acts

Define the following terms as they apply to the Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program:

Victim

Alleged Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Victim: One who has been sexually assaulted

Alleged Perpetrator: One who has been accused of committing a crime (Subject)

Perpetrator: One who has committed a crime (Offender)

*Sexual assault is a criminal offense that has no place in the Army. It degrades mission readiness by devastating the Army's ability to work effectively as a team. Every Soldier who is aware of a sexual assault should immediately (within 24 hours) report incidents. Sexual Assault is incompatible with the Army values and is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and other federal and local civilian laws.

*The Army will use training, education, and awareness to minimize sexual assault; to promote the sensitive handling of victims of sexual assault; to offer victim assistance and counseling; to hold those who commit sexual assault offense accountable; to provide confidential avenues for reporting, and to reinforce a commitment to Army Values

*The Army will treat all victims of sexual assault with dignity, fairness, and respect

*The Army will treat every sexual assault incedent seriously by following proper guidlines. The information and circumstances of the allegations will be disclosed on a need to know basis only

*This Policy applies to:

1. Both on and off post and during the duty and non-duty hours

2. To working, living, and recreational environments (including both on- and off - post housing)

*Their chain of command

*Medical Treatment Facility

*Military Police/ Criminal Investigation Division

*Chaplains

*Social Work Services

*Family Advocacy

*Legal Services

*The right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and a respect for privacy

*The right to be protected from the accused offender

*the right to be notified of court proceedings

*The right to be present at all public court proceedings related to the assault unless the court determines that testimony by the victim would be materially affected if the victim heard other testimony at trial, or for other good cause

*The right to talk to the attorney for the government in the case

* The right to seek restitution, if appropriate

*The Right to information regarding convition, sentencing, imprisonment, and release of the offender from custody

• Ensure that assigned personnel (to include RC personnel under their jurisdiction) are familiar with the Army policy on sexual harassment.
• Publish and post written command policy statements for the prevention of sexual harassment.

• Continually assess and be aware of the climate of command regarding sexual harassment. Identify problems or potential problems. Take prompt, decisive action to investigate all complaints of sexual harassment. Either resolve the problem at the lowest possible level or, if necessary, take formal disciplinary or administrative action. Do not allow Soldiers to be retaliated against for filing complaints. Continually monitor the unit and assess sexual harassment prevention policies and programs at all levels within area of responsibility. Ensure all leaders understand that if they witness or otherwise know of incidents of sexual harassment, they are obligated to act. If they do not, they themselves are also engaging in sexual harassment.

• Set the standard

• Soldiers on extended active duty and their dependents.
• Members of the Reserve Components of the Army (Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve) on continuous active duty for more than 30 days and their dependents.  (This applies to soldiers on AD for training (ADT) or serving under various sections of title 10, United States Code).
• Soldiers retired from active duty because of longevity or physical disability, or retired upon reaching age 60 (Reserve Components) and their dependents.
• Widows (ers) and orphans of soldiers who died while on active duty or after they retired.

Verbal: Examples of verbal sexual harassment may include telling sexual jokes; using sexually explicit profanity, threats, sexually oriented cadences, or sexual comments

Nonverbal: Examples of nonverbal sexual harassment may include staring at someone (that is, "Undressing someone with one's eyes"), blowing kisses, winking, or licking one's lips in a suggestive manner

Physical Contact: Examples of physical sexual harassment may include touching, patting, pinching, bumping, grabbing, cornering, or blocking a passageway; kissing; and providing unsolicited back or neck rubs

What are some of the special commemorations/ ethnic observances listed in AR 600-20?

1. January - 3rd Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

2. February - 1-28/29 - African-American/ Black History Month

3. March- 1-31 - Women's History Month

4. April/May - Sunday to Sunday for Week incorporating Yom Hashoah - "Days of Rememberance" for Victims of Holocaust

5. May - 1-31 - Asian Pacific Heritage Month

6. August - 26 - Women's Equallity Day

7. September/ October - 15 Sep- 15 Oct - Hispanic Heritage Month

8. November – 1-30 - National Native American Indian Heritage Month

1. Provide EO for military personnel and family members, both on and off post and within the limits of the laws of localitities, states, and host nations.

2. Create and sustain effective units by eliminating discriminatory behaviors or practices that undermine teamwork, mutual respect, loyalty, and shared sacrifice of the men and women of America's Army

*Written command policy statements for EO

*Prevention of Sexual Harassment

*Equal Opportunity Complaint Procedures

Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature between the same or opposite genders when-

*Submission to, or rejection of, such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a peson's job, pay, career, or

*Submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person, or

*Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Any person in a supervisory or command position who uses or condones implicit or explicit sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, or job of a Soldier or civilian employee is engaging in sexual harassment. Similarly, any Soldier or civilian employee who makes deliberate or repeated unwelcome verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature is engaging in sexual harassment.

The U.S. Army will provide EO and fair treatment for military personnel and family members without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, and provide an environment free of unlawful discrimination and offensive behavior. This policy-

1. Applies both on and off post, during duty and non-duty hours.

2. Applies to working, living, and recreational environments (Including both on and off-post housing.)

The AFAP program's process of improvement begins where?

BASE: "Family of Components" (Total Force)

SECOND LEG: "Family of Units"

THIRD LEG: "Family of People"

1. Partnership

2. Wellness

3. Sense of Community

*Gives commanders a gauge to validate concerns and measure satisfaction

*Enhances Army's corporate image

*Helps retain the best and brightest

*Results in legislation, policies, programs and services that strengthen readiness and retention

*Safeguard well-being

*Career Counselor: 30 days from arrival to unit

*Unit Commander: 90 Days from arrival

*Unit commander: 15-16 months prior to ETS

*Career Counselor: 13-14 months prior to ETS

*Career Counselor: 4 months prior to ETS

*Reserve Component Career Counselor: 90-120 days prior to ETS

*Lights in Stairwells

*Fire Lights (Emergency Lighting)

*Fire Extinguisher and alarms

*Arms rooms safety procedures

*First aid kits

*CQ

*Safety Posters

*Handrails

* Storage of Dangerous Materials and Chemicals

1. DA Form 5434. M

2. Welcome letter

3. ACS Relocation Readiness Services

4. Reception

5. Orientation

6. Inprocessing

• ACS / AER / ARC / EO
• Postal services
• PX  / commissary privileges
• AFN radio and television
• MWR, education services
• Community sports programs
• Recreational facilities
• Banking services
• Clubs

Gyms (physical fitness centers

1. Living Conditions

2. Duty Environment

1. Recreation and Leisure: Activities may be planned by the BOSS committee or by the BOSS committee working in conjunction with other MWR activities. Service members will assume a lead role in planning BOSS events. Events should be planned that meet the needs and desires of the single service member.
2. Community Service: The BOSS committee may elect to participate in community programs or projects that make a difference in the lives of others, in the community, and ultimately, in themselves. The service will be voluntary in nature and in accordance with the installation volunteer program. The program can be implemented in support of existing or established volunteer programs or programs developed by the BOSS committee.
3. Well Being: For single service members, Well being includes those things that single service members can directly or indirectly influence to enhance their morale, living environment, or personal growth and development. The well being issue identified or raised during the BOSS meetings will be directed to the appropriated command or staff agency for resolution on the installation.

*Develop and strengthen the skills, knowledge, and abilities to train, deploy, and lead soldiers in combat through battle focused training.

*Develop NCOs who are self-aware, adaptive, competent, and confident.

*Realize the full potential of the NCO support channel

*Foster a unit environment that enhances continued NCO leader development and encourages self-development as part of a lifelong learning process

• Link NCO development to the current skill level and duty assignments
• Establish a viable unit level NCODP using unit METL as the vehicle to incorporate the following into each NCO's daily activities.
• Synchronize battle-focused NCODP as a component of operational assignments (experience) with the other two pillars of leader development (institutional training and self-development)
• Establish a systematic and continuous program
• Integrate the use of leader books (FM 25-l01, app B) to track individual NCO progress
• Emphasize coaching to achieve commitment to excellence in performance

• Demonstrate the skills of current skill level and duty position per AR 611–21 and DA Pam 600–25.
• Accept the duties and responsibilities of current rank and duty position per AR 600–20, AR 611–21, and FM 7–22.7.
• Enhance combat performance for the current and next higher rank and duty position per AR 600–20 and FM 22–100 (being revised as FM 6–22).
• Enhance combat leadership competencies for the current and next higher rank per FM 22–100 (being revised as FM 6–22).
• Train themselves and subordinates to be proficient in METL tasks and associated critical tasks per FM 7–0, FM 7–1, and FM 7–22.7.
• Coach subordinates to be totally committed to U.S. Army professional ethics, Warrior Ethos, and the Soldier’s Creed per FM 22–100 (being revised as FM 6–22).

1. Preliminary Rifle Instruction

2. Downrange Feedback

3. Field Fire

4. Advanced Rifle Marksmanship

5. Advanced Optics, Laser and Iron Sights

1. Steady Position

2. Proper Aim (Sight Picture)

3. Breathing

4. Trigger Squeeze

1. Individual Foxhole Supported

2. Basic Prone Unsupported

1. Sight Alignment

2. Placing of the Aiming Point

1. Try to place the weapon on safe

2. Remove the magazine

3. Lock the bolt to the rear.

4. Place weapon on safe if not already done.

1. Slaps gently upward on the magizine to ensure it is fully seated, and the magazine follower is not jammed.

2. Pulls the charging handle fully to the rear.

3. Observes for the ejection of a live round or expended cartridge. (if the weapon fails to eject a cartridge, perform remedial action.)

4. Releases the charging handle. (Do no ride it forward)

5. Taps the forward assist assembly to ensure bolt closure

6. Squeeze the trigger and tries to fire the rifle

1. Failure to feed, chamber or lock

2. Failure to fire cartidge

3. Failure to Extract

4. Failure to Eject

*CLEANER: It contains solvents that dissolve firing residue and carbon

*LUBRICANT: It lays down a layer of teflon as it dries to provide lubrication

*PRESERVATIVE: It prevents rust from forming

1. M193 - Ball

2. M196- Trace

3. M199 - Dummy

4. M200 -Blank (Violet tip and 7 petal rose crimp)

5. M855 - Ball (Green Tip)

6. M856 - Tracer (Red Tip)

7. M862 - Short Range Training Ammunition (Plastic with Blue Tip)

1. Adjust the front sight post (1) up or down until the base of the front sight post is flush with the front sight post housing (2).
2. Adjust the elevation knob (3) counterclockwise, as viewed from above, until the rear sight assembly(4) rests flush with the carrying handle and the 8/3 marking is aligned with the index line on the left side of the carrying handle.
3. Position the apertures(5) so the unmarked aperture is up and the 0-200 meter aperture is down. Rotate the windage knob (6) to align the index mark on the 0-200 meter aperture with the long center index line on the rear sight assembly.

1. Adjust the elevation knob (1) counterclockwise, as viewed from above, until the rear sight assembly(2) rests flush with the carrying handle and the 8/3 marking is aligned with the index line (3) on the left side of the carrying handle. Then adjust the elevation knob one more click clockwise.
2. Position the apertures(4) so the unmarked aperture is up and the 0-200 meter aperture is down. Rotate the windage knob (5) to align the index mark on the 0-200 meter aperture with the long center index line on the rear sight assembly.

*Without Magazine and Sling: 7.78 Pounds

*With Sling and a Loaded 20 Round Magazine: 8.48 Pounds

*With Sling and Loaded 30 Round Magazine: 8.79 Pounds

*Semiautomatic: 45 Rounds per Minute

*Burst: 90 Rounds per Minute

*Sustained: 12-15 Rounds per Minute

What is the muzzle velocity of the M16/A2 Rifle?

1. Feeding

2. Chambering

3. Locking

4. Firing

5. Unlocking

6. Extracting

7. Ejecting

8. Cocking

• Point the muzzle in a designated SAFE DIRECTION. Attempt to place selector lever on SAFE. If weapon is not cocked, lever cannot be placed on SAFE.
• Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine catch button and pulling the magazine down.
• To lock bolt open,pull charging handle rearward. Press bottom of bolt catch and allow bolt to move forward until it engages bolt catch. Return charging handle to full forward position. If you have not done so before, place the selector lever on SAFE.
• Visually (not physically) inspect the receiver and chamber to ensure these areas contain no ammo.
• With the select or lever pointing toward SAFE, allow the bolt to go forward by pressing the upper portion of the bolt catch.
• Place the select or lever on SEMI and squeeze the trigger.
• Pull the charging handle fully rearward and release it, allowing the bolt to return to the full forward position.
• Place the select or lever on SAFE.
• Close the ejection port cover.

1. Place the selector lever on safe.  If the selector switch will not go on safe, pull the charging handle to the rear and release.  Place the selector lever on safe.  Pull the trigger to the rear, the hammer should not fall.

2. Place the selector lever on semi.  Pull the trigger to the rear and hold.  The hammer should fall.  While holding the trigger to the rear, pull the charging handle to the rear and release.  Release the trigger and pull it to the rear again.  The hammer should fall.

3. Place the selector lever on burst.  Pull the charging handle to the rear and release.  Pull the trigger to the rear and hold.  The hammer should fall. While holding the trigger to the rear, pull the charging handle to the rear three times and release.  Release the trigger and pull it to the rear again.  The hammer should fall.

*Without Magazine and Sling: 6.49 Pounds

*With Sling and Loaded 20 Round Magazine: 7.19 Pounds

*Maximum range: 3600

*Max Effective Range For An Area Target: 600 Meters

*Buttstock Closed: 29.75 Inches

1. Closed

2. 1/2 Opened

3. 3/4 Open

4. Full Open