ALARACT 014/2016 DTG: R 111602Z MAR 16 UNCLAS FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SUBJ/ALARACT 014/2016 - RELEASE OF ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 (EXPANDING POSITIONS AND CHANGING THE ARMY POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF HQDA DCS G-1 1. REFERENCES: 1.A. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 652 (NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN UNITS, ASSIGNMENTS, ETC. TO WHICH FEMALE MEMBERS MAY BE ASSIGNED. 1.B. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE REVIEW OF LAWS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE SERVICE OF FEMALE MEMBERS IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES, FEBRUARY 2012. 1.C. MEMORANDUM, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JANUARY 13, 1994, SUBJECT: DIRECT GROUND COMBAT DEFINITION AND ASSIGNMENT RULE. 1.D. MEMORANDUM, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JANUARY 24, 2013, SUBJECT: ELIMINATION OF THE 1994 DIRECT GROUND COMBAT DEFINITION AND ASSIGNMENT RULE. 1.E. MEMORANDUM, ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS), FEBRUARY 27, 2013, SUBJECT: ELIMINATION OF THE 1994 DIRECT GROUND COMBAT DEFINITION AND ASSIGNMENT RULE. 1.F. MEMORANDUM, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, 19 APRIL 2013, SUBJECT: PLAN FOR INTEGRATION OF FEMALE LEADERS AND SOLDIERS BASED ON THE ELIMINATION OF THE 1994 DIRECT GROUND COMBAT DEFINITION AND ASSIGNMENT RULE (DGCDAR). 1.G. MEMORANDUM, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, DECEMBER 3, 2015, SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR THE FULL INTEGRATION OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. 1.H. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 (EXPANDING POSITIONS AND CHANGING THE ARMY POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS), 29 JANUARY 2016. 1.I. AR 135-205 (ENLISTED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT), 11 MARCH 2008.

1.J. AR 350-1 (ARMY TRAINING AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT), 19 AUGUST 2014. 1.K. AR 600-13 (ARMY POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS), 27 MARCH 1992. 1.L. AR 600-20 (ARMY COMMAND POLICY), 6 NOVEMBER 2014. 1.M. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (DA) PAMPHLET (PAM) 600-3 (COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER MANAGEMENT), 3 DECEMBER 2014. 1.N. DA PAM 600-25 (U.S. ARMY NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE), 11 SEPTEMBER 2015. 1.O. DA PAM 611-21 (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND STRUCTURE), 22 JANUARY 2007. 1.P. EXECUTION ORDER (EXORD) 097-16 TO THE U.S. ARMY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2016-01 (ARMY GENDER INTEGRATION), 10 MARCH 2016. 2. PURPOSE. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 (EXPANDING POSITIONS AND CHANGING THE ARMY POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS) WAS RELEASED, EFFECTIVE 29 JANUARY 2016, AND ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF ALL REMAINING POSITIONS IN CONVENTIONAL FORCE UNITS TO WOMEN AND THE ELIMINATION OF A SEPARATE POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS. 2.A. DA IS OPENING MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) 11A (INFANTRY OFFICER); 11B (INFANTRYMAN); 11C (INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN); 11Z (INFANTRY SENIOR SERGEANT); 13F (FIRE SUPPORT SPECIALIST); 19A (ARMOR, GENERAL); 19B (ARMOR); 19C (CAVALRY); 19D (CAVALRY SCOUT); 19K (ARMOR CREWMEMBER); AND 19Z (ARMOR SENIOR SERGEANT). ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING ASSOCIATED ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS ARE OPEN TO WOMEN: FUNCTIONAL COURSES B1 (INFANTRY MORTAR NCO LEADER), B2 (LIGHT LEADERS COURSE), B4 (SNIPER), B7 (BRADLEY TRANSITION COURSE), B8 (ANTI-ARMOR LEADERS COURSE), C2 (DRAGON GUNNERY), E9 (M901 IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE GUNNER/CREW TRAINING), K8 (MASTER GUNNERY M1A2 TANK), L7 (JOINT FIRES OBSERVER), R4 (STRYKER ARMORED VEHICLE OPERATIONS/ MAINTENANCE), R8 (MOBILE GUN SYSTEM MASTER GUNNER), 3J (M1A2 ABRAMS TANK), 3Z (MORTAR UNIT OFFICER), 5R (RANGER), AND 5S (RANGER PARACHUTIST) AND THE SKILL QUALIFICATION IDENTIFIERS G (RANGER), T (1ST SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONAL DETACHMENT-DELTA UNIT OPERATOR), AND V (RANGER PARACHUTIST). 2.B. DA IS ALSO OPENING THE SPECIAL FORCES MOS 18A (SPECIAL FORCES OFFICER), 18B (SPECIAL FORCES WEAPONS SERGEANT), 18C (SPECIAL FORCES ENGINEER SERGEANT), 18D (SPECIAL FORCES MEDICAL SERGEANT), 18E

(SPECIAL FORCES COMMUNICATIONS SERGEANT), 18F (SPECIAL FORCES ASSISTANT OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE SERGEANT), 18Z (SPECIAL FORCES SENIOR SERGEANT), AND 180A (SPECIAL FORCES WARRANT OFFICER). THE FOLLOWING ASSOCIATED ADDITIONAL SPECIAL FORCES SKILL IDENTIFIERS ARE OPEN TO WOMEN: FUNCTIONAL COURSES Q5 (SPECIAL FORCES COMBAT DIVING, MEDICAL); S6 (SPECIAL FORCES COMBAT DIVING, SUPERVISION); W3 (SPECIAL FORCES SNIPER); W7 (SPECIAL FORCES UNDERWATER OPERATIONS); 4W (UNDERWATER SPECIAL OPERATIONS); AND W (SPECIAL FORCES ADVANCED RECONNAISSANCE, TARGET ANALYSIS EXPLOITATION TECHNIQUES). 3. EXORD 097-16 TO THE U.S. ARMY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2016-01 (ARMY GENDER INTEGRATION), 10 MARCH 2016. DIRECTS ARMY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE READINESS AND COMBAT PERFORMANCE WHILE OPENING ALL OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS TO WOMEN. 4. APPLICABILITY. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 IS APPLICABLE TO THE U.S. ARMY, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD/ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES, AND U.S. ARMY RESERVE. COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS WILL EXECUTE THE PROVISIONS OF ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01, AND PROPONENTS OF ARMY PUBLICATIONS WILL INCORPORATE THE APPROVED DIRECTIVE INTO THE NEXT REVISION. 5. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ARMY PUBLISHING DIRECTORATE SITE AT HTTP://WWW.APD.ARMY.MIL/ 6. THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF (DCS), G-1 IS THE PROPONENT FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS AND IS DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE EXCEPTIONS TO POLICY, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAW, REGULATION, AND POLICY, INCLUDING TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 652. IN ALL INSTANCES WHERE THE GUIDANCE IN ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01 CONTRADICTS AR 71-32, AR 135-100, AR 140-50, AR 350-51, AR 570-4, AR 601-50, AR 601-210, AR 611-1, AR 614-100, OR AR 614-200, THE DIRECTIVE TAKES PRECEDENCE. THE DCS, G-1 WILL IMMEDIATELY RESCIND AR 600-13 UNDER SEPARATE ACTION. 7. EXPIRATION DATE OF THIS MESSAGE IS 11 MARCH 2017.