Preparing and Managing Correspondence - Fort Sill MWR

Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
3 June 2002
*Army Regulation 25–50
Effective 15 June 2002
Information Management
Preparing and Managing Correspondence
H i s t o r y . T h i s p r i n t i n g p u b l i s h e s a
r e v i s i o n o f t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n . B e c a u s e t h e
p u b l i c a t i o n h a s b e e n e x t e n s i v e l y r e v i s e d ,
t h e c h a n g e d p o r t i o n s h a v e n o t b e e n
highlighted.
Summary. This regulation on the preparation
and management of Army correspondence
has been revised. This revision
establishes three forms of correspondence
authorized for use within the Army: a letter,
a memorandum, and a message, in
s u p p o r t o f t h e A r m y E f f e c t i v e W r i t i n g
Program.
Applicability. This regulation applies to
all Army personnel, including personnel
of the Army National Guard of the United
States and the U.S. Army Reserve, who
manage, prepare, and distribute Army correspondence.
During full mobilization, requirements
of this regulation, except those
imposed by Public Law, are exempt.
Proponent and exception authority.
The proponent of this regulation is the
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. The
proponent has the authority to approve exceptions
to this regulation that are consistent
with controlling law and regulation.
The proponent may delegate this approval
authority, in writing, to a division chief
within the proponent agency in the grade
of colonel or the civilian equivalent.
Army management control process.
This regulation does not contain management
control provisions.
S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o f
this regulation and establishment of command
or local forms are prohibited without
prior approval from the Deputy Chief
of Staff for Personnel (DAPE–ZA), 300
A r m y P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D C
20310–0300.
Suggested Improvements. Users are
invited to submit comments and suggested
improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recomm
e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d
Blank Forms) directly to U.S. Army Rec
o r d s M a n a g e m e n t a n d D e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
A g e n c y , A T T N : R e c o r d s M a n a g e m e n t
D i v i s i o n ( T A P C – P D D – R P ) , 6 0 0 0 6 t h
Street, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–5603.
Distribution. This publication is available
in electronic media only and is intended
for command levels A, B, C, D,
and E for Active Army, Army National
G u a r d o f t h e U . S . , a n d U . S . A r m y
Reserve.
Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)
Chapter 1
Preparing Correspondence, page 1
Section I
General, page 1
Purpose • 1–1, page 1
References • 1–2, page 1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms • 1–3, page 1
Responsibilities • 1–4, page 1
Restrictions to this regulation • 1–5, page 1
Objectives • 1–6, page 1
Section II
General Correspondence Guidance, page 1
Methods of communication • 1–7, page 1
Direct communications • 1–8, page 2
*This regulation supersedes Army Regulation 25–50, dated 5 March 2001.
AR 25–50 • 3 June 2002
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