MILPER Number: 26-105 Update to Experience Based Joint Duty Assignment Review Boards for Calendar Year 2026

1.  This MILPER message will expire no later (NLT) one year from the release date and rescinds reference E.

2.  Purpose: This message outlines the schedule, policy, and eligibility for the 2026 Experienced-based Joint Duty Assignment (E-JDA) Review Board. The Joint Officer Management Branch (JOM) will process all self-nominated E-JDA submissions for the Joint Staff before each board, in accordance with policy.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-105

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MILPER Number: 26-104 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Selection Board

1. This MILPER message rescinds and supersedes MILPER message 26-067 Fiscal Year 2026, (FY26) Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Selection Board.

2. This message will expire no later than (NLT) 27 Mar 26. 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-104

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MILPER Number: 26-103 Professor, United States Military Academy (PUSMA) Opportunities at the United States Military Academy (USMA)

1.  This MILPER message will expire no later than 31 December 2026.

2.  The purpose of this message is to announce assignment opportunities for officers at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-103

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MILPER Number: 26-102 Academy Professor Assignment Opportunities at the United States Military Academy (USMA)

1.  This MILPER message will expire no later than 31 December 2026.

2.  The purpose of this message is to announce assignment opportunities for officers at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-102

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MILPER Number: 26-101 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) United States Army Reserve (USAR) Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Release From Active Duty (REFRAD) Board

1.  This MILPER message is effective upon release and expires no later than (NLT) 31 Mar 27.

2.  This message provides procedural guidance for the FY26 USAR AGR REFRAD board which convenes on or about 20 Jul 26. The board will consider all Army Reserve AGR (AR AGR) Army Promotion List (APL) competitive category Colonels (COL) and Lieutenant Colonels (LTC) who meet the eligibility requirements outlined in paragraph 4 below. The USAR AGR REFRAD board provides a fair and equitable force shaping process to help meet the needs of the Army, the USAR, and the AR AGR program.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-101

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MILPER Number: 26-100 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Call to Active Duty (CAD) for Selected Army Reserve Component Officers

1.  This message supersedes MILPER Message 24-479 (Reference H).

2.  This MILPER will expire not later than (NLT) 30 September 2026. Application received on/before expiration of this MILPER message. Applications received after this date will be returned without action.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-100

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MILPER Number: 26-099 Soldier Referral Program By-Name List for Early Promotion Advancement and the Award of the Army Recruiting Ribbon for March 2026

1. This MILPER message will expire 15 March 2027.

2. This message is to announce the Soldier Referral Program By-Name List for Early Promotion Advancement, and the awarding of the Army Recruiting Ribbon for March 2026 as listed below. 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-099

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MILPER Number: 26-098 Unit Historical Officer Fundamentals Distance Learning Course (UHOFDLC)

1.  This message expires no later than 30 March 2028 or when supplanted by a new MILPER

2.  The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) announces the movement of the Unit Historical Officer Fundamentals Distance Learning Course (UHOFDLC) to the Army Training Information System – Education (ATIS-ED) platform.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-098

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ALARACT 019/2026 CHANGES TO REPORTING ILLEGAL USE OR MISUSE OF DRUGS IN THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SECURITY

ALARACT 019/2026
DTG: R 231220Z MAR 26
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 019/2026 – CHANGES TO REPORTING ILLEGAL USE OR MISUSE
OF DRUGS IN THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SECURITY
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF THE
HQDA, DCS, G–1
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 600–85, THE ARMY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM
1.B. (U) AR 380–67, PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
2. (U) APPLICABILITY: THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO ALL REGULAR ARMY, U.S.
ARMY RESERVE, AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD/ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF
THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS.
3. (U) PURPOSE: THIS ALARACT ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE ARMY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM (ASAP). IT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR SENIOR
COMMANDERS TO REPORT SOLDIER’S POSITIVE ILLICIT DRUG TEST RESULT
ON DA FORM 7873 (REPORT OF UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION FOR SECURITY
DETERMINATION), IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.B., TO DEFENSE
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY (DCSA) VIA DEFENSE
INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SECURITY (DISS).
4. (U) IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE:
4.A. (U) UPON RECEIPT OF A CONFIRMED POSITIVE ILLICIT DRUG TEST
NOTIFICATION, COMMANDERS WILL INITIATE A DA FORM 7873, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.B.
4.A.1. (U) REGARDLESS OF THE SOLDIER’S SECURITY ELIGIBILITY,
COMMANDERS MUST REPORT THE SOLDIER’S POSITIVE URINALYSIS TEST
RESULT TO DCSA VIA DISS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.B. CONSULT
WITH YOUR SERVICING SECURITY MANAGER TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THIS
REPORT.
4.A.1.A. (U) COMMANDERS MUST REPORT THE ILLEGAL/ILLICIT DRUG USE TO
THE DISS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE REPORTABLE ACTIVITY, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.B.
4.B. (U) DRUG TESTING COORDINATORS (DTC) AND ASAP MANAGERS WILL
UTILIZE THE DIRECTORATE OF PREVENTION, RESILIENCE AND READINESS
(DPRR), HQDA, G–1 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION MEMORANDUM FOR POSITIVE
ILLEGAL/ILLICIT DRUG TEST RESULTS. DTCS WILL PROVIDE THE COMPLETED
DOCUMENT TO THE COMMANDER OR THE COMMANDERS’ DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE THAT REQUESTED THE DRUG TEST(S). THE NOTIFICATION
MEMORANDUM DETAILS THE ACTIONS THAT COMMANDERS MUST TAKE
ACCORDING TO CURRENT REGULATORY GUIDANCE, TO INCLUDE THE
ADDITION OF INITIATING A REPORT OF UNFAVORABLE INFORMATION FOR
SECURITY DETERMINATION AS STATED ABOVE.
4.B.1. (U) MODIFICATIONS TO THE NOTIFICATION MEMORANDUM MAY ONLY BE
MADE WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM HQDA G–1, DPRR.
5. (U) THIS UPDATE WILL REFLECT IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REFERENCE 1.A.,
AND NO LATER THAN 2 YEARS FROM RELEASE OF THIS PUBLICATION. ASAP
PERSONNEL MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COMMANDERS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR LOCAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
6. (U) POINTS OF CONTACT:
6.A. (U) DPRR, HQDA G–1, MS. ANDREA DONOGHUE AT EMAIL:
ANDREA.M.DONOGHUE.CIV@ARMY.MIL OR MSG DUSTYN ROSE AT EMAIL:
DUSTYN.E.ROSE.MIL@ARMY.MIL.
7. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 23 MARCH 2027.

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MILPER Number: 26-097 Participant Instruction for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Army Active Component (AC) Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAGC) Senior Service College (SSC) Board Zone Message

1.  This MILPER message expires NLT 10 March 2027.

2.  This message announces the Army Active Component (AC) Judge Advocate General’s Corps’ (JAGC) process to identify officers for Senior Service College (SSC) attendance. 

a.  Officers must opt into consideration for attendance at SSC. Any officer who does not opt-in will not be considered. See paragraph 5 below. 

b.  The FY26 Army AC JAGC SSC Board will designate Principal and Alternates.  The JAGC will not publish a Principal and Alternate list; however, the Principal and Alternate lists will be used to slate officers.  The Office of the Judge Advocate General (OTJAG) Talent Management Office (TMO) will identify available officers.  The Judge Advocate General (TJAG) will slate available officers to school until all allocated quotas are exhausted or the end of the Principal and Alternate lists is reached.   This ensures the best qualified and available officers attend SSC each year.

c.  The eligible population has shifted to include more junior Lieutenant Colonels. See para 6 for further details. 

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-097

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