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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2023-17 (Reserve Component Line of Duty Requests and
Behavioral Health Investigations)
1. References. See references enclosed.
2. Purpose. To prescribe policy for the timely processing of Line of Duty (LOD)
requests originating from Reserve component (RC) units and to direct the use of
Department of the Army (DA) Form 3822 (Report of Mental Status Evaluation) in lieu of
the credentialed behavioral health (BH) specialist opinion for formal BH LOD
investigations.
3. Applicability. The provisions of this directive apply to the Regular Army, Army
National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Policy.
a. RC unit commanders will delegate responsibility to designated unit personnel to
verify eligibility and upload all necessary documentation for an LOD request into the
electronic LOD system. Once the command-appointed unit member inputs the required
documentation into the applicable electronic LOD system, it will be routed to the
component (COMPO)-specific LOD centralized location as described in paragraph 4b of
this directive.
b. Centralized LOD Processing.
(1) The following centralized locations will be responsible for processing LODs,
initiated at the unit level only, in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 600–8–4. Such
processing will not impact current guidance at demobilization platforms and the Army
Recovery Care Program, nor will it impact U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
LOD processes or any sexual-assault-related LOD processes.
(a) COMPO 2—Army National Guard. The State G-1 or equivalent will serve as
the centralized office and will not be delegated below the State level.
(b) COMPO 3—United States Army Reserve Command (USARC)/Office of the
Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR). USARC and OCAR will create a COMPO 3 LOD
centralized office.
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(2) Each centralized LOD location will review, process, and forward completed
informal/formal LOD requests pursuant to AR 600–8–4 and will—
(a) Manage downtrace unit representative electronic system access and
educate unit and downtrace representatives on the process for entering LOD requests.
(b) Communicate with the unit representative and RC Soldier to obtain required
documentation necessary to complete the request (such as obtaining consent from the
Soldier to release medical information forms).
(c) Complete the 30-day LOD report and submit to higher headquarters
pursuant to AR 600–8–4.
c. Behavioral Health LODs. The following procedures apply for the processing of a
formal BH LOD request:
(1) A completed DA Form 3822 will be provided with recommendation from a
credentialed behavioral health provider, as defined in AR 600–8–4, as applicable.
(2) All medical documentation of the BH condition will be annotated on the
DA Form 3822, eliminating the need for BH records to be included in the LOD electronic
system.
(3) An investigating officer (IO) will be appointed. The IO is responsible for
compiling the investigation documents, which include the DA Form 2173, Department of
Defense Form 261, and IO summary statement. The IO will also request and upload the
completed DA Form 3822.
5. Proponent. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
has oversight responsibility for this policy. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 will
incorporate its provisions into AR 600–8–4 within 2 years of the date of this directive.
6. Duration. This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulation.
Encl Christine E. Wormuth
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DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Corrections Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Enterprise Management
Director, Office of Analytics Integration
Commander, Eighth Army
REFERENCES
Enclosure
a. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1074 (Medical and Dental care for members and certain
former members) (10 U.S.C. 1074)
b. 10 U.S.C. 1203 (Regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days:
separation)
c. 10 U.S.C. 1206 (Members on active duty for 30 days or less or in an inactive-duty
training: separation)
d. Department of Defense Instruction 1241.01 (Reserve Component (RC) Line of Duty
Determination for Medical and Dental Treatments and Incapacitation Pay Entitlements),
19 April 2016
e. Army Directive 2022-04 (Sexual Assault Line of Duty Determinations and Reporting),
7 February 2022
f. Army Regulation 600–8–4 (Line of Duty Policy, Procedures, and Investigations),
12 November 2020