SUMMARY of CHANGE for AR 600–8-2
Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions (Flag) dated 11 May 2016-

o Updates the requirement to initiate a suspension of favorable personnel
actions (Flag) as a result of an investigation (paras 2-1e and 2-1i).

o Removes the requirement to initiate a suspension of favorable personnel actions
(Flag) based solely on the initiation of a financial liability investigation of property loss

o Changes name of “elimination or removal from a selection list” Flag to “delay
of or removal from selection list” Flag (para 2-2e).

o Expands “Referred Officer Evaluation Reports” Flag to include new officer
evaluation forms DA Form 67-10-1 (Company Grade Plate (O1 – O3; WO1 – CW2)
Officer Evaluation Report)); DA Form 67-10-2 (Field Grade Plate (O4 – O5; CW3
– CW5) Officer Evaluation Report)); DA Form 67-10-3 (Strategic Grade Plate
(O6) Officer Evaluation Report)); and DA Form 67-10-4 (Strategic Grade Plate
General Officer Evaluation Report)) and “Relief for Cause Noncommissioned
Officer Report” Flag to include new noncommissioned officer evaluation forms
DA Form 2166-9-1 (NCO Evaluation Report (SGT)), DA Form 2166-9-2 (NCO
Evaluation Report (SSG-1SG/MSG)), and DA Form 2166-9-3 (NCO Evaluation
Report (CSM/SGM)) (para 2-2f).

o Updates guidance for “security violations” Flag (paras 2-2g(1).

o Updates guidance that notifications for Headquarters, Department of the Army
initiated Flags may be delayed to protect against the unintentional early release of
a promotion board’s results (para 2-6).

o Changes name of “Weight Control Program” Flag to “Army Body Composition
Program” Flag (throughout).

o Makes administrative changes: updates various office symbols from “AHRC-PDVP”
to “AHRC-PDV-PS” and changes “Department 470, Fort Knox” to “Department
472, Fort Knox”(throughout).

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