This new regulation, Army Regulation AR 635-8 Personnel Separations Separation Processing and Documents, dated 10 February 2014 consolidates the policies, principles of support and standards of service previously prescribed and published in AR 635-5, Separation Documents; AR 635-10, Processing Personnel for Separation; and DA Pam 600-8-11, Military Personnel Office Separation Processing Procedures regarding processing personnel for separation (throughout). This regulation prescribes policy and procedural guidance relating to transition management. It consolidates the policies, principles of support, and standards of service regarding processing personnel for transition. This regulation explains separation document preparation, distribution, correction, and transition processing specific to the Disability Evaluation System. It also implements DODI 1336.1. This new regulation provides principles of support, standards of service, policies, tasks, rules, and steps governing report processing personnel for separation and preparation of separation documents.
