Doctrine reference

AR 140-185 (26 July 2024)

Effective 26 August 2024 · Supersedes 3 August 2018 edition · Document ARN37197

Canonical PDF (armypubs.army.mil) Archived copy (frozen 2024-07-26)

Why this page exists The 1380 Tool enforces these rules at form generation time. If any rule below conflicts with what the tool does, the regulation wins — flag the discrepancy via OPSO and it gets fixed. The intent of this page is to make every cited rule independently verifiable; nothing the tool enforces is opaque or hand-coded.

Table 2-4

Rules the tool enforces.

Five rules from Table 2-4 cover every duty type the tool generates. Each card shows the rule number, drill code, which duty type uses it, and the verbatim Column A / B / C text from the regulation.

Rule 1

RST

Column A: Attends BA or RST for pay points
Column B: Is a SELRES Soldier T/PC, A, B, C, M, P, or Q
Column C: Points under the 4-hour rule (maximum of 8 hours for two per day)

Rule 5

EBDL

Column A: Performs EBDL utilizing ATAs
Column B: Is a SELRES Soldier in T/PC, A, B, C, M, P, or Q (see USARC interim guidance for EBDL utilizing ATAs)
Column C: Points under the 4-hour/8-hour rule. Soldiers perform ATAs as distributed pursuant to AR 140-1.

Supporting: para_2_4b_5

Rule 11

POINTS_ONLY

Column A: Performs voluntary IDT in a nonpay status
Column B: Is a USAR Soldier assigned/attached
Column C: Points under the 2-hour rule (only one retirement point each day is authorized for each voluntary IDT period with a maximum of two points each day)

Supporting: para_2_4b_1_i

Rule 13

MDR

Column A: Performs physical health assessment
Column B: SELRES is authorized annually under paid and nonpaid duty
Column C: One retirement point per day per anniversary year for medical and dental each

RMA

Column A: Readiness Management Assembly (RMA)
Column B: Cross-references Table 3-1 Code F: 'Command, staff, or administrative duties (includes RMA).' Per-day and annual caps live in para 2-4b(1)(a).
Column C: 4-hour rule. See para 2-4b(1)(a) for caps.

Supporting: para_2_4b_1_a · RMA is not a numbered row of Table 2-4 in the 2024 revision. For UI display the RMA card cites Drill Code 91 (per DA Form 1380 dropdown) plus para 2-4b(1)(a) for caps.

Key paragraphs

Verbatim regulation text.

Eight paragraphs from AR 140-185 that ground every cap, timing window, and code the tool enforces. Quoted directly from the publication.

Para 2-4b — Criteria for awarding retirement points — IDT rules

Table 2-4 provides criteria for award of retirement points for IDT performed in accordance with DoDI 1215.07 and AR 140-1 (unless another reference is cited). Most types of IDT are covered by one of the following rules on required duration of IDT and calendar day limitations on points. A maximum of two retirement points may be credited for attendance at unit BA or IDT in any 1 calendar day.

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Para 2-4b(1)(a) — Readiness management assembly (RMA) caps

Soldiers may not perform more than one readiness management assembly (RMA) per calendar day or more than 24 RMAs per fiscal year.

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Para 2-4b(1)(d) — Battle assemblies / rescheduled training caps

Soldiers may not perform more than 48 BAs per fiscal year. Soldiers must perform RST within 60 days of the missed BA.

AR 140-185 page 8

Para 2-4b(1)(i) — Voluntary IDT

Soldiers may voluntarily perform special additional duties the CAR has authorized for USAR members pursuant to 37 USC 101(22)(B). Voluntary IDT will be performed in connection with prescribed training or maintenance activities of the units to which they are assigned. These periods are performed for retirement points only (without pay) and will not be less than 2 hours (excluding roll call and rest periods), with a maximum of two points authorized on any 1 calendar day.

AR 140-185 page 8

Para 2-4b(5) — Eight-hour rule (EBDL and conferences)

Approved EBDL courses will be awarded to members of the SELRES. Subject to available funding, and as preapproved, Soldiers may earn one retirement point and be paid for one IDT for every 8 hours of distance learning completed. The 8-hour rule applies for the attendance of authorized conventions, professional conferences, or appropriate trade association meetings in a nonpay status.

AR 140-185 page 8

Para 2-4(c) — Same-calendar-day mutual exclusion

Points may not be awarded under more than one of the rules in paragraph 2-4b during any single calendar day.

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Para Appendix B-3 — DA Form 1380 — 90-day submission deadline

Units will ensure DA Form 1380s are processed for pay no later than 90 days from the date the duty was performed (for example, duty performed on 21 January 2022, a DA Form 1380 must be prepared and submitted to the appropriate organization no later than 20 April 2022).

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Para 3-3 — DA Form 1380 — digital signature requirement

DA Form 1380 will be digitally signed with time/date stamp.

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Table 3-1

Status / drill codes.

The single-letter codes the tool writes into Block 9 in addition to the duty-specific drill code.

Letter	Explanation
F	Command, staff, or administrative duties (includes RMA).
N	Performance of RST.
Q	Performance of ATA.

Supplemental sources

Beyond AR 140-185.

Three additional public-record sources the tool cites for specific edge cases.

hrc_retirement_points

U.S. Army Human Resources Command — Earning Retirement Points

HRC reference document on retirement-point eligibility. Cites Army Directive 2010-06 and the USARC 19 Dec 2012 interim guidance memo as authority for the EBDL 12-ATA cap. Predates the AR 140-185 (2024) Table renumbering; references the old Table 2-1.

Published: [no publication date on document — last verified 2026-05-19]
Publisher: U.S. Army Human Resources Command, RPMD Retirement Points Team

Open PDF

usarc_ebdl_memo_2012

USARC Memorandum — Interim Guidance for EBDL ATAs

Obtaining

Status: Source pending
Publisher: U.S. Army Reserve Command

army_directive_2010_06

Army Directive 2010-06 — Compensation of Reserve Component Personnel for Army Electronic-Based Distributed Learning

Obtaining

Status: Source pending
Publisher: Department of the Army

Glossary

Acronyms used here and on the tool.

AY: Anniversary Year — per-soldier year based on the RYE date in Block 3.
FY: Fiscal Year — Federal fiscal year, 1 October through 30 September.
IDT: Inactive Duty Training.
BA: Battle Assembly — formerly UTA/MUTA in older regulations.
UTA: Unit Training Assembly.
MUTA: Multiple Unit Training Assembly.
RST: Rescheduled Training.
RMA: Readiness Management Assembly (per AR 140-185) / Reserve Management Activity (per JRIC ARE guidance) — same duty.
EBDL: Electronic-Based Distributed Learning.
ATA: Additional Training Assembly.
PHA: Periodic Health Assessment.
MDR: Medical Duty Readiness — expansion pending confirmation with SOCOM ARE.
SELRES: Selected Reserve.
T_PC: Training/Pay Category (T/PC).
IRR: Individual Ready Reserve.
IMA: Individual Mobilization Augmentee.
TPU: Troop Program Unit.
ARE: Army Reserve Element.
DJMS: Defense Joint Military Pay System.
iPERMS: Interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System.
AMHRR: Army Military Human Resource Record.