✓ When to use
- Pre-drill coordination and planning
- Training plan development for an upcoming BA
- Mission readiness review or after-action work
- Unit administrative duties supporting readiness
- Command or staff work outside scheduled IDT periods
Reserve Management Activity
Use RMA for command, staff, or administrative duties that support unit readiness — pre-drill planning, training plan development, mission readiness reviews, and similar non-training work. One RMA per calendar day, four hours each, signed by your O/WO.
− When NOT to use
- Make-up training for a missed BA use RST
- Medical or dental readiness use MDR
- Online coursework completion use EBDL
- Same calendar day as another paid IDT period AR 140-185 §2-4c
- Beyond 24 RMAs in a fiscal year AR 140-185 §2-4b(1)(a)
Rules at a glance
- Maximum 24 RMAs per fiscal year AR 140-185 §2-4b(1)(a)
- Maximum 1 RMA per calendar day
- Each RMA is one 4-hour period (paid code P-1)
- Cannot be credited the same day as another duty type §2-4c
- Block 11 signed by your O/WO (unit officer or warrant officer)
How it appears on DA Form 1380
When you select RMA in the wizard, the tool fills these blocks automatically.
- Block 9 checkbox
- OTHER
- Block 9 dropdown
- 91: RMA
- Drill code
- 91
- Pay/points code
- P-1 (4 hours, paid + 1 point)
- Block 11 signer
- Your unit O/WO
Description examples
The wizard's "Duty description" field pulls from these defaults. Pick one; or write your own under "Other (specify)" if the duty doesn't fit.
- "Administrative requirements in support of unit readiness"
- "Pre-drill coordination and planning"
- "Training plan development for upcoming Battle Assembly"
- "Mission readiness review and after-action work"
Read the regulation
Verbatim quotes on the full AR 140-185 reference page. Each link jumps to the specific anchor.