PAM 220-45 — Duty Rosters

PAM 220-45 governs procedures for preparing, posting, and maintaining DA Form 6 duty rosters at all levels of command.

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  • Publication number: PAM 220-45
  • Title: DUTY ROSTERS
  • Date: 05/10/2024
  • Proponent: G-1
  • Status: ACTIVE

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It covers duty roster preparation, details from DA Form 6 and units, posting procedures, weekends and holidays, and consolidated DA Forms 6. It requires specific date entries, eligible Soldier names, detail selection, posting, and authorized abbreviations.

Applies to: This pamphlet applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Topics covered

  • DA Form 6 preparation
  • Duty roster detail selection
  • DA Form 6 posting
  • Nonchargeable status abbreviations
  • Weekends and holidays
  • Details from units
  • Consolidated DA Form 6

Questions and answers

When can a date be entered on DA Form 6?

Dates can be entered on the DA Form 6 as details from that DA Form 6 are made. No date can be entered for any day that detail was not made. (paragraph 5)

Which Soldiers can be listed on DA Form 6?

DA Form 6 can contain the names of only those Soldiers required to perform the duty involved. (paragraph 5)

Who can be selected as the next Soldier detailed from DA Form 6?

Unless not available for duty (see para 7c) the Soldier who has had the longest break from performing duty assigned by the DA Form 6 can be the next Soldier detailed. (paragraph 6)

When is a DA Form 6 posted?

A DA Form 6 is posted only for those days on which a detail is selected. (paragraph 7)

What abbreviations are authorized for Soldiers not available for detail?

Whenever the DA Form 6 is posted, the abbreviations below can be used to indicate those not available for detail. No other abbreviations are authorized. (paragraph 7)

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