The Army updated its guidance on CSP participation!

The Army updated its guidance on CSP participation!

Army MILPER 23-202

The #priority of #attendance generally falls into the below categories:

#Tier_3_Soldiers

18 to 24 years old

First-term enlistments

Involuntarily separating due to force shaping

Rapid separation from AD

(1) Acquisition of disabilities that result in medical separations, subject to CSP provider qualifications determination. Approval authority is granted to HQDA G-1 for all providers requesting to partner with the Career Skills Program requiring 121 days or more to complete. This includes Individual Internships and all approved DoD Skillbridge programs. Delegation of authority to The Adjutant General (TAG) is authorized.

(2) Approval Authority is granted to the Commander, IMCOM for all providers requesting to partner with the Career Skills Program requiring 120 or less to complete. Delegation of authority to IMCOM G-1 is authorized; no further delegation is authorized.

(3) Approval authority for Soldiers participation in a Career Skills Program or DoD Skillbridge program remains IAW AR 600-81.

(4) Commanders must assess their unit readiness and mission requirements to determine the level of risk for approving a Soldier’s participation.

(5) An administrative absence, not to exceed 180 days, may be authorized for participation. Refer to AR 600-8-10 for approval and administrative processing of all administrative absences.

(6) Soldiers attending an on-installation program, or an off-installation program geographically co-located within a 50-mile radius from their current duty station, must do so in a “Present for Duty” (PDY) duty status.

(7) Soldiers attending a program located beyond a 50-mile radius from their current duty station, must do so in an “Administrative Absence” (AA) duty status.( 8 ) Commanders will establish daily personnel accountability procedures for Soldiers authorized to participate. Commanders may also revoke authorization to participate at any time during the program based on unit mission requirements.

(9) Planning must include sufficient time after completion to return to your permanent duty station to complete physical and administrative out-processing requirements in accordance with AR 600–8–101, to include unit-level and installation level out-processing and final out before a separation or retirement date.

(10) Soldiers enrolled into IDES or assigned to a Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) may begin immediately following their Medical Retention Determination Point (MRDP) upon authorization. Soldiers assigned to a SRU no longer have to wait 85 days to begin once their MRDP is established due to the possibility of a separation date being determined that would not allow the Soldier the opportunity to participate in the program.

(11) Commanders may assign qualified Soldiers participating in a program to excess positions (known loss) in IPPS-A, to make military positions available for fill-by-replacement personnel on the modified table of organization and equipment or the table of distribution and allowances authorization documents.

(12) Internships are authorized in Federal, State, local government or in the private sector (either for-profit or not-for-profit). Internships cannot be utilized to work on Capitol Hill in any capacity. The Defense Fellows Program manages all internships on Capitol Hill

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