Department of the Army *TRADOC Regulation 350-16
Headquarters United States Army
Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5700
21 May 2018
Training
DRILL SERGEANT PROGRAM
FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL: THEODORE D. MARTIN
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Commanding General/
Chief of Staff
BRETT E. REISTER
Colonel, U.S. Army
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
History. This is a major revision to United States (U.S.) Army Training and Doctrine Command
(TRADOC) Regulation 350-16, dated 11 December 2013, and Change 1, dated 23 January 2015.
Summary. This regulation establishes policies, procedures, and responsibilities for managing
the Drill Sergeant Program (DSP).
Applicability. This regulation applies to all U.S. Army Training Centers, Centers of Excellence
(CoEs), activities authorized drill sergeants; U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Training Command
(Initial Entry Training), and the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy.
Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is U.S. Army Center for
Initial Military Training (USACIMT) (ATCG-MT). The proponent has the authority to approve
exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations.
The proponent may delegate this approval authority in writing to a division chief with the
proponent agency or its direct reporting unit, or field operating agency in the grade of colonel, or
the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing
justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review
by the activity’s senior legal officer. The commander or senior leader of the requesting activity
will endorse all waiver requests before forwarding them through higher headquarters to the
policy proponent.
*This regulation supersedes TRADOC Regulation 350-16, dated 11 December 2013, and Change 1,
dated 23 January 2015.
