Department of the Army *TRADOC Regulation 350-16
Headquarters United States Army C1
Training and Doctrine Command
Fort Eustis, Virginia 23604-5700
23 January 2015
Training
DRILL SERGEANT AND ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PLATOON
SERGEANT PROGRAMS
FOR THE COMMANDER:
OFFICIAL: KEVIN W. MANGUM
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Deputy Commanding General/
Chief of Staff
RICHARD D. MONTIETH
Colonel, GS
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
History. This is an administrative change to United States (U.S.) Army Training and Doctrine
Command (TRADOC) Regulation 350-16, dated 11 December 2013.
Summary. This regulation establishes policies, procedures, and responsibilities for managing
the Drill Sergeant Program (DSP) and Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant Program
(AITPSGP).
Applicability. This regulation applies to all U.S. Army Training Centers, Centers of Excellence
(CoEs), activities authorized drill sergeants or AIT platoon sergeants; U.S. Army Reserve
(USAR) Training Command (Initial Entry Training), and the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School.
Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is U.S. Army Center for
Initial Military Training (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.
