By direction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs),October 6, 2003, the authority delegated to Army MACOMs on October 26, 2001 to approve Civilian Academic Degree Training was rescinded. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) retains approval authority for Civilian Academic Degree Training. Academic Degree Training is training or education with the stated objective of obtaining an academic degree. Requests for approval must be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Human Resources), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), 111 Army Pentagon, Room 2E469, Washington, DC 20310-0111.
The point of contact for Civilian Academic Degree Training is Mike Okin (703)325-3110 or DSN 221-3110, E-mail mike.okin@us.army.mil.