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Prescribed Mobilization and Support Authority for RC Support are on the attached chart.

b. Voluntary Active Duty in support of Contingency Operations:
1) Voluntary Active Duty: 10 USC 12301d – Reserve members may volunteer for active duty
in support of contingency operations where the force requestor has a DA G-3/5/7 validated
requirement. The Soldier may serve in CONUS, OCONUS or in a theater. ARNG Soldiers may
serve on voluntary active duty when release by their state to serve.
2) Tour of Duty: All voluntary requests for active duty in support of contingency operations are
processed in Tour of Duty; except for retiree recalls. They must fill out a paperwork and submit
to HRC WEB SITE.
3) MEDICAL: 10 USC 12301h – Voluntary active duty for the purpose of medical evaluation
and treatment. Reserve members may volunteer for active duty if a medical condition developed
or aggravation by activities while serving on a previous mobilization or active duty period. See
AR 40-58, Warrior Care and Transition Program. (This is a placeholder for MEDCOM
references)
4) Sanctuary: 10 USC 12686 - The provisions of 10 USC 12686 and AR 135-200 provides
guidance for Reserve Soldiers on active duty (except for training), who reach 18 years, but less
than 20 years of active service. These Soldiers may not be involuntarily released from active
duty before the Soldier attains 20 years of active service unless the Secretary of the Army or his
designee approves the release.

1-5. Manning the Active Component (AC)

The Active Component Manning Guidance (HQDA EXORD 165-16) dated 5 April 2016 sets
forth the guidance for manning deploying AC units. Highlights include:
1) Cross-leveling in deploying AC Units to ensure all deploying elements not directly
managed by AHRC are sufficiently manned as outlined in the manning guidance. If cross
leveling cannot achieve the specified floors, Commands must notify AHRC Senior Mission
Commanders are responsible for ensuring fill of their co-located subordinate units. AHRC will fill
geographically separated/dispersed elements from the Parent Brigade level Headquarters
through inbound assignments or by cross leveling on the installation.
2) Manning of AC Deploying Force will be targeted for fill IAW Annex A of the manning
guidance. Under no circumstance will a unit drawdown below mission capable status unless
approved by HQDA G-3/5/7. Submit ASCC requests for distribution action to HQDA G-3/5/7,
DAMO-ODO and must include a statement that internal distribution actions would require draw
down of an active Army unit below current directed strength management levels.
3) Manning of rotational forces for non-hostile fire pay areas (Korea and European)
Reassurance Initiative – Operation Atlantic Resolve (ERI-OAR)) will be executed in accordance
with HQDA EXORD 154-16 Rotational Business Rules.

1-6. Manning of Reserve Component (RC)

a. NG and AR are not authorize to cross-level between compos; cross leveling between AR
MSCs requires CG, USARC approval. Cross leveling is to be complete prior to the effective date
of mobilization for the alerted RC units.
1) Cross-leveling of Non-Alerted Units. Reserve Component (RC) units not on alert are
permitted to involuntary cross-level consistent with the reasonable-commuting-distance
limitations found in AR 135-91, and AR 140-10,
2) Reasonable commuting Distance. If a RC Soldier is involuntarily cross-leveled to a unit
outside of the reasonable commuting distance (as that term is defined in AR 140-10, he or she

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