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Doctrine Primer

ADP 1-01 explains what doctrine is, what it is not, and how the Army organizes it. It walks through the publication hierarchy, how terms and symbols are approved, and how doctrine relates to policy and to tactics, techniques, and procedures. Start here if the ADP, FM, ATP, TC alphabet soup does not yet make sense.

Evaluation Reporting System

AR 623-3 governs the evaluation reporting system for officers, warrant officers, and NCOs: rating chains, report types, timelines, and the appeals process. It is the policy; DA PAM 623-3 is the procedure. Rating officials who do not read it end up writing reports that get returned.

Evaluation Reporting System

DA PAM 623-3 is the procedural guide for preparing evaluation reports -- officer, NCO, and academic. It contains the block-by-block instructions and examples that AR 623-3 only summarizes. Rating officials should keep it open while writing.

Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad

ATP 3-21.8 is the techniques manual for the Infantry rifle platoon and squad across Infantry, Stryker, and armored brigade combat teams. It carries battle drills, movement formations, and the offensive and defensive tasks small units actually execute. The posted file is the January 2024 edition incorporating change 1, dated June 2025.

Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment

ATP 2-01.3 is the staff process for evaluating terrain, weather, civil considerations, and the threat in a specific operational environment. The 2019 edition renamed the process from intelligence preparation of the battlefield to intelligence preparation of the operational environment, and the posted file now incorporates change 3, dated May 2025. It is a whole-staff product, not just an S2 product.

Rifle and Carbine

TC 3-22.9 is the marksmanship publication for the M4- and M16-series weapons: how the weapon works, the functional elements of the shot process, and the training and qualification strategy. The posted file is the May 2016 basic publication incorporating changes 1 through 3, so work from the current file rather than a saved copy.