a. Army ATC facilities will be operated per TC 95-93.
b. To qualify as an air traffic controller--
(1) Military personnel will be awarded an initial ATC primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) when the United States Army Air Traffic Control School, or comparable formal schooling, has been completed. The qualifications in AR 611-201 will also be met.
(2) Department of the Army Civilians (DACs) (ATCS, GS-2152 series) and contract personnel assigned to an Army facility will--
(a) Be graduates of an ATC school or comparable formal ATC schooling.
(b) Meet and maintain the physical standards set forth in Civil Service Handbook X-118 and AR 40-501.
(c) Be facility rated in the facility to which assigned.
(3) Foreign nationals employed by DA in Army ATC facilities will--
(a) Be graduates of an ATC school or comparable formal ATC schooling.
(b) Meet and maintain the ATC physical standards of the host country.
(c) Be facility rated in the facility to which assigned.
c. To qualify as an ATC equipment maintenance person--
(1) Military personnel will be awarded an initial equipment maintenance PMOS upon completion of the U.S. Army ATC systems, subsystems, and equipment repairer course, or comparable formal schooling. The qualifications in AR 611-201 will also be met.
(2) DACs, contract personnel, and foreign nationals employed by DA as ATC equipment maintenance personnel will be graduates of an ATC equipment school or have applicable ATC equipment maintenance experience.
d. The ratio of civilian to military controller and ATC equipment maintenance personnel spaces allowed for each ATC facility may be adjusted to sustain an adequate military training, rotation, and mobilization base. These adjustments will conform to the position delineation policy guidance in AR 570-4.
e. General policy for facility rating is as follows:
(1) All Army ATC personnel, to include DAC and ATC contract personnel, will obtain an ATCS certificate with appropriate facility or tactical rating in accordance with chapter 4, part 2, of this regulation. In addition, fixed facility control tower operators will obtain an FAA CTO certificate with rating for the facility where assigned when required by the FAA.
(2) Active duty Army controllers assigned to temporary ATC facilities such as those required by military mobile deployment or in support of the Army National Guard (ARNG) or the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) annual training camps will be facility rated as stated in (1) above.
(3) ARNG or USAR controllers are not required to obtain facility ratings during annual active duty training; however, the control of live traffic will be under the direct supervision of a facility rated controller.
(4) In a theater of operations, requests for tactical ratings will be initiated as soon as individual's progress and qualifications permit.
f. DA Form 3479-6-R (ATC Facility and Personnel Status Report) will be submitted per TC 95-93.
(1) This report will be submitted on either DA Form 3479-6-R or a computerized version of the form.
(2) Reports will be prepared by all commanders authorized and/or assigned U.S. Army, DAC, or contract ATC personnel.
(3) The aircraft activity count will be submitted as an integral part of DA Form 3479-6-R. It will be prepared by all commanders having ATC facilities and/or auxiliary activities under their immediate jurisdiction.
(4) This report will be forwarded through the unit's respective MACOM with copy furnished directly to Commander, USAAVNC, ATTN: ATZQ-ATC-MO, Fort Rucker, AL 36362-5265.
(5) Reports will be prepared and submitted to reach USAATCA headquarters not later than the 15th workday of the succeeding calendar month.
(6) These reports are unclassified and are covered by Systems Notice 1111-16.