1. (a)

   1. (1) The Arkansas Army National Guard, through the Commander of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion and the Department of the Military, will coordinate, supervise, monitor, maintain all records, track, process, execute, and perform quality reviews for the JEEP.
   2. (2) The Commander of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion will manage this program for the Arkansas Army and Air National Guard as a joint program.
   3. (3) The Director of Staff of the Arkansas Air National Guard will collect, review, and submit Arkansas Air National Guard documents.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The soldier, airman, or veteran who desires to assist in recruiting someone according to JEEP must initially provide information about themselves and the recruit through JEEP’s website.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Assistants will complete and sign the JEEP Assistant Agreement, which will establish claim for that lead.
      2. (B) Additionally, assistants will need to complete a W-9 tax form for payment.

   3. (3)

      1. (A) During the online process, assistants will be assigned a control number.
      2. (B) This number will be used for supervision, tracking, and processing purposes.

   4. (4)

      1. (A) The lead’s and assistant’s information will be sent to JEEP’s Program Manager, who will determine the assistant’s eligibility and forward the lead’s information to an Arkansas National Guard recruiting and retention NCOIC.
      2. (B) The NCOIC will be responsible for linking the lead to a recruiter.
   5. (5) Once the recruiter has been selected, the recruiter will request the help of the assistant in mentoring the recruit.
   6. (6) All paperwork and documents needed prior to enlistment, will be prepared by the recruiter and finalized at the Military Entrance Processing Station.
   7. (7) Within ten (10) days of the lead enlisting/accessing into the Arkansas National Guard, the recruiter will consolidate and forward all documentation to the Arkansas Recruiting and Retention Battalion for verification and processing.

   8. (8)

      1. (A) Documentation to be submitted includes, but is not limited to:

3. (i) The JEEP Assistant Agreement;

   1. (ii) DD Forms 4/1 and 4/2;

      1. (iii) DD Form 1966, all pages; and

         1. (iv) NGB Form 377, if applicable.
      2. (B) For veterans, the NGB Form 22, DD Form 214, or retirement order will be submitted.
   2. (9) Other documentation may be required for verification purposes.
   3. (10) Upon enlistment or accession, the assistant must be named in the remarks on the DD Form 1966 as the individual who referred the lead to the recruiter.
   4. (11) Enlistment/accession credit shall not be attributed to an assistant if these procedures are not followed.

   5. (12) Further, an assistant shall not be added retroactively to a DD Form 1966 following the soldier or airman taking the oath of enlistment into the Arkansas National Guard.

      1. (c)

   6. (1) Upon the new lead shipping to initial training per the JEEP terms, the Adjutant General’s designee will:

      1. (A) Verify all documents;
      2. (B) Confirm assistant eligibility; and
      3. (C) Certify the payment is due and payable to the assistant.
   7. (2) The certified JEEP Assistant Agreement will be forwarded to the SPDO for processing and payment submittal.
   8. (3) Copies of all documents will be maintained for a ten-year minimum for auditing purposes.

Codification Notes: "NCOIC" means Noncommissioned Officer in Charge. "SPDO" means State Property and Disbursement Officer.