SOP- STANDARD OPERING PROCEDURE
Determine the SOP purpose and target audience for distribution.
Uniforms
Your reference will be Local Policy, AR 670-1
Leaves and Passes
Your reference will be AR 600-8-10
Motor Stables
Your reference will be DA Pam 750-1
Key Control
Your reference will be AR 190-51, 190-11, 735-5
References
Citations must be accurate and thorough-title, type, number, and date of publication; online links if appropriate; and identifying information for correspondence or meetings.
Purpose
A brief statement that outlines the purpose of the SOP, describing its function, applicability, and objective.
Summary
A few sentences summarizing the content. Though placed near the beginning, it should be composed last.
Scope
To whom the SOP applies, and possibly under what conditions or circumstances.
Definitions
Sometimes needed to explain terms new to readers or to interpret acronyms.
Responsibilities
Brief, descriptive sentences telling exactly who is responsible to ensure what outcomes or provide what resources.
Procedures
An orderly system of specific actions taken to carry out an assignment including: who, what, when, how, and why regarding tasks to be performed, as well as expected outcomes.
Files
Any additional information needed to clarify procedures in the SOP, if necessary.
Top Secret
You will apply a TOP SECRET classification to an SOP in which the unauthorized disclosure of its contents could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation 's national security.
Secret
You will apply a SECRET classification to an SOP in which the unauthorized disclosure of its contents could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to national security.
Top Secret
You will apply a TOP SECRET classification to an SOP in which the unauthorized disclosure of its contents could reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation 's national security.
Secret
You will apply a SECRET classification to an SOP