This Soldier Training Publication (STP) is the Officer Foundation Standards (OFS) for Adjutant General Company Grade Human Resources Officers (AOC 42B). This OFS reference supports the self-development and training of officers possessing AOC 42B. Commanders, trainers, and officers should use this manual to plan, conduct, and evaluate training within their units. Officers will use this publication as a training instrument and as a self-evaluation tool. Commanders will use this publication to formulate professional development programs for junior officers based on unit Mission Essential Task Lists (METLs). Officers should seek to attain a level of proficiency in performing the tasks in this publication so their responses will become automatic whenever they are required to perform, even under the most stressful circumstances. This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. All tasks in this guide are related to Human Resources officer duties and responsibilities. Reserve officers in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve as well, with some modification, will use this publication in the same training and self-evaluation mode as active Army officers. The proponent of this publication is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).