US Army Regulation 25-50

The Army Regulation (AR) 25-50 Preparing and Managing Correspondence is the United States Army's administrative regulation that "establishes three forms of correspondence authorized for use within the Army: a letter, a memorandum, and a message."

Style Manuals
APD uses the following references and style manuals
 * |Government Printing Office Style Manual - 2016 Edition
 * Chicago Manual of Style - 16th Edition

Microsoft Word Templates
APD prepared templates for use in Microsoft Word 97 for members of the Department of the Army
 * Instructions for use (.doc)
 * DA Memo Template(unsigned .dot)
 * DA Letterhead Template (unsigned .dot)

There are a number of other templates and documents purporting to be templates on the Army's milSuite collaboration site. This page provides a scaffolding for other users to publish Microsoft Word templates.
 * DA "Memorandum For"

Supporting Guidance

 * DA Pamphlet 25-40 Army Publishing Program Procedures (pdf)