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  actions are suspended IAW the criteria contained in AR 600-8-2, Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions
  (Flag).
  SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS AND BARS TO CONTINUED SERVICE
  4-31. Suspension of favorable personnel actions prevent and/or preclude execution of favorable actions to a
  Soldier who may not be in an unfavorable status (not in good standing), to include movement of a Soldier
  when it is in the best interest of the Army for the Soldier to remain in their current unit or at their current
  location. See AR 600-8-2 for specific policies regarding suspension of favorable personnel actions.
  4-32. Bars to continued service are initiated on Soldiers whose immediate separation under administrative
  procedures is not warranted, but whose reentry into or service beyond their expiration term of service with
  the Regular Army is not in the best interest of the military service. Policies and procedures for bars to
  continued service are contained in AR 601-280. While bars to continued service are initiated in coordination
  with the brigade retention NCO and the Soldier’s commander, S-1s as HR managers monitor these actions.
  CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION
  4-33. Battalion S-1s have the following citizenship and naturalization responsibilities:
  * Assist non-citizen Soldiers with their applications for citizenship to include cover sheets,
  fingerprint cards, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form N-426 (Request
  for Certification of Military or Naval Service). The DOD collaborates with the Immigration and
  Naturalization Service to assist non-citizen military members with their citizenship applications.
  The goal is to streamline and expedite the handling of their applications. Battalion S-1s serve as
  the conduit to assist Soldiers with their applications and to coordinate with the HRC as necessary
  to facilitate the process. Soldiers and S-1 personnel can obtain naturalization forms, request a
  Military Packet, and obtain a copy of the handbook, A Guide to Naturalization, by visiting the
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
  * Verify the application and service data and then complete the backside of the U.S. Citizenship and
  Immigration Services Form N-426.
  * Certify the character of the Soldier’s service is honorable. Generally, a Soldier is serving
  honorably unless a decision has been made to the contrary by the Soldier’s commander or a
  conviction by court martial.
  * Send an email message to the appropriate overseas U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  office after mailing the Soldier’s citizenship application packet. The email must contain the
  Soldier’s name, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services number, social security number, date
  of birth, email address, current or projected country of assignment or deployment, current or
  projected (if available) mailing address, and the projected date of arrival in country per the
  Soldier’s permanent change of station or deployment orders.
  * Process posthumous citizenship applications for deceased Soldiers.
  4-34. Deploying non-citizen Soldiers who have applications for citizenship pending must call the U.S.
  Citizenship and Immigration Services Customer Service to inform them of mailing address changes when
  they occur. Soldiers with pending applications for citizenship are reminded of this requirement during Soldier
  Readiness Processing, during in- or out-processing, mobilization, extended TDY, deployment, redeployment,
  and reintegration (for example, personnel processing upon return from a deployment). Soldiers who fail to
  notify the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of changes to their mailing address will risk denial of
  citizenship due to lack of response to notices of action from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES
  4-35. Congressional inquiries are specific requests made by members of Congress. Normally, commanders
  are required to respond to congressional inquiries within a designated timeline and format. While
  congressional inquiries are not always HR specific, the commander designates the G-1/AG and/or S-1 to
  process these actions. The G-1/AG and/or S-1 must ensure congressional inquiries are processed within
  designated timelines. Refer to AR 1-20, Legislative Liaison, for further information regarding congressional
  inquiries.