Example of How to Cite
Military Regulations, ADP, ADRP, and FM’s
Joint Publications follow the same format (source: http://libguides.nps.edu/citation/apa#directive)
An example of how to cite AR, ADP or ADRP (All are formatted as a Corporate author, government report) Author. (date). Publication title (report or document number). Retrieved from URL (See American Psychological Association, 2015, p. 205)
In-Text: According to the Department of the Army (2012), . . . *** Or …(Department of the Army, 2012).
If you use a direct quote, the in-text citation should look like this: (Department of the Army, 2012, p. 9) or if the quote covers more than one page of information, use all page #s: (Department of the Army, 2012, pp. 6-9).
To build the reference page cite as follows:
Author. (Year). Title of d ocument (Publication Number). Retrieved from URL
Department of the Army. (2012a). Army leadership (ADP 6-22). Retrieved from http://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/DR_pubs/dr_a/pdf/adp6_22.pdf
Department of the Army. (2012b). The operations process (ADRP 5-0). Retrieved from http://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/DR_pubs/dr_a/pdf/adrp5_0.pdf
***“References by the same author (or by the same two or more authors in the same order) with the same publication date are arranged alphabetically by the title (excluding A or The)” and “Place lowercase letters--a, b, c, and so forth--immediately after the year, within the parentheses:” (American Psychological Association, 2015a, p. 182) (As they appear in the document or paper (i.e. first to appear is “2012a, second is 2012b and so on)
An example of how to cite a Field Manual (FM):
IN-Text: According to the Department of the Army (2014) publication, Logistics o perations (FM 4-95), or .....(Department of the Army, 2014, p. 5)
The reference page should read:
Department of the Army. (2014). Logistics operations (FM 4-95). Retrieved from http://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/DR_pubs/dr_a/pdf/fm4_95.pdf
OTHER EXAMPLES
Army Regulations
Department of the Army. (2007). The Army f amily a dvocacy p rogram (AR 608-18). Retrieved from http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r608_18.pdf
Directives and Instructions
Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L). (2003, May 12). The D efense acquisition system (DOD Directive 5000.1). Washington, DC: Author.
Executive Orders
Exec. Order No. 13655, 3 C.F.R. 80451 (2013) Reprinted (codified in U.S.C.)
Federal Regulations
Renewable Energy Production Incentives, 10 C.F.R. § 451 (2006).
Field Manuals
Department of the Army. (1994). Sniper training (FM 23-10). Retrieved from http://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/fm_23-10%2394%29.pdf
Government/Technical/Research reports
National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
See p. 205 of the APA manual for information on citing a report from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
U.S. Declaration of Independence. (1776). Retrieved from ………………
Office Memoranda
Takia, T. (2013). Adoption of the national information exchange model within the Department of Defense [Memorandum]. Retrieved from http://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/2013-03- 28%20Adoption%20of%20the%NIEM%20within%20the%20DoD.pdf
WEB SITE:
Army Contacting Command. (n.d.) About U.S. Army Contracting Command. Retrieved from http://acc.army.mil/about/
Task Force 849 Report. (2008). Department of Defense task force on contracting and contract management in expeditionary ope r ations . Retrieved from https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pacc/cc/docs/section849.pdf
U.S. Army Force Management Support Agency. (n.d.). Force management system web site. Retrieved from https://fmsweb.fms.army.mil/unprotected/splash/
DFM References
Department of the Army. (2016). Multi-service tactic s , techniques, and procedures for operational contract support (ATP 4-10). Retrieved from http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/atp4_10.pdf
Department of the Army. (2015). How the Army runs. Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College.
Department of the Army. (2009). Commander’s g uide to money as a weapon system. Fort