The new U.S. Army Europe off-limits list, which expired in February and should have been released by April, will not be published until June.

The list, which warns USAREUR members against patronizing certain businesses, establishments and individuals, was not released in time because the Army regulation connected to the list also is being updated, military officials said.

Coordinating the list and updates of Army Regulation 190-24 took more time than anticipated, according to Kim Walz, spokeswoman for Installation Management Agency-Europe.

She said none of the changes are major, but former parameters had to be updated with the list.

“We got behind for a variety of reasons,” Walz said in a phone interview on Friday. “I’m told the list will be out on or about June 1.”

Until then, Walz said troops and civilians should not simply rely on the old USAREUR off-limits list, but should check with their communities for an updated local list.

She said many times businesses or individuals are taken off the barred list, and while changes may be reflected on local lists, which are updated every six months, they may not be on the USAREUR list, which is updated only every two years.

It is up to individual commanders to enforce compliance with the list, she said.

Army Regulation 190-24, Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Boards and Off-Installation Liaison and Operations, specifies that risks to health, welfare and discipline must be present to be blacklisted.

Troops caught using the businesses or having business dealings with the individuals on the list will face punishment for disobeying a military order, Walz said. Civilians will not face punishment, but they are encouraged to follow the recommendation.

In Darmstadt, Germany, military law enforcement officials have been conducting an information campaign to let Americans going into a club on the off-limits list know what they were not supposed to be there.

Teri Viedt, 233rd Base Support Battalion spokeswoman in Darmstadt, said that many of the would-be clubbers didn’t even know the club was barred and no one got in trouble for trying to get in.

Walz said campaigns such as the one in Darmstadt are among the methods for informing people who is on the list. She said other ways are discussing it during formations or publicizing it through community papers and on American Forces Network.

She also said it’s up to the owners of banned businesses who want to be removed from the list to contact USAREUR. She said they can appeal to the commander for a review to lift the ban.

“It benefits the morale of soldiers when we do a change policy for places they like to frequent. Then we can allow soldiers to go,” Walz said. “It’s a win-win situations for all sides.”

Darmstadt’s Natrix is off-limits

Hundreds of Americans in Darmstadt, Germany, have been faced with a choice just outside the Natrix music club over the past three weeks.

Law enforcement officials have been conducting an information campaign to tell troops and civilians about to enter the club that it was on the U.S. Army Europe off-limit list and that they should not be going in.

No one is getting in trouble during the campaign, because the point is just to inform the public. However, if troops violate the regulation in the future, they could face punishment for disobeying an order.

Civilians do not have to follow Army regulations, but they are encouraged to obey the Army rules, according to Teri Viedt, 233rd Base Support Battalion spokeswoman in Darmstadt.

During the campaign, hundreds of people found out about the bar. Before they headed off to a different club, law enforcement officials gave them a copy of the Army Regulation 190-24, which covers off-installation businesses and operations.

“During that time, over 300 persons, who were unaware of the fact that the Natrix is on the USAREUR off-limits list, made the right decision and left,” Viedt wrote in an e-mail Friday.

— Jessica Inigo