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Purpose: This issuance:

• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides general procedures for the activation and employment of regular and Reserve retired members.

• Implements Sections 688, 973, 12301, and 12307 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) prescribing uniform policy and guidance governing the management of retired regular and Reserve military personnel preparing for their use during an activation in time of war or a national emergency.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").