scope:

PURPOSE.

This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1322.19 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) and pursuant to DoDD 1322.08E (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe uniform procedures consistent with DoDI 1322.25 (Reference (d)) for the delivery of voluntary education programs and services provided to Service members serving in overseas areas, whether assigned to an enduring or permanent location or deployed to a contingency location.

b. Provides guidance to prevent unnecessary duplication of postsecondary programs.

c. Establishes, in accordance with DoDI 5105.18 (Reference (e)), both the DoD Joint Service Voluntary Education Contingency Operation (JSVECO) and the DoD Joint Service Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) Voluntary Education Board, referred to in this instruction as the "Overseas Voluntary Education Board."