scope:

This Directive implements reference (a) for persons eligible for military legal assistance by establishing a uniform approach for the execution of military testamentary instruments.

This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DOD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.