scope:

PURPOSE. This Instruction:

Implements policy under reference (b).

Assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures under reference (d) for satisfactory participation by members of the National Guard and the Reserve components in units and organizations of the Selected Reserve (SELRES) and as members of the Ready Reserve not assigned to the SELRES.

This Instruction applies to:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the U.S. Coast Guard when, by agreement with the Department of Transportation, it is not operating as a Military Service in the Department of the Navy), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities of the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to as the "DoD Components").

The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard.