scope:

PURPOSE. This Directive:

Reissues reference (a).

Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures and guidance under references (b) through (d) for Contracted Civilian-Acquired Training (CCAT) for Reserve components of the Armed Forces. This policy is intended to assist all Reserve components, and by agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard Reserve, in developing, conducting, evaluating, contracting, funding, reporting, and selecting training by contracting with sources outside the Department of Defense.

APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Services and by agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Coast Guard Reserve, 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to as the "DoD Components.") The term "Military Services," as used above, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps and their Reserve components.