scope:

PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1215.15 (Reference (a)) as a DoD instruction in accordance with authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)) and the guidance in DoDD 5530.3 (Reference (c)) to:

a. Establish policy and assign responsibilities for management and administration of an MREP between the DoD and foreign ministries of defense.

b. Change the MREP from a formerly Reserve officer-exclusive program, known as the Reserve Officers Foreign Exchange Program, to an all-inclusive program for Reserve Component officers, warrant officers, and enlisted Service members. 

APPLICABILITY

a. This instruction applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, 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 instruction as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to personnel foreign exchange programs between Active Components of the U.S. Armed Forces and foreign military services