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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 and the guidance in Secretary of Defense Memorandum to the Services, DoDD 1322.18, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02, and section 1741 of Public Law 113-66 (References (a)-(e)), this instruction establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction to prohibit inappropriate relations between recruiters and recruits, and trainers and trainees.

APPLICABILITY. 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").