scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"), as well as U.S. Elements of Combined Commands and Military Department Elements of U.S. Government Agencies outside the Department of Defense The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Active and Reserve Components (AC and RC) of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the guidance in Reference (b) and the authority in References (c) and (d). This Instruction also incorporates guidance from and cancels DoD Instruction 1300.20 (Reference (e)); DoD Interim Policy Memorandum of the Secretary of Defense, August 27, 2003 (Reference (f)); DoD Interim Policy Memorandum of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, March 30, 2006 (Reference (g)); DoD Instruction 1215.20 (Reference (h)); and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Memorandum (Reference (i)).

Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the DoD Joint Officer Management Program. Specific procedural guidance for implementing the DoD Joint Officer Management Program is established by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.