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Purpose. This instruction provides policy and establishes responsibilities and procedures for determining, validating, documenting and maintaining joint manpower requirements. It also provides policy for maintaining personnel data as part of the joint manpower and personnel program (JMPP). The JMPP consists of two subsets: the Joint Manpower Program (JMP) and the Joint Personnel Program (JPP).

Applicability

This instruction applies only to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS-controlled activities (CCAs), the combatant commands, NATO and other joint activities. It applies to the Military Departments only with respect to manpower assigned to the above activities. It applies to the Defense agencies only with respect to those that have positions residing on the Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL).

This instruction applies to all civilian positions, military positions graded O-6 and below and to all civilian personnel, military personnel graded O-6 and below, contractors and other assigned personnel (e.g., individual augmentees (IA), non-employees). Reference a provides guidelines for requesting changes to general/flag officer (G/FO) positions.