NAVY - SECNAV 3300.1D
(OJAG (CODE 10)) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY LAW OF WAR PROGRAM
Organization: | NAVY |
Publication Date: | 19 May 2022 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 16 |
scope:
Scope and Applicability
a. This instruction applies to all DON personnel, defined as: all active duty Navy and Marine Corps military personnel, both Regular and Reserve; all DON civilians, including nonappropriated fund employees; midshipmen of the Naval Academy and Reserve Officer Training Corps; and Reserve personnel, during active or inactive duty for training or engaging in any activity directly related to a Department of Defense (DoD) reserve duty or function. This instruction applies to all DON contractors, defined as contractors and their employees, as well as subcontractors, who perform work under DON funding or who accompany DON forces during hostilities, regardless of their employer, funding source, or business relationship with the DON. This instruction also applies to Coast Guard personnel, Regular and Reserve, as well as cadets of the Coast Guard Academy, civilians, contractors, and subcontractors, when transferred to the DON pursuant to reference (b).
b. This instruction is a lawful, punitive, and regulatory general order that applies directly, without further implementation, to all DON personnel individually. All DON personnel, contractors, and subcontractors may be punished or subject to adverse administrative procedures under applicable DON regulations and law, including references (c) through (f), for any violations of the law of war or this instruction.
c. Excluded from the scope of this instruction is that part of the law of war relating to the acquisition and procurement of weapons for the Naval Service, which is governed by the provisions of reference (g).
d. The treatment of detainees is governed by references (a) and (h) through (m), and this instruction.
e. Further information on applicable law and policy is contained in references (n) through (w).