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PURPOSE. This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1332.14 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)).

b. Establishes DoD policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures governing administrative separation of enlisted Service members from the Military Services.

c. Implements sections 518, 572(a)(2), and 578 of Public Law 112-239 (Reference (c)).

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies:

a. To 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 (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used in this instruction refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

b. Only to administrative separation proceedings initiated on or after the effective date of this instruction unless the Secretary of the Military Department concerned determines that it should be applied in a particular case in which proceedings were initiated before that date.