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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues reference (a) to implement policy, update responsibilities, and establish a requirement for reporting and obtaining visibility of manpower authorization, requirement, individuals account, programmed manpower structure, and unit data.

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Services, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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"). The term "Military Services," as used above, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

This Instruction requires identification of and accounting for all active military, Reserve component, and DoD civilian (both direct hire and indirect hire) billets, and for all units in the programmed force structure.

The DoD Organization and Functions Guidebook (reference (b)) lists all specific organizations within the DoD Components affected by this Instruction.