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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Directive:

Reissues reference (a).

Updates policies and responsibilities regarding enlisted personnel management policies and data collection by:

Establishing the DoD objectives for Military Service enlisted personnel management.

Specifying the minimum essential elements of a personnel management system.

Establishing requirements for a Military Service Enlisted Personnel Management Plan (EPMP).

Setting constraints on Force Programs.

APPLICABILITY

This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments (including the U.S. Coast Guard when it is not operating as a Military Service of the Department of the Navy by agreement with the Department of Homeland Security). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.