scope:

a. The provisions of this instruction apply to all active duty Navy and Naval Reserve units, and assigned civilian personnel (not to supersede the provisions of paragraph 3b). The scope of this instruction also extends, where specifically stipulated, to family members of military personnel.

b. Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and guidance are provided in separate instructions issued by the Office of Civilian Personnel Management (OCPM) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Civilian personnel policy instructions concerning EEO have applicability to Navy commands/staffs employing U.S. civilian personnel and to all civilian employees, the commanding officer, and all military managers and supervisors of civilian personnel.