scope:

This Instruction applies to:

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA), the Military Departments, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.

The Coast Guard, when operating as a Military Service in the Navy or by agreement with the Department of Transportation (DoT), and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, by agreement with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Commerce, for submission of active duty Uniformed Service personnel records in support of the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Person Data Repository and eligibility reporting for the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB-AD) (Chapter 30 of reference (b)).

All active duty personnel counted and reported as part of official Active component strength as defined in DoD Instruction 1120.11 (reference (c)).

All personnel excluded from military strength: prisoners of war, missing personnel, deserters, prisoners in civil or military confinement for 6 months or more, and personnel on appellate leave (with or without pay).

When reporting is required by ENCLOSURE 5:

All Active Guard or Reserve personnel counted and reported as part of official Reserve component strength who are participating in a specified operation.

All Regular and Reserve retired personnel, whose retirement is based on length of active duty service, who have been ordered to active duty in support of a specified operation.

All Reserve component personnel who have been ordered to active duty in support of a specified operation.