scope:

VOLED enables active duty Sailors and Marines to further their education by completing a high school diploma or its equivalent (GED), upgrading basic academic skills, and achieving a technical certificate or college degree.

Purpose.

To establish Department of the Navy (DON) VOLED policy and assign responsibility for Navy and Marine Corps VOLED programs in accordance with references (a) through (e). This Instruction has been administratively revised and should be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability.

This instruction applies to the active duty component of the Navy and Marine Corps. On a space available, self-funded basis, active duty members of other United States armed services who are co-located with Navy or Marine Corps commands, members of the Navy and Marine Corps inactive Reserve, adult family members, retired members and their adult family members, and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) may take advantage of educational opportunities provided under the VOLED program.