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Purpose. This instruction provides policy and establishes responsibilities and procedures for determining, validating, documenting, and maintaining joint manpower requirements. It also provides policy for maintaining personnel data as part of the Joint Manpower and Personnel Program (JMPP). The JMPP consists of two subsets: the Joint Manpower Program (JMP) and the Joint Personnel Program (JPP).

Applicability

a. This instruction applies only to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), CJCS-controlled activities (CCAs), Combatant Commands, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other joint activities. It applies to the Military Departments and Department of Defense (DoD) Agencies only with respect to manpower assigned to the above activities.

b. This instruction applies to all civilian positions, military positions graded O-6 and below, contractors, and other assigned personnel (e.g., individual augmentees (IAs) and nonemployees). Reference a provides guidelines for requesting changes to general/flag officer (GO/FO) positions.