scope:

Purpose.

To establish Navy policy and prescribe minimum requirements for individual small arms training and qualification per references (a) through (o).  This instruction is a complete revision and must be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability.

This instruction applies to all active and reserve Navy personnel; all Navy law enforcement and security personnel (military, civilian, and contract personnel) per references (a) and (b); and to all personnel whose duties require them to be armed. It also applies to personnel whose duties require them to be armed per reference (c). It does not apply to Navy Special Warfare personnel or Naval Criminal Investigative Service personnel.