Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1145.02E
October 18, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, Effective May 22, 2018
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SUBJECT: United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1145.02E (Reference (a)) to update policies and
responsibilities for processing military applicants and inductees by the USMEPCOM.
b. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent for USMEPCOM
support pursuant to DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (b)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
the Joint Staff, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, and all other organizational entities within the DoD
(hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Ensure USMEPCOM has the appropriate policies and resources in order to be able to
process a sufficient number of military accessions during peacetime and mobilization in
accordance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1304.26 (Reference (c)) and title 10, United States
Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (d)).
b. Ensure USMEPCOM has the appropriate policies and resources in order to be able to
administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test for the Military Services.
