Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1322.18
January 13, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, Effective February 23, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Military Training
References: (a) DoD Directive 1322.18, subject as above, September 3, 2004 (hereby
canceled)
(b) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Concept, “Capstone Concept for Joint
Operations, Version 2.0,” August 2005
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(c) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
“Strategic Plan for Transforming DoD Training,” May 8, 2006
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(d) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
“Department of Defense Training Transformation Implementation Plan,
FY2006-FY2011,” February 23, 2006
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(e) DoD Instruction 1322.27, “Urban Training Facilities,” April 13, 2007
(f) DoD Instruction 1322.26, “Development, Management, and Delivery of
Distributed Learning,” June 16, 2006
1. PURPOSE. This Directive reissues Reference (a) and updates policies and responsibilities for
training of military individuals, units, and staffs, DoD civilian employees and, when authorized,
contractors, allies, and other U.S. Government or non-Government agency personnel.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. These terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this Directive.
a. common training. Training that is not unique to a particular DoD Component; training
that has no special distinction or quality to an individual DoD Component and is widely required.
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Available at http://www.dtic.mil/futurejointwarfare/concepts/approved_ccjov2.pdf
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Available at http://www.t2net.org/downloads/FinalTrainingTransformationStrategic2006.pdf
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Available at http://www.t2net.org/downloads/briefs/impplan2006/IPlan.pdf
