Change 1, 06/04/2008
DepartmentofDefense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5125.01
December 27, 2006
Incorporating Change 1, June 4, 2008
DA&M
SUBJECT: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (ASD(RA))
References: (a) Title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5125.1, “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs,”
March 2, 1994 (hereby canceled)
(c) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” October 17, 2006June 23, 2008
(d) DoDI 5025.01-M, “DoD Directives Program,” October 28, 2007 “DoD
Directives System Procedures,” current version
(e) DoD Directive 8910.1, “Management and Control of Information
Requirements,” June 11, 1993
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive, consistent with section 138 of Reference (a), reissues Reference (b) under the
authority of Reference (c) to update the responsibilities, functions, relationships, and authorities
of the ASD(RA) under the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
(USD(P&R)).
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments
(including the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a Service in the Navy, under agreement
with the Department of Homeland Security), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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
3.1. Reserve Components. Refers collectively to the Army National Guard of the United
States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard
