Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1015.10
July 6, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, May 6, 2011
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Programs
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1015.10 (Reference (a)) and
incorporates and cancels DoD Directive (DoDD) 1015.2 (Reference (b) in accordance with the
authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (c)) to establish and implement policy, assign
responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for operating and managing programs for military
MWR programs.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This Instruction applies to:
(1) 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 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”).
(2) Members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and the
Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and their family
members,when they are on active duty.
b. Policy for funding MWR programs is governed by DoDI 1015.15 (Reference (d)) and this
Instruction.
c. This Instruction does not apply to Armed Services exchange operations, which are
addressed in DoDI 1330.09 (Reference (e)) and DoDI 1330.21 (Reference (f)) or to civilian
employee MWR programs, which are addressed in DoDI 1015.08 (Reference (g)).
