Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1025.8
March 20, 2002
ASD(RA)
SUBJECT: National Guard ChalleNGe Program
References: (a) Section 509 of title 32, United States Code
(b) Section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code
(c) Section 12611 et seq. of title 42, United States Code
(d) Section 710 of title 32, United States Code
(e) through (p), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Implements policies, responsibilities, and procedures for executing a National
Guard civilian youth opportunities program under the authority of reference (a) to be
known as the National Guard ChalleNGe Program.
1.2. Describes the program goals, the responsibilities of the implementing officials,
and the relationships between the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Guard
Bureau (NGB), and the Governors of the States or the Commanding General of the
District of Columbia National Guard implementing the National Guard ChalleNGe
Program.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, 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, the National Guard Bureau, and all other organizational entities
within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD
Components").
