Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1120.11
March 17, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Programming and Accounting for Active Component (AC) Military Manpower
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1120.11 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) and DoDD 5124.09 (Reference (c))
to establish policies, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for military manpower
authorization accounting and programming of the AC of the Total Force (TF) within the DoD.
b. Covers standard procedures for AC total strength accountability, accounting for
Individuals (as defined in the Glossary), and program projections of Individuals and force-
structure allowance.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. 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 in the DoD (referred to in this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
b. Applies to all AC military manpower authorizations of the TF that are directly funded
from DoD active duty military personnel appropriations pursuant to section 115(a) of Title 10,
United States Code (Reference (d)), and depicted in the approved annual National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA).
c. Does not apply to the reserve manpower of the Reserve Components of the TF.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Military manpower accounting and programming for the AC will be standardized within
the DoD to ensure cross-Service consistency and to enable effective management of military
