Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1215.06
March 11, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, Effective May 19, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Uniform Reserve, Training, and Retirement Categories for the Reserve
Components
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1215.06 (Reference (a)) in
accordance with the authority of DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish
policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures relating to categorizing, training, and
reporting of Reserve Component (RC) Service members.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to 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 DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. OSD and DoD Component heads administer their Reserve, training, and retirement
category programs according to the responsibilities in Enclosure 2 and the guidance in this
instruction.
b. When performing training, support, mobilization, or other duty, all RC Service members,
as part of the total force, will be in an inactive duty (ID), active duty (AD), or full-time National
Guard duty (FTNGD) or federal service status as described in Enclosure 3.
c. RC Service members may be utilized for training, mobilization, support, and other
purposes as necessary in accordance with the guidance in Enclosure 4.
d. Military Services will categorize, maintain, and report personnel data pursuant to DoD
Manual 7730.54, Volume 1 (Reference (c)).
