Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1225.08
May 10, 2016
Incorporating Change 1, December 1, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Reserve Component (RC) Facilities Programs and Unit Stationing
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02
(Reference (a)), this instruction:
a. Reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1225.8 (Reference (b)) and incorporates
and cancels DoDD 1225.07 (Reference (c)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the RC Facilities
Programs and Unit Stationing for the acquisition and use of RC facilities.
c. Provides policies and procedures for administering the facilities programs and unit
stationing specific to the National Guard (Army and Air) and the Reserves (Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Marine Corps), referred to collectively as the “RC”.
d. Establishes the Senior Engineer Steering Group (SESG).
e. Renames the Joint Service Reserve Component Facilities Board as the State Facilities
Board (SFB) and expands their duties and responsibilities in each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. possessions and territories (referred
to collectively in this instruction as “States”).
f. Provides for placement of RC units of the Military Departments in local communities.
g. Implements authorities and procedures for:
(1) Responsibilities of the SESG and SFBs.
(2) Real property acquisition methods, including RC real property exchanges authorized
in section 18240 of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (d)).
(3) Joint construction and use of RC facilities.
