Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1235.11
July 10, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Management of Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference
(a)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1235.11 (Reference (b)) to establish policy,
assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures that pertain to the management of the IMA
program and provide flexibility in authorizing IMA positions.
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
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), 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. Individual Reserve Component (RC) military billets that augment the Active Component
(AC) structure of the DoD or other departments or agencies of the U.S. Government and must be
filled to support mobilization requirements, contingency operations, operations other than war, or
other specialized or technical requirements may be validated for fill with IMA members of the
Selected Reserve.
b. IMAs are assigned against validated RC billets that are identified on AC force structure
documents for fill by RC members.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.
5. PROCEDURES. See Enclosure 3.
