Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1241.03
January 23, 2012
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides
procedures for the implementation of the TRR Program pursuant to the authority in DoD
Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)).
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.
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that TRR is available for purchase by qualified members of the
Retired Reserve and their qualified surviving immediate family members.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES. See Enclosure 2.
6. PROCEDURES
. See Enclosures 3 and 4.
7. RELEASABILITY
. UNLIMITED. This Instruction is approved for public release and is
available on the Internet from the DoD Issuances Website at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
