DOD INSTRUCTION 1300.04
I
NTER-SERVICE AND INTER-COMPONENT TRANSFERS
OF SERVICE MEMBERS
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Effective: July 25, 2017
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 1300.04, “Inter-Service Transfer of Commissioned
Officers,” December 27, 2006
Incorporates and Cancels: DoD Instruction 1205.05, “Transfer of Service Members Between Reserve
and Regular Components of the Military Services,” March 30, 2012
Approved by: A. M. Kurta, Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness
Purpose: This issuance, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02,
establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides the procedures for:
• The transfer of commissioned officers on the active-duty list (ADL) or the reserve active-status list
(RASL) of a uniformed service to the ADL or RASL of another pursuant to Section 716 of Title 10,
United States Code (U.S.C.).
• The transfer of commissioned officers between the Regular and Reserve Components of the same
Military Service.
• The transfer of warrant officers between Military Services and components of the same Military
Service.
• The transfer of enlisted members between Military Services and components of the same Military
Service.