Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1300.25
March 25, 2013
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Guidance for the Education and Employment Initiative (E2I) and Operation
WARFIGHTER (OWF)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for development and
implementation of the DoD E2I and OWF i
n accordance with the authority in DoD Directive
5124.02 (Reference (a)), section 1611 of Public Law 110-181 (Reference (b)), sections 1142-1144
of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)) and section 8111 of title 38, U.S.C.
(Reference (d)).
b. Supersedes the Department of Defense Operation WARFIGHTER Program Charter
(Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, 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 (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that recovering Service members (RSMs) shall have access to
education and employment services as part of E2I and OWF within the Recovery Coordination
Program (RCP) in accordance with
DoD Instruction 1300.24 (
Reference (f)). DoD efforts to
ensure access to education and employment services shall:
a. Improve
access to education and employment opportunities for RSMs, as defined in
section 8111 of Reference (d), to assist in their rehabilitation and transition as necessary.
