Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1304.02 NUMBER 1304.02
September 9, 2011 September 9, 2011
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SUBJECT: Accession Processing Data Collection Forms SUBJECT: Accession Processing Data Collection Forms
References: See Enclosure 1 References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1304.2 (Reference (a)) in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish
policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for:
a. The entrance-processing personal data collection requirements for accession information
required on selected DoD forms to initiate or update the Military Human Resource Record
(MHRR), in accordance with DoDI 1336.05 (Reference (c)).
b. The use of certain forms, in accordance with DoD 7750.07-M (Reference (d)), in
connection with the accession processing, in a net-centric environment, of persons into the
Military Services.
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 (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that the forms in paragraphs a through k of this section (available
on the DoD Forms Management Program Website at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/index.htm) are prescribed for use in
connection with entrance processing and accession into the Military Services, and for other
personnel transactions, as applicable.
a. DD Form 4, “Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States.”
