Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1304.30
March 14, 2006
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Enlisted Personnel Management Plan (EPMP) Procedures
References: (a) DoD Instruction 1300.14, "Enlisted Personnel Planning and Reporting,"
January 29, 1985 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Directive 1304.20, “Enlisted Personnel Management System (EPMS),”
July 28, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5124.02, "Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R))," February 11, 2006
(d) DoD Directive 1304.21, “Policy on Enlisted Bonuses, Accession Bonuses for
New Officers in Critical Skills, Selective Reenlistment Bonuses, and Critical
Skills Retention Bonuses for Active Members,” January 31, 2005
(e) Section 517 of title 10, United States Code, “Authorized Daily Average:
Members in Pay grades E-8 and E-9”
(f) Sections 201 and 203 of title 37, United States Code, "Pay Grades:
Assignment to General Rules"
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction cancels reference (a) and implements procedures in accordance with References
(b), (c), and (d) for the administration of the Enlisted Personnel Management System (EMPS).
2. APPLICABILITY
This Instruction applies to the Military Departments (including the U.S. Coast Guard when it is
not operating as a Military Service of the Department of the Navy by agreement with the
Secretary of Homeland Security). The term “Military Services,” as used herein, refers to the
Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
3. DEFINITIONS
Terms used in this Instruction are defined in Enclosure 1.
