Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1330.04
August 31, 2010
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Armed Forces Participation in National and International Sports Activities
References: (a) DoD Directive 1330.4, “Participation in Armed Forces, National, and
International Sports Activities,” March 9, 1987 (hereby cancelled)
(b) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” June 23, 2008
(c) Section 717 of title 10, United States Code
(d) DoD 5500.7-R, “Joint Ethics Regulation,” current version
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction:
a. Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in Reference
(b) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the management and
participation of Military Services personnel in Service sports competitions and in civilian
national and international amateur sports competitions.
b. Establishes the Senior Military Sports Advisor (SMSA), the Armed Forces Sports Council
(AFSC), the AFSC Secretariat, and the AFSC Working Group.
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 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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that:
