Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1402.06
November 6, 2007
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Civilian Faculty Positions in Department of Defense (DoD) Post-Secondary
Educational Institutions
References: (a) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” October 17, 2006
(b) Sections 184, 1595, 1601, 1746, 2113, 4021, 4338, 6952, 7043, 7044, 7478,
9021, 9314, and 9338 of title 10, United States Code
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Establishes policy in accordance with the authority in Reference (a) for determining the
applicability of the authorities in Reference (b) to civilian faculty positions and their functions.
1.2. Establishes a standard for recruiting and retaining high quality teacher-scholars and
executive-level administrative faculty at post-secondary educational institutions and ensuring
their sustained high performance.
1.3. Assigns responsibility for ensuring the policy and procedures in this Instruction are
followed.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Office
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 in the Department of the Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. Does not apply to non-faculty positions, including support positions, at the Uniformed
Services University of Health Sciences.
