Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5120.08
August 20, 2007
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Armed Forces Chaplains Board
References: (a) DoD Directive 5120.8, “Armed Forces Chaplains Board Charter,”
March 20, 1995 (hereby canceled)
(b) Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “DoD Directives Review
– Phase II,” July 13, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” October 17, 2006
(d) Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States, December 15, 1791
(e) DoD Directive 5105.18, “DoD Committee Management Program,”
February 8, 1999
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) as an Instruction in accordance with the guidance in
Reference (b) and the authority in Reference (c).
1.2. Promulgates policy regarding the organization, functions, and administration of the
Armed Forces Chaplains Board (hereafter referred to as the “Board”).
2. APPLICABILITY
This Instruction 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 within the Department of Defense.
3.
POLICY
It is DoD policy that the Board shall make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), through the Deputy
Under Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy (DUSD(MPP)), on religious, ethical,
and moral matters for the Military Services.
