Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management

Directorates

Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management

Ms. Patricia Mulcahy
Director

Mission

Develops total force military personnel policies and programs, and provides departmental oversight of the Military Departments, Joint Staff, and other DoD Components on assignments, separations, military decorations and awards, and force management to ensure compliance with statutes, executive orders, and existing policies that sustain the All-Volunteer Force.

Vision

Ensure military personnel policies and programs support the Secretary of Defense, Military Departments, and Combatant Commanders in managing their uniformed personnel while executing their statutory and assigned roles and missions.

NOTE: DoD Instruction (DoDI), Manual (DoDM), and Directive Type Memorandum (DTM) links are to the DoD Issuance Webpage.

Force Management

Total Force Management Policy and legislative proposals and reforms
Officer and Enlisted Force Management Policy
Defense/Reserve Officer Personnel Management Acts (DOPMA/ROPMA)
- DOPMA/ROPMA Policy Reference Tool
Inter-Service Transfer Policy
- DoDI 1300.04, Inter-Service Transfer of Commissioned Officers
Officer Promotion and Continuation Policy
Additional Officer Promotion Guidance
Officer Appointment Policy
Joint Officer Management Policy
- DODI 1300.19, DOD Joint Officer Management (JOM) Program
- Joint Experience Submission Website

Military Decorations And Awards

Military Decorations and Awards Policies and Procedures
- DoDI 1348.33, DoD Military Decorations and Awards Program
- DoD Manual 1348.33, Manual of Military Decorations and Awards
  - Volume 1: Medal of Honor
  - Volume 2: DoD Service Awards - Campaign Expeditionary and Service Medals
  - Volume 3: DoD-Wide Personal Performance and Valor Decorations
  - Volume 4: DoD Joint Decorations and Awards
Medal of Honor – Staff nominations to the Secretary of Defense
Gold Star Lapel Button, Service Flag, and Service Lapel Button
- DoDI 1348.36, Gold Star Lapel Button, Service Flag, and Service Lapel Button
Presidential Recognition on Retirement from Military Service
- DoDI 1348.34, Presidential Recognition on Retirement from Military Service
Approved Military Decorations and Awards:
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award – Approved Awards (PDF)
- Humanitarian Service Medal – Approved Operations (PDF)
- National Defense Service Medal – Authorized Periods/Conflicts (PDF)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal – Approved Operations (PDF)
- Armed Forces Service Medal – Approved Operations (PDF)
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  - Approved Operations (PDF)
  - Areas of Eligibility for Approved Operations
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal – Approved Operations (PDF)
- Vietnam Service Medal – Campaign Phases (PDF)
- Southwest Asia Service Medal – Approved Campaigns (PDF)
- Kosovo Campaign Medal – Authorized Operations and Approved Campaigns (PDF)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal – Campaigns Phases (PDF)
- Iraqi Campaign Medal – Campaign Phases (PDF)
- Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal - Campaign Phases (PDF)
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal – Approved Operations for “M” device (PDF)
- U.S. Military Awards – Awarded Prior to 1975 (PDF)
- United Nations Medals – DoD Approved Awards (PDF)
- NATO Medals – DoD Approved Awards (PDF)
- DoD Approved Foreign Awards – Prior to 1960 (PDF)
Example Files/Packages:

Military Personnel Assignments

Military Assignments and Tour Lengths
- DoDI 1315.18, Procedures for Military Personnel Assignments

Separations Policy

Officer and Enlisted Separations Policy
DD Form 214 Policy (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)
- DoDI 1336.01, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD FORM 214/5 Series)

Reserve Component Affairs