DoD Directives
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DIRECTIVE |
NUMBER 1304.24
April 20, 1984
ASD(MI&L)
SUBJECT: Use of Directory Information on Secondary School Students for Military Recruiting Purposes
References: (a) Title 10, United States Code, Section 503 (as amended by Public Law 97-252, "Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983," Section 1114)
(b) DoD 5025.1-M, "Directives System Procedures," April 1981
(c) DoD 5400.7-R, "DoD Freedom of Information Act Program," August 1983
(d) DoD 5400.11-R, "DoD Privacy Program," August 1983
1. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Implements reference (a) to establish policy, prescribe procedures, and assign responsibilities concerning the collection, retention, and use of secondary school student directory information for military recruiting purposes.
1.2. Authorizes the publication of DoD 1304.24-R, "Use of Directory Information on Secondary School Students for Military Recruiting Purposes," consistent with reference (b), which shall direct military recruiting officials to provide school cooperation rate data and include other uniform guidance.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and to the Military Departments. The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1. Cooperation Rate Data (CRD). Includes tonal number of secondary schools in the Interservice Recruitment Committee's (IRC) 1 area of responsibility, percent of schools providing directory information, total number of junior and senior high school students and percent of those students for whom directory information has been obtained.
3.2. Directory Information. The student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, level of education, degrees received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution (also referred to as "secondary schools") attended by the student.
3.3. Student. Any student who is 17 years old or older or in the eleventh grade (or its equivalent) or higher, and who is enrolled in a secondary school in the United States, or its territories, possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or in DoD high schools worldwide.
4. POLICY
It is DoD policy that the Military Services shall strive for voluntary cooperation between education officials and military recruiters with the objective of attracting a high-quality cross section of American youth into the Military Services.
5. PROCEDURES
5.1. The Military Services shall coordinate information collection procedures to avoid duplication of effort and to facilitate continued access to education officials and student directory information.
5.2. Coordination shall be accomplished at the local level by the IRC.
5.3. The military recruiter who obtains student directory information shall provide the information to the IRC. The IRC shall compile and disseminate the information to the appropriate recruiters from each of the Military Services.
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1 The IRC is chartered in the following Joint Regulation: Army Regulation 601-207, Air Force Regulation 33-7, Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 1100.4A, Marine Corps Order P1100.75A, "Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS)," November 15, 1983.
