DODD 1300.23

Abstract

PURPOSE. This Instruction: <br>Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to prepare DoD civilian employees, DoD contractors, and other personnel designated by the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Combatant Commanders with the training necessary in accordance with references (a) and (b) to cope with possible capture and return to U.S. control with honor, in accordance with reference (c). <br>Designates the Commander, United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), as the official responsible for Code of Conduct training standards in accordance with reference (c). <br>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, 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 the other organizational entities within in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components"). <br>This Instruction provides guidance for the training requirements for DoD civilians and contractor personnel serving overseas or about to deploy overseas that are considered to have a low, medium or high risk of capture within the DoD Components. Based on the determination of level of risk, isolation training is focused to assist those personnel survive such a situation until they can be rescued.