DODD 1400.25 VOL 330

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u> <br>a. <u>Instruction</u>. This Instruction is composed of several Volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall Instruction is to establish and implement policy, establish procedures, provide guidelines and model programs, delegate authority, and assign responsibilities regarding civilian personnel management within the Department of Defense. <br>b. <u>Volume</u>. In accordance with DoD Directive 1400.25; parts 330, 351, and 353 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; and section 101 of title 5, United States Code, (References (a), (b), and (c)), this Volume of this Instruction implements DoD policy, prescribes procedures, assigns responsibilities, and defines eligibility and exceptions for the RPL within the Department. Pursuant to Reference (b), the RPL provides reemployment consideration for DoD career and career-conditional, competitive service employees who are separated by reduction in force (RIF) or who have received a RIF separation notice or a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), and for those who are separated (or who accept a lower graded position instead of separation) due to compensable injury or disability and who fully recover more than 1 year from the date compensation is payable as described in parts 330 and 353 of Reference (b). <br><u>APPLICABILITY</u>. This Volume applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint 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 (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components") when giving reemployment consideration to former competitive service employees of the Department for competitive service vacancies.