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SORT: 1330.07
DOCI: DODI 1330.7
DATE: 19740426
TITL: DODI 1330.7  Visits of Civilian Religious Leaders to Military
Installations In Overseas Areas, April 26, 1974, ASD(FM&P), thru
Ch 3, November 16, 1994

Reference: (a) DoD Instruction 1330.7, subject as above, August 11,
1966 (hereby cancelled)

I.  REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction reissues and updates reference (a) governing
visits of civilian religious representatives to military
installations in overseas areas.  Reference(a)is hereby superseded and
cancelled.

II. APPLICABILITY

The provisions of this Instruction apply to all elements of the
Army, Navy, and Air Force (hereinafter referred to collectively as
"DoD Components").

III. DEFINITION

As used in this Instruction, the following term applies:

Endorsing Agency - A council, department, committee or
organization charged by a church or denomination to represent that
church or denomination in its relationship with the Armed Forces
Chaplains Board and the DoD Components and given the responsibility
for procuring, examining, and endorsing clergy to the Armed Forces as
meeting the denominational standards and requirements to be chaplains
of that church or denomination in the Armed Forces.

IV. POLICY AND OBJECTIVES

A.  Visits of civilian religious leaders to overseas
installations are encouraged to enhance the spiritual welfare of
military personnel particularly at seasons of special religious
significance.

B.  Such visits will serve to keep the civilian church aware of
the ministry of their chaplains and the spiritual and religious
activities of the military community.

C.  Visits will be made to minister to military personnel
including chaplains and to fulfill responsibilities of endorsing
agencies.   Visitors will be required to have the endorsement of
their respective ecclesiastical endorsing agency recognized by the
Armed Forces Chaplains Board.

D.  Civilian religious leaders who visit overseas representing
their denominational endorsing agency or headquarters will do so at
no expense to the Government.

E.  Requests made to the Secretary of Defense or to any DoD
Component when the request involves more than one DoD Component will
be referred to the Armed Forces Chaplains Board for processing.

F.  When a visitor is to visit an installation of only one DoD
Component, the DoD Component concerned will obtain the necessary
clearance and the concurrence of the theater commander concerned,
issue the necessary individual travel orders and/or letter of travel
authorization and recommendation to the individual or group making
the request.  The Armed Forces Chaplains Board will be made an
information addressee of the correspondence pertaining to such
visits.

G.  When an invitation or invitation orders are extended by a DoD
Component or Major Command to a civilian religious leader to visit
military personnel in an overseas command, the provisions of
subsection C., above, pertain.  The Armed Forces Chaplains Board will
be made information addressee of the correspondence pertaining to
such visits.

V.  EFFECTIVE DATE

This Instruction is effective immediately.

Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)

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