warded directly to an overseas activity or to designated overseas recruiting offices.

(c) DoD Zone Coordinators designated pursuant to subsection V.B. of DoD Instruction 1404.5, "Nationwide Centralized Referral System for Displaced DoD Employees," December 17, 1964,' will act in the name of the Department of Defense in obtaining active affirmative participation among DoD components in their respective Zones to facilitate the registration of qualified applicants for referral to overseas positions; provide leadership, policy training and technical direction to registering activities in the Zone. DoD component Regional Coordinators, under the general direction of the DoD Zone Coordinators, will keep civilian personnel offices advised of the needs for particular skills, advise on registration of eligibles in the overseas Referral System in their respective regions and provide other assistance and guidance, as necessary.

(d) Civilian personnel offices will receive applications for the Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program, prepare all necessary registration forms incident to registering candidates and submit them to the Centralized Referral Activity. Also, these offices will participate in the arrangements incident to the assignment of selectees to overseas locations in accordance with component instructions.

(a) The local CONUS Civilian Personnel Office will:

(1) Provide general information to applicants as to overseas locations and kinds of positions for which registration is possible, conditions of employment, differentials and allowances, availability of housing, travel, schools, etc. Determine employee's or applicant's eligibility for registration for overseas consideration. It is of utmost importance that no person be registered who may be a known questionable risk with respect to factors such as suitability, adaptability to special living and working conditions, or who may be lacking in any way in meeting full technical qualifications. Prepare registration for overseas assignment on DD Form 1647, Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program-Registration. If not recommended, inform candi

1 See footnote 1 page 71. 2 See footnote 2 page 72.

Idate of his ineligibility and terminate further action on his case.

(2) Identify the candidate's highest skill, and not more than two additional skills on the Acceptance List if particularly well qualified, in which the candidate desires to be registered and for which he is found qualified under applicable Civil Service Commission standards. Each candidate will indicate lowest acceptable grade level for each skill. The registration will show his highest previous grade and current grade held, if any.

(3) Request candidates to select acceptable overseas locations by country or area from current Acceptance List.

(4) Obtain other registration data and submit to the Centralized Referral Activity.

(5) Receive inquiries of availability for employees serviced by the CONUS Personnel Office from the overseas recruiting office and immediately determine employee's availability subject to his meeting any special physical or position requirements.

(6) Promptly advise the recruiting office of the registrant's availability. Registrants indicating non-availability and who desire no futher consideration will be dropped from the system through the submission of file maintenance data to the Centralized Referral Activity.

(7) Receive notice of selection and process or assist in processing the selected registrant for overseas assignment as requested by the overseas recruiting office.

(8) Notify the Centralized Referral Activity of each placement effected on DD Form 1649, Automated Overseas Employment Action."

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(9) Notify each registrant annually that his registration will be terminated unless registrant replies that he desires continued registration for an additional year. Request each registrant desiring continued registration to provide information concerning additional experience or training acquired during the preceding year.

(b) Designated Overseas recruiting office, as appropriate, will:

(1) Request from the Centralized Referral Activity a listing of registrants qualified for vacancies to be filled by submission of DD Form 1648, Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program-Vacancy Requisition.2

(2) Make inquiry of availability to the applicant. Inquiry shall be made through the registering civilian personnel office when the registrant is employed by the installation serviced by such office. Accompanying each inquiry will be a position description, special physical or position requirements, and information on housing, concurrent travel, privately owned vehicles, local customs, differential and allowances. If registrant is not currently employed in DoD, the civilian personnel office or recruiting office will deal directly with the applicant.

(3) By careful advanced planning, assure that position vacancy is not canceled after selection has been made.

(c) Centralized Referral Activity will: (1) Operate Automated System for establishing and maintaining Overseas Applicant Supply File.

(2) Distribute initial and revised Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program Acceptance List.

(3) Provide applicant referral services to designated overseas recruiting offices. (4) Return erroneous registration forms or other input date to the registration point.

(5) Promptly issue listing of registrants qualified for vacancies in answer to requisitions or issue unmatched vacancies notification.

(6) Issue position recruiting notice to CONUS Personnel Offices.

(7) Process file maintenance forms received from registering activities.

(8) Issue procedural instructions to the users of the System as necessary.

(9) Resolve technical problems brought to the attention of Centralized Referral Activity.

(10) Provide procedural training on a continuing basis to personnel who require knowledge of Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program.

§ 61.8 Procedures manual.

(a) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel Policy), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), will publish, revise as necessary, and distribute a procedures manual for the Automated Overseas Employment Referral Program. The procedures manual will be distributed separately from this part and be used by all DoD components without supplementation.

62.1 Purpose and scope.

This part announces Department of Defense policies for preventing and eliminating drug abuse by members of the armed forces and assigns responsibilities for carrying out its provisions worldwide.

$62.2 Applicability.

The provisions of this part apply to all components of the Department of Defense.

62.3 Definitions.

(a) Narcotics. Any opiates or cocaine. (b) Marijuana. The intoxicating products of the hemp plant, cannabis sativa. (c) Dangerous drugs. Those nonnarcotic drugs that are habit-forming or have a potential for abuse because of their stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effect, as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

(d) Drug abuse. The illegal, wrongful, or improper use of any narcotic substance, marijuana, or dangerous drug, or the illegal or wrongful possession or sale of the same. When such drugs have been prescribed by competent medical personnel for medical purposes their proper use by the patient prescribed for is not drug abuse.

It is the policy of the Department of Defense to prevent and eliminate drug abuse within the armed forces. The illegal or improper use of drugs by a member of the armed forces may have a seriously damaging effect on his health and mind, may jeopardize his safety and the safety of his fellows, may lead to criminal prosecution and to discharge under other than honorable conditions and is altogether incompatible with military service or subsequent civilian pursuits. The Department acknowledges a particular responsibility for counselling and protecting members of the armed forces against drug abuse, and for disciplining members who use or promote the use of drugs in an illegal or improper manner.

and Reserve Affairs), or his designee, advised by two representatives of each Service upon their designation by the Secretary concerned, and such additional advisors as the ASD (M&RA) shall deem appropriate and designate, shall have overall responsibility for the development and monitoring of a coordinated program in accordance with the provisions of this part.

(2) The ASD (M&RA), or his designee, shall provide for the procurement and development of materials, including films (see § 62.6) and pamphlets, for the orientation and continuing education of all persons in the armed forces on the dangers of illegal or improper drug use. (i) Materials developed shall:

(a) Emphasize the physiological and psychological dangers inherent in the use of such drugs;

(b) Stress and inconsistency of their use with military responsibility and national security and the implications of such behavior in security determinations and administrative discharge actions; and

(c) Contain an explanation of disciplinary actions which can be taken for drug abuse.

(ii) Informational materials developed shall be made available to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and Directors of Defense Agencies for distribution to military personnel.

(3) In addition, the ASD (M&RA), or his designee, shall:

(i) Review existing programs of the military departments concerning drug abuse.

(ii) Recommend new policies for more effective control of drug abuse.

(iii) Prepare a quarterly evaluation of drug abuse incidents by military personnel which shall be forwarded to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

(iv) At his discretion, require DoD components to submit such information as is deemed useful in the matter of drug abuse and methods employed to combat it, for collation and dissemination to other DoD components for their information and guidance.

(v) Obtain reports and recommendations from DoD components assigned responsibility for the programs described in subparagraph (4) of this paragraph

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and paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section and direct specific improvements.

(vi) Take action to:

(a) Keep abreast of the activities of other agencies of the Federal Government and private organizations in examining and combating drug abuse and the treatment of drug users, including a continuing effort to keep DoD components informed of research projects being conducted by other governmental and private organizations, and

(b) Where appropriate, recommend additional research.

(4) The Secretaries of the Military Departments and Directors of Defense Agencies shall:

(i) Arrange for the dissemination of informational material to military personnel under their cognizance;

(ii) Devise orientation, refresher training and supplemental information programs for military personnel;

(iii) Insure that military commanders take appropriate action for providing orientation programs to military personnel before their departure to overseas areas; and that military commanders provide refresher training, as well as other supplementation of this informational material, on a regular basis to members already in overseas areas (particularly areas where drugs may be illicitly obtained with relative ease).

(b) Program for the Control of Smuggling. Each Military Department shall:

(1) Develop additional procedures to prevent illicit trafficking and shipping of drugs by members of the armed forces;

(2) Devote special attention to the possibility of illicit drugs being transported by members travelling from one country to another, and develop procedures to prevent the same.

(3) Maintain cooperation with the Post Office Department and the U.S. Treasury Department's Bureau of Customs and Bureau of Narcotics.

(c) Quarantine areas program. The Military Departments shall develop implementing instructions designed to identify areas and business establishments located in areas within their jurisdiction which should be declared "offlimits" by local commanders because of the availability of narcotics, marijuana, or other dangerous drugs in that area or at that establishment. In foreign coun

§ 63.1

Reissuance and purpose.

(a) This part reissues DoD Instruction 1304.5, "Recruiting Policy for Secondary Schools," October 19, 1956 (21 F.R. 8395), to:

(1) Provide active and reserve recruiting elements of the Military Departments with policy guidance in (i) dealing with high school authorities; (ii) using a DoD common aptitude testing battery for high school recruiting; and

(2) Assign responsibility for (i) preparation and maintenance of the high school test battery; (ii) test control and

The Military Services will be governed y the following policies in any recruiting ctivities, and in the administration of he common DoD test battery, titled the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Batery (ASVAB), at public and nonpublic igh schools:

(a) Students enrolled in high schools 1) will be encouraged by recruiters to tay in school and graduate; and (2) will not be accepted for active duty enistment without prior notice to the chool and without parents' consent.

(b) Use of the ASVAB both as a reruiting tool and for vocational guidance n the high schools shall be encouraged. (c) School authorities will be provided with maximum available information on the value of the ASVAB for predicting Vocational aptitude for civilian as well as military jobs.

(d) To the maximum extent practicable, contacts with school authorities soliciting their cooperation on military career program presentations will be planned jointly by the recruiting elements of all Military Services. When arrangements for in-school student time, ncluding career-day programs and student time administration of the ASVAB Es desired by local school authorities, the recruiting elements of all Military Servces will select a single DoD representative to make these arrangements with the school authorities (see also § 63.4 (b) (1)).

(e) High schools shall be encouraged to inform students on the vocationalcareer opportunities of the Armed Forces and given every assistance in providing such information.

(f) The Coast Guard and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces shall be encouraged to participate in the program.

(a) ASVAB and test answer sheets. (1) The Department of the Army will have the primary responsibility for preparing, printing, and making initial distribution of the ASVAB and of test answer sheets, and will provide the Department of the Air Force with necessary scoring keys. The Military Services will be provided scoring keys at their request if the test is to be used for preenlistment aptitude testing. Scoring keys will be for the exclusive use of qualified testing personnel and will not be released or made available to recruiters.

(2) The Departments of the Navy and the Air Force will assist the Army in preparation of the ASVAB by providing technical consultation and test items as appropriate.

(3) The Department of the Air Force will score completed answer sheets and maintain grouped statistical data on test results. Answer sheets may be destroyed four (4) months after scoring has been completed. However, answer sheets may be forwarded to Military Service personnel research activities, as requested.

(4) Test results will be determined and distributed within 30 days following administration of the test. Student scores, listed by high school, will be released by the Air Force to (i) the school concerned, and (ii) an office (Army Recruiting Main Station, Navy Recruiting Main Station, Marine Recruiting Station, and Air Force Recruiting Detachment) designated by each Military Service. Results of the test will not be made available to anyone prior to release to the foregoing activities.

(b) Liaison with high schools. (1) To help carry out the objectives of § 63.3 (d), the recruiting organizations of each Service shall establish a local Interservice Recruitment Committee in each locality where more than one Service is represented by a recruiting main station or substation.

(i) It shall be the responsibility of this Committee to coordinate the relationships between the recruiting offices and the local high schools so as to achieve maximum cooperation from the school authorities in implementing the testing program and in carrying out other joint recruiting activities.

(ii) Before any high school not currently included in the high school test