I got this elsewhere and wondered about its authenticity pdf's don't work on my laptop
by NoSocialism4USA
Mar 20 2009
11:43 AM
Wondering why nobody is talking about The US President's update of 1404.10 effective immediately on Jan 23 2009.
Read it yourself @ link below:
<www.dtic.mil/.../140410p.pdf>
Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1404.10
23 January 2009
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1404.10 (Reference (a)) under a new title to establish the
policy through which an appropriately sized subset of the DoD civilian workforce is preidentified
to be organized, trained, and equipped in a manner that facilitates the use of their
capabilities for operational requirements. These requirements are typically away from the
normal work locations of DoD civilians, or in situations where other civilians may be evacuated
to assist military forces where the use of DoD civilians is appropriate. These employees shall be
collectively known as the DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce. Members of the DoD
Civilian Expeditionary Workforce shall be organized, trained, cleared, equipped, and ready to
deploy in support of combat operations by the military; contingencies; emergency operations;
humanitarian missions; disaster relief; restoration of order; drug interdiction; and stability
operations of the Department of Defense in accordance with DoDD 3000.05 (Reference (b)).
Not a big deal I think. Much of our military equipment requires civilian techs and operators employed by DOD. This appears to simply clarify taking some necessary employees along when the force deploys. There's nothing in there about forcing non-current DOD civie employees to do anything.
The bit about "when other civilians evacuate" would cover bringing in, for example, civilian DOD commissary or mess hall workers to a large forward operating base since local hire civilians wouldn't be available and using troops in that sort of situation would be a waste of their training.