DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5760.5E
CNRC/N1
15 Oct 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5760.5E
Subj: NAVY SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH GROUPS
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C.
(b) DoD 5500.07-R, Joint Ethics Regulation of August 1993
(c) OPNAVINST 5720.2N
(d) OPNAVINST 4630.25E
(e) RESPERS M-1001.5, Navy Reserve Personnel Manual, June 2012 (NOTAL)
(f) COMNAVRESFORCOMINST 5760.2E (NOTAL)
1. Purpose. To establish policy and assign responsibilities for Navy support of and liaison with
youth groups. Major changes reflect Commander, Navy Recruiting Command’s
(COMNAVCRUITCOM) support to the Sea Cadet Program. This instruction is a complete
revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5760.5D.
3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction is mandatory and applicable to the Chief of Naval
Operations, and all commands, activities, installations, ships and stations of the U.S. Navy.
4. Background. COMNAVCRUITCOM is assigned primary responsibility for Navy support of
and liaison with youth groups. The Naval Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is required by
section 2031 of reference (a), and authorizes the use of appropriated funds to provide text,
equipment, uniforms and assistance with transportation and billeting to Naval Junior Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps units. The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is a Federally
chartered private corporation. Sections 8761, 8761a, and 8761b of reference (a) permit Navy to
give the NSCC, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Young Marines obsolete Navy material, to
sell other Navy material to these organizations at fair market value, and specifically permits the
Navy to sell enlisted uniform items to the NSCC at fair market value, provided the NSCC pays
the cost of transportation and delivery of the items. Section 2554 of reference (a) permits
support of the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. Section 2555 of reference (a)
authorizes provision of transportation services to the Girl Scouts of America for international
events.
5. Policy. The United States Navy will support and assist youth groups to the maximum extent
possible but not exceed the limitations of reference (b), sections 3-200 through 3-212. Support
beyond that specified in paragraph 4 will be within the limits of available resources and to the
extent that this participation does not interfere with assigned military missions. The policies in
subparagraphs 5a through 5d apply.
