Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 72
January 13, 2014
Incorporating Change 2, April 20, 2022
HRD, WHS
SUBJECT: Welfare and Recreation Association of OSD, Office of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, and the Washington Headquarters Services
(WHS)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This administrative instruction (AI) reissues AI 72 (Reference (a)) in accordance
with the authority in DoD Directive 5105.53 (Reference (b)) and the January 11, 2021 Deputy
Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (c)) to implement policy and update
responsibilities and procedures of the Welfare and Recreation Association (referred to in this AI
as the “Association”).
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, WHS, and those Defense Agencies and DoD Field Activities listed in
this AI with current membership in the Association on the effective date of this AI.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. In accordance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1015.08 (Reference (d)), the Association is
established:
(1) To offer programs to contribute to the physical and mental health, morale, and
welfare of DoD employees.
(2) To benefit civilian employees, including full-time nonappropriated employees, and
military personnel who are permanently assigned to OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, WHS, or one of the Association member organizations.
b. This Association is established as a Program Group III Civilian Morale, Welfare, and
Recreation (MWR) nonappropriated fund instrumentality (NAFI), in accordance with Reference
