DOD INSTRUCTION 1025.08
N
ATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Effective: December 31, 2020
Change 2 Effective: August 12, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 1025.08, “National Guard Challenge Program,”
March 20, 2002
Approved by: Matthew P. Donovan, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness
Change 2 Approved By: Merlynn Carson, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 and pursuant to Section 509 of
Title 32, United States Code (U.S.C.), this issuance:
• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for executing a National Guard
civilian youth opportunities program.
• Describes the program goals, responsibilities of the implementing officials, and relationships
between OSD, the National Guard Bureau (NGB), and the Governors of the States or territories, or the
Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard, for implementing the National Guard
Youth Challenge Program (NGYCP).
