DoDD 1344.10 — Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces
DoDD 1344.10 is listed as currentCurrent in the DoD Issuances catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2008-02-19 — 18.5 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Departme nt), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agenci es, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”). Paragraph 4.3. applies to members of the National Guard, even when in a non-Federal status. Other provisi ons apply to members of the National Guard while on active duty, which, for purposes of this Directive only, also includes full-time National Guard duty.
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Publications that cite DoDD 1344.10
AR 600-20 — ARMY COMMAND POLICY Current11 mentions
AFI 33-332 — Air Force Privacy and Civil Liberties Program Current8 mentions
DAFI 51-508 — Political Activities, Free Speech and Freedom of Assembly Current5 mentions
AFH 1 — AIRMAN (Version: 15 February 2025) Current4 mentions
HAFMD 1-14 — General Counsel and the Judge Advocate General Current4 mentions
ANGI 36-101 — Air National Guard Active Guard And Reserve (Agr) Program Current2 mentions
MCCONNELLAFBSUP 33-332 — Air Force Privacy And Civil Liberties Program Current2 mentions
DAFI 36-2658 — Legislative Fellows Program Current1 mention
DAFI 51-110 — Professional Responsibility Program Current1 mention
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DoDD 1340.20 — Settling Personnel and General Claims and Processing Advance Decision Requests Current
DoDD 1340.22 — Waiver of Debts Resulting from Erroneous Payments of Pay and Allowances Current
DoDD 1342.20 — Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Current
DoDD 1400.35 — Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Current
DoDD 1400.5 — DoD Policy for Civilian Personnel Current
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