Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program Overview

Abstract

The Department of Defense Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) program impacts on approximately nine million people-to include active duty, reserve, and retired military personnel; civilian employees; surviving spouses of military personnel who died on active duty; and dependents. Some MWR activities are provided on virtually all of the 911 DoD installations in the United States and the 360 installations in 29 foreign countries and U.S. territories. Total program costs, exclusive of cost of goods sold, approximate $4 billion-$2.5 billion in nonappropriated funds and $1 billion in appropriated fund support. These activities employ approximately 232 thousand people-8,500 military personnel, 8,700 appropriated fund civilian employees, and nearly 212, 000 non-appropriated fund employees. The magnitude and the importance of this program to our defense communities impels all commanders and managers to insure that MWR services are delivered to authorized users and patrons in the most cost effective manner. This booklet is intended to provide a program overview and to serve as a resources guide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA268119

Entities

Organizations

  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • Motion Pictures
  • Organizational Structure
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.