DoDI 5305.05, November 4, 2015
Change 1, 07/27/2022 ENCLOSURE 4
of the Military Services; Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and the Assistant Secretaries
and General Counsels of the Military Departments.
(2) P-2. The Chief of Staff, to the Secretary of Defense; Chief of Staff, to the Deputy
Secretary of Defense; Deputy Chief of Staff, to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Assistants to
the Secretary of Defense; DA&M; Department of Defense Chief Information Officer; Director of
Net Assessment; Directors of the Defense Agencies and DoD Field Activities (if headquartered
in the Pentagon); Combatant Commanders, Chiefs of Bureaus, and officials reporting directly to
positions in the P-1 category; 3-star and 4-star generals and flag officers, and Tier III senior
executive service (SES) or equivalent.
(3) P-3. Members of the SES, general and flag officers not listed in paragraph 1.b.(2) of
this enclosure, and deputies to positions in the P-2 category, and senior enlisted advisors to
chiefs of the military services.
(4) P-4. Division heads in grades General Schedule (GS)/General Management
(GM)-15/14, officer O-6, or comparable levels requiring private offices; branch heads in grades
GS/GM-15/14, officer O-6, or comparable levels reporting to positions in the P-3 category and
requiring private offices; and deputies to positions in the P-3 category requiring private offices.
(5) P-5. Division heads in grade GS/GM-13, officer O-5, or comparable requiring
private offices; branch heads, deputies to positions in the P-4 category, in grades
GS/GM-15/14/13, officer O-6, officer O-5, or comparable reporting to positions in the
P-4 category and requiring private offices; and professional or administrative personnel in grades
GS/GM-15/14, or officer O-6 requiring private offices.
(6) P-6. Branch heads in grade GS-12, Officer O-4, or comparable requiring private
offices; professional, administrative personnel in grade GS/GM-13, officer O-5, or comparable
requiring private offices.
c. Open (O) Space Categories
(1) O-1. Division heads in grade GS/GM-13, officer O-5 or comparable; branch heads in
grades GS/GM-15/14/13, officer O-6, officer O-5 or comparable; and professional or
administrative personnel in grades GS/GM-15/14, or officer O-6.
(2) O-2. Branch heads in grade GS-12, officer O-4 and below, or comparable;
professional or administrative personnel in grade GS/GM-13, or officer O-5; unit supervisors in
grade GS-9, enlisted E-8, warrant officer, officer 0-1, or above who supervise six or more
employees; professional and administrative personnel in grade GS-7, enlisted E-9/8, warrant
officer, officer O-1 or above; unit supervisors in grade GS-8, enlisted E-7, or below, who
supervise six or more employees; and clerical, administrative, and other personnel.
(3) O-3. GS employees in grades 1-6, enlisted ranks 1-7, and contractor support
personnel.