The DoD has very specific requirements regarding compensation paid to DoD employees, whether they are active duty military or DoD civilian employees (DoD Instruction, 11. Compensation to Human Subjects for Participation in Research) [1]. Investigators who plan to compensate subjects may need to ask subjects about their military status in order to comply with the requirements below. Investigators should describe their plan for this assessment of military status in the IRB application.
On-duty federal personnel including military members:
Off-duty federal personnel including military members:
Non-federal personnel:
Links:
[1] http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/321602p.pdf