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2015 Military Program
Policy & Procedures 0039H
Sec. 1. The Military Men's Program shall feature 3 Divisions Military Varsity "A", "B", and Intramural.
Sec. 2. The Military Women's Program shall feature 1 Divisions; Women's Military Varsity.
Sec.3. A bona fide Men's Military Team consists of Active Duty and spouses, Reserves, ROTC, National Guard, retired military personnel and Department of Defense civilians. All Players must have a Department of Defense Identification card. A bona fide Women's Military Team consists of Active Duty and spouses, Reserves, ROTC, National Guard, retired military, and Department of Defense civilians.. All players must have a government identification card. Retired military personnel and retired Department of defense civilians are eligible to play with a team from the state where they retired or a team from the state of their permanent address. Only Contractors who have a DoD ID card or a common access card with a green color bar and computer chip (CAC) are eligible to participate. ALL CARDS WITH AN EXPIRED DATE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED..
Sec.4. For Men's Teams participating in the Military World Tournament, Players may participate in only one (1) division of play Varsity "A", Varsity "B", or Intramural. TDY personnel are eligible to compete in the World Tournament if the TDY assignment is 6 months or more in duration. For Women's Teams participating in the Military World Tournament, Players may participate in only one (1) Division of play Varsity or Intramural.
Sec.5. Teams comprised of players from only one installation are eligible to compete in the following divisions: Men's Varsity B and Intramural and Women's Intramural. Men's and Women's teams with players from more than one installation MUST play in the Men's Varsity A Division and Women's Varsity Division.
A. Player Eligibility:
1. Men's Varsity A rosters must provide a valid CAC or DoD card to participate at this level.
a. Male players whose names appears on the Major Player List, Watch List, on a Men's Class A Roster are not eligible to compete in the Men's Varsity A Program unless they are Active Military./ retired.
b. Men's Varsity A rosters are limited to two (2) player who possesses a DD214 with a Honorable Discharge.
2. Men's Varsity B rosters must provide the following documents:
a. Guard and reservists must provide documentation showing they are assigned to an armory and/or unit within 120 miles of the military installation or command they are competing for. Guard and reservists outside 120 miles must get the permission of the USSSA Military National Director.
b. Active duty reservists must provide a copy of PCS orders with Military ID at registration, which places them at current military installation or command.
c. All other eligible players including retirees, DOD contractors (which must provide DoD Common Access Card with green bar) and dependents must show proof of ID and residency from the state/local region they are playing in to prove eligibility. Men's Varsity B teams are limited to one (1) contractor and one (1) player who possess a DD214 with an Honorable Discharge.
d. Players who competed on a Men's Varsity B but have been transferred to a base which does not have a team may request a waiver from the USSSA National Military Program Director to play for their former team for a period of one year from the date of transfer.
e. Men's teams that cannot provide player eligibility documents will be moved to the Varsity B program.
f. Exception: Any player receiving PCS orders within 45 days of the USSSA Military World Tournament can request an exception from the USSSA National Military Program Director.
CAC Common Access Card
DoD Department of Defense
PCS Permanent Change of Station TDY Temporary Duty
3. Men's Intramural rosters must provide the following documents:
a. Guard and reservists must provide documentation showing they are assigned to an armory and/or unit within 120 miles of the military installation or command they are competing for. Guard and reservists outside 120 miles must get the permission of the USSSA Military National Director.
b. All other eligible players including retirees, DOD contractors must show proof of ID and residency from the state/local region they are playing in to prove eligibility. Men's Intramural teams are limited to one (1) contractor.
c. Men's teams that cannot provide player eligibility documents will be moved to the Men's Intramural program.
d. Male players whose name appeared on any Military Varsity A Roster the previous year are not eligible to compete in the Men's Intramural program.
e. Exception; Any player receiving PCS orders within 45 days of the USSSA Military World Tournament can request an exception from the USSSA National Military Program Director.
CAC Common Access Card
DoD Department of Defense
PCS Permanent Change of Station TDY Temporary Duty
4. Women's Varsity rosters must provide the following documents:
a. Guard and reservists must provide documentation showing they are assigned to an armory and/or unit within 120 miles of the military installation or command they are competing for. Guard and reservists outside 120 miles must get the permission of the USSSA Military National Director.
b. All other eligible players including retirees must show proof of ID and residency from the state/local region they are playing in to prove eligibility. Women's Varsity teams are limited to one (1) contractor. Women players whose names appears on the Women's Class A Roster are not eligible to compete in the Women's Varsity Program unless they are Active Military./ retired
c. Exception; Any player receiving PCS orders within 45 days of the USSSA Military World Tournament can request an exception from the USSSA National Military Program Director.
d. Women's Varsity rosters are limited to two (2) player who possesses a DD214 with a Honorable Discharge.
CAC Common Access Card
DoD Department of Defense
PCS Permanent Change of Station TDY Temporary
Sec.5. Teams must play in at least one USSSA Military Tournament or participate in a USSSA sanctioned league to be eligible to advance to the Military World Tournament. A team can request an exception from the USSSA National Military Director.
Sec.6. The top ten (10) percent of the finishing teams in the Men's Military Varsity "A", Varsity "B", and Intramural World Tournaments must move up to the next higher classification the following year. Teams moved up will remain in the higher classification until the team is reclassified by the USSSA National Military Director.
Sec.7. Courtesy Runner
A. Only one courtesy runner per inning may be used. The courtesy runner will be the last recorded out. If it is the first inning and there are no outs, the courtesy runner will be the player in the last position of the batting order.
Sec.8. In the Military Program, a minimum of 9 Players can start a Game. However, an out shall be declared when the 10th position in the lineup is scheduled to bat. A 10th Player may be added in the 10th position any time before the end of a game. Any team that starts a Game with 10, 11, or 12 Players may drop to the minimum of 9 Players to
finish the Game. All vacant spot(s) in the lineup will be declared an out every time that lineup position is due to bat. If a Team starts with 9 or 10 Players they are not allowed to add the 11th or 12th Player at a later time. Any Player that leaves the Game for any reason may not return to the Game. (This does not apply to normal re-entry and substitution ) Exception: A Player, who has left the Game under the Blood Rule, may return.
Note: The defensive team may walk the preceding batter or multiple batters to get to the position or positions in the lineup that is an out due to having started with 9 players or having dropped to 9 or 10 players. There are no base appeals when this results in the third out of the inning.
Run Rule and when to Flip/Flop
Military 20 after 3 After 2nd
15 after 4 After 3rd
10 after 5 After 4th
Home Run Rule
Military Varsity A 12
Military Varsity B 4
Military Intramural 2
(AFTER 2 HOMERUNS EVERY HOMERUN AFTER THAT IS AN INNING ENDING OUT)
Sec.9. All playing rules not specifically covered in this rule section shall be governed by the other rules as outlined in Rules 1 through 10 of this Rule Book.