MARADMINS

R 030826Z APR 15
MARADMIN 177/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT (SDA) SELECTION AND SLATING PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN 056/15//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/NAVMC 1330 1//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/NAVMC 1330 2 //
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/SDAMAN/APPENDIX C//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/MCO P1326.6D//
NARR/REF A IS SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT (SDA) SELECTION AND SLATING PROCESS/REF B IS SDA CHECKLIST/REF C IS SDA FINANCIAL WORKSHEET/ REF D IS MSG SCREENING CHECKLIST/REF E IS SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND INDEPENDENT DUTIES (SDAMAN)//
POC//R. B. QUINN/LTCOL/UNIT: MMEA-2/TEL: 703-784-9948//
POC//E. R. CAZEDESSUS/CAPT/UNIT: MMEA-25/TEL: 703-432-9472//
POC//W. F. HORSNBY/MSGT/UNIT: MMEA-25/TEL: 703-432-9473//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY16 PHASE II HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS SCREENING TEAM (HSST) LIST, PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION FOR COMMAND SCREENING AND PROMULGATES THE HSST PHASE III VISIT SCHEDULE.
2. BACKGROUND: PER REF A, THE HSST AND PMOS MONITORS COLLABORATED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH TO IDENTIFY THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES MOST LIKELY TO BE QUALIFIED AND SUITED TO SERVE ON SPECIAL DUTY STARTING IN OCTOBER. THE HSST PHASE I EFFORT PRODUCED A LIST OF 3,193 CANDIDATES TO BE COMMAND SCREENED PRIOR TO RECEIVING ORDERS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE RIGOROUS EFFORT EMPLOYED BY THE HSST TO IDENTIFY THESE CANDIDATES, THOROUGH COMMAND SCREENING REMAINS THE CRUCIAL ELEMENT IN ENSURING THAT THE SDA SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT PROCESS IS EFFECTIVE.
3. SITUATION: THE FY16 HSST LIST HAS BEEN RELEASED CONCURRENT TO THIS MARADMIN VIA THE AUTOMATED MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEM (AMHS). THE HSST LIST IDENTIFIES ALL MARINES THAT WILL BE COMMAND SCREENED AND CERTIFIED TO ATTEND AN SDA. MARINES THAT HAVE BEEN TENTATIVELY SLATED TO EARLY (OCTOBER 2015) CLASSES ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED ON THE LIST TO FACILITATE COMMAND NOTIFICATION AND SUFFICIENT PREPARATION TIME PRIOR TO EXECUTING ORDERS. NLT 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN, COMMANDS WILL SCREEN AND CERTIFY THE IDENTIFIED MARINES UTILIZING THE LATEST SDA CHECKLISTS IN REF B, C, AND D. IN ADDITION TO CERTIFYING THEIR MARINES, COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFICALLY RECOMMEND A FINAL SDA DUTY BASED ON THE UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MARINE AND A FY16 CLASS DATE THAT BEST SERVES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMAND. FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION PHASE, CERTIFIED MARINES WILL ATTEND THE HSST INTERVIEW VISIT IAW THE SCHEDULE AND INSTRUCTION IN PARAGRAPH 5.
4. THIS YEAR, THE MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY GROUP (MCESG) RECRUITING AND SCREENING TEAM (RAST) WILL ACCOMPANY THE HSST DURING THE VISIT SCHEDULE. A SEPARATE LIST OF MARINES REQUIRED TO BE SCREENED FOR MSG DUTY AND ATTEND THE RAST BRIEF WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA TFRS.
5. EXECUTION. SPECIFIC TASKS AND TIMELINES FOR HSST SCREENING, CERTIFICATION AND INTERVIEWS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
5.A. NLT 18 MAY 2015 COMMANDERS SHALL SCREEN AND CERTIFY THEIR MARINES. SUBMIT CONFIRMATION OF CERTIFICATION TO MMEA-25 VIA AMHS MESSAGE. FORMAT FOR COMMAND CERTIFICATION AND COMMANDERS INPUT WILL BE SENT TO CAREER PLANNERS VIA TFRS.
5.B. COMMANDS SHOULD NOTIFY MARINES TENTATIVELY SLATED FOR EARLY CLASSES TO BE PREPARED TO EXECUTE ORDERS IN LATE SUMMER. THE TENTATIVE SLATE TO OCTOBER CLASSES CONSISTS PREDOMINANTLY OF MARINES THAT WILL PCA TO SDA SCHOOL. WITH COMMAND NOTIFICATION, PUBLICATION OF ORDERS NLT 30 JUN 2015 WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME TO EXECUTE FOR EARLY FY16 CLASSES.
5.C. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT MARINES REPORT FOR INTERVIEWS BY THE HSST TEAM AS SCHEDULED. ENSURE MARINES HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION THE COMPLETED VERSION OF THE SCREENING CHECKLIST AND FINANCIAL CHECKLIST WHEN THEY ATTEND THE INTERVIEW.
5.C.1. THERE ARE 952 MARINES ON THE HSST LIST THAT WORK AT LOCATIONS THAT THE HSST TEAM WILL NOT VISIT. THESE MARINES MAY TRAVEL TO THE VISIT LOCATIONS TO BE INTERVIEWED IF FUNDED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMMAND. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, SUBMISSION OF SCREENING MATERIALS AND ALTERNATE MEANS OF INTERVIEW ARE AUTHORIZED FOR THESE MARINES ONLY. CONTACT MMEA-25 FOR DETAILS.
5.D. VISIT TIMELINE FOR HSST INTERVIEWS:
     - MCB QUANTICO, VA: 20 – 21 MAY
     - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA: 20 – 22 MAY
     - KANEOHE BAY, HI: 26 MAY
     - 29 PALMS, CA: 28 – 29 MAY
     - CAMP PENDLETON, CA: 1 - 3 JUNE
     - MIRAMAR, CA: 4 – 5 JUNE
     - CAMP LEJEUNE, NC: 8 - 9 JUNE
     - CHERRY POINT, NC: 10 JUNE
5.D.1. UPON HSST TEAM ARRIVAL, UNIT CAREER PLANNERS WILL PROVIDE THE FY16 HSST OIC FULL ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERSONNEL LISTED IN THE ENCLOSURE. COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES WILL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FOR MARINES NOT AVAILABLE FOR SCREENING. NON-AVAILABILITY FOR SCREENING DOES NOT PRECLUDE ASSIGNMENT TO SDA SCHOOLS.
5.D.2. DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, MARINES WILL INFORM FY16 HSST MEMBERS OF THEIR SDA PREFERENCE. PREFERENCES WILL BE HONORED WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
5.D.3. MARINES IDENTIFIED IN THE ENCLOSURE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE HSST IN THE SERVICE "C" UNIFORM. ADDITIONALLY, MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING GREEN ON GREEN PT GEAR IOT CONDUCT A HEIGHT AND WEIGHT CERTIFICATION, TATTOO SCREENING, AND CONDUCT A PFT AS REQUIRED.
5.D.4. A FULLY DETAILED HSST TEAM VISIT LOI WITH AMPLIFYING DETAILS SPECIFIC TO EACH LOCATION WILL BE PUBLISHED AND DISSEMINATED TO CAREER PLANNERS VIA SEPCOR.
6. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
6.A. MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE BASIC RECRUITERS COURSE (BRC), DRILL INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE (MCIC) AND MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCES (MCSF) WILL BE DIRECT (INVOLUNTARY) ASSIGNMENTS. ASSIGNMENTS TO MARINE SECURITY GUARD (MSG) SCHOOL WILL GIVE DEFERENCE TO QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS. DIRECT ASSIGNMENTS TO MSG WILL BE  MADE ONLY AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT STAFFING.
6.B. OBLIGATED SERVICE. MARINES APPROVED AND ASSIGNED TO AN FY16 SDA WILL BE REQUIRED TO GAIN 36 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE FROM THE GRADUATION DATE OF THEIR SDA COURSE. PROCESSING DETAILS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
6.C. VOLUNTEERS. MARINES NOT LISTED THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE BRIEFINGS DURING THE HSST VISIT. VOLUNTEERS WILL SUBMIT FOR SDA VIA ELECTRONIC RELM IN THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS). MARINES VOLUNTEERING WHO ATTEND THE BRIEF WITH A COMPLETED CHECKLIST WILL BE SCREENED.
6.D. MMEA-25 WILL MAKE OFFICIAL SDA ASSIGNMENTS AND ORDERS NOTIFICATION VIA AMHS AND TFRS MESSAGE O/A 30 JUN 2015.
6.E. PER REF B, C, AND D, COMMANDS MUST RECERTIFY MARINES BETWEEN 60 AND 45 DAYS PRIOR TO ATTENDING SDA SCHOOL. FAILURE TO PROPERLY SCREEN MARINES FOR SDA WILL RESULT IN A DETERMINATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE.
7. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//