R 152105Z FEB 19
MARADMIN 105/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CHANGE 2 TO MCO 1900.16 SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN)//
REF A/DOC/MCO 5215.1K/10MAY2007//
REF B/DOC/5 U.S.C. 552a//
REF C/DOC/SECNAVINST 5211.5E/28DEC2005//
REF D/DOC/SECNAV M-5210.1/1MAY2012//
REF E/DOC/MCO 5210.11F/7APR2015//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5215.1K (THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM).  REF B IS U.S. CODE, TITLE 5, PART I, CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER II, SECTION 552A.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 5211.5E (THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) PRIVACY PROGRAM).  REF D IS SECNAV M-5210.1 (DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS MANAGEMENT MANUAL).  REF E IS MCO 5210.11F (MARINE CORPS RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM) POC/MAJ CLARISSA N. BLAIR/CMC MMSR//TEL: COMM 703-784-9314//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN is to notify the distribution list of Change 2 to MCO 1900.16.  Changes, indicated by blue text, should be reviewed in the MCO published at the address listed in paragraph 3.
2.  In accordance with the references, this change is comprised of administrative modifications and substantive amendments, including:
2.a.  Paragraph 1002.  Definitions have been updated or added, including: Child Abuse, Commander/Commanding Officer, Domestic and Intimate Partner Abuse, General Court-Martial Convening Authority, Legal Advisor, Sexual Harassment, Victim, and Wrongful Distribution or Broadcasting of an Intimate Image.
2.b.  Paragraph 1004.2c (4).  Marines being processed for administrative separation with a characterization of service of under than honorable conditions must be informed that they may petition the Veterans Benefits Administration for certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
2.c.  Paragraph 1004.4f.  Processing for involuntary administrative separation is mandatory for service members determined to have committed an offense of child abuse or domestic or intimate partner abuse as defined in paragraph 1002 of the Manual. 
2.d.  Paragraph 1008.2b (3).  A Marines Expiration of Active Service (EAS) may be adjusted in MCTFS in a ministerial manner to complete administrative processing for grade and characterization of service. 
2.e.  Paragraph 1011.2.  All Regular component Marines and some Reserve component Marines being separated from active duty must receive a Separation History and Physical Examination health assessment. 
2.f.  Sections 1100, 1200, 1400, Appendix B, and Appendix E. Command and control responsibilities of Marine Corps activities effecting separations (IPAC/ADMINISTRATION RUC).
2.g.  Paragraph 1101.2.  Updated procedures for separating documents.
2.h.  Paragraph 1101.7.  Updated procedures for closing out a Marines Service Treatment Record.
2.i.  Paragraph 1104.  Updates in policy pertaining to the separation of alien non-citizens.
2.j.  Section 1200.  New policy pertaining to the accountability, control, formatting, preparation, security, and delivery of the DD Form 214, and sunset of the DD Form 215.
2.k.  Paragraph 1307.1.  Clarification of involuntary separation pay eligibility for officers.
2.l.  Paragraph 1401.3a (1).  Updates in policy pertaining to creditable service as an NROTC midshipman for active duty retirement computations.
2.m.  Paragraphs 1402 and 1403.  New policy pertaining to retired/retainer pay due to sunset of the Career Status Bonus and implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System for the Regular component.
2.n.  Section 1600.  New policy pertaining to retention and separation determinations for non-deployable Marines.
2.o.  Paragraphs 2003.1b and 5002.2.  New policy pertaining to obligated service for officers attending a Service school or receiving special training in compliance with official orders.
2.p.  Paragraph 3005.3 and Figure 3-5.  Clarification of reduced age retirement calculations for Reserve component Marines who executed applicable contingency support Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) orders from 29 January 2008 to 30 September 2014.
2.q.  Paragraph 3012.2c.  Clarification of Reserve component time-in-grade waiver authority.
2.r.  Paragraph 3013.2.  Implementation of the uniformed services Blended Retirement System for the Reserve component.
2.s.  Paragraph 3016.  Updates in policy pertaining to application for transfer to the retired Reserve.
2.t.  Paragraph 4102.3.  The CMC shall initiate processing for administrative separation of officers reported by a promotion selection board to the Secretary of the Navy who has been identified for substandard performance, misconduct, moral or professional dereliction, or whose retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.
2.u.  Paragraphs 4103.2 and 6210.8.  Processing for administrative separation is mandatory following a violation of Article 1168 of United States Navy Regulations 1990 W/CH 1, including, but not limited to, the distribution or broadcasting of an intimate image, without consent, if done for personal gain: or with the intent to humiliate, harm, harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce the depicted person: or with reckless disregard as to whether the depicted person would be humiliated, harmed, intimidated, threatened, or coerced.
2.v.  Paragraphs 4103.3 (b) and 6210.4 (b).  Updates pertaining to articles of the UCMJ involving sexual misconduct on or after 1 January 2019.
2.w.  Paragraphs 4107 and 6106.5.  New policy pertaining to Marines undergoing legal processing for administrative separation concurrent with Disability Evaluation System processing (dual processing). 
2.x.  Paragraphs 6105.3, 6306.3a (3) and 6304.1c: Figures 6-3 and 6-3a: and Appendix D.  Failure to complete an enlistment contract with an honorable characterization of service may preclude eligibility for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or other organizations and have an adverse effect on future civilian employment.  If a Marine is separated with a characterization of service under other than honorable conditions, the Marine may petition the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Department of Veterans affairs for certain benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
2.y.  Paragraph 6106.4.  New policy pertaining to the processing of involuntary administrative separation and requirements for FMCR/retirement-eligible Marines. 
2.z.  Paragraph 6110.  New policy pertaining to health assessments prior to administrative separation.
2.aa.  Paragraph 6203.2.  Updates in policy pertaining to involuntary administrative separation, basis Convenience of the Government, by reason of Condition Not a Disability.
2.ab.  Paragraph 6209.  Updates in policy pertaining to involuntary administrative separation, basis Alcohol-Abuse Rehabilitation Failure.
2.ac.  Paragraph 6210.1.  Any court-martial conviction or civilian conviction (or ruling tantamount to a finding of guilty by a civilian court) is binding on an administrative board.  A conviction from a court of a foreign nation, however, is not binding on an administrative board.
2.ad.  Paragraph 6214.  Updates in policy pertaining to involuntary administrative separation, basis Separation in the Best Interest of the Service.
2.ae.  Paragraphs 6303.3a (8), and 6304.2c.  A commanding officer must provide written notice to any Marine being recommended for separation including the right to request an administrative board if the Marine has six or more years of total active and inactive-service, including inactive-service in the Ready Reserve as a poolee in the Delayed Entry Program, at the time of notification of separation proceedings or if the least favorable characterization of service is other than honorable. 
2.af.  Paragraph 6307.3.  New policy pertaining to Marines reasonably alleging PTSD, other mental disorder or TBI, and Marines with a ratable condition under the VASRD that limits their performance of duty.
2.ag.  Paragraph 6315.  Updates in policy pertaining to the composition of enlisted administrative separation boards.
2.ah.  Paragraphs 6316.13, 6317, 6319.7.  New policy pertaining to the dignity and privacy of victims in cases involving sexual misconduct.
2.ai.  Paragraph 6320.  Updates in policy pertaining to enlisted administrative separation board record of proceedings and report of the board.
2.aj.  Figures 6-2, 6-2a, 6-3 and 6-3a.  Failure to complete an enlistment contract with an honorable characterization of service may preclude eligibility for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs or other organizations and have an adverse effect on future civilian employment. 
2.ak.  Paragraph 7012.  Updates in policy pertaining to characterization of service and grade upon transfer to the FMCR or retired list.
2.al.  Paragraph 8003.  Definitions have been updated or added, including: Duty Limitation Code “U” (LDES REFERRAL), Duty Limitation Code “V” (IDES REFERRAL), Limited Duty Sailor Marine Readiness Tracker (LIMDU SMART), Medical Extension, and Medical Hold (COFGM), Physical Disability, Presumption of Fitness (PFIT), and Temporary Limited Duty (TLD).
2.am.  Paragraph 8102.  Marines do not have to be assigned to limited duty for 12 months to be referred to the DES if there is no reasonable expectation of recovery and return to full duty.
2.an.  Paragraph 8104.  A Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) at a Military Treatment Facility (MTF) is only authorized to approve up to 12 months of TLD for enlisted Marines over the span of a career without approval from the CMC (MMSR-4).
2.ao.  Paragraph 8105.7.  Only the CMC (MMSR-4) may approve a third or subsequent period of TLD, either consecutive or over the span of a career, regardless of the medical diagnosis for which the Marine was assigned.
2.ap.  Paragraph 8111.  New policy pertaining to medical extensions.
2.aq.  Paragraph 8202.  Only commanding generals of the recruit depots and Training Command are authorized to discharge Marines by reason of physical disability for a condition which existed prior to service. 
2.ar.  Paragraph 8203.  Updates in policy pertaining to informal Physical Evaluation Boards.
2.as.  Paragraph 8304.  Update in policy pertaining to disposition of personnel awaiting final determination of physical disability (home awaiting orders).
2.at.  Paragraph 8503.  Updates in policy pertaining to Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) pay procedures.
2.au.  Paragraph 8504.  Clarification in policy between Periodic Physical Examinations (PPE) and Veterans Affairs examinations for Marines on the TDRL.
2.av.  Paragraph 8601.  Updates in policy pertaining to minimum number of years for computation purposes of disability discharge with severance pay.
2.aw.  Paragraph 8607.  Updates in policy pertaining to Reserve Marines who become ill or injured while on active duty.
2.ax.  Figure 8-9.  Updated format for Limited Duty Non-Medical Assessment.
2.ay.  Figure L-11.  Sample legal advisor appointing order.
2.az.  Appendix M.  All references are included and will be updated in future changes via Appendix M.
2.ba.  Sample format notification letters, acknowledgement letters, endorsements, and orders at the end of chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and Appendix L have been updated to reflect changes.  Blue text in any of these forms should be returned to black text prior to utilization.
3.  Administrative separation processing will be conducted based upon the MARCORSEPMAN in effect on the date the respondent was notified.
4.  This Manual is published electronically and can be accessed online via the Marine Corps website at the Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library:https:(slash)(slash)www.marines.mil/news/publications/MCPEL/electronic-library-display/article/1759302/mco-190016-ch-2-cancells-mco-190016-ch-1/
5.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps total force.
6.  Release authorized by LtGen M. A. Rocco, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//