R 121100Z DEC 23
MARADMIN 624/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 ACQUISITION COMMAND SCREENING BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20170323//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.64B, COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM. REF B IS MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/M. D. SCOTTO/MAJ/MMOA-3/(703) 784-9285/EMAIL: MICHAEL.D.SCOTTO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the board to screen 8059 and 8061 acquisition lieutenant colonels for acqusition command billets for assignment during fiscal year (FY) 2024, the eligible officer population for screening, and the established timeline for execution of the board.
1.a. Major timeline milestones are (read in two columns):
Date Milestone
Release of this message Questionnaire open for applicants
07 January 2024 Completed questionnaire due
16 January 2024 Board convenes
07 February 2024 Results released
1.b. The purpose of the acquistion command screening board is to select highly qualified Marine officers to lead within major acquisition programs and acquisition related commands where the Marine Corps has a unique or vested interest.
1.c. The board will select officers for designated acquisition command billets projected to be available in FY24.
2. Process. The board will select from a list of eligible officers in the rank of lieutenant colonel and lieutenant colonel(select) who are best and most fully qualified and meet requirements for acquisition command. The board will select as primaries a number of officers equal to the number of acquisition command billets available. Additionally, the board will select a sufficient number of officers as alternates to meet requirements when primaries decline or otherwise cannot take command.
3. Board composition. The board will consist of representatives from the acquisition communities, the operating forces, and supporting establishment to ensure broad representation among board members.
4. Eligibility. MMOA-3 has posted eligibility rosters at the Acquisition Command Screening Board link on the following website: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/MMOA3_BUI
4.a. Eligibility criteria
4.a.1. All 8059 or 8061 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonels (select) except as outlined in paragraph 4.b, are eligible and will be screened by this board.
4.b. Ineligibility criteria
4.b.1. Officers with a Primary Military Occupational Specialty other than 8059 or 8061.
4.b.2. Officers with an established separation or retirement date.
4.b.3. Officers with a mandatory retirement date prior to 1 June 2026.
4.b.4. Officers who declined command after selection on a previous board, whether they declined the offer as a primary selectee, or an alternate fleeted-up due to a vacancy.
4.b.5. Officers in graduate education programs. These officers will be eligible to screen for command after their graduation from school and completion of their utilization tour, if required.
4.b.6. Officers who have been relieved for cause from a designated lieutenant colonel command or command equivalent screened billet regardless of length of time in command.
5. Board communication
5.a. Eligible officers shall communicate with the board via the online questionnaire. The online questionnaire is the primary mechanism for communication. In the questionnaire, officers may call attention to any matter deemed important, including command preferences or location, family or personal situations the board should consider in decision making. A common access card certificate is not required to access the questionnaire.
5.a.1. Questionnaire link for all eligible officers is as follows: https:(slash)(slash)forms.osi.apps.mil/r/6cCvuJnYQT
5.a.2 The deadline for submitting the online questionnaire is2359 EST on 07 January 2024 in order to facilitate pre-board actions. Any correspondence received after the convening of the board will be submitted at the discretion of the board president. All correspondence to the board must originate from or be endorsed by the screening officer.
5.b. Officers may submit correspondence such as letters to the board and any material not found in their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) via email to the MMOA-3 organizational email at smbmmoaplanso@usmc.mil.
5.c. Officers are required to submit their bio-on-a-slide, a current Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) training transcript and acquisition Career and Training Summary depicting training and certifications via email to the MMOA-3 organizational email at smbmmoaplanso@usmc.mil.
5.d. OMPF update material. Officers should submit OMPF update material via ORMA as soon as possible. Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF is accurate at all times.
5.e. Fitness reports. Completed fitness reports must be submitted to Performance Evaluation Section (MMRP-30) for inclusion into the OMPF. Incomplete fitness reports will not normally be accepted or forwarded to the board.
5.f. Remove by request (RBR)
5.f.1. Officers who are eligible but do not desire to screen must complete the online questionnaire and submit an AA form requesting RBR to MMOA-3. The AA form must be endorsed by the Commanding General, MARCORSYSCOM or the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation. Officers without properly endorsed AA forms for RBR will be screened by the board. Dir, MM will adjudicate in cases where an officer submits a negatively endorsed AA form for RBR.
5.f.2. Officers desiring RBR must submit requests to the MMOA-3 organizational email at smbmmoaplanso@usmc.mil NLT 07 January 2024.
6. Command availability
6.a. MMOA-3 has posted command availability lists at the Acquisition Command Screening Board link on the following website: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/MMOA3_BUI
6.b. The list of acqusition command billets may be updated prior to the board, and is subject to change up until the conclusion of the board.
7. Board results. Manpower Management plans to release the results of the board on or about 07 February 2024.
7.a. Alternates. The board will identify officers as alternates for assignment when command vacancies occur. MMOA-3 will post an alphabetical list of alternates on the MMOA-3 website following the release of the board results.
7.b. Declinations
7.b.1. Officers slated to command who decline must do so via AA form, endorsed by the first general officer in their chain of command, forwarded to Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC, MMOA-3). Officers who decline command will receive a letter in their OMPF documenting the declination. Unless otherwise approved by Director, Manpower Management due to extraordinary circumstances, officers who decline command will not be considered for any other command during the slating year and are ineligible for command screening on future boards. The results MARADMIN will establish a deadline for declination requests.
7.b.2. Alternates identified to fill vacated command billets are also required to formally decline if they choose not to accept the offer using the same procedure as paragraph 7.b.1.
7.c. Deferrals. Officers selected for command who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary life or personal circumstances may request a deferral. Officers requesting deferral must do so via AA form, endorsed by the first general officer in their chain of command, forwarded to HQMC (MMOA-3). If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer officers to the following year's acquisition command screening board. The results MARADMIN will establish a deadline for deferral requests.
8. Points of contact:
Col N. I. Brown, Branch Head, MMOA
DSN: 278-9300, Comm: (703) 784-9300
Email: nick.brown@usmc.mil
Colonel L. W. Hemming
Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9267, Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: lee.hemming@usmc.mil
Lieutenant Colonel R. F. May
Combat Arms Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9274, Comm: (703) 784-9274
Email: robert.may@usmc.mil
Ms. R. E. Cisneros, 8061 OccFld Mgr, MARCORSYSCOM
COMM: (703) 855-0376
Email: ruth.cisneros@usmc.mil
LtCol R. P. Hurst, Executive Officer, 8059 OccFld Mgr, MAD PAX River
COMM: (301) 342-1421
Email: robert.p.hurst2.mil@us.navy.mil
9. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//