R 181500Z DEC 23
MARADMIN 638/23
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY25 SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT ROADSHOW//
REF/A/MSGID/DOC/CMC MM/20190219//
ADMN/REF A IS MCO 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SCREENMAN)//
POC/D.S. TYKWINSKI/CAPT/MMEA-25 UNIT HEAD/TEL: 703-432-9472/EMAIL: DREW.TYKWINSKI@USMC.MIL//
POC/T.D. STOKES/GYSGT/MMEA-25 UNIT CHIEF/TEL: 703-432-9473/EMAIL: TYLER.D.STOKES@USMC.MIL//
POC/E.W. BRANCH/GYSGT/MMEA-25 RETENTION CHIEF/TEL: 703-432-9144/EMAIL: ETHAN.BRANCH@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces the FY25 HQMC Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Roadshow from 08 January 2024 to 31 January 2024. The primary purpose of the SDA Roadshow is to encourage Marines to volunteer for a SDA prior to the publication of the Headquarters Marine Corps SDA Screening Team (HSST) list on 1 March 2024. The Roadshow will allow volunteers to be screened by the SDA monitors during their visit and discuss all options for SDA volunteers.
2. From 08 January 2024 to 31 January 2024, SDA Monitors will conduct two briefs per location to increase awareness and encourage Marines to volunteer for an special duty assignment of their choice. These assignments include Recruiting Duty, Drill Instructor Duty, and Marine Security Guard Detachment Commander Duty, and will also include discussions involving assignments to Combat Instructor Duty, which is a Type 1 screenable billet. Following the briefs, the monitors will screen packages for volunteers per reference (a). Marines interested in volunteering are encouraged to complete their volunteer packages prior to the brief for on the spot screening. Commands are encouraged to have their Marines' packages submitted in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) via their unit Career Planner before their corresponding base/station's road show date.
3. Locations and dates of SDA Roadshow visits:
East Coast Locations: Date(s): Brief Time(s): Venue:
MCAS Beufort/MCRDPI 08 JAN 0800 / 1300 Base Chapel/Base Theater
MCAS New River 09 JAN 0800 / 1300 Station Theater
MCB Camp Lejeune 10 JAN 0800 / 1300 Base Theater
MCAS Cherry Point 11 JAN 0800 / 1300 Station Theater
NCR Location:
MCB Quantico 17 JAN 0800 / 1300 Base Theater
OCONUS Locations:
Camp Foster 22 JAN 0800 / 1300 Base Theater
Camp Hansen 23 JAN 0800 / 1300 The Palms (Ball Room)
Camp Swab 24 JAN 0800 / 1300 Base Theater
MCB Hawaii 26 JAN 1000 / 1300 Base Chapel
West Coast Locations:
MCAS Yuma 29 JAN 0830 / 1300 Sonora Pueblo
Camp Pendelton 31 JAN 0830 / 1300 Base Theater/Camp Horno RIFF
MCAS Miramar 31 JAN 0830 / 1300 Officer's Club
3.a. Additional information and coordinating instructions regarding the roadshow will be released via TFRS.
4. All Marines in the rank of Corporal through Staff Sergeant shall be afforded the opportunity to attend the brief. Marines of any rank who are interested in a future SDA or screenable billet assignment are invited to attend the briefs. Command leadership, both officer and enlisted, are welcome to attend.
4.a. The FY25 volunteer period began on 1 July 2023 and is open through 30 June 2024. The HSST list will be published on 1 March 2024. Once a Marine is HSST'd, they are no longer eligible to volunteer for an SDA of their choice, unless they are not selected for HSST assignment to an SDA after submitting their HSST package.
4.b. All Marines in the rank of Corporal through Staff Sergeant who have been on station 6 months or more from the date that the HSST list is published are prime candidates to volunteer for a FY25 assignment. These Marines are HSST eligible, and face the likelihood of being screened by the FY25 HSST. If they are selected by the FY25 HSST, they are no longer eligible for volunteer incentives. These Marines are strongly encouraged to attend the briefs.
4.c. All Marines that are eligible to volunteer for a SDA and who desire to submit before the roadshow can email the respective SDA monitor listed below if they have any specific questions regarding that area of assignment. Marines are strongly encouraged to reach out to their unit Career Planner with any initial screening or retention based questions.
Monitor: Contact Info:
GySgt Noriega - Recruiting rolando.noriega@usmc.mil
GySgt Morales - Drill Instructor adrian.c.nanez.mil@usmc.mil
GySgt Richardson - MSG Detachment Cmdr jacob.a.richardson.mil@usmc.mil
GySgt Stokes - SOI Combat Instructor tyler.d.stokes@usmc.mil
5. Additional coordinating instructions will be published via TFRS. Refer all questions to unit Career Planners and POCs listed above.
6. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//