FY25 FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP) AND EXCESS LEAVE  PROGRAM (ELP) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 9/13/2024 | MARADMINS Number: 414/24
MARADMINS : 414/24

R 121743Z SEP 24
MARADMIN 414/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY25 FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP) AND EXCESS LEAVE 
PROGRAM (ELP) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/SECNAVINST/YMD:  20190122//
REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/MCO/YMD:  20190530//
REF/C/MSGID:  DOC/MCO/YMD:  20210510//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1520.7G, LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM.  REF B IS
MCO 1524.1, MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM.  REF C IS MCO
1300.8 CH 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT//
POC/G. M. PARHAM/MAJ/HQMC CDSP/-/TEL:  703-955-1424/DSN 223-9059/
EMAIL:  GIOVANNA.PARHAM@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA-3/USMC/TEL:  703-784-9285/
DSN 278-9285/EMAIL:  SMBMMOAGRADEDU@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This message announces the Fiscal
Year (FY) 2025 Funded Law Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave
Program (ELP) board convening on 4 November 2024.  This message is
to announce the programs, eligibility criteria, and timelines for
the FY25 FLEP and ELP execution. 
1.a.  Major milestone timeline (read in two columns):
NLT Date                  Milestone
14 October  2024          Application deadline
26 October  2024          LSAT score required
 4 November 2024          FLEP and ELP board convenes
 1 April    2025          Law School admission acceptance deadline
2.  Background
2.a.  The Law Education Program (LEP) provides an opportunity for 
officers to laterally transfer to the Marine Corps judge advocate 
primary MOS of 4402.
3.  Eligibility
3.a.  General eligibility criteria
3.a.1.  Applicants must be a citizen of the United States.
3.a.2.  Unrestricted commissioned officers in the Marine Corps on
active duty.
3.b.  FLEP
3.b.1.  Must be in the grade of captain or below.
3.b.2.  Have a minimum of two years but not more than six years
total active duty time (commissioned and enlisted service combined)
when law education begins.
3.b.3.  Be able to complete 20 years active service as a 
commissioned officer before their 62nd birthday.  These are 
statutory qualifications and cannot be waived.
3.c.  ELP
3.c.1.  An applicant must have a minimum of two years of 
commissioned service, with no more than eight years of total active
duty time when law education begins.
3.c.2.  Officers applying for ELP must have a minimum of two-years
time-on-station by matriculation.
3.d.  Ineligibility criteria
3.d.1.  Officers previously selected to other Marine Corps Graduate
Education Programs (MGEP) who are currently serving a utilization
tour.
3.d.2.  Officers who were selected by the FY25 Commandant’s 
Education Board for Professional Military Education (PME) School or
have been selected to other MGEP.
4.  School criteria
4.a.  Applicants must apply to a broad range of schools that offer
in-state, out-of-state, or private tuition rates.
4.b.  Applicants are highly encouraged to apply for scholarships
and grants.
4.c.  Tuition paid by the Department of Defense will be capped at 
the same state levels referenced in U.S.C 38, Chapter 33 Post 9/11 
Educational Assistance.  Students may request to attend a school
where tuition exceeds that cap, but they will incur any additional
financial responsibility over the capped tuition rate.  MMOA in 
conjunction with Judge Advocate Division (JAD) will adjudicate 
such requests.
4.d.  Letters of acceptance and application must state annual 
tuition for both in-state and out-of-state residents, and whether 
the applicant qualifies for in-state tuition.  Include all 
information that will affect associated costs, to include, but not
limited to, scholarships, grants, cash awards etc.
4.e.  Due to limited funding, applicants should thoroughly research 
several schools for quality and expenses.
4.f.  Commandant of the Marine Corps, Judge Advocate Division (JAD), 
in coordination with Manpower Management Officer Assignments 
(MMOA-3) and Training and Education Command (TECOM) will select law
schools for the FLEP selectees.
4.g.  Scholarships, fellowships, grants, or cash awards for the 
FLEP/ELP will not be accepted without both prior approval from the 
MGEP manager and coordination with, and receipt of, an ethics 
opinion from JAD.
5.  Application process
5.a.  The CAC enabled application requirements and sample 
application can be found at https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/wordpress/
?active_marine=active-marines-home/manpower-management-division/
mmoa/mmoa-3-homepage/commandants-education-board-cpib-ccleb.
5.b.  Packages must be endorsed by the chain of command through the
first general officer. The applicant's commanding officer shall 
include in the forwarding endorsement a specific recommendation 
concerning the applicant's future value to the Marine Corps as a 
judge advocate.
5.c. Where practicable, all applicants shall be interviewed by the 
staff judge advocate (SJA) to the first general officer in their 
chain of command. The SJA’s comments and recommendations concerning 
the applicant shall be an enclosure to the forwarding endorsement. 
Where not practicable, a senior judge advocate of any Armed Force, 
who is available in the location of the applicant, shall be 
requested to conduct the interview and prepare this statement. The
SJA should address the probability of the applicant's success in the
study of law, the applicant's motivation to become a Marine Corps 
judge advocate, and the applicant's full understanding of all 
aspects of the program.
5.d.  Applicants must submit their official LSAT scores.  A minimum
score of 150 is required.  Individuals seeking a waiver of the GRE
in place of the LSAT refer to the POC in paragraph 7.a. 
5.e.  Applicants shall include a statement (500 words or less) 
indicating the steps they have taken to learn about the Marine Corps 
judge advocate career and their reason for seeking such a career.
5.f.  Packages should include the names of law schools accredited by
the American Bar Association to which the applicant has applied to
and/or been accepted, in priority order.
5.g.  Applicants will ensure transcripts from all colleges and
universities attended, with credits and letter grades, are contained
in their application prior to the convening of the board.
5.h.  A statement of acceptance of the service obligation must be
included in the application.  Below are the service obligations per
program.
5.h.1.  Upon successful completion of FLEP, Marines incur two years
(24 months) obligated active service for each year (12 months), 
or any part thereof, spent in the program.
5.h.2.  Upon successful completion of ELP, Marines incur one year
(12 months) obligated active service for each year (12 months),
or any part thereof, spent in the program.  In no case will the 
total period of obligated service under ELP be less than two years 
(24 months).
5.i.  Applicants must submit a privacy act statement with their 
EDIPI included not social security number.
5.j.  Email the application in Adobe PDF format to 
smbmmoagradedu@usmc.mil, naming the file “EDIPI_FLEP_LastName” 
or “EDIPI_ELP_LastName” or “EDIPI_FLEP_ELP_LastName” if applying
for both.
5.k.  Officers who are eligible and desire to apply to both FLEP 
and ELP should submit a combined application.
6.  General information for eligible population
6.a.  Applicants must notify their primary MOS monitor of intent to
apply for FLEP and/or ELP prior to submitting application.  Include 
this correspondence in your application.
6.b.  Final selection to the program will be contingent upon MMOA-3
receiving the law school acceptance letters due no later than 
1 April 2025.
6.c.  Upon release of the results MARADMIN, and after program 
requirements are achieved, PCS orders will be issued for all 
selected officers.
6.d.  Officers not yet career designated will be offered and must 
accept career designation prior to matriculation.
6.e.  Officers who were not offered career designation or who denied 
career designation are not eligible for FLEP/ELP.
7.  Program point of contact
7.a.  FLEP and ELP
         Major Giovanna M. Parham
         DSN:  223-9059, Comm:  703-955-1424
         Email:  giovanna.parham@usmc.mil
7.b.  MMOA-3
         Major Delaney T. Dumanovsky
         Comm:  703-784-9284
         Email:  delaney.t.dumanovsky.mil@usmc.mil
8.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
9.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout Director
Manpower Management Division.//