R 011948Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 452/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 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/J. L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/(703) 784-9285/
EMAIL: JAIME.GOSS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the board to
screen 8059 and 8061 acquisition lieutenant colonels for acquisition
command billets for assignment during fiscal year (FY)
2025, 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
28 October 2024 Completed questionnaire due
04 November 2024 Board convenes
15 December 2024 Results released
1.b. The purpose of the acquisition 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 FY25.
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 may select as
primaries a number of officers equal to the number of acquisition
command billets available. Additionally, the board may 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://www.manpower.usmc.mil/wordpress/?active_marine=acquisition-
command-and-command-equivalent-screening
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 previously selected for acquisition command with a
projected rotation date after FY25.
4.b.3. Officers with an established separation or retirement date.
4.b.4. Officers with a mandatory retirement date prior to
1 June 2027.
4.b.5. 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.6. 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.7. 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://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/bnkjapjp6D
5.a.2 The deadline for submitting the online questionnaire is
2359 EST on 28 October 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 (without
photos), a current Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
(DAWIA) training transcript and acquisition Career and Training
Summary (CTS) depicting training and certifications in a single PDF
file labeled "EDIPI_LastName_AcqCSB" via email to the MMOA-3
organizational email at smbmmoaplanso@usmc.mil. Officers shall
obtain their CTS from Ms. Angela Rowan (angela.rowan@usmc.mil) and
should conduct an audit with Ms. Rowan to ensure the CTS is
accurate. DAWIA transcripts are accessed via eDACM.
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 (MMPB-2) for inclusion into the
OMPF.
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 Commander,
MARCORSYSCOM or Program Executive Officer for Air Anti-submarine
Warfare, Assault and Special Mission Programs. 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 28 October 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://www.manpower.usmc.mil/wordpress/?active_marine=acquisition-
command-and-command-equivalent-screening
6.b. The list of acquisition 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 before 15 December 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:
Colonel D. C. Hyman, Branch Head, MMOA
DSN: 278-9300, Comm: (703) 784-9300
Email: david.hyman@usmc.mil
Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Potter
Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9267, Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: jason.w.potter@usmc.mil
Lieutenant Colonel M. D. Simon
Combat Arms Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9274, Comm: (703) 784-9274
Email: michael.d.simon.mil@usmc.mil
Ms. R. E. Cisneros, 8061 OccFld Mgr, MARCORSYSCOM
COMM: (703) 855-0376
Email: ruth.cisneros@usmc.mil
LtCol J. M. Kennedy, Executive Officer, 8059 OccFld Mgr, MADPAX
COMM: (301) 342-1421
Email: joseph.m.kennedy28.mil@us.navy.mil
9. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//