R 162019Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 492/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM FOR MARINE OFFICERS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/05APR2020//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/10MAY2021//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/NOV2021//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1210.9A, LATERAL MOVE PROGRAMS FOR MARINE CORPS 
OFFICERS.  REF B IS MCO 1300.8, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT 
POLICY.  REFERENCE C IS TALENT MANAGEMENT 2030.
POC/M. A. HAYNES/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS/TEL: 
703-784-9365//
POC/T. J. GOODMAN/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/RESTRICTED OFFICERS/TEL: 
703-784-9366//
POC/J. I. FISHER/MAJ/DC MRA/MM/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal 
Year 2025 (FY25) Lateral Move Program for Marine officers.  FY25 
lateral move applications will be accepted from the release of this 
MARADMIN until 30 September 2025.  
2.  In accordance with reference (a), additional eligibility 
requirements for lateral moves are as follows:  
2.a.  Career-designated unrestricted officers in the grades of 
captain through lieutenant colonel, to include captain-selects, may 
apply for lateral move.  
2.b.  Officers serving in Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) billets 
are eligible if they complete their joint tour by 1 July 2025.
2.c.  Officers fulfilling Commandant’s Career-Level Education Board 
(CCLEB) or Commandant’s Professional Intermediate-Level Education 
Board (CPIB) utilization tours are eligible if they complete their 
36-month utilization tour by 1 July 2025.  
2.d.  Officers passed for promotion are not eligible to apply for 
lateral move.  Officers previously passed for promotion who have 
been subsequently selected for promotion and meet the remaining 
eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for lateral move.
2.e.  Officers who are slated for command as a result of the Command 
Screening Board are not eligible. Officers currently in command are 
not eligible unless their command tour is complete by 1 July 2025.
2.f.  Officers who have not met minimum time on station requirements 
per reference (b) by 1 July 2025 will be considered on a case by 
case basis. 
2.g.  Applicants for lateral move will be notified that selection for 
a new Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) may result in 
permanent change of station orders from their current geographic 
duty station. Per reference (C), monitors will seek to keep Marines 
selected for lateral move in the same geographic duty station 
whenever circumstances allow it.
2.h.  In accordance with reference (a), restricted officers will not 
normally be allowed to laterally move except under unusual 
circumstances, and then, only to meet the specific grade 
requirements of that PMOS. 
2.i.  Officers who do not meet the eligibility criteria listed above 
may request a waiver.  Such requests will be considered based on the 
needs of the Marine Corps and may be approved at the discretion of 
Headquarters United States Marine Corps (HQMC) (Manpower Management 
Division (MM)).    
3.  Sub-paragraph 3.a. lists PMOSs that unrestricted officers may 
lateral move from, and sub-paragraph 3.b. lists PMOSs that 
unrestricted officers may lateral move to.  These PMOSs are 
determined based on current and projected strength levels in each 
PMOS.  Officers desiring to lateral move out of a PMOS not listed in 
sub-paragraph 3.a. or into a PMOS not listed in sub-paragraph 3.b. 
may apply.  Such requests will be considered based on the needs of 
the Marine Corps and may be approved at the discretion of HQMC 
(Officer Assignments (MMOA)).       
3.a.  Unrestricted officers holding the following PMOSs are eligible 
to apply for lateral move into PMOSs listed in paragraph 3.b 
(read in two columns):
0302  Infantry Officer 
1302  Combat Engineer Officer
5803  Military Police Officer
6002  Aircraft Maintenance Officer
6602  Aviation Supply Officer
7202  Air Command and Control Officer
7588  Electronic Countermeasures Officer
3.b.  Eligible officers may request to lateral move into the 
following PMOSs (read in two columns):
0202  Intelligence Officer
0602  Communications Officer
1702  Cyberspace Warfare Officer
1803  Assault Amphibious Vehicle Officer
3002  Ground Supply Officer
3.c.  Officers approved for lateral move will incur a 36-month 
service obligation upon awarding of the new PMOS, with the exception 
of PMOS 1702.  
3.d.  Officers approved for lateral move into PMOS 1702 will incur a 
72-month service obligation upon awarding of the 1702 PMOS.  
3.e.  Officers who fail to complete the required PMOS school will be 
reassigned within their current PMOS, or at the discretion of HQMC 
(MMOA).
4.  HQMC (MMOA) will verify that lateral move applicants meet the 
pre-requisites for the requested PMOS in accordance with the 
Military Occupational Specialty Manual.
5.  Lateral move applications must be submitted via the NAVMC 10274 
Administrative Action (AA) Form and must be endorsed by the first 
O-5 in the applicant’s chain of command.  Applicants in the grade of 
O-5 must have their package endorsed by the first O-6 in the 
applicant’s chain of command. Refer to the MMOA-3 points of contact 
for application examples.  
5.a.  All lateral move applications shall include the following: 
5.a.1.  At least one but no more than three letters of 
recommendation attesting to the applicant’s leadership, technical 
skills and abilities, and overall performance.  
5.a.2.  A personal statement in naval letter format explaining why 
the officer desires to lateral move into the requested PMOS.  The 
applicant will reference any unique experiences relevant to the 
gaining PMOS.
5.b.  Lateral move applications to PMOS 0202 must include a signed 
statement from their Special Security Office (SSO) attesting to the 
current security clearance level and date of adjudication, to 
include eligibility for TS/SCI.
5.c.  Lateral move applications to PMOS 1702 must include the 
following:
5.c.1.  Applicant’s experience, if any, with programming languages, 
hardware, networks, and/or any technical or cyber-related experience 
or training.
5.c.2.  Applicant’s unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate, 
graduate, and any technical industry related certifications 
(A+ Certification for computer service technicians (CompTIA A+), 
Network+ (Net+), Security+ (Sec+), Certified Information Systems 
Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Associate 
(CCNA), etc.).
5.c.3.  PMOS 1702 applicants must be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance 
and preference will be for applicants who already have a fully 
adjudicated TS/SCI clearance.  To verify this, applicants must 
provide a letter of SCI eligibility from HQMC SSO 
(hqmc_intel_sso@usmc.mil); a letter from their local SSO is not 
sufficient.  Applicants may be required to pass a 
counter-intelligence polygraph based on duty station assignment.  
5.c.4.  PMOS 1702 applicants shall have sufficient time in service 
remaining prior to retirement eligibility to complete the 72-month 
cyber service obligation, as stated in paragraph 3.f.  The 
applicant’s AA Form shall include the following in Block 12:  “I 
have remaining time in service prior to retirement eligibility to 
complete the 72-month service obligation upon completion of PMOS 
school.” 
6.  Approval of a lateral move request is subject to multiple 
determining factors for each particular MOS.  Officers are highly 
encouraged to contact their current PMOS monitor prior to submitting 
a lateral move application.  Officers may also contact a career 
counselor at Manpower Management Performance Branch-24 prior to 
submitting a request to evaluate the career impact of a lateral 
move.  
7.  Applications shall be submitted as a single .PDF file to MMOA-3 
at SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL and labeled as 
“EDIPI_LASTNAME_LM(insert requested PMOS).”  Submissions will 
receive an e-mail confirming receipt from MMOA-3.
7.a.  Upon receipt of the lateral move application, MMOA-3 will 
staff the package with the appropriate stakeholders and prepare the 
package for decision.  
7.b.  Lateral move decisions will be communicated to the Marine via 
separate correspondence within 90 days of receipt by MMOA-3.  
Officers approved for lateral move will execute orders to the next 
available PMOS school or as directed by MMOA.  
8.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
9.  This MARADMIN cancels on 30 September 2025.
10.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael J. 
Borgschulte, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//