R 301542Z DEC 24
MARADMIN 632/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAREER DESIGNATION PANEL 1 FOR
ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE CORPS OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/YMD: 20210203//
AMPN/ REF A IS MCO 1001.65A, OFFICER RETENTION AND PRIOR SERVICE
ACCESSIONS.//
POC/J. I. FISHER/MAJ/MMOA-3/USMC/TEL: (703)784-9284/
EMAIL:  SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Career Designation
Panel 1 (CDP1) will convene on or around 4 February 2025. During
this panel, active component officers will be screened for Career
Designation (CD). CD is a vital force-shaping and retention program
that enables the Marine Corps to select qualified Marine officers to
continue their service, strengthening the Marine Corps’ overall
readiness and operational effectiveness.
2.  Eligibility Requirements
2.a.  This MARADMIN provides a temporary update to
reference (a) requirements.  Screening officers must meet the
eligibility criteria below. 
2.b. Must be assigned a non-student Primary Military Occupational
Specialty (PMOS) and designated in their PMOS for 540 days from the
start of the CDP. This date is no later than 14 August 2023. For
example, an officer that graduated Infantry Officers Course (IOC),
was assigned a PMOS of 0302 on 12 August 2023, and has served
continuously for 540 days following PMOS assignment (IOC graduation)
will meet this eligibility requirement.   
2.c.  Must be an unrestricted officer in the Active Component (AC)
and have not previously declined CD. First lieutenants who have been
twice passed for promotion to captain are not eligible to screen.  
2.d.  Must have an expiration of active service (EAS) date no
earlier than 4 February 2025. Any officer with an EAS date earlier
than 30 April 2025 is encouraged to request an extension through
their monitor to allow for results to be published. AC officers not
selected by the CDP may request an EAS extension up to
31 October 2025 for the purpose of transition.  AC officers who
decline CD will execute their current EAS.
3.  Coordinating Instructions
3.a.  The CDP will screen all officers who satisfy the eligibility
criteria listed above. Prior to the convening of the CDP, the
Retention and Release Officer (RRO) will publish a list of all
eligible officers at https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/:f:/s/dcmra/
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3.b.  Every non-CD officer should review the eligibility list prior
to the panel convening and contact the RRO if they believe their
name should or should not be on the eligibility list. 
3.c.  The RRO will also report a code 1 "Active Screening on a CDP"
to the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) Officer Data (OFFD)
screen via Unit Diary Marine Integrated Personnel System.
3.d.  Admin Chiefs, Personnel Chiefs, Personnel Officers, Manpower
Officers, IPACs and G1's can utilize the OFFD screen via MCTFS to
verify an officer's CD status. 
3.e.  Any eligible officer with a current EAS that does not support
at least one opportunity for CD screening may request an EAS
extension in accordance with enclosure 2 of reference (a).  Requests 
must be submitted to MMOA-3 at SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL no
later than 20 January 2025.  
3.f.  Communication with the panel is not required.  However, if an
officer chooses to communicate with the panel, such communication
shall be sent to MMOA-3 at SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL no later
than 20 January 2025.  Any late communication will not be presented
to the panel.  All correspondence must be saved as a single PDF file
and named “EDIPI_LastName_CD”.  Failure to do so will result in
material not being forwarded to the CDP.
3.g.  Remove by Request correspondence is not required for CDP.
Officers that are screened and selected will be provided an
opportunity to accept or decline with the release of the results
MARADMIN.
4.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
5.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//