FISCAL YEAR 2025 ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINE LATERAL MOVE  OPPORTUNITIES
Date Signed: 1/16/2025 | MARADMINS Number: 014/25
MARADMINS : 014/25

R 152033Z JAN 25
MARADMIN 014/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// 
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINE LATERAL MOVE 
OPPORTUNITIES// 
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC MRA MM/YMD: 20231128// 
REF/B/MSGID: MSG/CMC/R 092051ZOCT24// 
REF/C/MSGID: MSG/CMC/R 0081300ZJUN23// 
REF/D/MSGID: MSG/CMC/R 281115ZNOV23// 
NARR/REF A IS NAVMC 1200.1K, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES 
MANUAL. REF B IS MARADMIN 483/24, FISCAL YEAR 2025 SELECTIVE 
RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE 
RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP). REF C IS MARADMIN 326/23, ENLISTED 
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE LIMITS.  REF D is MARADMIN 600/23, FISCAL YEAR 
2025 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN.// 
POC/MCGEE/MAJ/MPP-20/TEL: 703-784-9361/EMAIL: 
MARK.MCGEE2@USMC.MIL// 
POC/FOSTER/MSGT/MMEA-1/TEL: 703-432-9120/EMAIL: 
CLIFFORD.FOSTER@USMC.MIL// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose. To encourage Marines who seek new 
challenging opportunities to submit for lateral moves. This 
MARADMIN advertises lateral move opportunities available to active
component Marines with an End of Current Contract (ECC) in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. 
2.  Discussion.  A lateral move provides Marines the opportunity to
stay Marine while changing career tracks and exploring new career 
opportunities in a high demand Primary Military Occupational 
Specialty (PMOS). Marines who have yet to submit for reenlistment 
or whose PMOS is closed are encouraged to submit a lateral move 
request into one of the PMOSs listed in the below paragraphs. 
3.  Every PMOS has unique requirements, which are located in 
reference (a). Interested Marines and their leadership are 
encouraged to contact their unit Career Counselor for additional
information on the lateral move process. The unit Career Counselor
will provide updates to the availability of lateral move 
opportunities throughout the fiscal year. 
4.  Bonus Eligibility. Marines who execute lateral move 
reenlistments may be eligible to receive bonus payments as listed
in accordance with reference (b).
5.  Lateral move opportunities exist in the following PMOS for both 
First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) and Subsequent Term Alignment Plan 
(STAP) Marines:
MOS   Title
0211  Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Specialist 
0372  Critical Skills Operator 
0441  Logistics Specialist 
1751  Influence Specialist 
1834  Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Crewmember 
2141  Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)/Assault Combat Vehicle (ACV) 
Repairer/Technician 
2147  Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Repairer/Technician 
4133  Marine Corps Community Services Marine 
5955  Ground Control Station Technician 
5974  Tactical Data Systems Technician 
5979  Tactical Air Operations/Air Defense Systems Technician 
6214  Unmanned Aircraft Mechanic, MQ-9 
6314  Avionics/Maintenance Technician, Unmanned Aircraft 
System (UAS) 
6.  Lateral move opportunities exist in the following PMOS for only 
FTAP Marines: 
MOS   Title 
0321  Reconnaissance Marine 
1721  Cyberspace Warfare Operator
2336  Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician 
4821  Career Counselor 
5821  Criminal Investigator Agent 
7212  Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Gunner 
7.  Lateral move opportunities exist in the following PMOS for only 
STAP Marines: 
MOS   Title 
0681  Information Security Technician 
8412  Career Recruiter 
8.  STAP Marines applying for a lateral move should ensure
they have requisite time in grade to be competitive for promotion to
the next grade in the new PMOS in accordance with current enlisted 
active duty service limits per reference (c). 
9.  This message only applies to Marines identified as eligible in 
reference (d).  All additional guidance within the FY25 Enlisted 
Retention Campaign remains applicable. 
10.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael J. 
Borgschulte, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//