R 011830Z JUL 25
MARADMIN 310/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CY25 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS ROADSHOW
SCHEDULE AND SLATING GUIDANCE//
POC/T. MILROY/MAJ/MMOA-1/MMOA CMD VISIT COORDINATOR/
TEL: (703)784-9272/EMAIL:  THOMAS.MILROY@USMC.MIL//
POC/R. AYER/MAJ/MMOA-1/MMOA VISIT CO-COORDINATOR/
TEL: (703)784-9276/EMAIL:  ryan.j.ayer@USMC.MIL//
POC/K. BOOKHOUT /MMOA-2/MMOA VISIT CO-COORDINATOR/
TEL: (703)784-9267/EMAIL:  katherine.bookhout@usmc.mil//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA)
will execute a hybrid roadshow from August through September of 2025
comprising command visits, grade-specific town halls, roadshow
briefs, and virtual interviews.  The roadshow is intended to provide
education on the Service’s manpower process to our Marines and to
collect preferences and validate requirements from commands and
stakeholders across the Service.
2.  Execution.  From August to September, MMOA will conduct a mix of
virtual and in-person engagements at the locations listed in
paragraph 3. 
2.a.  The below itinerary is limited due to budgetary constraints.
MMOA is available during the allocated time periods for modification
from virtual to physical events. If your installation, location, or
command is interested in funding a physical roadshow event, please
reach out to MMOA by 15 July 2025.
2.b.  MMOA will conduct virtual interviews with individual officers
to discuss future career and assignment options with their Primary
MOS Monitor beginning in October 2025.
3.  MMOA Command Visit timeline (read in four columns):
    Location               Date/s       Responsible Agency      Note
    MCB Quantico, VA       14-15 Aug    MCB QUANTICO            3A
    NAS Pensacola, FL      21 Aug       MARDET, NAS             3B
    NAS Meridian, MS       21 Aug       MARDET, NAS             3B
    NAS Corpus Christi, TX 21 Aug       MARDET, NAS             2B
    NAS Kingsville, TX     21 Aug       MARDET, NAS             2B
    MARCENT, Tampa, FL     22 Aug       MARFORCENT              1B
    MCAS Beaufort, SC      5 Sep        MCAS BEAUFORT           2B
    MCB Camp Lejeune, NC   2-4 Sep      MCIEAST                 3B
    MCAS New River, NC     2-4 Sep      MCAS NEW RIVER          3B
    MCAS Cherry Point, NC  2-4 Sep      MCAS CHERRY POINT       3B
    Okinawa, Japan         8-10 Sep     III MEF/MCIPAC          3B
    MCAS Iwakuni, Japan    8-10 Sep     MCAS IWAKUNI            3B
    MCB/MCAS, HI           12 Sep       MCB HAWAII              3B
    Camp Smith, HI         12 Sep       MARFORPAC               3B
    MCAS Miramar, CA       15-16 Sep    MCAS MIRAMAR            3B
    Camp Pendleton, CA     15-17 Sep    MCIWEST                 3B
    MCAS Yuma, AZ          17-18 Sep    MCAS YUMA               3B
    New Orleans, LA        19 Sep       MARFORRES/SOUTH         1B
    Washington, DC         26 Sep       NDU                     2A
    Washington, DC         26 Sep       HQBN, HENDERSON HALL    3A
    Fort Meade, MD         26 Sep       MARFORCYBER             2A
    Note 1:  O6 Key Leader Engagement only.
    Note 2:  Roadshow brief, town halls, and command engagements.
    Note 3:  Roadshow brief, town halls, command engagements, and
             O-6 Key Leader Engagements.
    Note A:  Physical
    Note B:  Virtual
3.a.  The CY25 MMOA Roadshow website page will be updated throughout
execution.  This will include the schedule of physical and or
virtual events at each location by grade and MOS and include
products, such as sample Administrative Action Forms, roadshow
brief materials, and videos: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.
marines.mil/Divisions/Manpower-Management/Officer-Assignments/#tab/
mmoa-roadshow
3.b.  Roadshow Brief
3.b.1.  Target audience:  All officers.  Maximum participation is
essential to set the foundation for productive dialogue with
commands and Marines throughout the slate.
3.b.2.  Subject:  The brief will provide an overview of the
assignments process, insight into career progression, updates on
relevant manpower processes and highlight recent trends.
3.b.3.  Timeframe:  60-minute formal brief.
3.c.  Town Halls
3.c.1.  Target audience:  All officers of the appropriate grade and
community specific forums.  Most Town Halls will be breakout 
sessions split between Company Grade (O1-O3) and Field Grade (O4-O5)
and by community: Combat Arms, Information, Combat Service Support,
and Aviation.  Marines are encouraged to report to sessions 
commensurate with their grade to ensure an optimum experience for
the target audience, with the exception of Captains that are being
screened for Major who should report to the Field Grade Town Hall.
3.c.2.  Subject:  An informal question and answer forum where
Monitors will address community specific concerns to establish a
shared understanding of the constraints and restraints for the
subject populations.
3.c.3.  Timeframe:  Approximately 2 hours.  Most Town halls will 
begin approximately 30 minutes after the roadshow brief to allow for
transit.
3.d.  Key Leader Engagements  
3.d.1.  Target audience:  Chiefs of Staff, Executive Officers, and
Manpower Officers at O7 major subordinate elements/commands.
3.d.2.  Subject:  Executive-level discussion on the manning and
staffing priorities for the formation, with particular emphasis on
local operational requirements that may influence the Service’s
slate.  Leaders should be prepared to discuss forecasted vacancies,
internal slating preferences, and assignments that require
additional screening considerations, such as aides or staff
secretaries.
3.d.3.  Timeframe:  Approximately 1 hour.
3.e.  Command Engagements
3.e.1.  Target audience:  Commanders, Executive Officers, and
Assistant Chiefs of Staff.
3.e.2.  Subject:  Synchronize Monitors with the preferences,
requirements, and operational priorities of tactical formations.
Leaders should be prepared to discuss forecasted vacancies and
internal slating preferences.  Commands should identify and be
prepared to discuss their in-zone populations.  MMOA’s priority is
to ensure Marines are aligned to rank appropriate structure as soon
as possible.
3.e.3.  Timeframe:  Approximately 1 hour.
3.f.  Virtual 1-on-1 Monitor Interviews
3.f.1.  Target audience:  The primary audience is natural 2026
movers.  The secondary audience are Marines being considered for the
next rank on calendar year 2026 promotion boards.
3.f.2.  Subject:  Monitors will discuss relevant board selections,
record competitiveness, career path decision points, and other
topics as required by the Monitor or desired by the Marine.  Marines
must be prepared to answer those and other questions during the
interview.  Commands and mentors are encouraged to counsel Marines
beforehand to ensure optimal use of limited time.
3.f.3.  Timeframe.  15 minute 1-on-1 interviews for O5 and below, 20
minutes for O6.  Additional meetings will be scheduled as necessary
between the Marine and Monitor.
3.f.4. Interview Scheduling.  Monitors will publish individual
interview schedules NLT 31 August 2025.  Access instructions for the
interview will be provided via the Talent Management Engagement
Platform.  Priority for interviews will be summer 2026 movers.
Marines being considered for the next rank will schedule interviews
during a deliberate block outlined by their new PMOS Monitor at the
end of the scheduling window.  Marines that desire routine career
counseling are asked to engage MMOA no earlier than March of 2026.
4.  Coordinating Instructions 
4.a.  Slating Guidance 
4.a.1.  The adjustment of statutory promotion boards enables MMOA to
expedite the assignment processes and issue orders to Marines
earlier than in past years. Commanders are highly encouraged to
review the below recommendations to increase MMOA’s ability to
satisfy their preferences and meet the Service’s requirements.
4.a.2.  Separation Timelines. MMOA must receive separation requests
for processing prior to 1 November 2025. This is to accurately
forecast total vacancies and increases the ability to deliberately
plan for staffing shortfalls. Requests received before this date
will be tracked as summer 2026 vacancies; requests received after
will be considered 2027 vacancies. MMOA considers 1 June through
1 October as the ‘on-cycle’ EAS window. Commanders should understand
that shortfalls created by requests which deviate from this window
will be borne by the command which endorsed the request.  Commands
are encouraged to engage Marines that are considering transition
early and often to create plans that support the command, the
service, and the Marine’s transition.
4.a.3.  Tour Modification Requests.  Extensions and curtailments
received after 1 November 2025 are unlikely to be favorably
endorsed. Commands and Marines are encouraged to submit these
requests as soon as possible for MMOA’s adjudication.
4.a.4.  Billet Nominations and Screening. Commands are encouraged to
work with MMOA to resolve assignments that require additional
screening, such as aides, staff secretaries, or joint critical
requirements, before the 1 November deadline.  Delays in the
nominative assignment process impacts adjacent units and Marines.
After the 1 November deadline, MMOA will work with commands to
identify internal solutions to expedite the execution of the
Service’s slate.
4.a.5. By Name Requests. By Name Requests, or BNRs, complicate the
staffing process and should be submitted to MMOA only in extreme
cases. Only General Officer and Flag Officers are authorized to make
‘BNRs’ by an Administrative Action Form submitted to MMOA via their
Chief of Staff. Requests below the Flag Officer level will be
considered as local command preferences and will be regarded by the
Service accordingly.
4.a.6.  Career Designation (CD).  Commands are encouraged to ensure
junior officers understand the CD process.  Officers who are offered
and accept CD will incur 24 months of obligated service from the
date outlined in the selection MARADMIN. Officers who accept career
designation may be issued PCS orders within this service obligation
window and therefore incur additional obligated service.  Marines
that decline career designation will execute their EAS as outlined
in their signed service agreement.  EAS extension requests by those
who decline CD will not normally receive favorable endorsement from
MMOA. Commands are directed to ensure officers offered CD must
accept or decline by the deadline to reduce unnecessary delays in
the company grade slating process.
4.b. Roadshow Support 
4.b.1.  Responsible agencies listed in paragraph 3 must assign a
site coordinator for each location.  Upon the release of this
message, site coordinators conduct detailed coordination with MMOA
POCs via separate correspondence.  NLT ten business days after the
release of this MARADMIN, responsible agencies will advise the MMOA
command visit coordinators of any scheduling conflicts.
Coordinators will serve as the primary point of contact for MMOA
command visit coordination from this message until MMOA is actions
complete at each location.  Examples of conflicts include but aren’t
limited to: major change of command, exercises prohibiting
attendance at any location, or command liberty periods.
4.b.2.  Funding.  All travel, lodging, and rental vehicle expenses
for the MMOA Command Visit teams will require cross-org to
appropriate lines of accounting.  MMOA requires vehicle support
while visiting any locations outside of the contiguous United
States.
4.b.3.  Facilities.  MMOA requests facilities support from each
installation and supporting commands to facilitate the roadshow
brief and the town halls.  The manpower brief location requires
audio/visual support in the form of large screen/s to project the
roadshow brief product and microphones for 2-4 speakers.  Town halls
require visual support in the form of screen(s) to project field
specific information and no audio support.
5.  Points of contact: 
5.a.  Maj Thomas Milroy
      Comm: (703)784-9272  
      Email: thomas.milroy@usmc.mil 
5.b.  Maj Ryan Ayer 
      Comm: (703)784-9276 
      Email: ryan.j.ayer@usmc.mil 
5.c.  Maj Katherine Bookhout 
      Comm: (703)784-9267 
      Email: katherine.bookhout@usmc.mil 
6.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 
7.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower 
Management Division.//