R 022002Z MAR 26
MARADMIN 080/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 SOLICITATION OF LATERAL MOVES TO 1702
CYBERSPACE WARFARE OFFICER, 1706 MARITIME SPACE OFFICER, AND 1707
INFLUENCE OFFICER//
REF/A/MCO/CMC/08MAR22//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/07MAR25//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1210.9A, LATERAL MOVE (LM) PROGRAMS FOR MARINE
CORPS OFFICERS. OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. REF B IS NAVMC 1200.1L, MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.
POC/M. A. HAYNES/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/TEL: 703-784-9364//
POC/J. SCHULZE/MAJ/DC MRA/MM/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284//
POC/C. D. CHENOWETH/MAJ/17XX OCCFLD MANAGER/DC I IMD/
TEL: 703-614-4698//
POC/D. A. BEEBE/MAJ/OFFICER INFLUENCE MOS PECIALIST/ DC I IMD/
TEL: 703-693-5415//
POC/J. O. ROJASRODAS/MAJ/MARITIME SPACE OFFICER MOS SPECIALIST/DC I
IMD/TEL: 703-614-4698//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message solicits applications for the
Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Lateral Move (LatMove) Panel for 1702,
1706, and 1707 (17XX) Primary Military Occupational
Specialties (PMOS) in accordance with the references and guidance
contained herein.
Major timeline milestones are:
Date                Milestone
25 May 2026         Applications due
15 June 2026        FY27 17XX LatMove Panel Convenes
2.  The FY27 17XX LatMove Panel will consider Active Component (AC)
unrestricted officers as eligible to apply for lateral move into the
PMOSs listed below (read in two columns):
PMOS    Title
1702    Cyberspace Warfare Officer
1706    Maritime Space Officer
1707    Influence Officer
3.  Eligibility requirements
3.a.  AC unrestricted officers in the grades of captain (to include
captain-selects) through lieutenant colonel.
3.a.1.  Captains and captain-selects will only be considered if they
are career designated or scheduled to screen for career designation
on the FY26 Career Designation Panel (CDP) 2.
3.a.2.  Eligibility criteria and timelines for FY26 CDP 2 will be
provided on a forthcoming message.
3.b.  Officers selected for 17XX LatMove will be ineligible to
screen on the FY27 O-5 Command Screening Board.
3.c.  Officers in joint billets are eligible if they will have
completed 24 months in their assignment by 1 June 2027.
3.d.  Officers in Commandant’s Education Board utilization tours are
not eligible if they have not completed 36 months of their
utilization tour.
3.e.  Officers in the above zone for promotion are not eligible.
3.f.  Officers must meet their prescribed Tour Control Factor (TCF)
by 1 June 2027.  If an applicant does not meet their prescribed TCF
requirements, they must submit an Exception To Policy (ETP),
endorsed by the first O-6 in the chain of command, via NAVMC 10274
(AA-Form), with their application.  Transfer inside of the
prescribed TCF will result in a gap for that command until the TCF
has concluded.  If an officer is selected prior to his/her normal
rotation date, Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) Branch
will attempt to provide a backfill.  A commander's endorsement of
the AA Form is considered acknowledgement of this situation.  MMOA
will adjudicate the ETP separately from the panel process and must
be approved by MMOA before a Marine will be considered for a 17XX
LatMove.  An officer with an approved ETP will be a FY27 mover
regardless of selection to 17XX LatMove.
3.g.  All AC unrestricted officers are eligible to apply to the
LatMove Panel; however, current and forecasted inventory levels by
PMOS and grade will be considered during the selection process.
3.h.  The criteria listed above are matters of service policy.
Exceptions to the above-listed criteria will be considered on a
case-by-case basis and approved at the discretion of Director,
Manpower Management Division.
4.  Service Obligation
4.a.  Officers approved for LatMove to the 1702, 1706, or 1707 PMOS
will incur a service obligation upon completion of PMOS school and
awarding of the PMOS designator.
4.b.  Officers approved for lateral move into PMOS 1702 will incur a
72-month service obligation upon awarding of the 1702 PMOS.
4.c.  Applicants who require fewer than four weeks of training for
1706 or 1707 PMOS will incur a 36-month Active-Duty service
obligation upon awarding of the new PMOS.  Applicants who require
greater than four weeks of training for 1706 or 1707 PMOS will
incur a 60-month Active-Duty service obligation upon awarding of the
new PMOS.
5.  Officers who do not complete the required PMOS school will be
reassigned to the PMOS held at time of application or at the
discretion of MMOA.
6.  Application Procedures
6.a.  LatMove applications must be submitted via AA Form.
Applications must be endorsed by the first O-6 in the applicant’s
chain of command as appropriate.  Refer to the MMOA-3 Manpower
Website  https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/
Manpower-Management/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3
/#tab/retention-and-release.
6.b.  All LatMove applications will include the following:
6.b.1.  At least one but not more than three letters of
recommendation attesting to the applicant’s leadership, technical
skills and abilities, and overall performance.
6.b.2.  A one- to two-page personal statement in naval letter format
explaining why the officer desires to LatMove into the
requested PMOS.  The applicant will reference any unique experiences
relevant to the gaining PMOS.  Applicants will distinguish between
training, education, and operational experience.
6.b.3.  A letter of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
eligibility from the HQMC Special Security Officer (SSO)
(hqmc_intel_sso@usmc.mil).  A letter from their local SSO is not
sufficient.
6.b.4.  Applicant’s unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate and
graduate education.
6.b.5.  E-mail correspondence from the applicant’s PMOS monitor
providing recommendation on LatMove and verification that member
will complete their TCF per paragraph 3.f.
6.b.6.  OMPF update material.  Officers should submit OMPF update
requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA).  If
assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC.
Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF and Master Brief
Sheet is accurate at all times.  Panel members will have access to
the OMPF during the panel.
6.c.  The deadline for application submission is 2359 Eastern
Daylight Time 25 May 2026.  Applications received after this date
will not be considered.
7.  All applications must be addressed to CMC (MMOA-3) and submitted
as a single portable document file (PDF) file to the MMOA-3
Organizational Mailbox at smb_manpower_officer_programs@usmc.mil
and labeled as “EDIPI_LastName_1702”  “EDIPI_LastName_1706” or
“EDIPI_LastName_1707”, depending on the requested MOS.  Each file
cannot be larger than 800 KB.  Failure to do so will result in the
LatMove application being returned with no action taken.  All
submissions will receive a receipt notification.  Officers selected
for LatMove will execute orders to the next available PMOS school or
as directed by MMOA.
8.  Officers that are approved for LatMove will be expected to
attend required PMOS training and proceed to their future units as
soon as available or as directed by MMOA.  Requests to delay or
defer training or assignment outside of the yearly cycle will not be
approved.
9.  Per reference (a), all LatMoves are strictly voluntary.
Marines who do not wish to LatMove into the 17XX Occupational
Field (OccFld) but are currently serving in 05XX BMOS billets that
are transitioning to a 17XX BMOS may continue to serve out their
current assignment in that billet.
10.  Officers executing LatMove and follow-on training prior to
permanent change of station should be considered “non available” by
current RS/RO and should not be graded down because of this.
11.  Upon promotion to colonel, officers in the 17XX PMOS will merge
into the 8041 population.
12.  All officers interested in this LatMove opportunity are
encouraged to join the 17XX OccFld Information Microsoft TEAMS page
at https:(slash)(slash)go.intelink.gov/xTL9YA4.
13.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//