R 071315Z AUG 26
MARADMIN 357/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/REVISION TO MARINE CORPS MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
TERMINOLOGY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/MCO 5354.1G/11APR25//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DODI 1020.03/10DEC25//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DODI 1350.02/11MAR26//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCT (PAC) 
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY.
REF B IS DOD HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY.
REF C IS DOD MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM POLICY.//
POC/MPE/COL B. CARTER/TEL:703-784-6276/EMAIL: 
BRYCE.W.CARTER.MIL@USMC.MIL//
POC/MPE/MAJ P. WAGNER/TEL: 703-784-6164/EMAIL: 
PETER.WAGNER@USMC.MIL//
POC/MPE/MGYSGT R. SMITH/TEL: 703-432-9164/EMAIL: 
RODNEY.D.SMITH@USMC.MIL//
POC/MPE/GS13 MS. J. MORALES/TEL: 703-784-0533/EMAIL: 
JACQUELINE.MORALES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose.  Effective immediately, this MARADMIN 
announces the realignment of Marine Corps program terminology from 
“Prohibited Activities and Conduct (PAC)” to “Military Equal 
Opportunity (MEO).” This change ensures consistency with Department 
of the Navy (DON) and Department of War (DoW) policy. 
2. Background 
2a. The Marine Corps originally adopted the PAC construct to 
consolidate various forms of misconduct–including harassment, 
unlawful discrimination, hazing, bullying, and sexual harassment– 
under a single prevention and response structure.
2b. Over time, the scope of PAC expanded to include behaviors such 
as extremism, criminal gang activity, and certain political 
activities, which lead for misconduct outside the statutory and 
regulatory scope of the DoW MEO program.
2c. To address this, the DON has directed this realignment to 
restore clarity to program authorities and reinforce proper 
governance boundaries across programs. 
3. Policy  
3a. Effective immediately, the term “Prohibited Activities and 
Conduct” will no longer be used to identify the Marine Corps MEO 
program.  All official policies, training materials, reporting, 
and communications will use the “Military Equal Opportunity” 
designation.
3b. This change is administrative in nature and does not alter the 
existing definitions of misconduct, reporting requirements, or 
commander authorities. All prohibited behaviors remain prohibited.
3c. Incidents will continue to be addressed under the appropriate 
authority.  This realignment ensures that issues are routed to the 
correct functional program (e.g., MEO, Inspector General of the 
Marine Corps (IGMC), law enforcement, or command action) based on 
governing policy.
3d. This realignment reinforces a critical distinction: the MEO 
program is a non-investigative entity focused on its statutory 
mission, and it is not the lead agency for misconduct that falls 
outside its specific scope.
4. Implementation
4a. Headquarters Marine Corps, Manpower Equal Opportunity Branch 
(MPE), will issue a communication plan to Equal Opportunity Advisors 
to ensure a standardized, Fleet-wide transition.
4b. Commands will update local directives, briefs, and all other 
materials to reflect the change to MEO terminology.
4c. No changes are directed to current complaint processing 
procedures, timelines, or systems of record.
5. This guidance remains in effect until superseded by an updated 
revision of reference (a). 
6. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.  
7. Release authorized by Lieutenant General William J. Bowers, 
Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//