R 111200Z DEC 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
TO ALMAR
UNCLAS //N01210//
ALMAR 415/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/MPP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1210 LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM FOR MARINE OFFICERS//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1210.8A/21SEP82//
AMPN/LATERAL MOVE AND CAREER BROADENING TOUR PROGRAMS FOR MARINE
OFFICERS//
RMKS/1.  THE REF ESTABLISHES A LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM FOR MARINE
OFFICERS.  THIS BULLETIN PUBLISHES THE STATUS OF THE GROUND
UNRESTRICTED OFFICER MOS.  OFFICERS MAY APPLY AT ANY TIME FOR A
LATERAL MOVE OR CAREER BROADENING TOUR IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE REF.
2.  AN "O" INDICATES AN OVERAGE, AN "S" INDICATES A SHORTAGE, AND
A "B" INDICATES A BALANCED MOS.  MOS 7202 IS THE FIELD GRADE MOS FOR
ALL 7200 MOS.  THE 3502 MOS FEEDS INTO THE 0402 MOS AT THE FIELD
GRADE LEVEL.  THE STATUS OF MARINE OFFICER MOS IS AS FOLLOWS:
MOS         COMPANY GRADE               MAJOR                LTCOL
0180               S                      S                    B
0202               S                      S                    S
0302               O                      O                    O
0402               S                      B                    S
0602               S                      S                    S
0802               B                      O                    O
1302               S                      S                    S
1802               O                      O                    O
1803               O                      B                    O
3002               S                      S                    S
3404               B                      B                    B
3502               S                      -                    -
4302               S                      S                    S
5803               B                      S                    S
6002               B                      B                    S
6602               B                      S                    S
7202               -                      B                    B
7204               O                      -                    -
7208               B                      -                    -
7210               B                      -                    -
7220               B                      -                    -
3.  APPROVAL OF A LATERAL MOVE REQUEST IS SUBJECT TO SCHOOL SEAT
AVAILABILITY FOR A PARTICULAR MOS.  OFFICERS CONSIDERING A LATERAL
MOVE SHOULD CONTACT MMOA-3 TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY/SCHOOL SEAT
AVAILABILITY PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A WRITTEN REQUEST.  OFFICERS SHOULD
ALSO CONTACT THE CAREER COUNSELORS (MMOA-4) PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF A
REQUEST TO EVALUATE THE CAREER IMPACT OF A LATERAL MOVE/CAREER
BROADENING TOUR.  THE POINT OF CONTACT AT HQMC CODE MMOA-3 FOR
LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS IS CAPT CRIS ARANTZ AT DSN 224-5211/2740 OR
COML (703) 614-5211/2740.
4.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPL TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 JUN 98.//
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