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ALMAR 371/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMOA-3//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040. FY99 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM AND
/REDESIGNATION OF TEMPORARY LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MPP-35/26NOV91//
REF/B/DOC/USC TITLE 10/SECT 532(A)//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MROE/28JAN93//
REF/D/CMC ALMAR 057-97/-/-/-//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1120.11A WHICH GOVERNS THE PROCUREMENT AND
APPOINTMENT OF LDOS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWO). REF B IS
SECTION 532(A) OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE WHICH GOVERNS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER.
REF C IS MCO 1040.42 WHICH PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE IN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE LDO AND WO PROGRAMS. REF D IS THE
ANNOUNCEMENT ALMAR FOR OFFICER RETENTION BOARD (ORB) 97 WHICH
PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE TEMPORARY LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR
REDESIGNATION AS AN UNRESTRICTED OFFICER.
POC/ARANTZ/CAPT/PRIPHN:MS. JERNIGAN/PRIFRQ:DSN/224-5211
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE FY99
LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS
FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS.
2. A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 2 FEB 98 FOR
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS FOR
APPOINTMENT TO LDO. THE REFS PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING
POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON APPOINTMENT TO LDO.
3. REF A STIPULATES THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 8 YEARS OF WO
SERVICE TO APPLY FOR THE LDO PROGRAM. THE 8 YEARS OF WO SERVICE
REQUIRED FOR LDO HAS BEEN WAIVED. A MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS OF WO SERVICE
BY 15 FEB 98 IS REQUIRED. THE REQUIREMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS
OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE CONTAINED WITHIN REF A IS NOT WAIVABLE. THE
REQUIREMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE MAY BE
WAIVED TO 22 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE. APPLICANTS MUST REQUEST
THIS WAIVER IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. WAIVERS OF THE OTHER ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF A WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. APPLICANTS FOR LDO MUST APPLY WITHIN THEIR CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL
SPECIALTY IN ONE OF THE BELOW-LISTED MOS:
0430 2102 2305 2340 2802 3102 3302
4010 4602 5902 6004 6502 6604 6802
5. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF C.
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH CMC (MMOA-3) BY 12 DEC 97. INDIVIDUALS/UNITS
CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION VIA TELEPHONE AFTER 12DEC97.
A. COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT TO CMC (MMOA-3) BY 20NOV97,
VIA MESSAGE, A ROSTER OF THE ELIGIBLE CWOS INTENDING TO APPLY FOR
THE LDO PROGRAM. THIS ROSTER WILL FACILITATE PREPARATION OF THE
OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONAL FILE (OMPF) AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD.
B. CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL
APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME, SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER
THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS IT IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
C. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS
ESTABLISHED IN REF A FOR ENDORSEMENTS OF THE APPLICATION.
6. OFFICERS SELECTED TO THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM ON THIS
BOARD WILL INCUR A 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF
THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCES A AND C.
7. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D, TEMPORARY LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS WERE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PACKAGES FOR REDESIGNATION TO THE ORB 97. AFTER
REVIEW OF THAT BOARD, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THIS
HEADQUARTERS THAT NOT ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF
THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT FOR REDESIGNATION ON OFFICER RETENTION
BOARD (ORB) 97. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FY99 LDO SELECTION BOARD WILL BE
USED TO REVIEW THE REMAINING TEMPORARY LDOS ELIGIBLE FOR
REDESIGNATION.
A. ELIGIBLE LDOS ARE THOSE WHOSE MOS WAS UNSTRUCTURED AS A
RESULT OF THE RESTRICTED OFFICER PROGRAM STUDY (ROPS) AND ARE NOW
SERVING AS TEMPORARY LDOS WITH A DATE OF RANK OF 951001. NO OTHER
LDOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR REDESIGNATION TO UNRESTRICTED OFFICER
BY THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM BOARD. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
REDESIGNATION TO UNRESTRICTED OFFICER WILL BE OFFERED APPOINTMENTS
AS REGULAR UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS AFTER SENATE CONFIRMATION.
B. OFFICERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REDESIGNATION WILL SUBMIT
PACKAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE D.
8. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE THIS INFORMATION
TO ELIGIBLE MARINES IN THEIR COMMAND. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SCREENED
TO ENSURE THAT ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
CONSIDERATION. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
OR APPLICATIONS NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFS WILL NOT
BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
9. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 DEC 98.//
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