R 211130Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 258/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/DRILL INSTRUCTOR DUTY SECOND TOUR GUIDANCE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMEA-85/YMD:19990912//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1326.6D SDAMAN//
POC/GUNN T.D./GYSGT/DI MONITOR/CMC MMEA85/DSN:278-9263//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SECOND TOUR DRILL INSTRUCTORS (DI) PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN TRAINING RECRUITS AND MAKING MARINES.  USING THEIR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS A PRIOR DI, A SECOND TOUR DI SERVES AS A GUIDE AND MENTOR TO SUBORDINATE DRILL INSTRUCTORS.  POSITIONS OF ASSIGNMENT WITHIN THE RECRUIT TRAINING REGIMENT WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH RANK AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND POSITIONS HELD DURING A PREVIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL TOUR AND THE NEEDS OF THE RECRUIT TRAINING REGIMENT.
2.  MARINES WHO PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL DI TOUR ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A SECOND TOUR ON DI DUTY.  THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR MARINES REQUESTING A SECOND TOUR.
3.  ELIGIBILITY: MARINES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR DI DUTY AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PREVIOUS TOUR IAW REF A.  REQUESTS FROM MARINES WITH LESS THAN 24 MONTHS TIME ON STATION (TOS) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR PMOS MONITOR TO DISCUSS ASSIGNABILITY CONSIDERATIONS.
4.  LENGTH OF TOUR: MARINES WILL BE ASSIGNED TO DI DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS.  MARINES REQUESTING A SECOND DI TOUR WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL AWARD OF THE DI RIBBON AFTER 20 MONTHS.  CMC (MMEA) WILL ENTERTAIN 12 MONTH TOUR EXTENSION REQUESTS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
5.  APPLICATION: MARINES, CAREER PLANNERS, AND COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD COMPLETE A DI DUTY SCREENING CHECKLIST IAW REF A.  CAREER PLANNERS WILL SUBMIT THE REQUEST VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) AND NOTE THAT THE MARINE IS APPLYING FOR A SECOND DI TOUR.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//