R 181135Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 248/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION POLICY GUIDANCE FOR PERSONNEL FOUND FIT BY A PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARD (PEB), CONDITION NOT A DISABILITY AND THE NEW BASIS OF ADDITIONAL GROUNDS//
REF/A/DOC/NDAA/5JAN2010//
REF/B/MEMO/SECNAV/9MAR2011//
REF/C/DOC/MCO/06JUN2007//
REF/D/DOC/DOD/29MAR2010//
REF/E/DOC/SECNAV/30APR2002//
NARR/REF A IS IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011.  REF B IS A SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MEMO PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS. REF C IS MCO 1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF D IS DODI 1332.14, ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS. REF E IS SECNAVINST 1850.4E, DON DISABILITY EVALUATION MANUAL.//
POC/L. A. BENNETT/CIV/MMSR/DSN 278-9322/COMM (703) 784-9322/ EMAIL: LAURIE.BENNETT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. TO PUBLISH INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION GUIDANCE DIRECTED IN REFERENCES A AND B.
2.  BACKGROUND. 
A.  PREVIOUS POLICY ALLOWED THE SUBSEQUENT INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF MARINES FOUND FIT BY A PEB FOR A CONDITION WHICH LIMITED PERFORMANCE OR PRECLUDED WORLDWIDE ASSIGNMENT. THESE AND OTHER SIMILAR DISCHARGES WERE MOST COMMONLY AUTHORIZED UNDER CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONDITION NOT A DISABILITY PER PARA 6203.2, REF C. REFERENCES A AND B NOW RESTRICT THE INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF A MARINE FOR THE SAME CONDITION FOR WHICH THE PEB FOUND THE INDIVIDUAL FIT.
B.  REVIEW OF SEPARATION DATA BY THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS - USD P AND R) FOUND INSTANCES OF THE SERVICES USING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION AS A BASIS FOR SEPARATION WHEN THE ACTUAL BASIS FOR SEPARATION MAY HAVE BEEN A PERFORMANCE STANDARD RELATED ISSUE. BASED ON THESE CONSIDERATIONS AND MAINTAINING A FIT AND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, PER REF D ENCLOSURE 3, PARA 3.A(9), SECNAV HAS AUTHORIZED AN ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT INVOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS FOR "FAILURE TO MEET OR OBTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR A MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY." EXAMPLES INCLUDE FAILING TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMBAT FITNESS TEST, PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST, INFANTRY READINESS STANDARDS, ETC.
3.  COMMANDERS, SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATES, SHALL IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES:
A.  MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND FIT BY THE PEB MAY NOT LATER BE INVOLUNTARILY ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPARATED FOR THE SAME MEDICAL CONDITION(S) FOR WHICH THEY WERE FOUND FIT WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE SECDEF. THEREFORE, SUCH SEPARATIONS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO BE THE RARE EXCEPTION. MARINES FOUND FIT SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THEIR CURRENT DUTIES, RE-ASSIGNED OR THEIR CASE REEVALUATED FOR DISABILITY SEPARATION BY THE ASN (MRA). ONLY MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY RATEABLE BY THE PEB AND LIMIT ASSIGNABILITY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR DISABILITY REEVALUATION. CONTACT CMC/MMSR-3 ON FIT CASES CONSIDERED FOR EITHER DISABILITY REEVALUATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION ON SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO CMC. THE RESTRICTIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH DO NOT APPLY TO OTHER BASES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, SEPARATION AT THE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION OR ANY PRIORITIZATION AT REENLISTMENT.
B.  USE OF AT REENLISTMENT.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION BASIS OF CONDITION NOT A DISABILITY AND THOSE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR (SPD) CODES MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARA 6203 OF REF C AND PARA 2016 OF REF E. CONDITION(S) MUST BE CERTIFIED BY AN APPROPRIATELY PRIVILEGED MEDICAL PROVIDER AS NOT RATABLE BY THE PEB.
C.  PER REF B, MARINES MAY BE INVOLUNTARILY ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPARATED UNDER THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT BASIS OF ADDITIONAL GROUNDS, FOR FAILURE TO MEET OR OBTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR A MILITARY OPERATIONAL SPECIALTY.  THIS BASIS MAY BE USED WHEN FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARD RESULTS FROM PERSONAL LIMITATIONS, LACK OF MOTIVATION OR LACK OF SUITABILITY CAUSED BY CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES NOT RATABLE BY THE PEB AND NOT COVERED BY A MORE SPECIFIC OR APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE CATEGORY. USE SPD CODE GFT, HFT, AND JFT AS APPROPRIATE AND THE NARRATIVE REASON FOR SEPARATION SHALL BE PHYSICAL STANDARDS FOR THESE TYPES OF DISCHARGES. PRIOR TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION UNDER THIS CODE, CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVERSION TO A SPECIALTY THAT WOULD ENABLE THE MARINE TO CONTINUE SERVICE VICE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION. 
4.  THE NEXT CHANGE TO REF C WILL INCORPORATE THESE CHANGES.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//