R 120929Z AUG 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0478/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040 FY11 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060207//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20000503//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C/-//
REF/D/MSGID:RMG/CMC/060930ZJAN2009//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAM, WHICH GOVERNS THE PROCUREMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO'S) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWO'S).  REF B IS MCO 1040.42A, LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE LDO AND WO PROGRAMS.  REF C IS TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE (U.S.C.) CHAPTER 33A, WHICH GOVERNS THE APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS ON THE WARRANT OFFICER ACTIVE DUTY LIST.  REF D IS MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/M. M. MOTLEY/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284/ EMAIL:MICHAEL.MOTLEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE FY11 CWO TO LDO SELECTION BOARD AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CWO'S.
2.  A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 20 OCT 09 FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWO'S FOR APPOINTMENT TO LDO.  REFERENCES A THROUGH C PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT TO LDO.
3.  ALTHOUGH REF A STIPULATES THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 8 YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE TO APPLY FOR THE LDO PROGRAM, THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN WAIVED TO A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE BY 1 MAR 09.  ALSO, THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE MAY BE WAIVED TO 22 YEARS.  APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPUTE ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE FROM THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) TO 1 MAR 09. APPLICANTS MUST REQUEST THESE WAIVERS IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. WAIVERS FOR OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF A WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4.  PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SUBJECT BOARD, CMC (MPP-35) WILL NOTIFY CMC (MMOA-3) AS TO WHICH MOS'S ARE "CLOSED" DUE TO PERSONNEL AND/OR INVENTORY FLUCTUATIONS.  CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO CLOSED MOS'S.  POC FOR MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS MAJ DAVIN (MPP-35 RESTRICTED OFFICER INVENTORY PLANNER) AT DSN 278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL: BRADLEY.DAVIN@USMC.MIL. MOS AVAILABILITY WILL BE UPDATED ON THE CWO TO LDO WEBSITE LOCATED ON THE MANPOWER WEBSITE:  HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  FROM THERE, GO TO ACTIVE MARINE, THEN MANPOWER MANAGEMENT, OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS, PLANS AND PROGRAMS, MISC BOARDS AND PANELS AND, FINALLY, CWO TO LDO.  MARINES WILL NEED TO LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE TO ACCESS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
5.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER CWO GRADE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LDO PROGRAM.  THIS RESTRICTION WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
6.  OFFICERS SELECTED TO THE LDO PROGRAM WILL INCUR A 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IAW REFERENCES A AND B.
7.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF B AND MUST REACH CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 10 OCT 09.  APPLICATIONS MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL, OR THEY CAN BE MAILED TO THE BELOW ADDRESS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
ATTN:  MAJ MOTLEY
FY11 LDO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
A.  CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME AND SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY11 LDO SELECTION BOARD.  NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
B.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH FROM WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS FROM THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  REFERENCE D CONTAINS GUIDANCE ON SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.  MARINES CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE MMSB WEBSITE.
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 IAW REFERENCE A THROUGH C WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
9.  TO FACILITATE PREPARATION OF THE OMPF AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD, APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO APPLY TO CMC (MMOA-3) BY 10 OCT 09.  USE THE E-MAIL OR MAIL ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7.
10.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO CMC (MMOA-3) WILL BE ADDRESSED TO MAJOR M. M. MOTLEY, EMAIL:  MICHAEL.MOTLEY@USMC.MIL, TEL COM: (703)784-9284/85/86, DSN 278-9284.
11.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2010.
13.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//