R 151442Z MAY 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0312/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC) MR//
SUBJ/ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT FORTHCOMIMG CHANGE TO MCO P1700.27B ID CARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SNCOS AND OFFICERS IN UNIFORM IN RETAIL ACTIVITIES//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P1700.27B/-/YMD:20070307//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1700.278, ID CARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SNCOS AND OFFICERS IN UNIFORM IN RETAIL ACTIVITIES//
POC/MR. GREG GORDON/YA-03/UNIT:MRQ/-/TEL:703-784-9517 /EMAIL:GREGORY.GORDON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE AN ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A POLICY CHANGE TO THE REFERENCE.
2.  PER REFERENCE (A), PARAGRAPH 1201.2A CURRENTLY REQUIRES THAT IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS BE REQUIRED FOR ALL PATRONS CASHING CHECKS OR MAKING PURCHASES OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO.  THE DOD POLICY REQUIRING ID CARDS WHEN CASHING CHECKS HAS CHANGED.  DUE TO THE TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (SNCOS) AND THE COLLEGE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR OFFICERS, IT IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT THERE ARE SNCOS OR OFFICERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21.  THEREFORE, OUR INTENT IS TO CHANGE THE POLICY TO NO LONGER REQUIRE ID CARDS WHEN SNCOS OR OFFICERS IN UNIFORM WISH TO CASH CHECKS OR PURCHASE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO. IDENTIFICATION WILL STILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE NOT IN UNIFORM AND JUNIOR ENLISTED.
3.  THE INTENDED POLICY CHANGE CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF THE REFERENCE.
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  THIS MESSAGE IS AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN R. S. COLEMAN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//