R 091134Z AUG 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 476/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040 FY09 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/YMD:20020911//
REF/E/MSGID:RMG/CMC/YMD:20030220//
REF/F/MSGID:RMG/CMC/YMD:20060320//
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 (LDOS) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWOS).  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 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
REF E IS MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES.  REF F IS MARADMIN 128/06, NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC.//
POC/MOTLEY M.M./MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:MICHAEL.MOTLEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE FY09 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER TO LIMITED DUTY OFFICER SELECTION BOARD AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS.
2.  A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 30 OCT 07 FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS 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, THE 8 YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE HAS BEEN WAIVED TO A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE BY 1 MAR 08.  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 08.  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, THE CMC
(MPP-35) WILL NOTIFY THE CMC (MMOA-3) AS TO WHICH MOS'S ARE "CLOSED"
DUE TO PERSONNEL AND/OR INVENTORY FLUCTUATIONS. CURRENTLY THE CLOSED MOS'S ARE 0210, 6802, AND 6302. POC FOR MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS CAPT BACZKOWSKI (MPP-35 RESTRICTED OFFICER INVENTORY
PLANNER) AT DSN 278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL: ROBERT.BACZKOWSKI@USMC.MIL.
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 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM WILL INCUR A 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A AND B.
7.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF B.
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 15 OCT 07.  THE MAILING ADDRESS IS:
   COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
   ATTN:  MAJ MOTLEY
   FY08 LDO SELECTION BOARD
   HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
   3280 RUSSELL ROAD
   QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
INDIVIDUALS/UNITS CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION VIA THE MANPOWER WEBSITE: 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 IN ORDER TO ACCESS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
A.  CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME AND SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY08 LDO SELECTION BOARD.  NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
B.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS FROM THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  REFS D THROUGH F CONTAIN 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A THROUGH C WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
9.  IN ORDER TO FACILITATE PREPARATION OF THE OMPF AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD, APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO APPLY USING THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION ON THE CWO TO LDO WEBSITE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7, ABOVE, BY 25 SEP 07.
ALTERNATIVELY, IN CASES IN WHICH APPLICANTS ARE UNABLE TO INDICATE SUCH INTENTIONS VIA THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION, COMMANDS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICANT'S FULL NAME AND SSN TO CMC (MMOA-3) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE BY 25 SEP 07.  SUBJECT TITLE SHOULD READ: "FY09 LDO SELECTION BOARD APPLICANT."  APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 15 OCT 07.
10.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO THE 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 2008.//