MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION AND TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR;THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS
Date Signed: 5/15/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 234/03
MARADMINS : 234/03

R 150905Z MAY 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 234/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP//
SUBJ/MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION AND TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR
/THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/02MAY2000//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/29SEP1989//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/181300ZDEC2002//
POC/L BAUER/MAJ/CMC MPO-40/-/TEL:703-784-9386
/EMAIL:BAUERLA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1040.43A. IT SETS FORTH REQUIREMENTS AND
REGULATIONS FOR ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. REF B
IS MCO P1100.73B, WHICH SERVES AS THE BASIC MANUAL FOR OFFICER
PROCUREMENT. REF C IS MARADMIN 662/02. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCED NEW
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN REVISES TESTING AND
ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN REFS A AND B,
FOR OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS, AND FORMALLY ESTABLISHES POLICY
CHANGES FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASS APPLICANTS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE
ANNOUNCED FOR MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM APPLICANTS IN REF C.
2. BACKGROUND. CRITICAL THINKING AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS,
COUPLED WITH THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THOUGHTS AND ORDERS, ARE
ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS AS A MARINE OFFICER. RECENT TRENDS IN
EXPANDING QUALITY SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, COUPLED WITH
PERFORMANCE METRICS FROM OFFICER CANDIDATES WHO USED THE ELECTRICAL
COMPOSITE (EL) SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST IN
ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SELECTION, HAVE LED TO THE POLICY CHANGES
CONTAINED HEREIN.
3. ACTION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, BACCAUREATE DEGREES FROM
NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS REGIONALLY, ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFICER CANDIDATE
PROGRAM APPLICATION. IN ADDITION, AN ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION
TEST (AFQT) SCORE OF 74 OR HIGHER WILL REPLACE USE OF AN ELECTRICAL
COMPONENT (EL) SCORE AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DETERMINING MENTAL
APTITUDE FOR OFFICER PROGRAMS.
4. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
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