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R 192259Z NOV 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 683/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/R1//
SUBJ/CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES WITH PRIMARY MILITARY
/CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES WITH PRIMARY MILITARY
/OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 2881 //
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC (C469)/15MAY2006//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (MMEA-6)/02MAR1998//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC/221630ZSEP2003//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC (MPP-25)/05APR1993//
POC/H. I. BASHOR/MGYSGT/HQMC (C4 CRP)/-/TEL:COM (703) 693-3540
/TEL:DSN 278-3540//
NARR/REF A IS MCBUL 1200. REF B IS MCO P1040.31J. REF C IS MARADMIN
440/03.REF D IS MCO 12205J.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS IS A COORDINATED HQMC C4 AND M&RA
MESSAGE TO ANNOUNCE THE DELETION OF PMOS 2881 AND CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES WITH PMOS 2881.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DIRECTOR C4, AS THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD
MANAGER, NO LONGER REQUIRES PMOS 2881 WHICH SUPPORTS COMSEC EQUIPMENT REPAIR. AS OF 1 FEB 2007, TECOM WILL DELETE THE PMOS 2881
REQUIREMENT.
3. AS OF 20070102, 86 ENLISTED MARINES POSSESS PMOS 2881.
HQMC MMEA WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE FUTURE MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRAINING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF REF A FOR
EVERY MARINE WHO CURRENTLY HOLDS PMOS 2881 AND DESIRES TO REMAIN ON
ACTIVE DUTY. UPON DELETION OF THE PMOS 2881 REQUIREMENT ON 1 FEB
2007, THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR PMOS 2881. THIS MARADMIN PRESENTS 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD PLANS, CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES, AND GUIDANCE. MARINES WITH PMOS 2881 ARE GROUPED INTO
ONE OF SIX CATEGORIES:
A. ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM MARINES WITH AN EAS IN FY07
B. ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM MARINES WITH AN EAS IN FY08
C. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT
D. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES IN THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT OR STAFF
SERGEANT SELECTS
E. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES IN THE RANK OF GUNNERY SERGEANT OR
GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTS
F. RESERVE MARINES
4. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR THOSE MARINES HOLDING PMOS
2881.
A. ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM MARINES WITH AN EAS IN FY07
(1) THERE ARE NO 2881 FTAP BOATSPACE ALLOCATIONS FOR FY07.
(2) MARINES DESIRING FURTHER SERVICE MUST REQUEST A LATERAL MOVE
(LAT MOVE) AS PART OF A REENLISTMENT PACKAGE AS OUTLINED BY REF D
INTO A DESIGNATED SHORT MOS. MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO LAT MOVE
INTO A SHORT MOS WITHIN THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, BUT MAY SUBMIT
FOR LAT MOVE INTO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MOS THAT THEY QUALIFY
FOR.
(3) UNITS WITH MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO LAT MOVE WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING PAGE 11 ENTRY:
"I HAVE BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST REENLISTMENT WITH A
LAT MOVE BUT RESPECTFULLY DECLINE DUE TO MY INTENT TO SEPARATE AT MY
EAS. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL RETAIN PMOS 2881 UNTIL MY EAS AND THAT PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS PMOS WILL NOT EXIST. I MAY REQUEST
REENLISTMENT AT ANY TIME WITHIN FY07 BUT UNDERSTAND THAT LAT MOVE
OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE LIMITED OR CLOSED IN THE FUTURE."
(4) MARINES DENIED FURTHER SERVICE BECAUSE OF NO OPPORTUNITY TO LAT
MOVE MAY RATE SEPARATION PAY AS DETERMINED BY CMC (MMEA-6).
B. ACTIVE DUTY FIRST TERM MARINES WITH AN EAS IN FY08
(1) THERE WILL BE NO 2881 FTAP BOATSPACE ALLOCATIONS FOR FY08 AND
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES WILL END EFFECTIVE 1 FEB 2007.
(2) FY08 MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO LAT MOVE AS OUTLINED BY REF D INTO A SHORT MOS WITHIN THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, BUT MAY SUBMIT FOR
LAT MOVE INTO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MOS THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR.
(3) FY08 FTAP MARINES WILL BE ALLOWED TO LAT MOVE DURING FY07 AS LONG AS THEY EXTEND TO OBTAIN ANY NECESSARY OBLIGATED SERVICE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE APPROVED LAT MOVE.
(4) FY08 MARINES EXECUTING A LAT MOVE IN FY07 WILL BE REQUIRED TO
REENLIST AND COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE IN THEIR APPROVED LAT MOVE PMOS
DURING FY08.
(5) UNITS WITH MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO LAT MOVE WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING PAGE 11 ENTRY:
"I HAVE BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST EXTENSION WITH A LAT MOVE BUT RESPECTFULLY DECLINE DUE TO MY INTENT TO SEPARATE AT MY EAS. UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL RETAIN PMOS 2881 UNTIL MY EAS AND THAT THERE
WILL BE NO PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES IN PMOS 2881. I MAY REQUEST
REENLISTMENT WITH A LAT MOVE AT ANY TIME WITHIN FY08 BUT UNDERSTAND
THAT LAT MOVE OPPORTUNITIES MAY BE LIMITED OR CLOSED IN THE FUTURE."
C. ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES HOLDING THE RANK OF SERGEANT
(1) ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO LAT MOVE AS OUTLINED BY REF D INTO A SHORT MOS WITHIN THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, BUT MAY SUBMIT FOR LAT MOVE INTO ANOTHER OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MOS THAT THEY
QUALIFY FOR.
(2) THOSE ACTIVE DUTY CAREER MARINES THAT DO NOT SUBMIT FOR LAT MOVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, BY 31 MAR 2007 WILL BE LAT MOVED BY HQMC
BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
(3) SERGEANTS WHO INDICATE THEIR DESIRE TO SEPARATE AT THEIR EAS WILL HOLD PMOS 2881 UNTIL SEPARATION. SERGEANTS WHO DESIRE TO SEPARATE AT
THEIR EAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY 2800 MONITOR OF THEIR INTENT TO
SEPARATE.
(4) SERGEANTS WHO INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO SEPARATE AT THEIR EAS WILL NOT HAVE THEIR PMOS CHANGED FROM PMOS 2881 WHICH WILL RESULT IN
NEGATIVE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES.
(5) MARINES DENIED FURTHER SERVICE BECAUSE OF NO LAT MOVE
OPPORTUNITIES MAY RATE SEPARATION PAY AS DETERMINED BY CMC (MMEA-6).
D. ACTIVE DUTY MARINES HOLDING THE RANK OF SSGT (OR SSGT SELECTS)
(1) ALL SSGT'S OR SSGT SELECTS HOLDING PMOS OF 2881 WILL BE CONVERTED TO PMOS 2862 VIA BY NAME ROSTER SUBMITTED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD
SPONSOR, EFFECTIVE 1 FEB 2007.
(2) MMEA WILL MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO ISSUE PCS ORDERS TO MCC K18 FOR
MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY FOR PMOS 2862 CAREER PROGRESSION TRAINING
WHEN ELIGIBLE FOR PCS ORDERS.
(3) ALTERNATIVELY, SSGT'S HOLDING PMOS OF 2881 MAY SEE THEIR CRS FOR
LATERAL MOVE OPTIONS OUTSIDE THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
(4) SSGT'S HOLDING PMOS 2881 AND APPROVED FOR RETIREMENT WILL HOLD
PMOS 2881 UNTIL RETIREMENT.
E. ACTIVE DUTY MARINES HOLDING THE RANK OF GYSGT (OR GYSGT SELECTS)
(1) ALL GYSGT'S (OR GYSGT SELECTS) HOLDING PMOS OF 2881 WILL BE
CONVERTED TO PMOS 2862 VIA BY NAME ROSTER SUBMITTED BY THE
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR.
(2) GYSGT'S HOLDING PMOS 2881 AND APPROVED FOR RETIREMENT WILL HOLD
PMOS 2881 UNTIL RETIREMENT.
F. RESERVE MARINES WITH A PRIMARY MOS OF 2881 MAY ELECT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING CAREER TRANSITION OPTIONS BASED ON RESERVE CATEGORY:
(1) MEMBERS OF SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNITS.
(A) MARINES POSSESSING AN ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS) RATED AT THEIR RUC
FOR WHICH A VACANCY EXISTS MAY REMAIN AT THAT RUC AND FILL THE
BILLET VACANCY. APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE MADE
CHANGING THE AMOS TO PMOS.
(B) MARINES MAY RETRAIN TO A MOS VACANCY AT THEIR CURRENT RUC AS
LONG AS THEY MEET THE MOS REQUIREMENTS (LESS FORMAL SCHOOLS)
OUTLINED IN REF A. MARINES WILL CONTACT MARFORRES (G3) TRAINING NLT
1 JULY 2007 TO DISCUSS RETRAINING OPTIONS.
(C) MARINES WILLING TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER RESERVE UNIT MAY HAVE
ADDITIONAL RETRAINING OPTIONS. MARINES CONSIDERING AN INTER-UNIT
TRANSFER (IUT) MUST REQUEST AN IUT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. FUNDING FOR RETRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED BY MARFORRES (G3) TRAINING.
(D) MARINES NOT WILLING TO RETRAIN MUST TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL
READY RESERVE (IRR). EARLY RELEASE FROM DRILLING OBLIGATION IS
AUTHORIZED.
(2) MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM.
(A) IMA MARINES MAY REMAIN IN THEIR CURRENT BILLET UNTIL TOUR
EXPIRATION DATE. TOUR EXTENSION REQUESTS WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED.
(B) IMA MARINES POSSESSING AN AMOS RATED AT A COMMAND FOR WHICH A
VACANT FUNDED BILLET EXISTS MAY REMAIN AT THAT COMMAND AND FILL THE
BILLET VACANCY. APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE MADE
CHANGING THE AMOS TO PMOS.
(C) OPERATIONAL SPONSORS DESIRING TO RETAIN AN IMA MARINE, BUT IN A
DIFFERENT BILLET, MAY OFFER RETRAINING AS A CONDITION OF ASSIGNMENT
TO A SUBSEQUENT IMA TOUR. FUNDING FOR RETRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED
BY THE OPERATIONAL SPONSOR.
(D) IMA MARINES WILL TRANSFER TO THE IRR UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR
CURRENT TOUR.
(3) MEMBERS OF THE IRR.
(A) IRR MEMBERS, TO INCLUDE MARINES WHO LEAVE THE ACTIVE COMPONENT
AS A RESULT OF MOS PHASE OUT, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MOS RETRAINING
UNLESS THEY ARE MOBILIZED, ACCEPTED FOR SMCR UNIT AFFILIATION, OR
ACCESSED INTO THE AR PROGRAM AS A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE. RETRAINING
OPTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT TIME OF MOBILIZATION, AFFILIATION WITH
SMCR UNIT, OR ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR LOCAL PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER CONCERNING SMCR UNIT
AFFILIATION/PSTA RETRAINING OPTIONS.
(B) IRR MARINES POSSESSING AN AMOS MAY REQUEST AN MOS CONVERSION
FROM AMOS TO PMOS FROM MOBCOM. APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL
BE MADE BY MOBCOM TO AFFECT THE MOS CHANGE.
(4) INFORMATION ON RESERVE OFFICER PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE RESERVE
WARRANT OFFICER OR ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS, ARE AVAILABLE
FROM UNIT CAREER PLANNERS FOR SMCR AND AR PERSONNEL. IMA AND IRR
MARINES SHOULD CONTACT MOBCOM FOR MORE INFORMATION.
5. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT MARINES BEGIN A DIALOGUE WITH THEIR CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS TO ENSURE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR
TRANSITION AND RETRAINING.
6. POC FOR ACTIVE DUTY POLICY MATTERS IS MAJOR JERRY MORGAN. POC
FOR ACTIVE DUTY CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION IS
GYSGT KEVIN HART. POC FOR SMCR MARINES IS MSGT DAVIS MFR G-3
TRAINING (504) 678-8414. POC FOR IMA MARINES IS MAJ AARON CRAIG
(703) 784-9138.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.//