MARADMINS : 115/07
UNCLAS
160729Z FEB 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 115/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/AMPLIFYING PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE FOR EVERY MARINE INTO
/FIGHT: COMMANDANTS INTENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20070119//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA-85/YMD:19990912//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20061121//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR/YMD:20000410//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20070129//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 002/07, EVERY MARINE INTO THE FIGHT -
COMMANDANT'S INTENT. REF B IS MCO P1326.6D, SDAMAN. REF C IS
MARADMIN 551/06, ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM. REF
D IS MCO P1900.16F, MARCORSEPMAN. REF E IS MARADMIN 057/07, PROCESS
FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT BILLETS.//
POC/H.J.DUENEZ/GS-14/MMEA-12/-/TEL:703-784-9230/TEL: 278-9230
/EMAIL:HECTOR.DUENEZ@USMC.MIL//
POC/K.M.SCHMIEGEL/LTCOL/MMEA-8/-/TEL:703-784-9948/TEL: 278-9948
/EMAIL: KEVIN.SCHMIEGEL@USMC.MIL//
POC/M.R.STROBL/LTCOL/MMOA /-/TEL:703-784-9286/TEL: 278-9286
/EMAIL:MICHAEL.STROBL@USMC.MIL//
POC/C.D.BURTNER/MAJ/RAM/-/TEL:703-784-0531/TEL: 278-0531
/EMAIL: CARL.BURTNER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE ON
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICIES CONTAINED IN REF A.
2. IMPLEMENTATION. CMC (MM) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING STAFFING PLAN
OF ACTION:
A. ASSIGNMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE
CORPS, WITH DUE CONSIDERATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE, WHILE
MINIMIZING THE IMPACT ON UNIT COHESION.
B. REASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE BASED ON VALID OPFOR REQUIREMENTS BY
GRADE AND PRIMARY MOS.
C. WHENEVER POSSIBLE CMC (MM) WILL REASSIGN MARINES TO DEPLOYING
UNITS USING LOW COST MOVES AND PCA ORDERS WITHIN THE SAME
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION; HOWEVER, SOME CIRCUMSTANCES MAY REQUIRE PCS
ORDERS TO GET MARINES TO DEPLOYING UNITS. THIS ALLOWS CMC (MM) THE
ABILITY TO ASSIGN ELIGIBLE MARINES TO UNITS PER NORMAL STAFFING
TIMELINES, AND ENABLE THE COMMANDS AND THEIR MARINES TO COMPLETE
PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING AS A COHESIVE COMBAT UNIT BEFORE DEPLOYING.
3. ACTION. CMC (MM) WILL AUTHORIZE TIME-ON-STATION WAIVERS TO
FACILITATE THE REDISTRIBUTION OF MARINES WHO HAVE NOT YET DEPLOYED.
A. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CMC (MM) WILL REASSIGN MARINES WHO HAVE
YET TO DEPLOY AND WHO ARE SERVING WITHIN SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS
AFTER COMPLETING 12-MONTHS TIME ON STATION (TOS) VICE THE STANDARD
36-MONTH TOUR. REDUCING THE TOS REQUIREMENT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF
MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR REASSIGNMENT TO DEPLOYING UNITS.
B. EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY INCLUDE JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT LIST
(JDAL) BILLETS, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SDA) AS CONTAINED IN REF
B, MARINES SERVING IN A PAYBACK TOUR (E.G., SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM PAYBACK), AND MARINES SLATED FOR HQMC-VALIDATED IA/TT
BILLETS. CMC (MM) WILL NOT BACKFILL IA/TT BILLETS.
C. CMC (MM) WILL NOT CONSIDER REASSIGNMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES ON
SDA, AS DEFINED IN REF B.
D. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CMC (MM) MAY MODIFY PHASES I AND II OF
THE III MEF/MCBJ ASSIGNMENT POLICY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 24-MONTH
ASSIGNMENTS TO III MEF. CMC (MM) MAY ISSUE 12-MONTH VICE 24-MONTH
UNACCOMPANIED OVERSEAS ORDERS TO III MEF/MCBJ TO INCREASE THE
PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE MARINES ACROSS THE CORPS ELIGIBLE FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO DEPLOYING COMMANDS. CMC (MM) WILL NOT EFFECT
REASSIGNMENT FOR DEPLOYMENT UNDER THIS INITIATIVE UNLESS ABLE TO
BACKFILL THE BILLET, TO INCLUDE III MEF/MCBJ, KEEPING WITHIN CMC'S
INTENT OF LIMITING DISRUPTION TO UNIT COHESION.
4. ENLISTED MARINES WHO ARE EAS NON-DEPLOYABLE AND DESIRE TO DEPLOY
ARE ENCOURAGED TO EITHER SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT OR REQUEST AN
EXTENSION TO MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT. ECFC EXTENSIONS PER REF C AND
MARINES APPROVED FOR RETIREMENT PER REF D WILL NOT BE FAVORABLY
ENDORSED BY CMC (MM).
5. ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE PER MCO 1001.52H. AR
MARINES MAY SUBMIT AA FORMS, PER REF E, TO CMC (RAM) AT THE POC
ABOVE FOR CONSIDERATION. MARINES IN RECEIPT OF PCS/PCA ORDERS SHALL
OBTAIN A GAINING COMMAND ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO ROUTING THE AA FORM.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO ACTIVE COMPONENT AND ACTIVE
RESERVE MARINES.//