R 160054Z SEP 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 421/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/DESIGNATION OF A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT DISPOSITION OF /REMAINS INSTRUCTION//
REF/A/-/OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM /YMD:DATED 14 JULY 2005/-//
REF/B/-/DOD 1300.18/-//
REF/C/-/MCO P3040.4E/-//
POC/CAPT KENNETH JONES/MRPC/CASUALTYSECTION@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/-/TEL:(703) 784-9512/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ON 14 JULY 2005, THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL READINESS PUBLISHED A MEMORANDUM REGARDING SERVICEMEMBER DESIGNATION OF A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT DISPOSITION. THIS MEMORANDUM PROVIDES INTERIM GUIDANCE ON DOD'S REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICEMEMBERS TO DESIGNATE A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT DISPOSITION (PADD) OF THEIR REMAINS IN THE EVENT OF THE SERVICEMEMBER'S DEATH. THIS GUIDANCE SHOULD BE ACTED ON IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION (DODI) 1300.18, MILITARY PERSONNEL CASUALTY MATTERS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES, WILL INCLUDE PERMANENT GUIDANCE FOR THIS REQUIREMENT. TO PROMULGATE DOD'S INTENT, THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED TO ALL MARINES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
2. SECTION E.2.1.1.25 OF DODI 1300.18, DATED 18 DEC 2000, STATES THE FOLLOWING PERSONS, IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PADD DESIGNATION: UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE; NATURAL AND ADOPTED
CHILDREN OF LEGAL AGE (18 YEARS OLD) IN ORDER OF SENIORITY; PARENTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY, UNLESS LEGAL EXCLUSIVE CUSTODY WAS GRANTED TO A PERSON; THE REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE (THE TERM REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE DOES NOT INCLUDE ONE WHO OBTAINED A DIVORCE FROM THE DECEDENT OR WHO REMARRIED BEFORE A FINDING OF DEATH); BLOOD OR ADOPTIVE RELATIVE WHO WAS GRANTED LEGAL CUSTODY OF THE PERSON; BROTHERS OR SISTERS OF LEGAL AGE IN ORDER OF SENIORITY; GRANDPARENTS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY; OTHER RELATIVES OF LEGAL AGE IN ORDER OF RELATIONSHIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL ACCORDING TO CIVIL LAWS; AND PERSONS STANDING IN LOCAL PARENTIS TO THE DECEDENT. A MARINE MAY DESIGNATE ANY OF THE PERSONS LISTED UNDER THE SUBJECT SECTION. SUCH DESIGNATION SUPERSEDES THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE ENUMERATED IN THE SECTION. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE IS MARRIED AND HE DESIGNATES HIS FATHER AS THE PADD, HIS SPOUSE WOULD NOT TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE FATHER. THE DESIGNATION WILL BE EXECUTED AS DIRECTED BY THE MARINE. IF THE MARINE FAILS TO DESIGNATE A PADD ON THE RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA (RED), CMC (MRPC) WILL USE THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE IN SECTION E.2.1.1.25 TO DETERMINE PADD.
3. HQMC (MI) EXPECTS TO HAVE THE NECESSARY SYSTEM CHANGES IN MCTFS AND MARINE ONLINE BY OCTOBER 2005 AS PART OF SR 2-05. IN THE INTERIM, THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY:
A. THE CURRENT RED FILED IN THE SRB/OQR WILL BE USED TO DOCUMENT THE PADD DESIGNATION. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO PRINT OUT A NEW RED IF THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES TO BE MADE.
B. IN THE REMARKS PORTION OF, OR ON THE REVERSE OF THE HARDCOPY RED, THE MARINE SHALL:
(1) PRINT THE NAME (FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL, LAST NAME) AND RELATIONSHIP OF THE PADD.
(2) PRINT THE FULL ADDRESS OF THE PADD (NOT NECESSARY IF ALREADY REPORTED ON THE RED).
(3) PRINT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE PADD (NOT NECESSARY IF ALREADY REPORTED ON THE RED).
C. THE MARINE WILL SIGN AND DATE EACH OF THE ABOVE CHANGES.
D. EXAMPLES:
(1) PADD ALREADY LISTED ON THE RED: PADD NAME/RELATIONSHIP KAREN RAFFERTY, WIFE.
(2) PADD IS NOT ALREADY LISTED ON THE RED: PADD NAME/RELATIONSHIP WILLIAM RAFFERTY, BROTHER. PADD ADDRESS 1313 MOCKINGBIRD LANE, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165. PADD TELE NUMBER (123) 555-1212.//