R 061730Z JUN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 281/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2015 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/07FEB2006//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/03MAY2000//
REF/C/DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C.//
REF/D/RMG/CMC/111526ZSEP02//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAMS, 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 033/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/STEPHEN M. MCNEIL/CAPT/MMOA3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:STEPHEN.MCNEIL(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE FY15 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) TO LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) SELECTION BOARD AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS.
2.  A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 24 SEP 13 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 REFERENCE 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 14.  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 14.  APPLICANTS MUST REQUEST THESE WAIVERS IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.  WAIVERS FOR OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE 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 ANY MOS WHICH IS "CLOSED" DUE TO PERSONNEL AND/OR INVENTORY FLUCTUATION.  CURRENTLY, ALL MOS ARE OPEN.  POC FOR MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS CAPT LEO FERGUSON (MPP-35 RESTRICTED OFFICER INVENTORY PLANNER) AT DSN 278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL: LEO.FERGUSON(AT)USMC.MIL.  MOS AVAILABILITY WILL BE UPDATED ON THE CWO TO LDO WEBSITE LOCATED ON THE MANPOWER WEBSITE: HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  AFTER LOGGING IN 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 WITH A GOVERNMENT ISSUED CAC-ENABLED IDENTIFICATION CARD IN ORDER TO ACCESS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
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 REFERENCE B.  APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 1 SEP 13.  SUBMISSIONS MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL OR MAIL.  SUBMISSIONS CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE "SMB MANPOWER OFFICER PROGRAMS" ON THE GLOBAL OR EMAIL ADDRESS:  SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR(AT)USMC.MIL. THE MAILING ADDRESS IS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
ATTN:  CAPTAIN MCNEIL
FY15 LDO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
     A.  CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME, THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THE MARINES SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY15 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.  REFERENCE D CONTAINS 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 OMPF AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD, APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO APPLY BY EMAILING OR MAILING THEIR INTENT TO APPLY TO CMC TO THE ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7 BY 1 SEP 13.
10.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO THE CMC (MMOA-3) WILL BE ADDRESSED TO CAPTAIN STEPHEN MCNEIL, EMAIL: STEPHEN.MCNEIL(AT)USMC.MIL, TEL COM:  (703)784-9284/85, DSN 278-9284.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//