FY14 LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION DEBT SUBSIDY (LSEDS) PROGRAM
Date Signed: 8/6/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 393/14
MARADMINS : 393/14
R 062116Z AUG 14
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 393/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY14 LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION DEBT SUBSIDY (LSEDS) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S.C. SEC 321//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S.C. SEC 303a//
NARR/REF A IS THE UNITED STATES CODE SECTION THAT PROVIDES AUTHORITY FOR LSEDS/REF B IS THE UNITED STATES CODE SECTION GOVERNING REPAYMENT AND RECOUPMENT OF SPECIAL PAY PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY SERVICES//
POC FOR LSEDS POLICY ISSUES IS MAJ TREY MCBRIDE, MPP-30, DSN:278-9365, COMM: 703-784-9365, E-MAIL: TREY.MCBRIDE(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC FOR LSEDS ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IS MAJ ALEXANDER FARSAAD, JCD, DSN: 223-9059, COMM: 703-693-9059, E-MAIL: ALEXANDER.FARSAAD(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY14 LSEDS PROGRAM PER THE REFERENCE.
2. BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING NONWAIVERABLE CRITERIA:
 A. JUDGE ADVOCATE IN THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.
 B. QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED AS UNDER ARTICLE 27(B), UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
 C. COMPLETED INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION (IADSO) AS A MARINE CORPS OFFICER, DEFINED AS 48 MONTHS FROM DATE OF REPORTING TO THE BASIC SCHOOL.
 D. SELECTED FOR, AND ACCEPTED, CAREER DESIGNATION BETWEEN THE DATES OF 25 AUGUST 2013 AND 1 AUGUST 2014.
3. INELIGIBLE CATEGORIES.
 A. OFFICERS ACCESSED INTO THE MARINE CORPS THROUGH THE FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP) OR THE EXCESS LEAVE PROGRAM (LAW)(ELP(L)).
 B. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR OR PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR.
 C. OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED LSEDS.
4. PROCESS.
 A. TEN (10) LSEDS CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED IN FY14. CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH A SELECTION BOARD PROCESS MANAGED BY MMOA, MPP-30, AND JAD.
 B. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT AN LSEDS APPLICATION, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 8 BELOW, TO THE MPP-30 AND JAD POCS LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
5. PAYMENT PROVISIONS
 A. JUDGE ADVOCATES MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE AND SELECTED TO RECEIVE LSEDS WILL RECEIVE FIVE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TOTALING 50,000 DOLLARS AND INCUR AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE RELEASE OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE LSEDS SELECTION BOARD.
 B. INITIAL PAYMENT WILL TOTAL 10,000 DOLLARS. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS MARADMIN THAT JUDGE ADVOCATES BE PAID THE FIRST LSEDS INSTALLMENT NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE LSEDS SELECTION BOARD.
 C. SUBSEQUENT ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS WILL TOTAL 10,000 DOLLARS EACH. ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE ANNUALLY ON THE MONTH AND DAY OF THE INITIAL PAYMENT.
6. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION
 A. LSEDS SERVICE OBLIGATIONS SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER PERIODS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.
 B. JUDGE ADVOCATES RECEIVING LSEDS WHO ARE TWICE PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY OFFERED CONTINUATION, ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL THEIR LSEDS SERVICE OBLIGATION.
7. RECOUPMENT/REPAYMENT PROVISIONS.
 A. RECOUPMENT/REPAYMENT REQUIRED. JUDGE ADVOCATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY THE UNEARNED PORTION OF ANY LSEDS RECEIVED ON A PRO RATA BASIS UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
(1) FAILURE TO COMPLETE THEIR LSEDS SERVICE OBLIGATION DUE TO DEATH, DISABILITY, SEPARATION OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY FOR ANY REASON EXCEPT THOSE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7B; OR
(2) LOSS OF CERTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 27(B), UCMJ FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE OF LSEDS OR SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE AS JUDGE ADVOCATES FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE.
 B. RECOUPMENT/REPAYMENT NOT REQUIRED. RECOUPMENT OR REPAYMENT OFLSEDS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED, AND ANY REMAINING LSEDS SERVICE OBLIGATION WILL BE TERMINATED, UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
(1) BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE LSEDS SERVICE OBLIGATION, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE DIES OR IS RETIRED OR SEPARATED WITH A COMBAT-RELATED DISABILITY THAT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF HIS OR HER MISCONDUCT; OR
(2) SECNAV DETERMINES THAT, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, RECOUPMENT OR REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED LSEDS WOULD BE CONTRARY TO A PERSONNEL POLICY OR MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE, WOULD BE AGAINST EQUITY OR GOOD CONSCIENCE, OR WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
 A. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE POCS LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE. THE POCS MUST RECEIVE THE APPLICATIONS NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
 B. APPLICANTS SHOULD UPDATE THEIR OMPF AND ENSURE THEY HAVE A PHOTO SUBMITTED ON OR AFTER 01 SEPTEMBER 2013.
 C. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBITTED VIA STANDARD NAVAL LETTER, ENDORSED BY THE FIRST O-5 OR ABOVE SJA, OIC, OR COMMANDING OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF THE COMMAND.
 D. APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. APPLICANTS WILL USE THE FOLLOWING SAMPLE APPLICATION FORMAT:
FROM: CAPTAIN I. M. MARINE, EDIPI XXXXXXXXXX/4402 USMC
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MPP-30)
VIA: (1) [SENIOR JUDGE ADVOCATE OR COMMANDING OFFICER](2) COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (JA)
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR FY14 LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION DEBT SUBSIDY (LSEDS)
REF: (A) 37 U.S.C. SEC 321(B) MARADMIN XXX/14
 1. PER THE REFERENCES, I HEREBY APPLY FOR LSEDS EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF MY APPLICATION FOR THIS SPECIAL PAY AND SELECTION BY THE BOARD, I AGREE NOT TO TENDER MY RESIGNATION FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE MY SELECTION IS APPROVED. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL RECEIVE FIVE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TOTALING 50,000 DOLLARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE INITIAL PAYMENT WILL TOTAL 10,000 DOLLARS AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ANNIVERSARY PAYMENTS WILL TOTAL 10,000 DOLLARS EACH. I AGREE TO ACCEPT AN OBLIGATION TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE LSEDS SELECTION BOARD.
 2. I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE REFERENCES, INCLUDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH RECOUPMENT OR REPAYMENT OF UNEARNED LSEDS WILL BE REQUIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY UNEARNED LSEDS IF I AM UNABLE TO COMPLETE MY SERVICE OBLIGATION INCURRED FOR SELECTION TO THE LSEDS PROGAM. REASONS FOR RECOUPMENT OR REPAYMENT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LOSING MY ARTICLE 27(B), UCMJ, CERTIFICATION OR SUFFERING AN INJURY OR ILLNESS RESULTING IN DEATH, DISABILITY, OR INCAPACITATION THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE NOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
 3. I UNDERSTAND THAT CMC (MPP-30/MMOA/JA) MUST VALIDATE MY ELIGIBILITY FOR LSEDS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT, IF I AM FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR LSEDS OR NOT SELECTED TO RECEIVE LSEDS BY THE SELCTION BOARD, THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
 4. IN SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, WHICH I CERTIFY TO BE TRUE AND ACCURATE:
 A. COMPLETION OF INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION DATE: DAY MONTH YEAR.
 B. DATE INDICATED ACCEPTANCE OF CAREER DESIGNATION INTO REGULAR MARINE CORPS: DAY MONTH YEAR.
 C. I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED LSEDS.SIGNATURE NAME
9. AUTHORITY. CMC (MPP-30/MMOA/JAD) IS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE, ADMINISTER, AND VERIFY ELIGIBILTY OF CANDIDATES FOR THE LSEDS PROGRAM PURSUANT TO REFERENCE (A) AND THIS MARADMIN. CMC (MPP-30/MMOA/JAD) IS DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE AND SELECT THE MOST FULLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO RECEIVE LSEDS THROUGH A SELCTION BOARD PROCESS.
10. POC FOR LSEDS POLICY ISSUES IS MAJ TREY MCBRIDE, MPP-30, DSN: 278-9365, COMM: 703-784-9365, E-MAIL: TREY.MCBRIDE(AT)USMC.MIL.
11. POC FOR LSEDS ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IS MAJ ALEXANDER FARSAAD, JAD, DSN: 223-9059, COMM: 703-693-9059, E-MAIL: ALEXANDER.FARSAAD(AT)USMC.MIL.
12. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//