R 301808Z SEP 14
MARADMIN 493/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE TO ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR PRIMARY MOS 0803, 0842, 0847, 2110, 2131, 2141, 2146, 2147, 2149, 7204 AND 7212//
REF/A/MEMO/OSD/14MAY14//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/22MAY14//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/18SEP14//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/8AUG08//
AMPN/REF A IS NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS MEMORANDUM//
AMPN/REF B IS MARADMIN 252/14//
AMPN/REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8//
AMPN/REF D IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 6100.13//
POC/MPO/MAJ B. CANEPA/ (703) 784-9386/
POC/MCFIO/LTCOL B. VENNING/ (703) 784-3388/
POC/MCRC/CIV M. STYKA (703) 432-9650/
POC/MM/LTCOL T. M. TENNANT/ (703) 784-9229/
POC/RA/MAJ E. J. WUNDERLICH/ (703) 784-9138/
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  IAW REF (A) AS OF 16 JULY 2014, THE REQUIRED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION PERIOD HAS BEEN SATISFIED AND THE SUBJECT PRIMARY MOS(S) ARE NO LONGER GENDER RESTRICTED.
2.  THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARDING OF EACH OF THESE MOS(S) AS OUTLINED IN THE USMC MOS MANUAL AND STANDARDS IN APPLICABLE TRAINING MANUALS REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY THIS POLICY CHANGE.  FEMALE MARINES WHO ARE AWARDED THESE PRIMARY MOS(S) MAY BE ASSIGNED TO ALL BILLETS EXCEPT THOSE UNITS THAT REMAIN RESTRICTED TO FEMALES PENDING GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT INTEGRATED TASK FORCE RESULTS, REF (B). SPECIFICALLY, FEMALE MARINES OF ANY MOS WILL NOT BE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO INFANTRY REGIMENTS, INFANTRY BATTALIONS, RECONNAISSANCE BATTALIONS, FORCE RECONNAISSANCE COMPANIES; LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE (LAR) BATTALIONS OR MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPANIES. HOWEVER, THEY MAY BE ATTACHED TO SUCH UNITS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AS PART OF PARENT UNIT DETACHMENTS FOR SPECIFIC MISSIONS. THEY MAY BE DEPLOYED WITH THEIR PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED UNITS AND MAY BE ASSIGNED TO INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT BILLETS.
3.  FOR PMOS(S) 0842, 0847, 2131, 2141, 2146, 2147, AND 7212, THE MARINE CORPS WILL BEGIN ITS ACCESSION OF FEMALES STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2015 BASED ON MARINE CORPS GENDER-NEUTRAL STANDARDS, INDIVIDUAL QUALIFICATION, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. OFFICER ASSIGNMENT OF THE 7204 PMOS WILL FOLLOW THE CURRENT MOS CLASSIFICATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS DURING THE BASIC SCHOOL. LATERAL MOVES INTO THESE PMOS(S) WILL FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROCESSES BASED ON SERVICE MOS REQUIREMENTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IN THE EVENT THAT A FEMALE MARINE FAILS TO MEET THE STANDARDS FOR AWARDING OF A PMOS, SHE WILL BE RECLASSIFIED INTO ANOTHER PMOS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT MARINE CORPS RECLASSIFICATION PROCESS THAT IS APPLICABLE REGARDLESS OF GENDER. RESERVE COMPONENT SPECIFIC FY15 LATERAL MOVE GUIDANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4.  THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PMOS(S) OF 0803, 2110 AND 2149 HAVE NOT CHANGED AND WILL BE ASSIGNED TO FEMALE MARINES ONLY AFTER REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MET (SELECTION TO WARRANT OFFICER FOR 0803 AND 2110 AND PROMOTION TO GRADE OF MSGT FOR 2149).
5.  MINIMUM PRE-SHIP PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE ENLISTED ENTRY LEVEL MOS(S) LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ARE AS FOLLOW:
5.A. 2 PULLUPS,
5.B. 44 CRUNCHES IN 2 MINUTES OR LESS,
5.C. 1.5 MILES IN 13 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS OR LESS, AND
5.D. PRE-SHIP PHYSICAL STANDARDS WILL BE GRADED ON A PASS-FAIL BASIS.
6.  AT RECRUIT TRAINING, THE MINIMUM PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS TO BE ASSIGNED THE ENLISTED ENTRY LEVEL MOS(S) LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ARE AS FOLLOW:
6.A.  3 PULLUPS,
6.B.  50 CRUNCHES IN 2 MINUTES OR LESS,
6.C.  3 MILES IN 28 MINUTES OR LESS,
6.D.  MOVEMENT TO CONTACT IN 4 MINUTES, 13 SECONDS OR LESS,
6.E.  33 AMMO CAN LIFTS IN 2 MINUTES OR LESS,
6.F.  MANUEVER UNDER FIRE IN 3 MINUTES, 58 SECONDS OR LESS, AND
6.G.  THOUGH PERSONNEL MUST MEET THE ABOVE MINIMUMS IN ALL EVENTS,
A CUMULATIVE SCORE OF AT LEAST 135 ON EVENTS 6.A. THROUGH 6.C. MUST BE ACHIEVED.  SCORING TABLES FOR THESE EVENTS ARE LOCATED IN ENCL(1), TABLE 2-3 OF REF (D).  PERSONNEL MUST SCORE AT LEAST 190 ON EVENTS 6.D. THROUGH 6.F.; SCORING TABLES FOR THESE EVENTS ARE LOCATED IN REF (D), ENCL (1), TABLES 3-5 THROUGH 3-7 IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN FOR EACH AGE GROUP.
7.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//