R 090906Z APR 15
MARADMIN 185/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO THE MCO 1900.16 SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 5215.1K/10MAY2007//
REF/B/DOC/5 U.S.C. 552A//
REF/C/DOC/SECNAVINST 5211.5E/28DEC2005//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAV M-5210.1/1MAY2012//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5215.1K (THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM). REF B IS U.S. CODE, TITLE 5, PART I, CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER II, SECTION 552A. REF C IS SECNAVINST 5211.5E (THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) PRIVACY PROGRAM). REF D IS SECNAV M-5210.1 (DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS MANAGEMENT MANUAL). POC/K. E. SHARP/CIV/CMC MMSR/QUAN/TEL: COMM 703-784-9304/EMAIL: KENT.SHARP(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN IS TO NOTIFY ALL ON THE DISTRIBUTION LIST OF THE MODIFIED FORMAT OF MCO 1900.16.
2.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  THE FORMAT OF THE MARCORSEPMAN HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE THE PROGRAM ADVANTAGES OF ADOBE READER BOOKMARKS, FACILITATE A MORE USER FRIENDLY SEARCH SYSTEM AND ALLOW MORE RAPID STAFFING AND SUBSEQUENT UPDATES AS CHANGES IN LAW AND POLICY ARE DIRECTED.
    B.  THE ONLY CHANGES TO THIS MCO HAVE BEEN TO SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, THE STANDARDIZATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND PAGE HEADERS AND PAGE NUMBERING TO ACCOMODATE THE ADOBE BOOKMARKS FORMAT. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO POLICIES OR PROCEDURES.
3.  THIS ORDER IS PUBLISHED ELECTRONICALLY AND CAN BE ACCESSED ON-LINE VIA THE MARINE CORPS WEBSITE AT THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL (SLASH)NEWS(SLASH)PUBLICATIONS(SLASH)ELECTRONICLIBRARY(SLASH) ELECTRONICLIBRARYDISPLAY(SLASH)TABID(SLASH)13082(SLASH)ARTICLE (SLASH)173565(SLASH)MCO-190016-ADMIN-CHANGE.ASPX.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//