R 061205Z AUG 15
MARADMIN 391/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2017 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/07FEB2006//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/03MAY2000//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/27JUL15//
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 MARADMIN 374/15, FISCAL YEAR 2017 LIMITED DUTY (LDO) PROGRAM.//
POC/M. HALTON/MAJ/MMOA3/-/TEL:  DSN 278-9284/EMAIL:SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AS A MODIFICATION TO THE REFS, FOR THE EXECUTION OF THIS BOARD, THE 8 YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE MAY BE REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED TO A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS BASED UPON AN ENDING CALCULATION DATE OF 1 MARCH 2016.  ADDITIONALLY, THE REQUIREMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE MAY BE REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED UP TO 22 YEARS. APPLICANTS SHALL COMPUTE ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE FROM THE START DATE OF THEIR ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) TO THE ENDING DATE OF 1 MARCH 2016. APPLICANTS SHALL REQUEST ALL WAIVERS IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
2. A PERMANENT CHANGE TO REFS A AND B SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF EACH INSTRUCTION.
3. ALL OTHER INFORMATION WITHIN REF C REMAINS THE SAME.
4. INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM AND SELECTION BOARD IS MAINTAINED BY MMOA-3 AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/PAGE/PORTAL/M_RA_HOME/MM/A_OA/OA-3/MISC_BOARD/CWO_LDO.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN CRAIG Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//