Major subordinate commands (MSC) and Headquarters Marine Corps staff agencies (HQMC SA) are required to exercise the use of MTP principles and procedures, as established and set forth in the references. Individuals delegated MTP authority are accountable for establishing positions to accomplish the mission with maximum efficiency and productivity balanced against the labor budget. This Order applies to all Marine Corps appropriated funded civilian positions under the General Schedule (GS), Administratively Determined (AD), Federal Wage System (FWS), the Acquisition Demonstration Project (Acq Demo) and other pay systems unless excepted by regulations governing the pay system concerned.

This Order does not apply to foreign labor execution, positions in the Senior Executive Service, positions above GS-15, or to non-appropriated funded (NAF) positions. Certain functions in this Order are not applicable to positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) which are under the cognizance of the Director of Naval Intelligence (see reference (l)). For Navy Working Capital Fund, the position management and position classification functions of MTP apply; compensation management does not apply.