MARADMIN 399/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MARINE OFFICER STABILIZATION GUIDANCE ISO OIF/OEF 09.1 AND 09.2//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC(PPO) MSG/YMD:20070220//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN/453 07/YMD:20070730//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001.45H/YMD:20060104//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MOC P3000.15B/YMD:20011011//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/3502.3A/YMD:20010110//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/TAI MOA 2008/YMD:20080417//
NARR/REF A IS CMC PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR OIF/OEF. REF B IS MARINE
OFFICER STABILIZATION GUIDANCE ISO OIF/OEF 08.1 AND 08.2. REF C IS
MCO ON AUGMENTATION, RETENTION, AND RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY OF RESERVE
OFFICERS AND THE REDESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS TO
UNRESTRICTED STATUS. REF D IS MANPOWER UNIT DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURES (SHORT TITLE: MANPOWER UDP SOP). REF E
IS MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAPABLE)
PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM (MEU(SOC) PTP). REF F IS TACTICAL
AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION (TAI) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) FOR 2008.//
POC/WEIDLEY T.D./COL/MMOA/-/TEL:DSN 278-9300/TEL:703-784-9300
/EMAIL:THOMAS.WEIDLEY@USMC.MIL//
POC/ABURTO A.A/SSGT/MMOA/-/TEL:DSN 278-9300/TEL:703-784-9267
/EMAIL:ANTONIO.ABURTO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO AUGMENT REF
(A) AND SUPERCEDES REF (B). THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED IS BASED ON
LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS YEAR'S OFFICER STABILIZATION
PROCESSES AND WILL BE USED TO ENSURE AN OPTIMAL MARINE OFFICER
STAFFING SOLUTION FOR ALL DEPLOYING UNITS AND THE MARINE CORPS.
2. PCS/PCA MOVES FOR OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE GWOT. IN
SUPPORT OF CG II MEF, CMC (MMOA) WILL CONSIDER THE STABILIZATION OF
OFFICERS IDENTIFIED AS KEY PERSONNEL BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES:
A. KEY PERSONNEL ARE DEFINED AS COMMANDERS AND PRINCIPLE STAFF
OFFICERS OF DEPLOYING UNITS. MARCENT VALIDATED SERVICE AUGMENTS
FILLING THESE ROLES, MAY BE CONSIDERED KEY PERSONNEL AS WELL.
B. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO JOINT INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT BILLETS (JIA)
AND MARCENT VALIDATED TRANSITION TEAM (TT) REQUIREMENTS ARE ALSO
CONSIDERED KEY PERSONNEL.
C. CG, II MEF IS THE SINGLE SOURCE FOR OVERALL MAGTF OFFICER
PERSONNEL ISSUES. THE CG'S OF 2ND MAW, 2ND MARDIV, AND 2ND MLG, AND
THE CO OF 2ND MHG, ARE THE SINGLE SOURCE FOR ALL OFFICER PERSONNEL
ISSUES WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS. CMC (MMOA) IS THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY
FOR ALL OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUESTS.
D. KEY PERSONNEL COMPLETING 24 MONTHS TIME-ON-STATION PRIOR TO
01 APR 10, REQUIRE STABILIZATION SINCE THEY ARE POTENTIALLY
AVAILABLE FOR REASSIGNMENT. OFFICERS SCHEDULED TO PCS/PCA DURING
FY-09 WILL BE LISTED BY COMMAND IN THE APPLICABLE PORTION OF THE
MMOA G-1 INFORMATION PAGE AND THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR WEB SITE, NO
LATER THAN 01 SEP 08. IF AN OFFICER'S MOVEMENT DATE IS UNKNOWN,
COMMANDS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT MMOA POCS LISTED ABOVE.
E. ALL OFFICERS SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE A NORMAL THREE YEAR TOUR
ON OR BEFORE 30 SEP 09 WILL EXECUTE PCS/PCA ORDERS UNLESS CG, II MEF
OR ONE OF ITS MSC'S (2ND MARDIV, 2ND MAW, 2ND MLG, 2ND MHG) REQUESTS
STABILIZATION AND CMC (MMOA) APPROVES. OFFICERS NOT STABILIZED IN
RECEIPT OF PCS/PCA ORDERS MAY STILL DEPLOY AS LONG AS THEY ARE
AVAILABLE TO EXECUTE THEIR PCS/PCA ORDERS.
F. COMMANDS ARE ADVISED THAT STABILIZED OFFICERS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR RESIDENT PME MAY BE UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO
THEIR ROTATION DATE IN SUPPORT OF OIF/OEF 09.1/2. MMOA WILL WORK
WITHIN THE BOARD/PANEL PROCESS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE ALTERNATE
POPULATION IS SELECTED AND TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF OFF-CYCLE SCHOOL
SEATS FOR BOARD/PANEL SELECTED OFFICERS RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT.
G. II MEF HQ AND MSC STABILIZATION REQUESTS SHALL INCLUDE
ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS FROM OTHER COMMANDS ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING
UNIT OR FORMING A PROVISIONAL UNIT FOR THE DURATION OF THE
DEPLOYMENT, REGARDLESS OF PERMANENT PARENT COMMAND. FOR EXAMPLE,
PROVISIONAL UNITS FORMED AND ASSIGNED SECFOR MISSIONS WILL SUBMIT
STABILIZATION REQUESTS THROUGH THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIN TO II MEF
CE FOR SUBMISSION TO MMOA.
3. OFFICERS REQUIRING AN EXTENSION ON ACTIVE DUTY (EAD) WHO DESIRE
TO COMPLETE A DEPLOYMENT ARE REQUIRED TO REQUEST AN EAD IAW REF C.
THE COMMAND SUBMITTING THE REQUEST WILL RETAIN SIGNED DOCUMENTATION
FOR EACH OFFICER REQUESTING AN EAD. CMC (MM) WILL NOT INVOLUNTARILY
EXTEND OFFICERS BEYOND THEIR EAS.
4. UNITS/COMMANDS EXTERNAL TO II MEF, WHO ARE DEPLOYING IN SUPPORT
OF OIF/OEF 09.1/2 AND ARE REQUESTING STABILIZATION OF KEY PERSONNEL,
SHALL CONSOLIDATE AND FORWARD THESE REQUESTS TO II MEF HQ OR ITS MSC
COMMAND ELEMENTS (BASED ON OPCON RELATIONSHIP). II MEF HQ AND ITS
MSC'S WILL CONSOLIDATE THESE REQUESTS WITH THEIR OWN SUBORDINATE
COMMAND REQUESTS AND FORWARD TO CMC (MMOA). FOR EXAMPLE, OFFICER
STABILIZATION REQUESTS FOR 3D MAW SQUADRONS SUPPORTING 2ND MAW
(FWD), WILL BE CONSOLIDATED BY 3D MAW AND FORWARDED TO 2ND MAW. 2ND
MAW WILL CONSOLIDATE THIS REQUEST WITH THEIR OWN SUBORDINATE COMMAND
REQUESTS AND FORWARD TO CMC (MMOA) FOR CONSIDERATION.
A. COMMANDS PROVIDING OFFICER AUGMENTS TO PROVISIONAL
UNITS SHOULD ENSURE THOSE OFFICERS POSSESS THE REQUISITE TIME ON
STATION TO COMPLETE THE DEPLOYMENT TO WHICH ASSIGNED. IF THEY DO
NOT, PARENT COMMANDS SHALL SUBMIT OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUESTS TO
II MEF HQ PER PARA 2 ABOVE.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR II MEF, 2ND MAW, 2ND MARDIV, 2ND
MLG, AND 2ND MHG.
A. UNITS/COMMANDS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OFFICER
INFORMATION ON THEIR OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUESTS:
1. LAST NAME
2. FIRST NAME
3. MIDDLE INITIAL
4. LAST FOUR DIGITS OF THE SSN
5. PAY GRADE (PGRD)
6. PRIMARY MOS (PMOS)
7. PARENT MONITOR COMMAND CODE (MCC)
8. GAINING COMMAND (FOR OIF/OEF)
9. REQUESTED STABILIZATION UNTIL DATE
10. KEY BILLET TO BE FILLED
11. REMARKS (AS REQUIRED)
B. SUBMIT CONSOLIDATED OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST
MESSAGES NLT D-120 (DAYS). ALL CONSOLIDATED OFFICER STABILIZATION
REQUESTS WILL BE SENT TO CMC (MMOA) BY II MEF HQ (COMMAND ELEMENT
OFFICERS), AND BY 2ND MLG, 2ND MARDIV, 2ND MAW, AND 2ND MHG FOR
OFFICERS WITHIN OR ATTACHED TO, THEIR COMMANDS ISO OIF/OEF 09.2/1.
C. OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST MESSAGES WILL INCLUDE A
STANDARDIZED SUBJECT LINE WITH NUMBERING CONVENTION (EXAMPLE: 2ND
MLG OIF/OEF 09 OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST MSG NO. 1) IOT ASSIST
WITH INTERNAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AT BOTH THE OPERATIONAL AND HQ
LEVEL.
D. ALL OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST MESSAGES SHALL
INCLUDE MARFORPAC, MARFORCOM, II MEF G1, AND II MEF FWD G1 ON THE
INFO LINE.
E. AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE WILL BE FORWARDED VIA SEPCOR,
WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE REQUIRED OFFICER INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR
CONSIDERATION BY MMOA (PARA 5A ABOVE). THE COMPLETED SPREADSHEET
WILL BE ATTACHED TO ALL OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST MESSAGES. A
COPY OF THIS EXAMPLE SPREADSHEET WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MMOA G-1
WEB PAGE.
F. OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUEST MESSAGES THAT INCLUDE OFFICERS
FROM OTHER MEF'S OR THEIR MSC'S, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT COMMANDS,
OR EXTERNAL COMMANDS, SHALL INCLUDE THOSE COMMANDS ON THE INFO LINE.
G. MMOA WILL PROVIDE FORMAL RESPONSE MESSAGES WITHIN
FIVE WORKING DAYS (INFO COPY TO MARFORPAC, MARFORCOM, II MEF G1, AND
II MEF FWD G1), AND WILL ENTER DRAW CASE CODES (DCC) FOR OFFICERS
APPROVED FOR STABILIZATION. ALL OFFICERS APPROVED FOR STABILIZATION
WILL BE STABILIZED AT THEIR PARENT MCC AND WILL COUNT AGAINST THAT
MCC'S STAFFING MISSION. OFFICERS APPROVED FOR STABILIZATION WILL BE
LISTED ON THE MMOA G-1 WEB PAGE.
6. THIS STABILIZATION PROCESS MESSAGE IS IN SUPPORT OF
OIF/OEF 09.1/2. OFFICER STABILIZATION REQUESTS FOR MEU/CV/UDP
DEPLOYMENTS SHOULD BE ROUTED SEPARATELY THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CMC (MMOA) IAW PARA 5 OF THIS MARADMIN, AND REFS
D THROUGH F.
7. QUESTIONS CONCERNING OFFICER STABILIZATION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED
TO THE POC'S.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//