R 220832Z JUL 08
MARADMIN 402/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040 FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) LIMITED DUTY OFFICER
/(LDO) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060207//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20000503//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C./-//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC/150829ZJUN2008//
POC/MICHAEL MOTLEY/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:MICHAEL.MOTLEY@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER
(LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAM, 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 TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE (U.S.C.) CHAPTER
33A, WHICH GOVERNS THE APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND INVOLUNTARY
SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS ON THE WARRANT OFFICER ACTIVE
DUTY LIST. REF D IS MARADMIN 387/08, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF),
WHICH COMBINES ALL PREVIOUS MARADMINS CONCERNING THE SUBMISSION OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC (MMSB).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
FY10 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER TO LIMITED DUTY OFFICER SELECTION BOARD
AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS.
2. A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 29 SEP 08 FOR
APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWO'S FOR
APPOINTMENT TO LDO. REFERENCES A THROUGH C PROVIDE INFORMATION
CONCERNING POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT TO LDO.
3. ALTHOUGH REF A STIPULATES THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 8 YEARS OF
RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE TO APPLY FOR THE LDO PROGRAM, THE 8 YEARS
OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE HAS BEEN WAIVED TO A MINIMUM OF 5
YEARS OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE BY 1 MAR 08. ALSO, THE
REQUIREMENT FOR NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE MAY BE
WAIVED TO 22 YEARS. APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPUTE ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE
FROM THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) TO 1 MAR 09.
APPLICANTS MUST REQUEST THESE WAIVERS IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. WAIVERS
FOR OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF A WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
4. PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SUBJECT BOARD, CMC (MPP-35)
WILL NOTIFY CMC (MMOA-3) AS TO WHICH MOS'S ARE CLOSED DUE TO
PERSONNEL AND/OR INVENTORY FLUCTUATIONS. CURRENTLY THE CLOSED MOS'S
ARE 4602 AND 6004. POC FOR MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS CAPT
BACZKOWSKI (MPP-35 RESTRICTED OFFICER INVENTORY PLANNER) AT DSN
278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL: ROBERT.BACZKOWSKI@USMC.MIL. MOS
AVAILABILITY WILL BE UPDATED ON THE CWO TO LDO WEBSITE LOCATED ON
THE MANPOWER WEBSITE: HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
FROM THERE GO TO ACTIVE MARINE, THEN MANPOWER MANAGEMENT, OFFICER
ASSIGNMENTS, PLANS AND PROGRAMS, MISC BOARDS AND PANELS, AND FINALLY
TO CWO TO LDO. MARINES WILL NEED TO LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE IN ORDER
TO ACCESS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
5. OFFICERS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE
NEXT HIGHER CWO GRADE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LDO PROGRAM. THIS
RESTRICTION WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
6. OFFICERS SELECTED TO THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM WILL INCUR
A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO
THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A AND B.
7. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF B.
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 15 SEP 08. SUBMISSIONS MAY
BE VIA EMAIL OR MAIL. SUBMISSIONS CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE 'SMB
MANPOWER OFFICER PROGRAMS' ON THE GLOBAL OR EMAIL ADDRESS,
SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR@USMC.MIL. THE MAILING ADDRESS IS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: MAJ MOTLEY
FY08 LDO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
A. CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL
APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME AND SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY10 LDO SELECTION BOARD. NO CORRESPONDENCE
WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS SOLICITED BY THE
BOARD PRESIDENT.
B. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN THE PAST 12
MONTHS FROM THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. REF D CONTAINS
GUIDANCE ON SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC FOR INCLUSION IN THE
OMPF. MARINES CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE MMSB
WEBSITE.
8. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE THIS INFORMATION
TO ELIGIBLE MARINES IN THEIR COMMAND. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SCREENED
TO ENSURE THAT ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
CONSIDERATION. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA,
OR APPLICATIONS NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A
THROUGH C, WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
9. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE PREPARATION OF OMPF AND OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD, APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE
THEIR INTENT TO APPLY BY EMAILING OR MAILING THEIR INTENT TO APPLY
TO CMC TO THE ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED IN PAR 7 BY 10 SEP 08.
10. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO
CMC (MMOA-3) WILL BE ADDRESSED TO MAJOR M. M. MOTLEY, EMAIL:
MICHAEL.MOTLEY@USMC.MIL, TEL COM: (703)784-9284/85, DSN 278-9284.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2009.
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//