FISCAL YEAR 2025 SOLICITATION OF LATERAL MOVES TO 1706 MARITIME SPACE OFFICER AND 1707 INFLUENCE OFFICER

MARADMINS : 120/24

R 111330Z MAR 24
MARADMIN 120/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 SOLICITATION OF LATERAL MOVES TO 1706 MARITIME SPACE OFFICER AND 1707 INFLUENCE OFFICER//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/05APR20//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/08MAR22//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/09JUN23//
REF/D/MSG/CMC/29DEC23//
REF/E/MSG/CMC/02FEB24//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1210.9A, LATERAL MOVE (LM) PROGRAMS FOR MARINE CORPS OFFICERS. REF B IS MARADMIN 102/22, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION MANEUVER 1700 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. REF C IS NAVMC 1200.1J, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL. REF D IS MARADMIN 657/23, CY2024 INFORMATION MANEUVER OCCFLD ROADSHOW. REF E IS MARADMIN 051/24, UPDATE 1 TO MARADMIN 657/23 CALENDAR YEAR 2024 INFORMATION MANEUEVER OCCUPATION FIELD ROADSHOW.//
POC/A. M. PINCUS/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/TEL: 703-784-9364//
POC/E. M. SECREST/MAJ/DC MRA/MM/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284//
POC/A. F. CALLANAN/MAJ/17XX OCCFLD MANAGER/DC I IMD/TEL: 667-812-8521//
POC/L. P. O'LONE/MAJ/SPACE MOS SPECIALIST/DC I IMD/TEL: 703-614-4698//
POC/J. M. HOLMES/MAJ/ OFFICER INFLUENCE MOS SPECIALIST/ DC I IMD/TEL: 703-784-5609//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN establishes Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) lateral move opportunities for the 1706 and 1707 Primary Military Occupational Specialties (PMOS) in accordance with the references and guidance contained herein.
2. Active Component (AC) unrestricted officers are eligible to apply for lateral move into the PMOSs listed below (read in two columns):
PMOS Title
1706 Maritime Space Officer
1707 Influence Officer
3. Eligibility requirements
3.a. Unrestricted officers in the grades of captain (to include captain-selects) through lieutenant colonel.
3.a.1. Captains and captain-selects will only be considered if they are career designated or scheduled to screen for career designation on the FY24 Career Designation Panel (CDP) 2.
3.a.2. Eligibility criteria and timelines for FY24 CDP 2 will be provided on a forthcoming MARADMIN.
3.a.3. Lieutenant colonels will be considered only if they have previous experience in the requested PMOS.
3.b. Officers selected for command on the FY25 command screening board are not eligible.
3.c. Officers in joint billets are eligible if they have completed 24 months in their assignment by 1 June 2025.
3.d. Officers in Commandant's Education Board utilization tours are eligible if they have completed 36 months in their assignment by October 2025. Officers may request a curtailment; however, it must be processed by the Officer Assignments Branch, Manpower Management Division (MMOA) prior to requesting lateral move. Proof of curtailment approval shall be included with the lateral move package.
3.e. Officers in the above zone for promotion are not eligible.
3.f. Officers must meet the minimum time on station (TOS) requirement by 1 June 2025.
3.g. All unrestricted officers are eligible to apply for lateral move; however, current and forecasted inventory levels by PMOS and grade will be considered during the selection process.
3.h. The criteria listed above are matters of Service policy. Exceptions to the above-listed criteria will be considered on a case-by-case basis and approved at the discretion of Director, Manpower Management Division.
4. Service Obligation
4.a. Officers approved for lateral move to the 1706 or 1707 PMOS will incur a service obligation upon completion of PMOS school and awarding of the PMOS designator.
4.b. Applicants who require fewer than four weeks of training for the requested PMOS will incur a 36-month service obligation upon awarding of the new PMOS. Applicants who require greater than four weeks of training for the requested PMOS will incur a 60-month service obligation upon awarding of the new PMOS.
5. Officers who do not complete the required PMOS school will be reassigned to the PMOS held at time of application or at the discretion of MMOA.
6. Application Procedures
6.a. Lateral move applications must be submitted via the NAVMC 10274 Administrative Action (AA) request form. Applications must be endorsed by the first O6 in the applicant's chain of command as appropriate. Refer to the MMOA-3 Manpower Website https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/wordpress/?active_marine=active-marines-home/manpower-management-division/mmoa/mmoa-3-homepage for package templates.
6.b. All lateral move applications will include the following:
6.b.1. At least one but not more than three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's leadership, technical skills and abilities, and overall performance.
6.b.2. A one- to two-page personal statement in naval letter format explaining why the officer desires to lateral move into the requested PMOS. The applicant will reference any unique experiences relevant to the gaining PMOS. Applicants will distinguish between training, education, and operational experience.
6.b.3. A letter of SCI eligibility from the HQMC SSO ([email protected]). A letter from their local SSO is not sufficient.
6.b.4. Applicant's unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate education.
6.b.5. E-mail correspondence from the applicant's PMOS monitor that they will meet the TOS requirement per paragraph 3.c.
6.c. The deadline for lateral move application submission is 2359 Eastern Daylight Time 31 May 2024. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
7. Officers must receive concurrence from their current PMOS monitor prior to requesting a lateral move.
8. All applications must be addressed to CMC (MMOA-3) and submitted as a single .PDF file to the MMOA-3 Organizational Mailbox at [email protected] and labeled as "EDIPI_LastName_1706" or "EDIPI_LastName_1707", depending on the requested MOS. Failure to do so will result in the lateral move application being returned with no action taken. All submissions will receive a receipt notification.
8.a. Upon receipt of the lateral move application, MMOA-3 will staff the package with the appropriate stakeholders and prepare the package for decision.
8.b. Lateral move decisions will be communicated to the Marine via e-mail correspondence within 90-120 days of the application deadline to MMOA-3. Officers approved for lateral move will execute orders to the next available PMOS school or as directed by MMOA.
9. Per reference (a), all lateral moves are strictly voluntary. Marines who do not wish to lateral move into the 17XX Occupational Field (OccFld) but are currently serving in 05XX BMOS billets that are transitioning to a 17XX BMOS may continue to serve out their current assignment in that billet.
10. Upon promotion to colonel, officers in the 1706 and 1707 PMOS will merge into the 8041 population.
11. Details pertaining to the Calendar Year 2024 Information Maneuver (IM) OccFld Roadshow are available in references (d) and (e).
12. All officers interested in this lateral move opportunity are encouraged to join the 17XX OccFld Information Microsoft TEAMS page at https:(slash)(slash)go.intelink.gov/xTL9YA4.
13. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Total Force. There are no FY25 Reserve Component lateral move allocations for PMOS 1706 or 1707.
14. Release authorized by Lieutenant General James F. Glynn, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//