

Staff Sergeants and above will be processed in accordance with paragraph 5b of Ref (a). Failure to submit by the deadline or the declination of an approved Lateral Move will indicate to HQMC the Marine’s intent to voluntarily depart the service at the Expiration of Active Service.Ĥ.D. Marines will be assigned school seats to new MOS schools based on school availability. Marines submitting for Lateral Move are encouraged to submit up to five (5) preferences for consideration. Any Corporal or Sergeant Subsequent Term Alignment Plan (STAP)Marines may submit for Lateral Move to any new PMOS for which they are qualified per Ref (c) Requests for STAP Lateral Moves must be submitted to CMC (MMEA) no later than 30 November 2020. Marines are not authorized to decline MOS Reclassifications.Ĥ.C. MOS Reclassification requests must be submitted to CMC (MMEA) no later than 31 January 2021. MOS Reclassification determinations will be made based on individual preference and needs of the Marine Corps. FTAP Marines with an ECC in FY23 or later may submit preferences for MOS Reclassification to CMC (MMEA). The submission deadlines for FY22 FTAP Marines is 1 April 2022.Ĥ.B.

FY22 FTAP Marines seeking a Lateral Move are encouraged to submit their request prior to 30 September 2020 in order to maximize opportunities to Lateral Move to a PMOS of their preference. Failure to submit by the deadline or the declination of an approved Lateral Move will indicate to HQMC the Marine’s intent to voluntarily depart the service at the Expiration of Active Service (EAS).Ĥ.A.2. FY21 FTAP Marines seeking a Lateral Move must submit their request and MOS preferences to CMC (MMEA) no later than 30 September 2020. Marines approved for Lateral Move will be assigned school seats to new MOS schools based on school availability.Ĥ.A.1. First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) Marines with an Expiration of Current Contract (ECC) in FY21 or FY22 may request a Lateral Move to any Primary MOS (PMOS) for which they are qualified per Ref (c). The submission window for Lateral Move or MOS Reclassification begins on 7 July 2020 in accordance with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Enlisted Retention Campaign.Ĥ.A. Enlisted Marines in the MOS listed in paragraph 3.A holding the rank of Sergeant and below, not selected for promotion to Staff Sergeant or above, not pending orders, or not pending separation, to include administrative separation or voluntary separation actions, are eligible for voluntary MOS Reclassification or Lateral Move. M&RA will publish guidance if subsequent phases of Force Design require the use of voluntary tools for Marines in additional MOS.Ĥ. At present, other MOS do not require the use of force shaping measures as part of Force Design Phase One. 1812 Armor Marine, 1869 Senior Armor SNCO, and 2146 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Repairer/Technician.ģ.B. This MARADMIN is only applicable to Marines in the following Military Occupational Specialties (MOS):ģ.A. Per Ref (b), M&RA will implement these tools beginning on 7 July 2020.ģ. This MARADMIN details M&RA’s use of two voluntary force shaping tools for Enlisted Marines in support of Force Design Phase One: Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Reclassifications and Lateral Moves. As outlined in Ref (a), Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) is implementing force shaping authorities and tools used to conduct its active duty end strength reduction in accordance with Force Design Phase One requirements.Ģ. REF D IS MCO 1900.16 CH2 MARCORSEPSMAN.// REF C IS NAVMC 1200.1E MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL. REF B IS MARADMIN 330/20 FY 2021 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN. NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 302/20 MANPOWER FORCE SHAPING IN SUPPORT OF FORCE DESIGN PHASE ONE. SUBJ/ENLISTED VOLUNTARY LATERAL MOVES AND MOS RECLASSIFICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FORCE DESIGN PHASE ONE// MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
