Date signed: 05/28/2004 MARADMIN Number: 244/04 R 280729Z MAY 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 244/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR (FY) 05 COMMAND SCREENING BOARDS//
REF/A/MCO 1300.64/MP/09MAR1999//
REF/B/CMC WASH DC/MMSB/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/C/CMC WASH DC/MMSB/200729ZFEB2003//
NARR/REF A, MCO 1300.64 W/CHG 1, COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM.  REF B,
MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO
THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE. REF C, MARADMIN 066/03,
SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES.//
POC/B. M. WILSON/MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:WILSONBM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  THE FY05 COMMAND SCREENING BOARDS WILL CONVENE
ON 7 JUL 04 FOR LTCOL AND 13 JUL 04 FOR COL. THESE BOARDS WILL
SELECT OFFICERS FOR DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD 1 JUN 05 TO 31 MAY 06.
2.  PURPOSE.  PER REF A, THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMAND SCREENING
PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR MARINES RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE
LEADERSHIP.  IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS, IT IS PARAMOUNT THAT EVERY
ELIGIBLE OFFICER RECEIVES FAIR AND EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMAND.  
3.  PROCESS.  THE BOARDS WILL SELECT FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE COLS
AND LTCOLS THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED FOR
COMMAND.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT AS PRIMARIES A NUMBER OF OFFICERS
EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF COMMANDS AVAILABLE.  ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD
WILL SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET
COMMAND REQUIREMENTS WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT TAKE
COMMAND.  THE BOARDS WILL DEVELOP PROPOSED COMMAND SLATES FOR THE
PRIMARY SELECTEES AND FORWARD THEM WITH THE ALTERNATE LIST TO THE
CMC FOR APPROVAL.  ONCE THE LIST IS APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS
CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN
MESSAGE.
4.  BOARD MAKE-UP.  THE COL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD WILL CONSIST OF
NINE GENERAL OFFICERS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GCE, ACE, CSSE, AND
SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT TO ENSURE A BROAD PERSPECTIVE AMONG BOARD
MEMBERS.  THE LTCOL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD WILL CONSIST OF THREE
GENERAL OFFICERS AND 14 COLS.  AGAIN, THEY WILL REPRESENT TO THE
BEST EXTENT POSSIBLE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF AND THE SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT.
5.  ELIGIBILITY  
   A.  THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM USES COMMON ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR BOTH SCREENING AND SLATING.  IF AN OFFICER SCREENS FOR
COMMAND, THAT OFFICER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SLATING.  ELIGIBILITY FOR
COMMAND SCREENING INCLUDES ALL UNRESTRICTED COL/COL SELECTS AND
LTCOL/LTCOL SELECTS.  EXCEPT FOR OFFICERS IN UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES,
AS OUTLINED IN PARA 5.B.6-8, OFFICERS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF AN
ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SCREENING AND SLATING, INCLUDING THOSE
SERVING OCONUS ON A 36-MONTH ACCOMPANIED TOUR.    
   B.  INELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE:
       1) OFFICERS WITH A MANDATORY RETIREMENT DATE PRIOR TO 
01 JUL 07.
       2) LTCOLS IN OR ABOVE THE PRIMARY ZONE FOR THE FY06 COL
SELECTION BOARD ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LTCOL COMMAND.
       3) OFFICERS WITH ESTABLISHED VOLUNTARY SEPARATION DATES.
       4) OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMAND IN ONE OF THE
DESIGNATED COL/LTCOL COMMAND SCREENED BILLETS FOR A PERIOD OF NOT
LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, ARE CURRENTLY IN COMMAND, OR ARE SLATED AND
AWAITING COMMAND AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS COL/LTCOL COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD.  (THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE COL SELECTS CURRENTLY IN A
LTCOL COMMAND FROM COMPETING FOR A COL COMMAND).
       5) PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS WHO WISH
NOT TO BE SCREENED FOR COMMAND MAY SEND AN E-MAIL TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE MONITOR TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.  AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BOARDS, OFFICERS MUST
REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
COMMAND.  THE OFFICER MUST INDICATE THE REASON FOR REQUESTING TO BE
EXCLUDED.  THESE LETTERS WILL NOT BE PLACED IN AN OFFICER'S OFFICIAL
MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
       6) OFFICERS SERVING IN A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE
TO COMPETE IF THEY WILL COMPLETE 24 MONTHS IN THEIR JOINT DUTY
ASSIGNMENT DURING THE SLATING WINDOW, BUT WILL ONLY BE SLATED
TO COMMANDS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE 24 MONTHS BEFORE PCSING
TO COMMAND. THE CMC (MMOA) WILL PROVIDE THE COMMAND SCREENING BOARDS
WITH THE DATES THAT OFFICERS SERVING IN A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT ARE
ELIGIBLE TO PCS TO COMMAND.
       7) OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN DESIGNATED CRITICAL ACQUISITION
BILLETS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO SCREEN AND SLATE IF THEY WILL HAVE
COMPLETED 36 MONTHS BEFORE PCSING TO COMMAND. OFFICERS IN PROGRAM
MANAGER BILLETS WILL NORMALLY COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 48 MONTHS BEFORE
PCSING TO COMMAND.  THE CMC (MMOA) WILL PROVIDE THE COMMAND
SCREENING BOARDS WITH THE DATES THAT OFFICERS SERVING IN CRITICAL
ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PCS TO COMMAND.
       8) OFFICERS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO SLATE TO COMMANDS AVAILABLE AFTER THEIR GRADUATION FROM
SEP.
6.  ALTERNATES.  OFFICERS SCREENED AS ALTERNATES BUT NOT SLATED TO A
COMMAND WILL BE PRIORITIZED BY THE BOARD.  COMMAND VACANCIES WILL BE
FILLED BY FLEETING UP OFFICERS FROM THIS PRIORITIZED LIST.  THE
ALTERNATE LIST IS VALID UNTIL THE CONVENING OF THE NEXT COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD.  THE ALTERNATES LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THE CMC
(MMOA) WEBSITE BY LAST SIX OF SSN AND MOS.
7.  DECLINATIONS
   A.  OFFICERS WHO ARE SLATED AND DO NOT DESIRE TO ACCEPT COMMAND
WILL BE REQUIRED TO DECLINE IN WRITING THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN
OF COMMAND.  IT IS IN THE OFFICER'S BEST INTEREST TO PROVIDE THESE
LETTERS OF DECLINATION TO EXPLAIN ANY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. 
THESE LETTERS OF DECLINATION WILL BE PLACED IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF. 
OFFICERS FAILING TO SUBMIT THEIR DECLINATION LETTER PER THIS
MARADMIN MESSAGE WILL HAVE A LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF DOCUMENTING
THE COMMAND DECLINATION.  OFFICERS WHO DECLINE COMMAND WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED FOR ANY OTHER COMMANDS DURING THE SLATING YEAR.
   B.  IF OFFICERS ON THE INITIAL SLATE DECLINE COMMAND, OFFICERS
WILL BE FLEETED UP FROM THE PRIORITIZED ALTERNATE LIST.  ALTERNATES
WHO FLEET UP TO VACATED COMMANDS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO FORMALLY
DECLINE IF THEY SO CHOOSE.  ANY SUBSEQUENT DECLINATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE SLATING YEAR WILL ALSO BE FILLED THROUGH THE FLEETUP PROCESS.
8.  BOARD COMMUNICATION
   A.  COMMAND SCREENING IS MEANT TO BE A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS. 
ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE BOARD PRESIDENT.  THE COMMAND SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE, AS
OUTLINED IN PARA 8.C., WAS INSTITUTED TO BE A SIMPLE AND UNIVERSALLY
ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE BOARD.  COMMUNICATION
WITH THE BOARD MAY CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE OFFICER
CONSIDERS IMPORTANT, INCLUDING PREFERENCES FOR COMMAND AND/OR
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND FAMILY/PERSONAL SITUATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED IN MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A COMMAND. 
THE COMMANDANT'S INTENT IS FOR THE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD TO BE
FULLY AWARE OF ANY SITUATION THE OFFICER CONSIDERS CRITICAL TO THEIR
AVAILABILITY FOR FUTURE COMMAND ASSIGNMENT.  
   B.  ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE
ENDORSED BY, THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  ALL CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO
THE BOARD INCLUDING ENCLOSURES WILL BE DESTROYED UPON THE COMPLETION
OF THE BOARD.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
FORWARDED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD TO:
       HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
       ATTN COL (OR LTCOL) COMMAND SCREENING BOARD
       3280 RUSSELL RD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 
   C.  COMMAND SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE.  TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE BOARD, A WEBSITE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT VIA A COMMAND SCREENING
QUESTIONNAIRE.  THE COMMAND SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE LOCATED
VIA LINKS FROM THE CMC (MMOA'S) HOMEPAGE, WHICH CAN BE REACHED VIA
. OFFICER ELIGIBILITY WILL BE POSTED ON THE CMC (MMOA)
HOMEPAGE AND COMMAND AVAILABILITY WILL BE POSTED WITH THE
QUESTIONNAIRE.
   D.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
PREFERRED AND ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF, AS PER
REFS B AND C.  OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF
MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING THE CMC
(MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE CMC (MMSB) HOMEPAGE.  IF ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST
SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD.  OFFICERS HAVE A
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND
RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
   E.  FITNESS REPORTS.  COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB-32) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF. 
INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, NOR FORWARDED TO
THE BOARD.  THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITREPS MISSING SIGNATURES OR
REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION.  FITREPS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
       HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS 
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
   F.  OMPF UPDATE MATERIAL.  ANY UPDATE DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN
OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF THE OMPF, OTHER THAN FITREPS, SHOULD
BE FORWARDED TO:
       HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS 
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-20)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
INDICATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE AND BY USE OF A COVER LETTER
THAT THE UPDATE MATERIAL IS TO BE ENTERED IN TIME FOR THE COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD.  COPIES OF SAID DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
BOARD CAN BE FORWARDED AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 5.  ALL MATERIALS
FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR LTCOL COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD" OR "FOR COL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD" AS
APPROPRIATE.  TIME CRITICAL ITEMS TO BE ENTERED INTO THE OMPF CAN BE
FAXED TO CMC (MMSB-20) AT DSN: 278-5682 COMM (703) 784-5682.
9.  THE CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
COL M. L. HAWKINS HEAD MMOA
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9300
INTERNET ADDRESS (HAWKINSML@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COL J. P. TOMCZAK AVN COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
INTERNET ADDRESS (TOMCZAKJP@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COL C. F. SWAIN GND COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
INTERNET ADDRESS (SWAINCF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL J. HARRISON GRD LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9276 COMM (703) 784-9276
INTERNET ADDRESS (HARRISONJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
MAJ R. S. RIDEOUT AVN LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
INTERNET ADDRESS (RIDEOUTRS@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL M. H. REINWALD MMOA-3
DSN 278-9284 COMM (703) 784-9284
INTERNET ADDRESS (REINWALDMH@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
10.  THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS
RESERVE.//