R 162019Z OCT 24 MARADMIN 492/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM FOR MARINE OFFICERS// REF/A/DOC/CMC/05APR2020// REF/B/MSG/CMC/10MAY2021// REF/C/DOC/CMC/NOV2021// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1210.9A, LATERAL MOVE PROGRAMS FOR MARINE CORPS  OFFICERS.  REF B IS MCO 1300.8, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT  POLICY.  REFERENCE C IS TALENT MANAGEMENT 2030. POC/M. A. HAYNES/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS/TEL:  703-784-9365// POC/T. J. GOODMAN/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/RESTRICTED OFFICERS/TEL:  703-784-9366// POC/J. I. FISHER/MAJ/DC MRA/MM/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal  Year 2025 (FY25) Lateral Move Program for Marine officers.  FY25  lateral move applications will be accepted from the release of this  MARADMIN until 30 September 2025.   2.  In accordance with reference (a), additional eligibility  requirements for lateral moves are as follows:   2.a.  Career-designated unrestricted officers in the grades of  captain through lieutenant colonel, to include captain-selects, may  apply for lateral move.   2.b.  Officers serving in Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) billets  are eligible if they complete their joint tour by 1 July 2025. 2.c.  Officers fulfilling Commandant’s Career-Level Education Board  (CCLEB) or Commandant’s Professional Intermediate-Level Education  Board (CPIB) utilization tours are eligible if they complete their  36-month utilization tour by 1 July 2025.   2.d.  Officers passed for promotion are not eligible to apply for  lateral move.  Officers previously passed for promotion who have  been subsequently selected for promotion and meet the remaining  eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for lateral move. 2.e.  Officers who are slated for command as a result of the Command  Screening Board are not eligible. Officers currently in command are  not eligible unless their command tour is complete by 1 July 2025. 2.f.  Officers who have not met minimum time on station requirements  per reference (b) by 1 July 2025 will be considered on a case by  case basis.  2.g.  Applicants for lateral move will be notified that selection for  a new Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) may result in  permanent change of station orders from their current geographic  duty station. Per reference (C), monitors will seek to keep Marines  selected for lateral move in the same geographic duty station  whenever circumstances allow it. 2.h.  In accordance with reference (a), restricted officers will not  normally be allowed to laterally move except under unusual  circumstances, and then, only to meet the specific grade  requirements of that PMOS.  2.i.  Officers who do not meet the eligibility criteria listed above  may request a waiver.  Such requests will be considered based on the  needs of the Marine Corps and may be approved at the discretion of  Headquarters United States Marine Corps (HQMC) (Manpower Management  Division (MM)).     3.  Sub-paragraph 3.a. lists PMOSs that unrestricted officers may  lateral move from, and sub-paragraph 3.b. lists PMOSs that  unrestricted officers may lateral move to.  These PMOSs are  determined based on current and projected strength levels in each  PMOS.  Officers desiring to lateral move out of a PMOS not listed in  sub-paragraph 3.a. or into a PMOS not listed in sub-paragraph 3.b.  may apply.  Such requests will be considered based on the needs of  the Marine Corps and may be approved at the discretion of HQMC  (Officer Assignments (MMOA)).        3.a.  Unrestricted officers holding the following PMOSs are eligible  to apply for lateral move into PMOSs listed in paragraph 3.b  (read in two columns): 0302  Infantry Officer  1302  Combat Engineer Officer 5803  Military Police Officer 6002  Aircraft Maintenance Officer 6602  Aviation Supply Officer 7202  Air Command and Control Officer 7588  Electronic Countermeasures Officer 3.b.  Eligible officers may request to lateral move into the  following PMOSs (read in two columns): 0202  Intelligence Officer 0602  Communications Officer 1702  Cyberspace Warfare Officer 1803  Assault Amphibious Vehicle Officer 3002  Ground Supply Officer 3.c.  Officers approved for lateral move will incur a 36-month  service obligation upon awarding of the new PMOS, with the exception  of PMOS 1702.   3.d.  Officers approved for lateral move into PMOS 1702 will incur a  72-month service obligation upon awarding of the 1702 PMOS.   3.e.  Officers who fail to complete the required PMOS school will be  reassigned within their current PMOS, or at the discretion of HQMC  (MMOA). 4.  HQMC (MMOA) will verify that lateral move applicants meet the  pre-requisites for the requested PMOS in accordance with the  Military Occupational Specialty Manual. 5.  Lateral move applications must be submitted via the NAVMC 10274  Administrative Action (AA) Form and must be endorsed by the first  O-5 in the applicant’s chain of command.  Applicants in the grade of  O-5 must have their package endorsed by the first O-6 in the  applicant’s chain of command. Refer to the MMOA-3 points of contact  for application examples.   5.a.  All lateral move applications shall include the following:  5.a.1.  At least one but no more than three letters of  recommendation attesting to the applicant’s leadership, technical  skills and abilities, and overall performance.   5.a.2.  A 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. 5.b.  Lateral move applications to PMOS 0202 must include a signed  statement from their Special Security Office (SSO) attesting to the  current security clearance level and date of adjudication, to  include eligibility for TS/SCI. 5.c.  Lateral move applications to PMOS 1702 must include the  following: 5.c.1.  Applicant’s experience, if any, with programming languages,  hardware, networks, and/or any technical or cyber-related experience  or training. 5.c.2.  Applicant’s unofficial transcripts for all undergraduate,  graduate, and any technical industry related certifications  (A+ Certification for computer service technicians (CompTIA A+),  Network+ (Net+), Security+ (Sec+), Certified Information Systems  Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Associate  (CCNA), etc.). 5.c.3.  PMOS 1702 applicants must be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance  and preference will be for applicants who already have a fully  adjudicated TS/SCI clearance.  To verify this, applicants must  provide a letter of SCI eligibility from HQMC SSO  ([email protected]); a letter from their local SSO is not  sufficient.  Applicants may be required to pass a  counter-intelligence polygraph based on duty station assignment.   5.c.4.  PMOS 1702 applicants shall have sufficient time in service  remaining prior to retirement eligibility to complete the 72-month  cyber service obligation, as stated in paragraph 3.f.  The  applicant’s AA Form shall include the following in Block 12:  “I  have remaining time in service prior to retirement eligibility to  complete the 72-month service obligation upon completion of PMOS  school.”  6.  Approval of a lateral move request is subject to multiple  determining factors for each particular MOS.  Officers are highly  encouraged to contact their current PMOS monitor prior to submitting  a lateral move application.  Officers may also contact a career  counselor at Manpower Management Performance Branch-24 prior to  submitting a request to evaluate the career impact of a lateral  move.   7.  Applications shall be submitted as a single .PDF file to MMOA-3  at [email protected] and labeled as  “EDIPI_LASTNAME_LM(insert requested PMOS).”  Submissions will  receive an e-mail confirming receipt from MMOA-3. 7.a.  Upon receipt of the lateral move application, MMOA-3 will  staff the package with the appropriate stakeholders and prepare the  package for decision.   7.b.  Lateral move decisions will be communicated to the Marine via  separate correspondence within 90 days of receipt by MMOA-3.   Officers approved for lateral move will execute orders to the next  available PMOS school or as directed by MMOA.   8.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 9.  This MARADMIN cancels on 30 September 2025. 10.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael J.  Borgschulte, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//