R 042054Z DEC 24 MARADMIN 584/24 SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM// MSGID/CMC CDI WASHINGTON DC// REF/A/DOC/CMC/18NOV2015// REF/B/DOC/CMC/4FEB2021// NARR/REFERENCE (REF) A IS MCO 5311.1E, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS. REF B IS MCO 5250.1, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.// POC/F. N. BANKS/CAPT/UNIT: DC CDI TFSD QUANTICO VA/-/ TEL: COML(703) 784-6045// GENTEXT/REMARKS/

1.  Per Ref (a), Deputy Commandant for Combat Development & Integration (DC CD&I) serves as the Headquarters, Marine Corps agency responsible for the oversight and standardized training of all Occupational Field (OccFld) Managers and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Specialists.
2.  Aligned with these responsibilities, DC CD&I hosts an annual professional development symposium designed to provide education regarding the Marine Corps Human Resource Development Process.
3.  This message announces the Fiscal Year 2025 OccFld Management Symposium scheduled to occur 7-8 January 2025.  Opening remarks will commence at 0800 on 7 January 2025. 3.a.  The symposium will be held at the Gray Research Center Auditorium (Base Library) 2040 Broadway Street Quantico Virginia
4. Parking is available directly across the street from the Gray Research Center. 3.b.  All actively serving OccFld Managers and MOS Specialists are highly encouraged to attend. 3.c.  Uniform for the symposium is the woodland pattern Marine Corps Combat utility uniform. 3.d.  Funding for travel and transportation are the responsibility of the attendee and the parent command.
5.  DC CD&I Total Force Structure Division maintains tools and resources to assist OccFld Managers and MOS Specialists in addressing manning and staffing challenges within the Marine Corps Total Force, accessible on its SharePoint at https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/DCCDI_TFSD 4a.  For authoritative information on OccFld Management points of contact by MOS, please refer to the OccFld Management SharePoint at https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/DCCDI_TFSD/SitePages/ Occupational-Field-(OccFld)-Management.aspx
6. An open survey is available via the OccFld Management Teams channel (access restricted) for OccFld Managers and MOS Specialists who wish to provide input on topics and areas of interest to be discussed at the symposium. Feedback must be received no later than 13 December 2024.
7.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
8.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General E. E. Austin, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.//