R 122000Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 123/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 1706 MARITIME SPACE OFFICER AND 1707  INFLUENCE OFFICER LATERAL MOVE PANEL SOLICITATION MARADMIN// REF/A/DOC/CMC/05APR20// REF/B/MSG/CMC/08MAR22// REF/C/DOC/CMC/07FEB24// 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  1200.1K, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.   POC/M. A. HAYNES/MAJ/DC MRA/MP/MPP-30/TEL: 703-784-9365// POC/J. L. GOSS/MAJ/DC MRA/MM/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284// POC/C. D. CHENOWETH/MAJ/17XX OCCFLD MANAGER/DC I IMD/ TEL: 703-614-4698// POC/J. O. ROJASRODAS/CAPT/MARITIME SPACE OFFICER MOS SPECIALIST/ DC I IMD/TEL: 703-614-4698// POC/J. M. HOLMES/MAJ/ OFFICER INFLUENCE MOS SPECIALIST/ DC I IMD/ TEL: 703-784-5079// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message solicits applications for the  Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Lateral Move (LatMove) Panel for 1706 and  1707 (17XX) Primary Military Occupational Specialties (PMOS) in  accordance with the references and guidance contained herein. Major timeline milestones are: Date               Milestone 25 May 2025        Applications due 9 June 2025        FY26 17XX LatMove Panel Convenes 2.  The FY26 17XX LatMove Panel will consider Active Component (AC) unrestricted officers as 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 FY25 Career Designation Panel (CDP) 2. 3.a.2.  Eligibility criteria and timelines for FY25 CDP 2 will be  provided on a forthcoming message. 3.b.  Officers selected for 17XX LatMove will be ineligible to  screen on the FY26 O-5 Command Screening Board. 3.c.  Officers in joint billets are eligible if they have completed  24 months in their assignment by 1 June 2026.   3.d.  Officers in Commandant’s Education Board utilization tours are eligible if they have completed 36 months of their utilization tour by October 2026.   3.e.  Officers in the above zone for promotion are not eligible. 3.f.  Officers must meet their prescribed tour control factor (TCF)  by 1 June 2026.  If an applicant does not meet their prescribed TCF  requirements, they must submit an exception to policy (ETP),  endorsed by the first O-6 in the chain of command, via NAVMC 10274 (AA-Form), with their application.  Transfer inside of the  prescribed TCF will result in a gap for that command until the TCF has concluded.  If an officer is selected prior to his/her normal  rotation date, Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) Branch will attempt to provide a backfill.  A commander's endorsement of  the AA Form is considered acknowledgement of this situation.  MMOA  will adjudicate the ETP separately from the panel process and must  be approved by MMOA before a Marine will be considered for a 17XX  LatMove.  An officer with an approved ETP will be a FY26 mover  regardless of selection to 17XX LatMove.    3.g.  All unrestricted officers are eligible to apply to the LatMove  Panel; 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 LatMove 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 Active-Duty 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 Active-Duty 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.  LatMove applications must be submitted via AA Form.   Applications must be endorsed by the first O-6 in the applicant’s  chain of command as appropriate.  Refer to the MMOA-3 Manpower  Website  https://www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management/ Officer-Assignments/#tab/retention-and-release for package templates. 6.b.  All LatMove 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 LatMove 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 sensitive compartmented information (SCI)  eligibility from the HQMC Special Security Officer (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  providing recommendation on LatMove and verification that member  will complete their TCF per paragraph 3.f. 6.b.6.  OMPF update material.  Officers should submit OMPF update  requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA).  If  assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC.  Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF and Master Brief Sheet is accurate at all times.  Board members will have access to  the OMPF during the panel. 6.c.  The deadline for application submission is 2359 Eastern  Daylight Time 25 May 2025.  Applications received after this date  will not be considered. 7.  All applications must be addressed to CMC (MMOA-3) and submitted as a single portable document file (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.  Each file cannot be larger than 800 KB.  Failure to  do so will result in the LatMove application being returned  with no action taken.  All submissions will receive a receipt  notification.  Officers selected for LatMove will execute  orders to the next available PMOS school or as directed by MMOA. 8.  Officers that are approved for LatMove will be expected to  attend required PMOS training and proceed to their future units as  soon as available or as directed by MMOA.  Requests to delay or  defer training or assignment outside of the yearly cycle will not be approved. 9.  Per reference (a), all LatMoves are strictly voluntary.   Marines who do not wish to LatMove 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.  Officers executing LatMove and follow-on training prior to  permanent change of station should be considered “non available” by  current RS/RO and should not be graded down because of this. 11.  Upon promotion to colonel, officers in the 17XX PMOS will merge into the 8041 population. 12.  All officers interested in this LatMove opportunity are  encouraged to join the 17XX OccFld Information Microsoft TEAMS page  at https:(slash)(slash)go.intelink.gov/xTL9YA4. 13.  There are no FY26 Reserve Component LatMove allocations  for PMOS 1706 or 1707. 14.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//