Solicitation for Fiscal Year 2026 Equal Opportunity Advisors

1.  This MARADMIN solicits applications to become an
Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA) beginning Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).
2.  EOAs are assigned to O6 level commands as special staff members,
providing commanders with technical assistance on implementing 
Military Equal Opportunity policies, programs, and procedures.
3.  During FY26, Marines selected for Military Equal Opportunity  
Program will complete 40 hours of distance learning training and 
attend a seven-week residence EOA course at the Defense Equal 
Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick Space Force Base, 
Florida.
3a.  Residence course information can be found at 
https://www.deomi.mil/Education-and-Training/Course-Information/
Class    Report               Graduation 
25-2     4 Aug 2025       22 Sep 2025
26-       20 Jan 2025      10 Mar 2026
26-2     27 Jul 2026        8 Sep 2026
4.  Individuals submitting for an EOA billet must meet the 
following criteria:
4.a.  Must be a Staff Sergeant through Master Gunnery Sergeant (due  
to billet requirements, First Sergeants and Sergeants Major are 
ineligible). Gunnery Sergeants with over 18 months time in grade 
selecting "F" on their fitness reports will not receive favorable 
consideration.
4.b.  Have no adverse fitness reports in grade.
4.c.  Have no history of prohibited activities and conduct or 
sexual assault allegations.
4.d.  Must have completed at least 24 months time on station upon 
class graduation and execution of permanent change of station 
orders.
4.e.  Must be able to extend or reenlist to meet a minimum of 36 
months obligated service from the date of graduation from the EOA 
course.  Requests for separation from the service while serving 
within the obligated active service will not receive favorable 
consideration.
5.  Applicants will receive the Commanding Officers Screening / 
Interview Guide from their Career Planner to begin their EOA package
application.
6.  Completed packages must be submitted electronically using the 
"Special Duty Assignment/EOA Duty" Reenlistment, Extension, Lateral 
Move (RELM) request in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to 
Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA-25) via the RELM 
routing chain. Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS Program. 
7.  Selection boards will be held quarterly as packages are received. 
During March 2025, Manpower Plans and Policy Division (MP) and 
MMEA will conduct the first FY26 board to consider qualified 
applicants to fill projected vacancies.  Packages will be accepted 
throughout FY25 and boarded the same quarter they are received. 
8.  Release authorized by Brigadier General David R. Everly, 
Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve
Affairs.