Personnel Security Investigations for Instructors
This MARADMIN establishes personnel security investigation requirements for Marine Corps instructors at formal military schools, including drill instructors. All instructors must have a favorably adjudicated security investigation (NAC/NACI minimum, NACLC preferred) prior to assignment, and Marines unable to receive or maintain a security clearance will not be assigned as instructors.
Issued: February 3, 2004
1. PER REFERENCE (A), PERSONS SELECTED FOR DUTIES IN CONNECTION WITH FORMAL PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MILITARY OR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MUST HAVE A FAVORABLY ADJUDICATED NAC/NACI PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT. 2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE, ALL MARINES ASSIGNED AS INSTRUCTORS AT FORMAL MILITARY SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION (NAC, NACLC, SSBI) ADJUDICATED UNDER REF A, APPENDIX G, GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTORS ALSO INCLUDE THOSE MARINES ASSIGNED AS DRILL INSTRUCTORS AT RECRUIT DEPOTS AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. 3. THE DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO OCCUPY A SENSITIVE POSITION IS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CENTRAL ADJUDICATION FACILITY (DONCAF) BASED ON THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION (PSI) USING THE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN REF A, PARA 7-1 AND APPENDIX G. PER THE REFERENCE, THE NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK WITH LOCAL AGENCY AND CREDIT CHECKS (NACLC) IS THE MINIMUM INVESTIGATIVE REQUIREMENT FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SENSITIVE DUTIES AND/OR TO ACCESS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. THE SAME ADJUDICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES ARE APPLIED TO BOTH SECURITY CLEARANCE AND SENSITIVE POSITION ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS. A DETERMINATION BY THE DON CAF THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SENSITIVE DUTIES WILL ALSO RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIRES A CLEARANCE TO PERFORM SENSITIVE DUTIES. CONVERSELY A DETERMINATION BY THE DON CAF THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WILL ALSO RESULT IN A DETERMINATION OF INELIGIBILITY TO OCCUPY A SENSITIVE POSITION. 4. MARINES WHO ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE OR MAINTAIN A SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED AS INSTRUCTORS. MARINES CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS INSTRUCTORS WITH MORE THAN ONE YEAR REMAINING ON STATION SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NACLC REQUEST NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN. 5. NON U.S. CITIZENS WHO OTHERWISE MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SENSITIVE DUTIES MAY REQUEST A WAIVER FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SENSITIVE DUTIES TO CNO (N09N2) VIA CMC (ARS). 6. UNDER THE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION PROGRAM, COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST NOTIFY THE DON CAF WHEN POTENTIALLY DISQUALIFYING INFORMATION IS DEVELOPED. INSTRUCTORS WITH POTENTIALLY DEROGATORY INFORMATION SERVE AS INSTRUCTORS AT THE DISCRETION OF THEIR COMMANDING OFFICERS. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE RELIEVED AS INSTRUCTORS WHEN FINAL DETERMINATION (COMPLETION OF THEIR DUE PROCESS) HAS BEEN MADE BY THE DON CAF TO REVOKE A SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY AND/OR ELIGIBILITY TO OCCUPY A SENSITIVE POSITION. 7. POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJOR ROB HAUGHTON OR MR. CHIP POTTS (INFORMATION AND SECURITY PROGRAMS BRANCH(ARS))AT (703) 614-2320 DSN 224-XXXX.