Solicitation of Qualified Marines to Lateral Move Into Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) PMOS 2336

1. THE CMC (MMEA) CONTINUES TO SOLICIT MARINES TO
LATERAL MOVE INTO EOD PMOS 2336.
2. BACKGROUND. THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM HAS BROUGHT ABOUT AN
INCREASED NEED FOR EOD MARINES. FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG)
INITIATIVES HAVE INCREASED EOD MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS. CURRENTLY,
THE EOD MOS IS OFFERED A ZONE A REENLISTMENT BONUS MULTIPLE OF THREE
(3), PAYABLE UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AT THE NAVAL
SCHOOL EXPLOSIVE DISPOSAL (NAVSCOLEOD). THEREFORE, ALL COMMANDS
WITH ELIGIBLE MARINES SHOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE MARINES TO SUBMIT FOR
A LATERAL MOVE INTO THE 2336 MOS.
3. ACTION. FOLLOWING ARE UPDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE MARINES
INTERESTED IN MAKING A LATERAL MOVE IN THE EOD PMOS 2336 CONTAINED
IN REF (A):
 A. GRADE MUST BE E-3 THROUGH E-5.
 B. FIRST TERM MARINES MUST BE IN THE FY OF THEIR EAS.
 C. MUST POSSESS A GT SCORE OF 110 OR ABOVE.
 D. MUST BE WILLING TO EXTEND OR RE-ENLIST TO HAVE 36 MONTHS 
 OF OBLIGATED SERVICE UPON ENTERING TRAINING AT 
 NAVSCOLEOD. 
 E. MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OF AGE AT TIME OF SCREENING.
 F. MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECURITY CLEARANCE BASED ON AN 
 SSBI.
 G. MUST BE INTERVIEWED BY AN EOD OFFICER/SNCO.
 H. MUST HAVE NORMAL COLOR VISION AND NO CLAUSTROPHOBIC 
 TENDENCIES.
 I. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN.
4. EOD IS A VOLUNTARY MOS. INTERESTED MARINES NEED TO CONTACT THE
CLOSEST EOD TEAM AND ARRANGE FOR AN EOD SCREENING. AFTER COMPLETING
THE SCREENING, THE MARINE WILL RECEIVE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE MARINE'S MONITOR BY THE CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALIST. THE CMC (MMEA) WILL PROVIDE FINAL
APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. MARINES AUTHORIZED TO LATERAL MOVE WILL RECEIVE PCS ORDERS TO
NAVSCOLEOD LOCATED IN EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS.
FAILURE OF EOD SCHOOL WILL RESULT IN RECLASSIFICATION OF SNM BACK
TO THEIR ORIGINAL PMOS.
6. LATERAL MOVE SUBMISSION FORMAT: LATERAL MOVES WILL BE SUBMITTED
PER REFERENCES (B) AND (C).