Discrepancy Resolution of Monitored Command Codes (MCC) Used for Retention Missioning and Non-SDA Meritorious Promotions

1. PURPOSE. TO ASSIGN MONITORED COMMAND CODES 
(MCC'S) TO MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC'S) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
RETENTION MISSIONING AND NON-SDA MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS WHEN
OWNERSHIP OF A SPECIFIC MCC IS IN DISPUTE. A DISPUTED MCC'S
ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION AUTHORITY CHAIN OF COMMAND WILL ACT AS
THE MCC'S MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND FOR PURPOSES OF RETENTION
MISSIONING AND NON-SDA MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS.
2. BACKGROUND.
A. HQMC ASSIGNS THE FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP), THE
SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) RETENTION MISSIONS AND NON-SDA
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS TO THE SIX MSC'S (MARFORPAC,
MARFORLANT, MCCDC, MCRC, MATCOM, MARFORRES) BASED ON MARINE
POPULATIONS ASSIGNED TO MCC'S FALLING UNDER THESE MSC'S.
B. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, VARIOUS MSC'S HAVE DISPUTED THE
OWNERSHIP OF SEVERAL MCC'S. IN MOST CASES, CHAINS OF COMMAND FOR
DISPUTED MCC'S ARE DYNAMIC OR NOT PRACTICAL FOR RETENTION MISSION
ASSIGNMENT.
C. CURRENTLY, DISPUTED MCC'S FALL INTO AN "OTHER" CATEGORY VICE ONE
OF THE SIX MSC'S. A CLEAR-CUT CHAIN OF COMMAND IS A REQUIREMENT
FOR:
(1) REENLISTMENT CASES REQUIRING A WAIVER.
(2) ACCURATE AND EQUITABLE ASSIGNMENT OF RETENTION MISSIONS.
(3) ACCURATE AND EQUITABLE ASSIGNMENT OF NON-SDA MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS.
3. ACTION.
A. EVERY MARINE'S ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION AUTHORITY CHAIN OF
COMMAND IS ALREADY CLEARLY DEFINED. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT MANY
INFORMAL CHAINS OF COMMAND BEST SERVE SUBJECT MISSIONING AND
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ASSIGNMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS. THOSE MCC
ASSIGNMENTS WILL REMAIN THE SAME. ONLY DISPUTED MCC'S ARE AFFECTED
BY THIS MARADMIN AND WILL NOW BE ASSIGNED TO THE MSC HOLDING
SEPARATION AUTHORITY OVER THE MARINE.