Changes to Peacetime Awarding Authority

1. PURSUANT TO REF A, CMC HAS AUTHORIZED THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE PEACETIME AWARDING AUTHORITY PUBLISHED IN
REF B.
2. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (MSM): 
A. AWARDING AUTHORITY IS SUBDELEGATED TO COMMANDERS IN THE
GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL (0-7) AND ABOVE, TO INCLUDE THOSE
FROCKED. 
B. FURTHER SUBDELEGATION OF THE MSM IS NOT PERMITTED. HOWEVER,
THE COMMANDER MAY ISSUE WRITTEN TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO AN ACTING
COMMANDER PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(1) IF THE ACTING COMMANDER IS A GENERAL OFFICER, HE OR SHE
MAY BE GRANTED AUTHORITY FOR THE MSM AND BELOW;
(2) IF THE ACTING COMMANDER IS AN (O-6), HE OR SHE MAY BE
GRANTED AUTHORITY TO AWARD THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION
MEDAL (NMCCM) AND BELOW; AND
(3) SUCH TEMPORARY AUTHORITY MAY NOT BE GRANTED BELOW THE
GRADE OF (O-6).
3. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL (NMCCM):
A. AWARDING AUTHORITY IS SUBDELEGATED TO COMMANDERS IN THE
GRADE OF COLONEL (O-6) LISTED ON THE COLONEL COMMAND SLATE, TO
INCLUDE THOSE FROCKED.
B. FURTHER SUBDELEGATION OF THE NMCCM IS NOT PERMITTED. 
HOWEVER, THE COMMANDER MAY ISSUE WRITTEN TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO
AN ACTING COMMANDER PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
(1) IF THE ACTING COMMANDER IS AN (O-6), HE OR SHE MAY BE
GRANTED AUTHORITY FOR THE NMCCM AND BELOW;
(2) IF THE ACTING COMMANDER IS AN (O-5), HE OR SHE MAY BE
GRANTED AUTHORITY TO AWARD THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT
MEDAL (NMCAM); AND
(3) SUCH TEMPORARY AUTHORITY MAY NOT BE GRANTED BELOW THE
GRADE OF (O-5).
C. THE NUMBER OF NMCCM AWARDS THAT CAN BE PRESENTED BY
COMMANDERS IN THE GRADE OF COLONEL (O-6) IS LIMITED TO ONE PER EVERY
50 MARINES OR SAILORS PER COMMAND PER CALENDAR YEAR.
4. PURSUANT TO THE AFOREMENTIONED GUIDANCE, CHIEFS OF STAFF AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL ONLY BE GRANTED APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR THE
NMCCM WHEN DESIGNATED IN WRITING AS THE ACTING COMMANDER. 
ACCORDINGLY, PROVIDE SUCH DESIGNATION LETTERS TO THE MILITARY AWARDS
BRANCH (MMMA-2) FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. 
5. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED ABOVE, ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF REF B REMAIN
IN EFFECT. ACCORDINGLY, COMMANDERS CANNOT APPROVE AWARDS FOR ANY
MEMBER WHO IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL STAFF; THESE AWARDS MUST BE
SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR APPROVAL.
6. REFER TO REF B FOR PERTINENT SUPPLY STOCK NUMBERS TO ORDER
APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATES AND MEDALS.
7. THESE CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN AND WILL
BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT REVISION TO REF B.
8. ADDRESS QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MARADMIN TO CAPT ROBERTS AT
(703) 784-9342, DSN 278-9342 OR BY EMAIL: 
ROBERTSJK@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.