Solicitation for Fiscal Year 2025 Equal Opportunity Advisor Program

1. This MARADMIN solicits applications for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA) Program.
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 FY25 Marines selected for EOA Program will complete 40 hours of distance learning training and attend a seven-week in residence EOA course at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida during FY25.
Class    Report                   Graduation
25-1     21 Jan 2025              11 Mar 2025
25-2     4 Aug 2025               22 Sep 2025
4.  Individuals submitting for an EOA billet must meet the following basic 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 PCS 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 receive the Commanding Officers Screening / Interview Guide from their Career Planner.
6.  No later than July 26, 2024, the 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 (MMEA-25) via the normal RELM routing chain.  Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS program. In August 2024, MP Division and MMEA will conduct a board to consider qualified applicants to fill projected vacancies.  The enclosures to the RELM will contain the following:
6.a.  Commanding Officers Screening/Interview Guide.
7.  Release authorized by Brigadier General David R. Everly, Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.