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MARADMIN 308/18

FY19 Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) Command Visit

This MARADMIN announces the FY19 Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) Command Visit, also known as the Officer Roadshow, which will take place from August to December 2018 at various Marine Corps installations worldwide. The visits will provide commands with information on manpower management policies and procedures, and give officers the opportunity to meet with their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) monitors to discuss future assignments and career decisions.

Issued: June 4, 2018
1.  Situation.  In preparation for the FY19 slating season, MMOA will address individual and command concerns during the FY19 MMOA Command Visits, also known as the Officer Roadshow.<br>
2.  Mission.  From August to December 2018, MMOA will visit designated locations to conduct a series of briefs, in-calls, staffing meetings, and interviews in order to update commands on manpower issues and assist Marines in making well-informed career decisions.<br>
3.  Execution<br>
3.a.  Intent.  Provide commands with information pertaining to Manpower Management (MM) policies, procedures and assignments, and facilitate opportunities for Marines to discuss future assignments with their PMOS monitor.<br>
3.b.  Concept of Operations.  The FY19 MMOA Command Visit schedule will interact along three lines of effort (LOE), to include the strategic, operational, and tactical LOE.  The strategic LOE encompasses staff principles within MM conducting senior leadership engagements (SLEs) with component commands.  The operational LOE involves informational briefs and meetings regarding current programs and policies affecting the officer corps.  The tactical LOE is the personal interview and interaction between individual officers and their PMOS monitors.<br>
3.c.  Coordinating Instructions<br>
3.c.1.  MMOA Command Visit Timeline<br>
Location                          Date(s)      Responsible Agency<br>
United States Naval Academy, MD   6 Aug        MARDET, USNA<br>
NAS Corpus Christi/Kingsville, TX 7-8 Aug      MARDET, NAS<br>
MCLB, Albany, GA                  8 Aug        MARCORLOGCOM<br>
MCB Camp Lejeune, NC              14-17 Aug    MCIEAST<br>
MCAS New River, NC                14-17 Aug    MCAS NEW RIVER<br>
MCAS Cherry Point, NC             14-17 Aug    MCAS CHERRY POINT<br>
MCRD Parris Island, SC            20-21 Aug    MCRD PI/ERR<br>
MCAS Beaufort, SC                 20-21 Aug    MCAS BEAUFORT<br>
MCAGCC, 29 Palms, CA              28-30 Aug    MCAGCC<br>
MCAS Yuma, AZ                     28-29 Aug    MCAS YUMA<br>
Naval Spt Activity, Norfolk, VA   6 Sep        MARFORCOM<br>
USAG Stuttgart, Germany           10 Sep       MARFOREUR/AF<br>
Naval Spt Activity, Bahrain       13 Sep       5th MEB<br>
MCWAR and CSC, Quantico, VA       18 Sep       Marine Corps Univ<br>
EWS, Quantico, VA                 21 Sep       Marine Corps Univ<br>
Naval War College, Newport, RI    25 Sep       Senior Marine, NWC<br>
Air War College, Montgomery, AL   27 Sep       Senior Marine, Air WC<br>
SAW, Quantico, VA                 1 Oct        Director, SAW<br>
Pentagon, DC                      2-3 Oct      HQ BN, Henderson Hall<br>
MCB/MCAS Hawaii                   10-11 Oct    MCB HAWAII<br>
Camp Smith, Hawaii                11 Oct       MARFORPAC<br>
MCB Okinawa, Japan                15-19 Oct    MCIPAC<br>
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan               17-19 Oct    MCAS IWAKUNI<br>
USAG Humphreys, Korea             19 Oct       MARFORK<br>
Ft Meade, MD                      23 Oct       MARFORCYBER<br>
Marine Barracks Washington, DC    23 Oct       Marine Bks Washington<br>
NAS Patuxent River, MD            23 Oct       MARDET, NAS<br>
MCB Quantico, VA                  24-25 Oct    MCB Quantico<br>
MCB Camp Pendleton, CA            30 Oct-1 Nov MCIWEST<br>
MCAS Miramar, CA                  30 Oct-2 Nov MCAS MIRAMAR<br>
MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA           1-2 Nov      MCIWEST<br>
MCRD San Diego, CA                2 Nov        MCRD SD/WRR<br>
MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL            5-6 Nov      MARFORCENT<br>
Pensacola/Whiting, FL             5-6 Nov      MARDET, NAS<br>
National Defense University, DC   13 Nov       Senior Marine, NDU<br>
CGSC, Ft Leavenworth, NC          14 Nov       Senior Marine, CGSC<br>
Army War College, Carlisle, PA    14 Nov       Senior Marine, ArmyWC<br>
3.c.2.  MMOA Roadshow website https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil\webcenter\portal\MMOA\page17<br>
3.c.3.  Officer Manpower Brief<br>
3.c.3.a.  Target Audience:  All officers.  Maximum participation is essential to facilitate dialogue during monitor interviews.<br>
3.c.3.b.  Subject:  Information regarding the assignments process, career progression, and Manpower programs and policies for which officers need familiarity.<br>
3.c.3.c.  Timeframe.  Approx 90 minute brief.<br>
3.c.4.  Interviews<br>
3.c.4.a.  Length.  15 minutes for O5 and below, 20 minutes for O6.<br>
3.c.4.b.  Interview Scheduling.  Contact your respective site coordinator.  The FY19 site coordinator roster will be posted on the MMOA Roadshow website NLT 1 July 2018.<br>
3.c.4.c.  Monitor Availability.  The monitor availability roster provides information regarding which monitors will be in attendance at each site, and will be posted on the MMOA Roadshow wesbite NLT 1 July 2018.<br>
4.  Administration and Logistics<br>
4.a.  Administration.  Responsible agencies listed in paragraph (3.c.1.) must assign a site coordinator for each location.  Site coordinators will conduct detailed planning via separate correspondence with the MMOA command visit coordinators listed in this message.  NLT five business days subsequent to the release of this MARADMIN, responsible agencies will advise the MMOA command visit coordinators of any scheduling conflicts affecting any tenant commands listed in the aforementioned locations.<br>
4.b.  Logistics<br>
4.b.1.  Funding.  MM will fund all travel, lodging, and rental vehicle expenses for the MMOA Command Visit team.<br>
4.b.2.  Facilities.  Facilities are requested to support both the officer Manpower Brief and the monitor interviews.  The brief location requires audio/visual support and the interview location requires internet connectivity and sufficient power outlets.<br>
5.  Command and Signal<br>
5.a.  Site Coordinator.  Serve as the primary point of contact for MMOA Command Visit coordination.  Upon the release of this message, the MMOA POCs will conduct detailed coordination with site coordinators via separate correspondence.<br>
5.b.  Network Access.  Each member of the MMOA Command Visit team will arrive with an official, authorized MCEN laptop, and requires access to an active network data port in order to best serve officers during their interviews.  All hosting commands must submit a port security exemption request to their respective G-6, and prepare to support the team with up to 20 data drops.  For austere locations that are limited in communication resources, MMOA will travel with one 16-port Linksys dumb HUB that has an approved waiver from CMC (C4) through CY18.  Hosting commands that require a copy of the waiver should contact the MMOA POCs NLT 30 days prior to the visit.  The team is unable to travel with data support personnel and will require at least two network support specialists to remain present at the interview site for the duration of the visit.<br>
5.c.  Printer and Phone Support.  The MMOA Command Visit team requires one networked printer, and one commercial and DSN-capable phone at each interview location.<br>
5.d.  This bulletin is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
6.  Release authorized by MajGen Robert F. Castellvi, Director, Manpower Management Division.