MCBUL 1040 FY07 Limited Duty Officer (LDO) Program

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO
ANNOUNCE THE FY07 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROGRAM AND TO REQUEST
APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWO'S).
2. A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 24 OCT 05 FOR
APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWO'S FOR
APPOINTMENT TO LDO. REFERENCES A THROUGH D PROVIDE INFORMATION
CONCERNING POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT TO LDO.
3. ALTHOUGH REF A STIPULATES THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 8 YEARS OF
WO SERVICE TO APPLY FOR THE LDO PROGRAM, THE 8 YEARS OF WO SERVICE
REQUIRED FOR LDO HAS BEEN WAIVED BY REF B. A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS OF
WO SERVICE BY 1 MAR 06 IS NOW REQUIRED. ALSO, THE REQUIREMENT FOR
NO MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE MAY BE WAIVED TO 22
YEARS. APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPUTE ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE FROM THE
ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) TO 1 JUN 05. APPLICANTS
MUST REQUEST THESE WAIVERS IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. WAIVERS FOR OTHER
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REF A WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SUBJECT BOARD, THE CMC
(MPP-35) WILL NOTIFY THE CMC (MMOA-3) AS TO WHICH MOS'S ARE "CLOSED"
DUE TO PERSONNEL AND/OR INVENTORY FLUCTUATIONS. CURRENTLY THE
CLOSED MOS'S ARE 0210, 6604, 9802, 9803, 9805, AND 9811. POC FOR
MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS CAPT MUNOZ (MPP-35 RESTRICTED
OFFICER INVENTORY PLANNER) AT DSN 278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL:
MUNOZMF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
5. OFFICERS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE
NEXT HIGHER CWO GRADE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LDO PROGRAM. 
THIS RESTRICTION WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
6. OFFICERS SELECTED TO THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROGRAM WILL
INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR
APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A
AND C.
7. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF C.
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 7 OCT 05. THE MAILING
ADDRESS IS:
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
 ATTN: CAPT SCHROCK
 FY07 LDO SELECTION BOARD
 HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
 3280 RUSSELL RD.
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
INDIVIDUALS/UNITS CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AFTER 30
SEPT 05 VIA THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTPS://LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/MMOA-3/CWO+
TO+LDO+SELECTION+BOARD
 A. CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL
APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME AND SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY07 LDO SELECTION BOARD. NO CORRESPONDENCE
WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS SOLICITED BY
THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
 B. OFFICERS NOW HAVE TWO METHODS OF SUBMITTING REQUIRED
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE LDO SELECTION BOARD. FIRST, THE PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB-20) HAS THE CAPABILITY TO FILE
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE APPLICANT'S OMPF. OFFICERS MAY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS CAPABILITY BY HAVING THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
PRODUCED BY THEIR NEAREST COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC). 
THE CMC (MMSB-20) WILL INCORPORATE THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH INTO THE
OFFICER'S OMPF IF THE PICTURE WAS SUBMITTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE
SELECTION BOARD. OFFICERS MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPH BY UTILIZING THE DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY APPLICATION
ON THE CMC (MMSB-20) WEBSITE AT 
HTTPS://WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/PLS/PORTAL/URL/PAGE/M_RA_HOME/MM/SB, 
OR BY CONTACTING MMSB-20 AT DSN 278-3974. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL 
PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH AS PER 
ENCL (1) OF REF C AND SHOULD NOTE THIS IN THEIR APPLICATION. IF A DIGITAL 
PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE TAKEN OR SUBMITTED, OFFICERS SHOULD SUBMIT A 
HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ENCL (1) OF REF C.
8. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE THIS INFORMATION
TO ELIGIBLE MARINES IN THEIR COMMAND. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SCREENED
TO ENSURE THAT ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
CONSIDERATION. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
OR APPLICATIONS NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A
THROUGH D WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
9. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE PREPARATION OF THE OMPF AND OTHER
ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD, APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE
THEIR INTENT TO APPLY USING THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION ON THE CWO TO
LDO WEBSITE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7, ABOVE, BY 23 SEP 05. 
ALTERNATIVELY, IN CASES IN WHICH APPLICANTS ARE UNABLE TO INDICATE
SUCH INTENTIONS VIA THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION, COMMANDS SHOULD
SUBMIT AN APPLICANT'S FULL NAME AND SSN TO CMC (MMOA-3) VIA NAVAL
MESSAGE BY 23 SEP 05. SUBJECT TITLE SHOULD READ: "FY07 LDO
SELECTION BOARD APPLICANTS. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED
NLT 7 OCT 2005." 
10. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO 
THE CMC (MMOA-3) WILL BE ADDRESSED TO CAPTAIN S. D. SCHROCK,
EMAIL: SEAN.SCHROCK@USMC.MIL, TEL COM: (703) 784-9284/85/86,
DSN: 278-XXXX.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2006.