Calendar Year (CY) 2004 MMOA Command Visit Schedule
This MARADMIN announces the Calendar Year 2004 Officer Assignments Branch (MMOA) command visit schedule, which will take place from August through November 2004 across major Marine Corps commands and training schools worldwide. The visits will provide professional military education briefs, conduct individual assignment counseling sessions, and discuss career development topics including command screening and performance evaluation with officers at each location.
Issued: August 3, 2004
1. SITUATION. THE ANNUAL OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS BRANCH VISIT TO THE MARINE CORPS' MAJOR COMMANDS AND DESIGNATED TRAINING SCHOOL LOCATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM AUG THROUGH NOV 04. 2. MISSION. THE CMC (MMOA) WILL VISIT EACH COMMAND AS SCHEDULED BELOW TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, CONDUCT ASSIGNMENT COUNSELING, AND DISCUSS ASSIGNMENT ISSUES WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND G-1'S OF EACH COMMAND. A BRIEF ON ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE OFFICER CORPS INCLUDING COMMAND SCREENING, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT ALL AVAILABLE OFFICERS ATTEND THESE BRIEFS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OFFICER COUNSELING SECTION (MMOA-4) WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VISITS. 3. EXECUTION A. THE FOLLOWING DATES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED (DOES NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL DAYS): (1) MARFOREUR 25-26 AUG (2) EAST COAST CMDS (A) NORFOLK: MARFORLANT, EWTGLANT 8 SEP (B) MCAS BEAUFORT, MCRD PI 10-11 SEP (C) CAMP LEJ NC, MCAS CP, MCAS NR 13-17 SEP (3) WASH D.C., QUANTICO CMDS (A) MCCDC, MARCORSYSCOM, MCU 20-23 SEP (B) HQMC 27-28 SEP (4) NDU (NWC AND ICAF) 29 SEP (5) WESTPAC, HAWAII CMDS (A) OKINAWA CMDS 5-7 OCT (B) MARFORK 9 OCT (C) MCAS IWAKUNI 11 OCT (D) HAWAII CMDS 12-14 OCT (6) WEST COAST CMDS (A) MCAS YUMA 18-19 OCT (B) 29 PALMS 18-20 OCT (C) EWTGPAC, MCRD SD 21 OCT (D) MCAS MIRAMAR 20-22 OCT (E) CAMP PENDLETON 22-27 OCT (7) NAVAL WAR COLLEGE 1-2 NOV (8) ARMY CMD AND GEN STAFF COLLEGE 8-9 NOV (9) GULF COAST CMDS (A) CENTCOM/MARCENT 15-16 NOV (B) MARFORRES 17 NOV (C) MCLB ALBANY 18 NOV (10) MATSG CORPUS CHRISTI, PENSACOLA (A) CORPUS CHRISTI 15-17 NOV (B) PENSACOLA 18-19 NOV (11) ARMY WAR COLLEGE 22 NOV B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS (1) DURING AUG 2004, EACH MONITOR WILL POST TO THEIR WEBPAGE A LIST OF PROJECTED FY05 STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS CAN FIND THE LINK TO THE WEB PAGE OF THEIR MONITOR THROUGH THE M&RA HOME PAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). ALL OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ANTICIPATE MOVING DURING FY 05, ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEBPAGE OF THEIR MONITOR, AND SUBMIT BY E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE (POC LIST BELOW) THEIR DUTY, GEOGRAPHICAL, AND SCHOOL PREFERENCES (IF APPLICABLE), AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS KEY TO THE PROCESS OF MATCHING PERSONAL DESIRES WITH EXISTING STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. COMMUNICATION OF INDIVIDUAL DESIRES BEFORE THE FALL 2004 MMOA ROAD SHOW WILL MAKE PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH YOUR MONITOR MORE PRODUCTIVE. (2) POCS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (A) MMOA: COL M. L. HAWKINS, MMOA BRANCH HEAD. COMM: 703-784-9300 OR DSN: 278-9300. E-MAIL: HAWKINSML@MANPOWER.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MMOA COMMAND AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION. COMM: 703-784-9300 OR DSN: 278-9300. COL C. F. SWAIN, GROUND COLONELS MONITOR. E-MAIL: SWAINCF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. COL J. P. TOMCZAK, AVIATION COLONELS MONITOR. E-MAIL: TOMCZAKJP@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. (B) GROUND ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-1). GROUND MAJORS MONITOR DESK. COMM: 703-784-9276/7/8 OR DSN: 278-9276/7/8. COMPANY GRADE GROUND MONITOR DESK: COMM: 703-784-9272/3/4/5 OR DSN: 278-9272/3/4/5. LTCOL J. M. HARRISON, GROUND BRANCH HEAD AND GROUND LTCOLS MONITOR. COMM: 703-784-9279/9280 OR DSN: 278-9279/9280. E-MAIL: HARRISONJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJOR T. R. BRYANT, CS/CSS MAJORS MONITOR. E-MAIL: BRYANTTR@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJOR M. A. HOUSE, GROUND COMBAT ARMS MAJORS MONITOR. E-MAIL: HOUSEMA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT L. S. EDWARDS, CO GRADE MONITOR 01/11/13/21/34/41. E-MAIL: EDWARDSLS@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT B. E. RUSSELL, CO GRADE MONITOR 08/15/18/31/33/43/44/46/55/58/9925. E-MAIL: RUSSELLBE@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJ(SEL) T. L. LACROIX, CO GRADE MONITOR 03/57. E-MAIL: LACROIXTL@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT R. C. RISHER, CO GRADE MONITOR 04/30/35. E-MAIL: RISHERRC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT K. K. HASTINGS, CO GRADE MONITOR 02/06/23/25/26/28/40. E-MAIL: HASTINGSKK@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. (C) AVIATION ASSIGNMENT SECTION (MMOA-2) COMM: 703-784-9267 OR DSN: 278-9267. LTCOL T. C. MOORE, AVIATION BRANCH HEAD AND AVIATION LTCOLS MONITOR. E-MAIL: MOORETC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJ M. T. WARRING, AIR/GROUND MAJORS MONITOR. E-MAIL: WARRINGMT@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT K. M. DOHERTY, CO GRADE MONITOR 59XX/6XXX/72XX. E-MAIL: DOHERTYKM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJ T. J. FRANK, FIXED WING MAJORS MONITOR. E-MAIL: FRANKTJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT T. M. PEHRSON, CO GRADE MONITOR 75XX(FW). E-MAIL: PEHRSONTM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. MAJ R. DASMALCHI, ROTARY WING MAJORS MONITOR. E-MAIL: DASMALCHIR@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CAPT W. J. CURRY, CO GRADE MONITOR 75XX (RW). E-MAIL: CURRYWJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. 4. ADMIN LOGISTICS A. COORDINATOR. EACH MAJOR COMMAND/SCHOOL WILL DESIGNATE A COORDINATOR TO RESERVE APPROPRIATE MEETING AND BRIEFING FACILITIES, ASSIST IN TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING REQUIREMENTS, AND COORDINATE THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. FURTHER DETAILED COORDINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. B. INTERVIEWS. EACH COMMAND IS REQUESTED TO SET UP A SCHEDULE OF APPOINTMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS TO MEET WITH THE MONITORS AND/OR COUNSELORS. IT IS REQUESTED THAT APPOINTMENTS BE SCHEDULED CONSECUTIVELY BEGINNING AT THE DESIGNATED START TIME TO ALLOW MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND TIME MANAGEMENT. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN COMPILING THE INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. COLS 20 MIN PER INTERVIEW LTCOLS/MAJORS 15 MIN PER INTERVIEW CO GRADE 10 MIN PER INTERVIEW ALL COUNSELING INTERVIEWS ARE 20 MINUTES C. EQUIPMENT. REQUEST A LAPTOP/DESKTOP WITH A CD/R AND AN INFOCUS OR SIMILAR PROJECTION DEVICE IOT PRESENT THE MMOA BRIEF AT EACH LOCATION. 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. LAN DROPS AND TELEPHONE LINES ARE REQUIRED AT EVERY INTERVIEW SITE. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADDRESSED VIA SEPARATE CORRSEPONDENCE. REQUEST POINT OF CONTACT FROM EACH MAJOR COMMAND LOCATION BE IDENTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CMC (MMOA) BY 5 AUG 04. THE CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT ARE AS FOLLOWS: MAJOR A.P. KENNICK, MMOA-3 DSN 278-9281 COMM 703-784-9281 KENNICKAP@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL MAJOR B.M. WILSON, HEAD, MMOA-3 DSN 278-9284 COMM 703-784-9284 WILSONBM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL