MCBUL 1040 FY08 Limited Duty Officer (LDO) Program

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO 
ANNOUNCE THE FY08 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER TO LIMITED DUTY OFFICER 
SELECTION BOARD AND TO REQUEST APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED REGULAR 
CWOS.
2. A SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE AT HQMC ON 24 OCT 06 FOR 
APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK TO SELECT QUALIFIED REGULAR CWOS FOR 
APPOINTMENT TO LDO. REFERENCES A THROUGH C PROVIDE INFORMATION 
CONCERNING POLICIES AND INSTRUCTIONS ON THE APPOINTMENT TO LDO.
3. ALTHOUGH REF A STIPULATES THAT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE 8 YEARS OF 
RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE TO APPLY FOR THE LDO PROGRAM, THE 8 YEARS 
OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE HAS BEEN WAIVED TO A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS
OF RESTRICTED OFFICER SERVICE BY 1 MAR 07. 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 MAR 07. 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, 3410, 6604, 9802, 9803, AND 9805. POC FOR 
MOS AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY IS CAPT MUNOZ (MPP-35 RESTRICTED
OFFICER INVENTORY PLANNER) AT DSN 278-9366/65/64 OR EMAIL: 
MANUEL.MUNOZ@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 B.
7. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT SHOWN IN REF B. 
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 10 OCT 06. THE MAILING
ADDRESS IS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: MAJ KENNICK
FY08 LDO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
INDIVIDUALS CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION VIA THE 
MANPOWER WEBSITE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. FROM THERE, 
GO TO ACTIVE MARINE, THEN MANPOWER MANAGEMENT, OFFICER 
ASSIGNMENTS, PLANS AND PROGRAMS, MISC BOARDS AND PANELS AND FINALLY 
CWO TO LDO. MARINES WILL NEED TO LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE IN ORDER TO 
ACCESS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
7.A. CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL
APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE NAME AND SSN, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY08 LDO SELECTION BOARD. NO CORRESPONDENCE
WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES UNLESS SOLICITED BY THE 
BOARD PRESIDENT.
7.B. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN THE PAST 12 
MONTHS FROM THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. REFS D THROUGH F 
CONTAIN GUIDANCE ON SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC FOR INCLUSION IN
THE OMPF. MARINES CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE 
MMSB WEBSITE. 
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 C 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 25 SEP 06. 
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 25 SEP 06. SUBJECT TITLE SHOULD READ: "FY08 LDO SELECTION
BOARD APPLICANT." APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 10 OCT 06.
10. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SELECTION BOARD AND CORRESPONDENCE TO 
THE CMC (MMOA-3) WILL BE ADDRESSED TO MAJOR A. P. KENNICK, EMAIL:
ANTHONY.KENNICK@USMC.MIL, TEL COM: (703)784-9284/85/86, DSN 278-9284.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2007.