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MARADMIN 437/24

Results of the Fiscal Year 2025 Equal Opportunity Advisor Selection Board

This MARADMIN announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2025 Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA) Selection Board. Fourteen Marines in grades E6-E7 were selected to attend the EOA Course at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, with classes beginning in January and August 2025. One E8 Marine was selected for a special assignment as a DEOMI Instructor.

Issued: September 25, 2024
1.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the
results of the Fiscal Year  2025 (FY25) Equal Opportunity Advisor
(EOA) board. Per reference (d), EOA is a Type 2 "B" Billet. Marines
selected will attend the EOA Course (EOAC) at the Defense Equal
Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), Patrick Space Force Base,
Florida. The following applicants were selected and assigned to 
the following EOAC (read in three columns):
Name                Grade        Course Number 
Johnson, L.          E7           25-1
Odoms, M.            E7           25-1
Alvarez, J.          E7           25-1
Gonzalez, Z.         E7           25-1
Jurado, R.           E6           25-1
Smith, A.            E7           25-1
Chadwick, N.         E6           25-1
Lopez, C.            E7           25-1
Coleman, S.          E6           25-1
Tucker II, D.        E7           25-1
McNealy, T.          E7           25-1
Burke, J.            E7           25-2
Dougherty, T.        E7           25-2
Woodruff K.          E7           25-2
2.  The EOAC dates are as follows (read in three columns):
Class         Report             Graduation
25-1          21 Jan 2025        11 Mar 2025
25-2          4 Aug 2025         22 Sep 2025
3.  The following applicant was board selected for a special 
billet assignment (read in four columns):
Name        Grade        Billet               Location
Gomez, C.   E8           DEOMI Instructor     Patrick SFB FL
4.  Official assignments will occur via the TFRS request, upon
adjudication by MMEA. Marines are required to have obligated service
prior to attending DEOMI (36 months from date of graduation). Those 
Marines that do not have the obligated service are required to gain
the additional obligated service to meet the requirement. Requests
to retire prior to the completion of the 36 months from date of
graduation will not receive favorable endorsement.
5. These selections were coordinated with MMEA-25. All TAD and
follow-on permanent change of station/permanent change of assignment
orders for the above listed Marines will be transmitted via separate
correspondence.
6.  All slated class dates and future command assignments are 
subject on the needs of the Marine Corps and the requirements of the
EOA Program.  
7.  Release authorized by Brigadier General David R. Everly, 
Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division, Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs.