Clearance Eligibility for Officers (Corrected Copy)

1.  MARINE CORPS OFFICERS ARE VITAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND
OCCUPY POSITIONS OF SPECIAL TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.  TO ENSURE THEIR
TOTAL EFFECTIVENESS, MARINE CORPS OFFICERS MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR 
ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION. 
PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION OF THIS MARADMIN, MANY COMMANDS OPERATED 
UNDER THE FALSE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL OFFICERS HAVE A SECURITY
CLEARANCE.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ALL MARINE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED,
PER THE REFERENCE, TO MAINTAIN SECRET CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY.  ACCESS
AND NEED TO KNOW DETERMINATIONS WILL STILL BE A LOCAL COMMANDER'S
RESPONSIBILITY.
2.  COMMANDERS WILL REQUEST A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE
ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CENTRAL
ADJUDICATION FACILITY (DON CAF), VIA THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION
SYSTEM (JPAS), FOR THOSE OFFICERS WHO HAVE A COMPLETED NATIONAL
AGENCY CHECK WITH LOCAL AGENCY CHECK AND CREDIT CHECK (NACLC) BUT
DO NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY. 
3.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS OUT OF DATE OR THAT
DOES NOT SUPPORT SECRET CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST
FOR NACLC NO LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 2005.  COMMANDS SHOULD NOT
NORMALLY SUBMIT AN INVESTIGATION REQUEST ON THOSE OFFICERS WHO WILL
SEPARATE FROM THE SERVICE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SUBMISSION OF THE
PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION (PSI).  SUBMISSION OF PSI FOR THOSE
OFFICERS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL THEY RETURN FROM
DEPLOYMENT UNLESS SUCH DELAY WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ONGOING
OPERATIONS.
4.  OFFICERS WHO ARE DENIED SECURITY CLEARANCES, OR WHO HAVE THEIR
SECURITY CLEARANCES REVOKED, MAY BE SEPARATED FROM THE MARINE CORPS
UNDER MCO P1900.16F, SECNAVINST 1920.6B, OR OTHER APPLICABLE 
REGULATIONS.
5.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. W.T. POTTS, JR. OR MSGT D. HOPEWELL AT 
(703) 614-2320 OR DSN 224-3609.