Clearance Eligibility for OIF/OEF Augmentees

1.  THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES SECURITY
CLEARANCE/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI)
ACCESS/ELIGIBILITY POLICY TO SUPPORT MARINES ASSIGNED TO AN
AUGMENTEE ROLE FOR OIF/OEF.  IT DOES NOT CHANGE REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ROUTINE PCS ASSIGNMENTS.  THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH AND
APPROVED BY DON (CNO N09N2) AND SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) NAVY
SECURITY OFFICIALS, HQMC M&RA (MPP-60) AND HQMC INTEL DEPARTMENT. 
ALL MARINE CORPS COMMANDS WILL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS MARADMIN.  THIS POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ACTIVE DUTY AND ALL
ELEMENTS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
2.  THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR USMC SUPPORT TO OIF/OEF
AUGMENTEE BILLETS IS SUCH THAT A BLANKET POLICY REQUIRING ALL
OFFICERS OR FIELD GRADE OFFICERS TO SUBMIT AN SSBI IN ANTICIPATION
OF AN ASSIGNMENT THAT MAY NOT OCCUR IS WASTEFUL AND WOULD OVERBURDEN
THE DOD INVESTIGATION PROGRAM.  COMMANDS SUBMITTING SSBI'S FOR THIS
PURPOSE MUST CEASE THIS PRACTICE IMMEDIATELY.  SUBMISSION AND
COMPLETION OF SSBI'S WITHOUT A VALID REQUIREMENT PROVIDES NO ADDED
VALUE AND PREVENTS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATIONS FOR
PERSONNEL WITH IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS.  THE POLICY
OUTLINED BELOW MEETS AUGMENTEE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS, SUPPORTS
OIF/OEF AND CONSERVES SCARCE RESOURCES.
3.  SCI ACCESS REQUIRES AN ESTABLISHED NEED TO KNOW.  THE VALIDATED
REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL BY THE SUPPORTED COMMAND, BASED ON THE JOINT
MANNING DOCUMENT, ESTABLISHES THE NEED TO KNOW FOR A SPECIFIC BILLET
AND IS THE BASIS FOR REQUESTING SCI ACCESS ELIGIBILITY.
4.  ALL PERSONNEL WHOSE MOS OR NORMAL PCS DUTY ASSIGNMENT REQUIRES 
REINVESTIGATION, AS APPROPRIATE.  MOS REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT
CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY MUST BE MET TO ENSURE PROPER SUPPORT FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND/OR AUGMENTEE PURPOSES.
5.  THE FOLLOWING PROCESS IS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY TO
SUPPORT AUGMENTEE REQUIREMENTS FOR TS/SCI ELIGIBILITY AND APPLIES TO
ACTIVE AND RESERVE FORCES.  THIS PROCESS APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS WHO
COULD POTENTIALLY BE CHOSEN FOR AN AUGMENTEE ASSIGNMENT REQUIRING
TS/SCI, AS DETERMINED BY THEIR CURRENT COMMAND.
A.  OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR EITHER TS OR TS/SCI
SHALL ENSURE THEIR CURRENT SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY IS
SUPPORTED BY A NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK WITH LOCAL RECORDS CHECK AND
CREDIT CHECK (NACLC) - EQUIVALENT TO A SECRET CLEARANCE.  THIS
INVESTIGATION MUST BE CURRENT WITHIN THE PAST 10 YEARS.  THIS WILL
FACILITATE THE GRANTING OF AN INTERIM SCI ACCESS ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATION, IF REQUIRED. 
B.  OFFICERS WITH A CURRENT SSBI WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR A SSBI
PERIODIC RENVESTIGATION AT THE 4.5 YEAR MARK.  OFFICERS WHOSE SSBI
IS OLDER THAN 5 YEARS WILL INITIATE A SSBI OR SSBI PERIODIC
REINVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY.  REFER TO THE NAVSUP TO DETERMINE
WHETHER SSBI OR SSBI/PR IS REQUIRED BASED ON DATE OF LAST SSBI.
C.  ALL OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY TS/SCI ELIGIBLE AND WHO COULD
POTENTIALLY BE CHOSEN FOR AN AUGMENTEE ASSIGNMENT WILL COMPLETE AN
SF 86 AND HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR SSO REVIEW IN THE EVENT OF
ASSIGNMENT REQUIRING TS/SCI ELIGIBILITY.  IF DESIGNATED AS AN
AUGMENTEE, THE SF 86 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FIRST SSO IN THE
MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.  AFTER A FAVORABLE REVIEW OF THE SF 86,
LOCAL RECORDS AND FAVORABLE COMPLETION OF A PRENOMINATION INTERVIEW,
THE SF 86 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO OPM.  FOLLOWING SUBMISSION TO OPM,
THE SSO MAY REQUEST INTERIM SCI ELIGIBILITY FROM THE DON CAF. 
D.  RESERVE OFFICERS WILL CONTACT THE MARINE CORPS UNIT SSO OR
SECURITY OFFICER TO WHICH THEY MOST CLOSELY ASSOCIATE FOR ASSISTANCE
IN COMPLETING THE SF 86.  IRR OFFICERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY MOBCOM
AND ASSISTED IN THIS EFFORT.  MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS WITH SMCR
AND IMA OFFICERS ASSIGNED SHOULD BE PROACTIVE IN CONTACTING AFFECTED
OFFICERS AND ENCOURAGE THEIR COMPLETION OF THE  SF 86 AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
E.  AN INTERIM SCI ELIGIBILITY MAY BE GRANTED BASED ON AN OPEN SSBI,
CURRENT SECRET ELIGIBILITY (NACLC NO MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD) WITH NO
DEROGATORY ISSUES, A FAVORABLE REVIEW OF THE SF 86, LOCAL RECORDS,
AND SSO PRENOMINATION INTERVIEW.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE POTENTIALLY
DISQUALIFYING ISSUES IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROCESS WILL NOT
BE ASSIGNED TO AUGMENTEE DUTIES REQUIRING TS/SCI ACCESS ELIGIBILITY.
DON POLICY MANDATES THAT AN INTERIM TS/SCI WILL NOT BE GRANTED WHEN
UNINVESTIGATED/UNADJUDICATED DEROGATORY INFORMATION EXISTS.  AN SSBI
WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR AUGMENTEE PURPOSES IN THESE CASES.
6.  OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO AUGMENTEE BILLETS REQUIRING TS ACCESS BUT
NOT SCI ACCESS ELIGIBILITY WILL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
MARADMIN 491/03 REGARDING THE ASSIGNMENT OF TS ELIGIBILITY FOR
OVERSEAS AUGMENTEE BILLETS FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS OR LESS.
7.  ENLISTED AUGMENTEES ARE GENERALLY ASSIGNED FROM MOS POPULATIONS
WHICH ALREADY REQUIRE AN ADJUDICATED SSBI AS A CONDITION OF THE MOS.
THEREFORE, THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE PROCESS FOR REQUESTING AND
PROCESSING ENLISTED INVESTIGATIONS.
8.  ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POLICY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CHIP
POTTS OR MSGT DEBORAH HOPEWELL, HQMC (ARS), COMM (703) 614-2320, OR
DSN 224-2320; COLLEEN CROWLEY (CNO N09N2) COMM (202) 433-8844 OR DSN
288-8844; SMITTY GREER (CNO N2Z), COMM (202) 433-8960 OR (301)
669-4104, JAN MANGOLD (SSO NAVY), COMM (202) 433-8959; OR LTCOL
DAVID RILEY, M&RA (MPP-60), COM (703) 784-9179, DSN 378-9179.
MOBCOM POINTS OF CONTACT ARE MR JOHN CLARK, CLARKJH@MFR.USMC.MIL OR
SSGT SERNA, SERNADA@MFR.USMC.MIL OR COMM 800-255-5082, EXT 3107.