Marine Corps Association & Foundation

Published Marine Corps directives regarding the screening, selecting and preparing enlisted Marines for Special (SDA), Independent (I&I) and Overseas assignments, as well as for attendance of resident enlisted Professional Military Education (PME) courses, all specify that the commanding officer is ultimately responsible for assigning only those Marines who are fully qualified for the assignments/attendance.

By Callie Oettinger | Published: January 23, 2012

They were “just boys” or “babies” or “young.” Often in war stories, it is the men who are at battle, but the boys who go to war. Those deciding and those fighting are men and boys, as are those leaving and those returning home.

Submitted by: the ole gunny

Every day flying  the H-37 “Deuce” was not without some sort of adventure for the Flight Crew of this particular series helicopter.  Some of the events that transpired were planned and some were not.  

Per MARADMIN 091/12, the board will convene on 17 April 2012 for a period of about 8 weeks.

The ENLPROMMAN specifies that selection board members consider demonstrated performance/achievement, leadership, professional and technical knowledge, experience (type and level), growth potential, motivation, military proficiency, physical fitness, personal appearance, conduct, moral character, and maturity in order to determine who is “best and fully qualified” for selection.