SECNAVINST 1412.9B - Headquarters Marine Corps

SECNAVINST 1412.9B7 Feb 2006published approximately 60 days prior to the convening date ofthe selection board via a message requesting applications.4. Eligibility Criteria. To be eligible to become a permanentLDO in the active component, chief warrant officers must meetthe following criteria:a. Be a citizen of the United States.b. Be serving as a chief warrant officer in the activecomponent with not less than 8 years of warrant officer serviceat the time the selection board convenes, and have not less than10 and not more than 20 years of active service at the time theselection board convenes.c. Meet the requisite physical standards for appointment asan LDO prescribed by reference (b). Selectees who fail to meetthe minimum physical standards for appointment may be appointedupon the recommendation of the Chief, Bureau of Medicine andSurgery, and a waiver of the standards by CMC (MM).d. Have passed the most recent physical fitness test.e. Have previously served in the warrant officer feeder MOSfor the LDO MOS in which applying, or be qualified without anyadditional training for the competitive category for whichappointment is desired.f. Meet any additional eligibility criteria as may beprescribed in the convening MARADMIN message.5. Waivers of Eligibility Criteriaa. CMC (MM), may, under the following circumstances,consider waivers of eligibility criteria:(1) When gross inequity to the applicant would otherwiseresult; or(2) When, in the judgment of CMC, extraordinarycircumstances cause such a waiver to be in the best interest ofthe Marine Corps.b. Requests for waivers of the minimum time in service(TIS) and disciplinary action will not be considered for thepermanent LDO program. The maximum TIS requirement will only beconsidered to 22 years on a case-by-case basis only for those2Enclosure (3)