Administrative Support

Proper processing and submission

• Requests may be submitted via naval message or naval correspondence and must contain endorsement from the chain of command.
   
• For naval correspondence frocking requests please submit to the following SMB:  smb_mmoa_planso@usmc.mil
   
• For naval messages frocking requests please submit to the following AMHS address: CMC MRA MM MMOA WASHINGTON DC  
   
• Frocking Template Request Letter (Naval Format): Request Template 

OFFICER FROCKING CRITERIA

1. Billets with the title of Defense Attaché, Marine Attaché, or Naval Attaché.
2. Billets attached to the immediate staffs of the Offices of the President and Vice President of the United States.
3. Billets attached to the immediate staffs of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Under Secretaries of Defense, and Assistant Secretaries of Defense as defined in reference (b), sections 131(b)(1), (2), and (4).
4. Billets attached to the immediate staffs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff per reference (b), section 151(a) (1-6).
5. Joint Duty Assignment List billets.
6. Billets with the title of Commanding Officer (CO), Commander, or Chief (Chief applies only to General or Flag positions);
7. Billets with the title of Deputy Commander when selection for major command is a prerequisite for assignment (major commands where the Deputy “fleets up” to Commander);
8. Billets with the title of Executive Officer (XO) or Deputy when selection for command is a prerequisite for assignment (commands where the XO/Deputy Commander/Deputy Commodore “fleets up” to CO/Commander/Commodore);
9. Select service headquarters billets including, but not limited to, billets attached to immediate staffs of the Service Secretaries, Service Under Secretaries and Assistant Service Secretaries as defined in reference (b), sections 3014b (1) and (2), sections 5014b (1) and (2), and sections 8014b (1) and (2).
10. Executive Assistants, Military Advisors, Chiefs of Staff, and comparable billets that report directly to Admirals, Generals, Vice Admirals, Lieutenant Generals, and Senior Executive Service equivalents.
11. Billets with the title of officer in charge.
12. Other billets with the title of XO/Deputy Commander.
13. Formal service school billets where the higher grade is a prerequisite for admission; and
14. Acquisition Corps major program manager billets acquisition.

1.  Officers who elect not to be frocked or decline promotion.
2.  Enlisted personnel selected for officer appointment.
3.  Officers not confirmed by the Senate, where Senate confirmation is required by statute.
4.  Officers who do not meet Marine Corps weight or body fat standards.
5.  Officers being considered for removal from a promotion list or who are being considered for promotion delay.
6.  Second Lieutenants and Warrant Officers within the grades of W-1 through CWO-5

• Marines must have at least six years of creditable military service. 
• Marines must be eligible to serve for an additional four years from the date of the transfer request. 
• The transfer request can only be submitted and approved while the member is on active duty. 
• Marines who are found unfit for continued naval service and designated for a medical discharge/retirement may elect to transfer their unused Post 9-11 GI Bill educational benefits with no additional service obligation, provided the election is made prior to separation and the Marine is awarded an honorable discharge. 

• Spouses and children are eligible dependents. 
   
• Children enrolled in DEERS can receive transferred benefits: From age 18 through 20. From age 21 through 22, if they have full-time student status. 

How to transfer benefits?

• Marines must submit a request through the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) TEB Website. 
   
• The request must designate the dependent(s) to whom the benefits are being transferred, the number of months of benefits to be transferred to each dependent, and the period for which the transfer shall be effective. 
   
• Marines must complete the TEB Acknowledgements checklist during the application process. 

Service Obligation:

• Marines who transfer their benefits incur a four-year service obligation from the date of their completed request. 
   
• If a "force-shaping event," such as involuntary separation, keeps members from fulfilling their service obligation, they may keep their completed transfer of education benefits. 

• Marines.mil: [Link: Marines.mil https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/3654952/transfer-of-post-911-gi-bill-education-benefits-to-dependents-process/]
   
• milConnect: milConnect (.mil)
• ​​​​​​​Veterans Affairs: VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs