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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000

Canc: Jan 2015
MCBul 1700
MF
14 JAN 2014
MARINE CORPS BULLETIN 1700
From:
To:

Commandant of the Marine Corps
Distribution List

Subj:

IMPLEMENTATION OF MANDATORY TRANSITION READINESS
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

Ref:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Encl:

(1) Sample DD Form 2958 Service Member Career Readiness
Standards/Individual Transition Plan Checklist
(2) Sample DD Form 2648 Preseparation Counseling Form
(3) Career Readiness Standards
(4) Capstone Procedures

DoD Directive Type Memorandum 12-007
MARADMIN 734/12
MARADMIN 514/13
SECNAV M-5210.1

1. Purpose. To provide guidance on mandatory transition
readiness participation and required deliverables for all
Marines prior to separation or retirement from the Marine Corps.
2.

Background

a. Reference (a) established a requirement for an improved
transition assistance program. Reference (b) provided guidance
on implementation of the Transition Readiness Seminar (TRS)
component established by reference (a). Reference (c) provided
guidance on implementation of the Transition Readiness Capstone
component established by reference (a).
b. Reference (a) established the following mandatory
requirements as part of transition services:
(1) Pre-separation counseling.
(2) Completion of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Benefits Briefings (VA Benefits I and II).
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(3) Completion of Department of Labor Employment
Workshop (DOLEW) unless approved for an exemption as defined
below.
(4) Completion of a Military Occupation Specialty
Crosswalk (MOS Crosswalk).
(5) Capstone, the culminating activity in the transition
process, verifies Marines meet Career Readiness Standards (CRS)
and have a viable plan for transition to civilian life.
3. Action. All Marine Corps commands and activities will
comply with the policies established herein.
a.

Commander’s Intent and Concept of Operations

(1) Commander’s Intent. It is the intent of the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to ensure all Marines are
“transition ready” by separation, demobilization or retirement.
(2) Concept of Operations
(a) All active duty and demobilizing/deactivating
members of the Reserve component (RC) who retire or separate
after a minimum of 180 continuous days of active duty are
eligible and required to participate in TRS with limited
exemptions as indicated below.
(b) Exemptions. The DOLEW is the only component of
TRS for which Marines may receive an exemption from
participation. All exemption requests must be documented on the
Marine’s Service Member Career Readiness Standards/Individual
Transition Plan Checklist (ITP Checklist) (enclosure (1)).
Marines who qualify for an exemption may elect to participate in
the DOLEW. Reference (a) establishes the following exemptions
from participating in the DOLEW:
1. Marines retiring after 20 or more years of
active service in the military services.
2. Marines with specialized skills who, due to
unavoidable circumstances, are needed to support a unit on
orders to be deployed within 60 days. The first Commanding
Officer (CO) in the Marine’s chain of command with court martial

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authority pursuant to Chapter 47 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ) must certify on the ITP Checklist any such
request for exemption from the DOLEW.
3. Wounded, ill, and injured recovering Marines
most likely to transition out of active duty, who are enrolled
in the Education and Employment Initiative or a similar
transition program designed to secure employment, further
education, or technical training post-separation.
4. Members of the RC who are being demobilized
or deactivated after serving a minimum of 180 continuous days of
active duty who meet one of the following criteria:
a.

Are able to confirm employment;

b. Can provide documented acceptance into
an accredited technical training, undergraduate, or graduate
degree program; or
c.

Have previously attended the DOLEW.

(c) Members of the RC who are being demobilized/
deactivated after serving 180 continuous days or more on active
duty shall begin the pre-separation counseling process as soon
as possible within their remaining period of service. The
active duty gaining force command is responsible for ensuring
all assigned RC personnel complete mandatory transition
assistance components prior to release from active duty or
return to Home Training Centers.
(d) All Marines are encouraged to attend TRS at a
Marine Corps installation. In those cases where an eligible
Marine’s duty station is more than 100 miles away from a Marine
Corps installation, attendance at a transition class offered by
another Military Service is acceptable.
(e) Spouses of eligible Marines are encouraged to
attend the DOLEW and may attend a different pathway from their
military sponsor for their information if and as desired.
b.

Subordinate Element Missions

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(1) Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DC,
M&RA), Director, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC), Marine
and Family Programs Division (MF)
(a)

Develop and maintain a standard schedule for
delivery of all required components of TRS.

(b) Ensure standard curriculum is available and
adhered to for all installations to use in the delivery of TRS.
(c) Conduct a semi-annual curriculum review with
representatives from installation Personal and Professional
Development (P&PD) offices, to continuously review and improve
standard curriculum delivered at the TRS.
(d) Review requests by installations for the use of
non-standard curriculum or a non-standard schedule and provide
one of the following responses:
1. Grant exemption for only the requesting
installation, and only in the case of a compelling
justification.
2. Determine request is a best practice that
should be incorporated Marine Corps-wide and include the review
at the next scheduled curriculum review meeting.
3.

Deny the requested exemption.

(2) Commanding Generals, Marine Corps Combat Development
Command and Marine Corps Installation Command
(a) Serve as a subordinate command in all matters
pertaining to Marine and Family Programs.
(b) Ensure execution of the higher headquarters plan
developed by the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve
Affairs via Marine Corps installations in order to support the
Operating Forces, tenant commands, and activities.
(3) Installation Commanders

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(a) Ensure P&PD offices coordinate with and
establish local Memoranda of Understanding with representatives
of the following Federal agencies in the delivery of TRS
materials: the Department of Labor (DOL), the VA, and the Small
Business Administration (SBA), with the exception of
installations outside the continental United States until SBA is
able to support.
(b) Ensure P&PD offices follow the HQMC standard
delivery model for the TRS that includes all required curriculum
subject to the availability of local service delivery partners.
A request for exemption to the standard schedule must be
submitted to MF for approval prior to implementation, as noted
in subparagraph (1)(d) above.
(c) Ensure P&PD offices publish a schedule of TRS
delivery dates and installation specific guidelines for eligible
Marines and service members to be registered for attendance at
least two weeks in advance of the scheduled TRS dates.
(d) Ensure installation training facilities are
sufficient to meet military population throughput with the
following additional requirements for DOL and VA training:
1.

DOL Instructor: Trainee class size of 1:50.

2.

VA Instructor: Trainee class size of 1:50.

(e) Provide sufficient and adequate facilities and
resources in support of the TRS including information technology
and classrooms to support requirements in paragraph 3b(2)(d)
above.
(f) Ensure P&PD offices validate TRS attendance and
DD Forms 2648/-1 (enclosure (2)) reporting requirements,
including additional reporting requirements as determined
necessary by MF.
(g) Ensure P&PD staff participate in the semi-annual
curriculum reviews with MF.
(h) Ensure P&PD staff verify whether Marines have
met their Career Readiness Standards (CRS) as defined in
enclosure (3) prior to Capstone.

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(i) Encourage all TRS participants to complete the
online participant assessment.
(j) Ensure P&PD offices retain a copy of the
completed ITP Checklist (DD form 2958) for three years and enter
data into the service tracking system.
(4) Commanding Officers of Transitioning Marines
(a) Ensure all eligible active duty Marines attend
the TRS 12 to 14 months before their end of active service (EAS)
but complete TRS no less than 180 days prior to that date. RC
members shall begin the pre-separation counseling process as
soon as possible within their remaining service.
(b) Ensure eligible Marines and service members are
registered to attend TRS at least two weeks in advance of
scheduled TRS dates in accordance with installation specific
registration guidelines.
(c) Ensure that all attendees complete the TRS prework and bring completion certificates to the TRS when
scheduled.
(d) Ensure unit transition counselors (UTC)/career
planners review the ITP Checklist prior to the Capstone, as
defined in enclosure (4).
(e) Ensure Marines participate in the Capstone
meeting, as scheduled by their UTC/Career Planners, with the CO
or designee, such as the Executive Officer.
(f) Ensure any approved exemptions are documented on
the Marine’s ITP Checklist.
(g) Ensure the ITP Checklist is reviewed for
completion, CRS have been met or not met and sign the ITP
Checklist for each Marine, verifying their readiness for
transition in accordance with enclosure (4).
(h) Ensure a copy of the Form DD2648/-1 is filed in
the Marine's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Ensure
UTCs/Career Planners, as designated by the Unit Commander,
retain copies of the DD form 2648/-1 for three years.

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(i) Ensure the original ITP Checklist is returned to
the Marine, a copy is fi.led in the Corrunand' s official files, and
a copy is provided to installation P&PD offices.
(j) Ensure Marines described by the following
characterizations are specifically considered for a higher level
of support or referral to a supporting agency throughout the
transition process and during Capstone:

1.

Are 18-24 years old;

2.

Are completing their first term of

3.

Are involuntarily separating due to force

4.

Are rapidly separating from service in 89

enlistment;
shaping; or
days or less.
(k) Encourage spouses of transitioning Marines
attend the TRS.
4. Administration and Logistics. Records created as a result
of this Bulletin shall be managed according to National Archives
and Records Administration approved dispositions per reference
(d) to ensure proper maintenance, use, accessibility and
preservation, regardless of format or medium.
5. Reserve applicability.
Marine Corps Total Force.

This Bulletin is applicable to the

6. Cancellation contingency. This Bulletin is cancelled in one
year or upon incorporation into a Marine Corps Order.

~~

Deputy Corrunandant for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Distribution:

PCN 10202321700

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SAMPLE DD Form 2958
Service Member Career Readiness Standards/Individual Transition Plan
Checklist

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SAMPLE DD Form 2648
Pre-separation Counseling Form

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Career Readiness Standards (CRS)
1. All transitioning Marines must meet Career Readiness
Standards (CRS) based upon their pathway track of choice. An
overview of the CRS shall be provided by installation Personal
and Professional Development (P&PD) staff during the Transition
Readiness Seminar (TRS). All CRS shall be documented on the ITP
Checklist (enclosure (1)).
2. All transitioning Marines will initiate or complete the
following CRS at the TRS:
a. Pre-separation counseling as documented on the DD Forms
2648/-1.
b.

A 12-month post-separation budget.

c. Individual transition plan, including documentation of
the Marine’s personal employment, higher education, career
technical training and/or entrepreneurship goals, actions and
milestones.
d. Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) crosswalk gap
analysis evaluating transferability of military skills to the
civilian workforce.
e. Identified requirements and eligibility for
certification, licensure, and apprenticeship in the Marine’s
desired potential career field.
f.

E-benefits registration.

g. Continuum of military service opportunity and
connectivity counseling – Reserve Opportunities and Obligations
Brief and Marine For Life Brief.
h. Individual assessment tool to identify personal
aptitudes, interests, strengths, and skills that will enable
informed decision-making regarding career, higher education, or
career technical field selection.
i. Job application package or receive a job offer letter.
The package must include a private or public sector resume and
personal and professional references.
j. Receive a Department of Labor (DOL) gold card
certificate for DOL American Job Centers.
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3. In addition to the requirements in paragraph 2 above, all
transitioning Marines attending the Employment or
Entrepreneurship Pathway at TRS or seeking employment or small
business ownership after service will complete at least two
submitted job applications as part of the job application
package noted in paragraph 2.i. above.
4. In addition to the requirements in paragraph 2 above, all
transitioning Marines attending the Education or
Career/Technical Training Pathway at TRS or seeking educational
opportunities after service will complete the following
Education and Technical Training Standards:
a. Comparison of academic or training institution choices
section of the ITP.
b. A college, university or technical training application
or received acceptance letter.
c. Confirm one-on-one counseling with college, university,
or technical training institution advisor or counselor.

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Capstone Procedures
1. Per paragraph 3 of this bulletin, transitioning Marines will
attend the Transition Readiness Seminar (TRS) and complete the
required documentation, including the Individual Transition Plan
(ITP).
2. Installation Personal and Professional Development (P&PD)
staff will verify whether Marines have met their Career
Readiness Standards (CRS) as defined in enclosure (3) prior to
Capstone.
3. No less than 90 days prior to their EAS, or as soon as
possible within remaining Active Duty for eligible Reservists,
Marines will meet with their Commanding Officer (CO) or their
designee, as scheduled by their Career Planner or Unit
Transition Counselor (UTC), to review and complete DD Form 2958,
Service Member Career Readiness Standards/Individual Transition
Plan Checklist (ITP Checklist), and ensure the Marine’s
readiness for transition to civilian life. This meeting with
the CO is known as the transition process “Capstone.” The
Marine shall bring the following information to the Capstone:
a.

DD Form 2648/-1, Pre-Separation Counseling Checklist.

b.

DD Form 2958, ITP Checklist.

c.

Completed ITP.

d.

12-month post-separation budget.

e.

MOS Crosswalk Gap Analysis completed at TRS.

f. Completed job application package or job offer letter
(if applicable).
g. Department of Labor (DOL) Gold Card Certificate (if
applicable).
h.

Completed self-assessment.

i. Completed application or letter of acceptance for a
college or technical training institution (if applicable).

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j. Confirmation of counseling appointment with academic
advisor at college or technical training institution (if
applicable).
3. The UTC/Career Planner shall review the Marine’s ITP
Checklist and other documents listed in paragraph 2 above prior
to Capstone.
4.

DD Form 2958 shall be completed as follows:

a. Section I, Service Member Information. This section
shall be completed in full by the Service member.
b. Section II, Common Career Readiness Standards. This
section shall be reviewed for all Pathway participants and
completed prior to Capstone by the P&PD staff after reviewing
the Marine’s completed ITP (including completion of the MOS
Crosswalk Gap Analysis), 12-month post-separation budget,
completed self-assessment, completed job application package
including, at a minimum, a resume and personal and professional
references, receipt of a DOL Gold Card, and after confirming the
Marine has registered on e-Benefits and attended the Reserve
Opportunities and Obligations Brief and Marine For Life Brief at
the TRS.
c. Section III, Accessing Higher Education/Career Technical
Training Readiness Standards. This section shall be reviewed
for Education and Career/Technical Pathway participants and
completed prior to Capstone by the P&PD staff after reviewing
the Marine’s self-assessment, comparison of academic or training
institution choices, college or technical training application
or acceptance letter and confirmed academic advisor counseling
meeting.
d. Section IV, Other. This section shall be reviewed for
all Pathway participants and completed prior to Capstone by the
P&PD staff after confirming completion of DD Form 2648/1,
attendance at the VA Benefits Briefings I and II, attendance at
the Department of Labor Employment Workshop (DOLEW), attendance
at additional track instructional classes, and after reviewing
Block I/Section I of the Marine’s ITP. If the Marine was
exempted from attendance at the DOLEW, per paragraph 3 of this
bulletin, block 20 must indicate the specific category under
which the exemption was granted.

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e. Section V, Warm Handover To Supporting Agencies Contact
Information. This section shall be completed in full, excluding
section d, by the Marine during the TRS by locating information
as follows:
(1) To locate a VA Representative Name (block 24.a), go
to www.va.gov and select Locations and Regional Benefits
Offices. Select the appropriate destination location for the
transitioning Marine to obtain contact information. Enter this
information into line 24 on the ITP Checklist.
(2) To locate a DOL Representative Name (block 25.a), go
to www.servicelocator.org and enter the destination zip code for
the transitioning Marine. Select the name for the office of
choice, and a contact name and phone numbers will be listed.
Enter this information into line 25 on the ITP Checklist.
(3) Other resources identified by the Marine, transition
counselor, or CO or their designee can be completed in Line 26
of the ITP Checklist.
f. Section VI, Verification. The transitioning Marine
shall sign Line 28 of the ITP Checklist. Line 29 shall be
signed by the transition counselor. The CO or his designee
shall confirm the Marine met or did not meet the CRS on Line 27
and sign line 30 of the ITP Checklist.
5. If the CO or their designee determines that the Marine does
not meet the CRS and requires a referral to a supporting agency,
the appropriate “handover confirmed” box shall be checked in
section d of Line 24, 25, or 26 of the ITP Checklist, after
first ensuring the Marine has had personal contact with the
appropriate agency.
6. The CO or their designee shall provide the original
completed ITP checklist to the Marine and ensure a copy is filed
in the command’s official files. A copy of the ITP Checklist
must also be provided to the installation P&PD staff to complete
the entry of information in the Marine’s record in the Service
tracking system.

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