MARADMIN 350/18 - Marine Corps SkillBridge Employment Training Program

Scope

MARADMIN 350/18 establishes the Marine Corps SkillBridge Employment Training Program, signed 2018-06-25. The program allows transitioning Service Members to receive private-sector training, education, and apprenticeships during the last 180 days of military service. Units manage participation as Permissive Temporary Additional Duty (PTAD). Applicability is the Active Component.

Audience

• Marines within 180 days of EAS. Eligible for SkillBridge.
• Career planners. Process SkillBridge applications.
• Unit commanders and S-1s. Manage SkillBridge PTAD.
• HQMC M&RA Marine and Family Programs. Owns the program.

Inspection footprint

• MCAAT Outbound Management items 11 and 16 ask whether the unit manages SkillBridge PTAD properly. Both items cite this message alongside DoDI 1322.29, MCO 1050.3J, MARADMIN 280/24, and NAVMC 1700.2.
• Inspectors audit SkillBridge PTAD management at the unit level under these references.

Connection to higher policy

• DoDI 1322.29. Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST-AI). Parent DoD authority for SkillBridge.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MCO 1700.31A. Marine Corps Transition Readiness Program (TRP). Companion framework.
• MARADMIN 280/24. Interim Guidance on the Implementation of the SkillBridge Program, signed 2024-06-17. Later implementation guidance cited beside this message in MCAAT checks.
• MARADMIN 573/24. TCOP Initiatives. Companion family support.
• NAVMC 1700.2. Cited beside this message in the MCAAT Outbound Management checklist.
• MCO 1050.3J. Cited beside this message for PTAD administration in MCAAT checks.

Status

Released 2018-06-25 per the message index. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA. Active. Read this message together with the MARADMIN 280/24 interim implementation guidance. Verify against current SkillBridge guidance at https://skillbridge.osd.mil before applying. Verification caution. The portal records the effective date as 2018-06-29 while the message index records the signature on 2018-06-25.