MCO 1754.10B - Marine Corps Information, Referral and Relocation (IR&R) Program

Scope

MCO 1754.10B sets the Marine Corps Information, Referral and Relocation (IR&R) Program. The order operationalizes inbound relocation services for Marines and family members across installations, including information, referral, and relocation coordination. Paragraphs 4-5 and Enclosure (1) carry the execution rules installations follow. Signed 2022-02-02 by Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

Audience

• IR&R Installation Program Managers running relocation assistance and resource referral.
• S-1 sponsorship coordinators handing inbound Marines off to the installation IR&R office.
• Commanders who own inbound integration and family readiness outcomes.
• Marines and families arriving at a new installation seeking housing, school, employment, child care, and medical care information.

Enclosure map

• Paragraph 1: Situation.
• Paragraph 2: Cancellation.
• Paragraph 3: Mission.
• Paragraph 4: Execution (Commander's Intent and Concept of Operations, Subordinate Element Missions).
• Paragraph 5: Administration and Logistics (Recommendations, Privacy Act, Records Management).
• Paragraph 6: Command and Signal.
• Enclosure (1): Information, Referral and Relocation Program Requirements.
• Enclosure (2): Glossary of Terms and Definitions.
• Enclosure (3): Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Operative content

• Paragraphs 4-5 and Enclosure (1) operationalize the IR&R Program at installations, per the portal's sponsorship IR&R handoff page.
• The Marine Corps Sponsorship Program (MCO 1320.11H) coordinates with IR&R Installation Program Managers per MCO 1320.11H paragraph 4.b.(9). The IR&R Installation Program Manager provides relocation assistance, family advocacy referral, special-needs coordination, and the installation inbound brief covering housing, schools, employment, child care, and medical care.
• IR&R serves as the entry-point program for new arrivals and ongoing information needs under the Unit, Personal and Family Readiness Program umbrella.
• IR&R outputs include the installation handoff record, family advocacy or special-needs referrals, inbound brief attendance, and follow-up actions logged on the unit sponsorship roster.
• Privacy Act handling follows paragraph 5.b. Records management sits in paragraph 5.

Connection to higher policy

• DODI 1342.22 Military Family Readiness. Sections 3 (MFRS) and 4 (Services) set the parent DoD policy.
• SECNAVINST 1754.1B DON Family Support Programs. Paragraphs 7-11 set DON family support policy.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine and lower policy

• MCO 1320.11H Marine Corps Sponsorship Program references the IR&R Installation Program Manager per paragraph 4.b.(9).
• MCO 1754.9B Family Advocacy Program, the referral path for inbound family advocacy needs.
• MCO P1700.27B Marine Corps Community Services, which underwrites the IR&R function.
• MCO 5000.14D MCAP enclosure 4, S-1 sponsorship responsibilities feeding the IR&R handoff.
• NAVMC 3500.3E T-R event 0102-MPMN-2103, the sponsorship processing workflow.

Status

Active. Signed 2022-02-02. MCPEL lists the order as Current. Distribution Statement A. The external link opens the official PDF. Verify paragraph-level rules against the current MCPEL listing before citing, the portal has confirmed only the paragraphs named above.