PAA 05-12 - Misjoins at Commands Throughout the Marine Corps

Scope

PAA 05-12 addresses misjoins at commands across the Marine Corps. A misjoin is a Marine joined in MCTFS to a unit other than the unit officially assigned by Manpower Management Division (MMEA) HQMC through the Web Orders System. MMEA identified 6,949 misjoins across the force at the time of release, 2012-06-20. The advisory restates the movement rules. Permanent movement between commands requires CMC authority through PCS or PCA orders. Temporary movement uses TAD orders. Special orders are not authorized to move Marines between commands.

Audience

• G-1 and S-1 staff joining inbound Marines in MCTFS.
• IPAC and servicing PAC personnel.
• Commanders monitoring unit accountability and staffing.
• 0102, 0111, and 0170 admin specialists.

Content scope

• Misjoin definition and root cause analysis.
• Failure to execute orders cause and the MMEA non-compliance notification process.
• Untimely joins past the 5-day mandate cause.
• Special orders cause and the prohibition on using local special orders to move Marines between commands.
• Impact on unit staffing reports and HQMC staffing actions.
• Advisory directing PCS/PCA orders for permanent movement and TAD for temporary movement.

Connection to higher policy

• MCO P1000.6G (Special Order Guidance).
• MCO 1300.8R (Permanent Change of Assignment and PCS Policy). The successor MCO 1300.8 resolves in the portal citation registry.
• ACTS Manual (pending revision at time of release reflected the special orders prohibition). MCO 1000.6, the ACTS Manual, resolves in the portal citation registry.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

The portal's joining a unit page lists this PAA among its references for inbound reporting and check-in. The join in MCTFS sits at the close of every PCS, and the misjoin causes cataloged here, failure to execute orders, untimely joins past the 5-day mandate, and improper special orders, all land at the same reporting step the page walks Marines through.

Status

Released 201453Z Jun 12 by CMC Washington DC MRA MI MIF. Historical record covering the misjoin remediation effort. POC was Captain S. S. Mayberry. Repo evidence shows no cancellation. The cited editions, MCO P1000.6G and MCO 1300.8R, date to the release period. Verify current assignment and join policy against MCO 1300.8 and the ACTS Manual before applying this advisory to a present-day action.