Inspections / IGMC / IGMC
Request Mast Procedures
All commands. All O-5 and above commanders must have a formal Request Mast Program. Regardless, all officers vested with Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) authority may and can be inspected to verify their compliance with the Request Mast references. Questions with multi-part an...
- Effective
- Jul 29, 2024
- Verified
- Sep 23, 2026
- Applies to
- All commands. All O-5 and above commanders must have a formal Request Mast Program. Regardless, all officers vested with Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) authority may and can be inspected to verify their compliance with the Request Mast references. Questions with multi-part answers must be fully correct to be found compliant
- Items
- 9
- Subsections
- 5
How to use this checklist
Run subsection by subsection. For each item, the parsed references show the originating policy. The evidence cue points to the artifact a Marine inspector expects to see. Capture findings in your own evidence binder.
- 0101
Can the Commander demonstrate how all unit personnel are made familiar with the Request Mast policy and procedures (e.g., MCO been placed on the Command Read Board, Website, SharePoint, social media, training rosters)? Note: A sample Request Mast class can be found on the IGMC Inspections Division website at http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/igmc/Units/Inspections-Division/
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, par 4b(2)(b)
- 0201
Does the Commander process Request Mast Applications, NAVMC 11296, in accordance with MCO 1700.23G. Are explanations for delays annotated in the NAVMC 11296?
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, Encl (1), chap 2, par 3 - 0202
Does the Commander properly safeguard all Request Mast records in which the unit has completed Part II or Part III of NAVMC 11296?
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, par 5a(1) - 0203
Are all retained Request Mast Applications, NAVMC 11296(s), correctly finalized? - All signatures, dates, and fields must be completed. -The Commander's signature date must reflect the day the Mast was conducted, and a probable disposition was provided to the applicant.
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, Encl (1), chap 2, par 2 - 0204
Do records show the Commander correctly executed the reporting requirements when he/she denied a Request Mast application specifically addressed to them when presented matters that cannot or should not be resolved using the Request Mast Program due to other appropriate forms of redress? If no records are available, can the Commander articulate the reporting requirements?
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, Encl (1) chap 1, par 5 - 0205
Can the Commander demonstrate what specific follow-up procedures are used to ensure Request Mast applications are resolved in a timely manner, that the disposition is being executed, and that no adverse or prejudicial action befall Marines exercising their right to Request Mast? Note: A sample tracker can be found on the IGMC Inspections Division’s website at http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/igmc/Units/Inspections-Division/.
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, par 4b(2)(e)
- 0301
Does the Commander administratively support Marines in the production and submission of the NAVMC 11296 addressed “to be opened by the Commander / General’s only”.
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, Encl (1), chap 3, par 2a
- 0401
Are all Request Mast denials from any subordinate officer vested with NJP authority retained, in accordance with records schedule 1000-34? Note: Acceptable verifying documentation shall include the basis surrounding the denial and affirmation that the Marine understands why the request was denied.
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, Encl (1), par 5
- 0501
Did the command publish a Request Mast Bulletin containing the following information: -That every Marine will be afforded the opportunity to appear before the IGMC Representative? -The date, time, and location of the Request Mast? -That Marines who, in good faith, wish to appear before the IGMC Representative at Request Mast may do so without fear of restriction, reprisal, or prejudice to their interests?
ReferencesMCO 1700.23G, App A, par 3f