Proof of Concept. Not official USMC content, not authoritative for pay, records, or leave decisions. Sourced from public MCO and MARADMIN material. Read full disclaimer.
Proof of Concept. Not official USMC content, not authoritative for pay, records, or leave decisions. Sourced from public MCO and MARADMIN material. Read full disclaimer.
Drafting the narrative, weighing NAM versus NCM versus MSM, routing the endorsement chain, end-of-tour timeline, OMPF verification. Per MCO P1650.19J.
The system per MCO P1650.19J. Leader's four jobs: spot, draft, route, verify.
Three-part structure. SAR statements with specific events, actions, results. Strong verbs, real numbers.
NAM for achievement, NCM for sustained superior, MSM for exceptional sustained. Tier matching.
Originator, first endorser, subsequent endorsers, approving authority. Tracking each leg to approval.
PCS triggers the recognition. Submit at 90 days, route, ceremony before sign-out. Recovery moves when late.
PUC, MUC, NUC, JMUA, MOVSM, joint awards, foreign awards. Eligibility and documentation.
Active engagement criteria. NAVMC 11533 template. Witness statements and after-action documentation.
60-day post-ceremony verification on Marine Online. Catching entry errors before the next promotion board.
Tier-specific citation format (Table 17 vs Table 20), the two closing sentence formats, the pre-routing review checklist, certificate production and signature rules.
