IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE FOR PERMISSIBLE AND IMPERMISSIBLE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES TRAINING

MARADMINS : 368/24

R 121830Z AUG 24
MARADMIN 368/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE FOR PERMISSIBLE AND IMPERMISSIBLE
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES TRAINING//
REF/A/ALNAV 061/24/YMD: 20240717//
REF/B/DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 1344.10/YMD:20080219//
REF/C/LTR/DEPSECDEF/YMD: 20240215//
REF/D/MSG/ CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/YMD: 20240223//
REF/E/DOC/5 U.S.C. SECTIONS 7321-7326 AND 5 C.F.R. PARTS 733-734//
REF/F/DOC/5 C.F.R. PART 2635//
NARR/ REF A IS THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY'S CURRENT GUIDANCE
REGARDING POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. REF B IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE ON
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. REF C IS THE
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. REF
D IS MARADMIN 086/24, GUIDANCE ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND
ACTIVITIES. REF E IS THE HATCH ACT. REF F IS STANDARDS OF ETHICAL
CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.//
POC/CIV/JAMES HEPBURN/TECOM (PSD)/TEL: (703) 784-3748/EMAIL:
[email protected]//
POC/MAJ/S. C. LINDSAY/JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION (JCA)/TEL:
703-692-9996/EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This is a Deputy Commandant for Manpower and
Reserve Affairs; Commanding General, Training and Education Command;
Director, Marine Corps Staff; Counsel for the Commandant; and Staff
Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps coordinated
message to comply with Secretary of the Navy direction regarding
political activities. This MARADMIN provides instructions and
administrative details for conducting the training of uniformed
personnel on political activities as required by reference a.
2. APPLICABILITY. This MARADMIN applies to the Total Force.
3. BACKGROUND. Reference (a) directs commanding officers and
supervisors to train personnel on permissible and impermissible
political activities by 15 September 2024.
4. EXECUTION. Commanders are hereby directed to ensure that all
subordinate uniformed personnel receive this required training.
Completion of the training will be annotated in electronic service
records.
5. Service Members
5.a. Commanders will ensure that service members are trained in
accordance with reference (a) using the training materials available
at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications
/gmt. Commanders may utilize alternative training materials and
methods, if doing so is in keeping with the requirements of the
references.
5.b. Completion of training for uniformed service members will be
recorded via Marine Corps Training Information Management System
(MCTIMS) using the code 2024 SECNAV Directed Political Activities
Training.
5.c. A MarineNet course is in development. When available,
completion of that course will satisfy these training requirements
and will automatically record completion in MCTIMS.
6. Civilian Personnel. Further instruction regarding training for
civilian personnel in accordance with reference (a) is forthcoming.
7. Marines, Sailors, and Federal civilian employees with questions
concerning permissible political activities should consult with
their supporting Staff Judge Advocate or Counsel's Office before
engaging in such activity. Contractors should contact their
Contracting Officer's Representative or their employer.
8. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Gregg P. Olson,
Director, Marine Corps Staff.//