UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS II MEFO 1700.18 11 AUG DITIONARY FORCE ORDER From: Commanding General To: Distribution List REQUEST MAST 1. Purpose. To make pen changes to the basic Order 2. Action a. On page 3 of enclosure (1), subparagraph (4), delete "Chief of staff" and replace with "Inspector, II MEF" b. On page 3 of enclosure (1), subparagraph (a), delete "Chief of Staff" and replace with "Inspector, II MEF" and add new~sentence;—"The-Inspector; IT MEF is-authorized to-open the Request Mast marked "To be opened by the Commanding General, II MEF only” @ this change transmittal re page of the basic Order. mr, Qdok, M. L. ROBERTS By direction 3ve Filing Instruct mediately behind DISTRIBUTION: A and BUNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MEFO 1700.18 =3 1998 weht Mco AGI MCO Command Request Mast Program Marine Corps Request Mast Ap; structions for completion ion (NAVMC se. To publish instructions for the conduct of request mast thin fi Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) and to publish for submitting a request mast petition to the Commanding required by reference (a). O.1A.commander may deny a Request Mast application if there is ecific avenue of redress available to the Marine. should carefully evaluate each Request Mast to dete pheral issues should be addressed; accordingly, commanders to hear the Marine's presentation of matters before making a ing offic! lain to the Mar. ine deny. The commar est Mast application was de! id appropriate, what st owed to resolve y to St inelude ther process Mast. Whenever Mast under y, he or she shail, such action and the basis dex/commanding general to whom Marine had originally sted mast. In cases in which the officer denying a Request Mast no such report need be made. The (1) The UCMI provides for the protection of the rights of a at every stage of disciplinary action from investigation ‘ough final review or appeal. Therefore, a commander may den: Request Mast that has as its subject such disciplinary action whether contemplated, pending, in progress, or final. Request Mast is not intended to be used as a means of collateral attack against the proceedings, punishment, or findings and sentence resulting from disciplinary action brought under the UCMJ. ) Reference (d), chapters 4 and 6, contains provisions for tion of vights of Marines being processed for involuntary tive separation. Accordingly, commanders may deny a Request has as its subject such involuntary administrative discharge ted, pending, in progress, or final. gu: ints