MARADMIN 323/26 - Update to Fiscal Year 2026 Judge Advocate Continuation Pay Program

Scope

MARADMIN 323/26 extends the application window for the Fiscal Year 2026 Judge Advocate Continuation Pay program established by MARADMIN 528/25. Effective on release, eligible judge advocates submit their JACP application through 2026-09-30. The message changes the timeframe only.

Audience

• Judge advocates weighing a JACP application against the new deadline.
• MMOA monitors and S-1 personnel routing applications.
• HQMC Judge Advocate Division and MPP-30 program managers.

Action items

• Submit the JACP application through 2026-09-30. Paragraph 1.
• Eligibility requirements from MARADMIN 528/25 remain in effect unchanged. Paragraph 2.
• All other provisions of MARADMIN 528/25 remain in effect, this message updates the submission timeframe only. Paragraph 3.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

• MARADMIN 528/25. The FY26 JACP program message this update extends, reference (a), signed 2025-11-03.
• MCO 5800.16 LSAM. The legal community structure the program retains officers inside.
• DoD 7000.14-R DoDFMR Volume 7A Chapter 3. Officer special pay framework continuation pays ride under.

Status

Active. Released 2026-07-20, R 201441Z JUL 26, by Lieutenant General William J. Bowers, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs. POCs sit at HQMC JAD (JPI), MPP-30, MMOA-1, and MMOA-3. The window closes 2026-09-30, after which the program reverts to the next fiscal year message cycle.