MARADMIN 457/16 - Active Duty Career Retention and Expanded Permanent Limited Duty (EPLD) Policy for Wounded Marines

Scope

MARADMIN 457/16 publishes Active Duty Career Retention and Expanded Permanent Limited Duty (EPLD) policy for combat wounded Marines, signed 2016-08-30. The message expands the Permanent Limited Duty framework MARADMIN 228/06 established, letting combat wounded Marines found unfit through the Disability Evaluation System remain on active duty in a limited capacity. Applicability is the Marine Corps Total Force.

Audience

• Combat wounded Marines seeking continued active service after an unfit finding. Request EPLD status.
• Career planners. Route EPLD requests from the unit to HQMC MMEA-1/RAM.
• Medical Evaluation Boards. Adjudicate fitness for continued service.
• Wounded Warrior Regiment. Coordinates case management.

EPLD framework

• EPLD is a medically restricted status entered after DES processing completes and the Marine receives an unfit finding.
• Eligibility. Injuries resulted from hostile action, meet the criteria for award of the Purple Heart, and did not result from the Marine's own misconduct. The portal limited duty page identifies these as the only Marines authorized to request EPLD.
• MCTFS. A 3 or 4 duty limit code marks an EPLD period.
• Routing. The Marine initiates the request at unit level. The career planner routes it to MMEA-1/RAM.
• Companion guidance. The MARCORSEPMAN carries further EPLD guidance beside this message.

Connection to higher policy

• SECNAVINST 1850.4. Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation Manual.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MARADMIN 228/06. Active Duty Career Retention and Permanent Limited Duty (PLD) Policy for Combat Wounded, signed 2006-05-17. Original framework this message expands.
• MCO 1900.16. Separation and Retirement Manual (MARCORSEPMAN). Companion separation authority.
• MCO 1740.18. Wounded Warrior Regiment Order. Case management structure.

Status

Released 2016-08-30 per the message index. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA. Active. Verification caution. The portal entry title reads wounded Marines and an earlier entry draft described eligibility extending beyond combat wounded, while the official message title and the portal limited duty page scope EPLD to combat wounded Marines with hostile action injuries meeting Purple Heart criteria. This entry follows the official subject. The portal also records the effective date as 2016-09-22 while the message index records the signature on 2016-08-30.