MCO 3040.4 - Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Program (MARCORCASASTPRO)

Scope

MCO 3040.4 provides policy and implementing guidance for the Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Program (MARCORCASASTPRO). The order covers casualty reporting, notification, mortuary affairs, military funeral honors, benefits and entitlements assistance, and every administrative requirement linked to a casualty event. The program applies from the moment a Marine is accepted for entry or ordered to a designated place, even before final acceptance or entry on duty.

Audience

Casualty Assistance Calls Officers (CACOs) own the program at the unit level. Commanders make every notification decision. Administrative personnel report the casualty and process the entitlements. Chaplains support grieving families. Mortuary affairs personnel coordinate disposition of remains.

Authority chain

• Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DC, M&RA). Oversight for every Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Program issue.
• Chaplain of the Marine Corps. Advises the Commandant on family readiness. Ensures units and CACOs have access to chaplains trained in dealing with the inherent traumatic emotional issues experienced by grieving families.
• Marine Corps Casualty Section (HQMC MFPC). Day-to-day program execution.

Reports required

• I. Report of Casualty. Report Control Symbol DD-1300. Paragraphs 3400 through 3402, Figure 3-5.
• II. Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DODSER). https://dodser.t2.health.mil/dodser.

Enclosure

Enclosure 1. Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Program Procedural Guidance. Covers notification scripts, CACO assignment, family interface, benefits enrollment, and post-notification follow-up.

References

• DOD Instruction 1300.18. DoD Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies, and Procedures.
• Public Law 108-36.
• SECNAVINST 5211.5E. DON Privacy Program. The current revision is SECNAVINST 5211.5F of 2019-05-20.
• 5 U.S.C. 552a. Privacy Act.
• NAVMEDCOMINST 5360.1.
• DOD Directive 1300.22. Mortuary Affairs Policy.
• 10 U.S.C. 101(d), 482(c), 665, 1477, 1482, 1491, and related sections covering casualty notification, death gratuity, and burial benefits.

Status

Active. The order is the authoritative reference for casualty notification, CACO duties, family-support coordination, and the benefits chain that follows a Marine Corps casualty.