MCO 3571.2H - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Eod) Program

Scope

MCO 3571.2H, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Program, signed 2015-08-08, provides policy and guidance for the Marine Corps EOD program. For the admin community the order is the substantiation authority for demolition duty pay. For the inspection community it anchors the EOD Technical Evaluation functional area.

Audience

• EOD officers and technicians. The portal identifies MOS 2305 officer and MOS 2336 enlisted as the typical demolition HDIP recipients.
• Commanders of units with EOD or demolition billets, who authorize demolition duty by competent orders.
• S-1 and IPAC Marines (0102, 0111, 0170) reporting demolition pay in MCTFS.
• Inspectors executing the EOD Technical Evaluation functional area checklist.

Chapter map

Repo evidence names one chapter.

• Chapter 2 paragraph 7. Demolition duty pay substantiation and reporting, cited across MCAAT special and hazardous duty pay checks.

Operative content

• Demolition Duty Pay reports in accordance with DoDFMR Volume 7A Chapter 24 paragraph 2405 and MCO 3571.2H Chapter 2 paragraph 7. MCAAT audits this at IPAC, reporting unit, and supporting unit levels.
• Units confirm only authorized billets and personnel receive demolition pay and prepare the key supporting documents substantiating payment per the same authorities.
• Supporting units submit demolition pay substantiation to the reporting unit monthly, no later than 5 days after the end of the month, per Chapter 2 paragraph 7 and MCTFSPRIUM 1-10100.6 and 2-20103.
• MCTFS reporting runs through MCTFSPRIUM 9-90101, Table 9-5.

Connection to higher policy

DoDFMR Volume 7A Chapter 24 paragraph 2405 sets the demolition duty HDIP entitlement the order substantiates. The portal records the rate at 150 dollars per month under DoDFMR Chapter 24 paragraph 5.2. MCO 1000.6 Chapter 1 Section 2 paragraph 7 governs the related assignment orders.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine and lower policy

• MCAAT Special and Hazardous Duty Pay program, sponsor DCS M&RA. Audits demolition pay substantiation and reporting.
• MARADMIN 361/09 and MARADMIN 728/12. Appear alongside the order in MCAAT demolition pay checks.
• The IGMC functional area registry lists the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technical Evaluation as Non-CoRE functional area 3571.2, sponsor DC I&L, effective 2024-03-01, with a published checklist.
• MCTFSPRIUM. MCTFS reporting procedures for demolition pay transactions.

Status

Signed 2015-08-08 and listed as Current on MCPEL. Source PDF on file from the 2026-04-28 archive snapshot. Headquarters Marine Corps publishes the order. The external link opens the official landing page for the current version. The functional area checklist refresh dates from 2024-03-01, so confirm the order's current revision on MCPEL before citing chapter-level detail.