MCO 5800.16 Vol 11 - Administrative Separations and Investigations

What this volume is

MCO 5800.16 Volume 11, ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS. One of 17 volumes of the Legal Support and Administration Manual, short title LSAM, the Marine Corps legal services authority issued by CMC (JA). Signed 08 AUG 2018. Source PDF on file from the 2026-07 archive addition.

Sections

• 0101 Purpose
• 0102 General
• 0103 Administrative Law Section
• 0104 Enlisted Involuntary Administrative Separations
• 0105 Administrative Investigations

Lead excerpt

Administrative law includes military personnel law, government information practices, administrative investigations, involuntary administrative separations, and any area of law not specifically addressed within the military justice, legal assistance, international and operational law. This Volume specifically details functions related to enlisted involuntary administrative separations, administrative investigations, and claims.

Quoted from section 0102, General.

Audience

Commanders initiating administrative separations and investigations, SJAs reviewing them, and S-1 clerks assembling packets.

Connections

• JAGINST 5800.7 JAGMAN. Command investigations run beside JAGMAN procedures, the portal's investigation pages cite both.
• MCO 1900.16 MARCORSEPMAN. Separation execution downstream of the legal review this volume governs.
• DODI 1332.14. The DoD enlisted administrative separation floor.

Access

The external link opens the official landing page for the current version.