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When to walk a Marine versus send them. Required document set per package. PAC processing timelines. Follow-up cadence. Escalation when S-1 says no.
Walk versus send, build the package, follow up to closure.
Walk for life events, first packages, complex problems. Send for routine.
Required documents per package type. Originals versus photocopies.
Standard PAC windows. Brief honestly, follow up at day 7, escalate at day 14.
Three-touch cadence after handoff. Tracker discipline.
Named contact, S-1 chief, battalion S-1, chain.