MCO 5420.25 governs policy and procedural guidance for convening the Marine Requirements Oversight Council (MROC).
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It defines the MROC’s mission, functions, decision-making framework, meeting procedures, briefing materials, and decision support assessments. It requires topic sponsors to identify resources and complete required analyses and assessments before entering the MROC Process.
The MROC serves as the primary, enterprise-level Marine Corps leadership forum and assists the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) in executing his Title 10 United States Code and Joint Chiefs of Staff responsibilities. (paragraph 1-17)
The MROC considers strategic, service-level initiatives, issues requiring 4-star decision-making, and other key issues when the decision affects multiple stakeholders, is contentious, or when MROC discussion and decision would benefit the outcome. (paragraph 4)
Topic sponsors must identify all required resources and ensure that required analyses and assessments are complete prior to entering the MROC Process. (paragraph 4)
MROC briefs and executive summaries are standardized in accordance with direction provided in the MROC Handbook, which is published by the MROC Secretary and available from the MROC Secretariat. (paragraph 2)
Attendance at MROC briefs is limited to the MROC Chairman, MROC members (see enclosure (2)), briefers with speaking roles, and meeting support personnel. The MROC Chairman may invite additional attendees. (paragraph 2)