MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Commander'sA2MAPA2(MilitaryA2AppearanceA2Program)A2-A2Ans--
MarinesA2comeA2inA2allA2differentA2shapesA2andA2sizes.A2AsA2such,A2CommandersA2retain
A2theA2rightA2toA2evaluateA2whetherA2orA2notA2aA2Marine,A2evenA2ifA2theyA2fallA2withinA2heig
htA2andA2weightA2andA2BCA2standards,A2shouldA2beA2assignedA2toA2anA2MAP.A2SuchA2anA2
assignmentA2wouldA2normallyA2beA2orientedA2towardsA2wightA2redistribution.A2IfA2aA2forma
lA2assignmentA2isA2deemedA2necessary,A2theA2CommanderA2willA2provideA2theA2necessar
yA2resources,A2counselingA2andA2unitA2diaryA2entries.A2IfA2aA2MarineA2doesA2notA2showA2pr
ogressA2whileA2onA2theA2program,A2reenlistmentA2andA2promotionA2opportunitiesA2canA2be
A2denied.A2ToA2maintainA2fairnessA2andA2impartiality,A2MarinesA2assignedA2toA2theA2MAPA2
haveA2theA2rightA2toA2appealA2theirA2statusA2toA2theA2nextA2higherA2officerA2inA2theA2CoC.

MAPA2FormalA2ProgramA2-A2Ans--OICsA2possessingA2SpecialA2courtsA2-
A2martialA2conveningA2authorityA2willA2conductA2aA2MAPA2assessmentA2andA2makeA2aA2for
malA2assignmentA2determination.A2AssessmentsA2willA2includeA2aA2reviewA2ofA2allA2releva
ntA2MAPA2documentationA2andA2OICA2summerA2serviceA2'C'A2uniformA2inspection.A2OICsA
2useA2theA2MAPA2evalA2formA2toA2notifyA2MarinesA2ofA2theirA2initialA260A2dayA2formalA2MAP
A2assignment.A2BecauseA2ofA2theA2INTRINSICA2LINKA2betweenA2theA2BCPA2andA2MAP,A2
MarinesA2whoA2doA2notA2presentA2aA2suitableA2militaryA2appearanceA2willA2beA2evaluatedA
2byA2medicalA2priorA2toA2MAPA2formalA2assignmentA2inA2orderA2toA2ruleA2outA2theA2possibili
tyA2ofA2anA2underlyingA2conditionA2orA2diseaseA2asA2aA2primaryA2causalA2factorA2behindA2t
heA2improperA2weightA2distribution.

MAPA2processingA2andA2appealA2-A2Ans--
DuringA2MAPA2processingA2theA2MarineA2hasA2theA2rightA2toA2appealA2pendingA2MAPA2as
signmentA2toA2theA2nextA2higherA2levelA2commanderA2inA2theA2CoCA2withinA25A2workingA2d
ays.A2MAPA2appealA2authorityA2mayA2notA2beA2delegate.A2AppealA2authorityA2getA2access
A2toA2allA2relevantA2MAPA2informationA2andA2canA2respondA2toA2theA2appealA2inA2writingA2a
ndA2orA2requireA2aA2personalA2assessmentA2conductedA2intA2heA2serviceA2CA2uniform.A2Ap
pealsA2shouldA2beA2adjudicatedA2inA2aA2timelyA2mannerA2andA2thoseA2thatA2areA2deniedA2a
reA2assignedA2toA2MAP.A2IfA2appealA2authorityA2rulesA2inA2MarinesA2favor,A2thenA2theA2Mar
ineA2isA2notA2assigned.A2OnlyA2afterA2assignmentA2(afterA2anyA2appeals),A2isA2itA2reflectedA
2inA2proficiency/conduct A2markA2orA2onA2fitnessA2reports.


MAPA2removalA2-A2Ans--
OICsA2withA2specialA2courtsA2martialA2conveningA2authorityA2willA2removeA2marineA2onceA
2theyA2presentA2aA2suitableA2militaryA2appearance.A2NoA2furtherA2adminA2actionA2necessa
ry.

MAPA2failureA2-A2Ans--
ThoseA2whoA2failA2toA2conformA2toA2establishedA2BCA2standardsA2inA260A2daysA2willA2beA2s