Marine Corps EFMP

EFMP Offices

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Overview of Marine Corps Procedures

The Marine Corps requires all personnel with an exceptional family member to enroll in its EFMP regardless of the exceptional family member’s age or eligibility for DoDDS. The primary purpose of the EFMP is to ensure that all special needs are considered during the assignment coordination process. The Marine Corps defines special needs as any special medical, dental, mental health, developmental or educational requirement, wheelchair accessibility, adaptive equipment or assistive technology devices and services. EFMP guidance is contained in:

The Marine Corps identifies the special needs of its families through self-reporting and during routine healthcare or suitability screening for overseas assignments. Suitability screening of all Marines and their family members is the responsibility of the Navy’s medical department, and suitability screening procedures are the same for both Services.


Enrollment Process

Enrollment in the Marine Corps EFMP is required immediately upon identification of a special need. DD 2792 and DD 2792-1 are used to enroll Marines in the EFMP. As soon as a special need is identified, Marines and their exceptional family members will be referred to the installation EFMP coordinator at the Marine and Family Service Center who assists them in completing DD 2792 and DD 2792-1.

The EFMP coordinator signs and forwards completed forms to the one of three Central Screening Committees (CSC):

East of the Mississippi River and in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, Middle East and South America:

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Code 0465C)

EFMP Central Screening Committee

620 John Paul Jones Circle

Portsmouth, VA 23708-2197

Commercial: (757) 953-5900

Fax: (757) 953-7134

West of the Mississippi River in the continental United States including Alaska:

Naval Medical Center San Diego (Code CGH)

EFMP Central Screening Committee, Suite 100

34520 Bob Wilson Drive

San Diego, CA 92134-5000

Commercial (619) 532-6910

Fax: (619) 532-6908

DSN: 522-6910

Commands in the west Pacific and Asia, including Guam and Hawaii:

U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka
EFMP
Central Screening Committee

PSC 475, Box 1

FPO AP 96350-1600

Commercial: 011-81-311-743-7260

Fax: 011-81-311-743-5891

DSN: 243-7260

The CSC reviews Marine sponsor’s enrollment forms, recommends enrollment categories, and forwards application packages to the Marine Corps EFMP manager at Headquarters, USMC in Quantico, Virginia. The EFMP manager reviews the CSC’s category recommendation and the sponsors DD 2792 and enters enrollment data into an EFMP database. Via the database, USMC military occupational specialty (MOS) monitors are able to identify only the enrollment category and they work closely with the EFMP manager when enrolled marines are pending transfer orders.

Enrollees must update enrollment information every two years, at least nine months prior to receiving orders and/or with the change of status of an exceptional family member.


Assignment Considerations

The Marine Corps considers exceptional family member’s needs in making all assignments of Marines enrolled in the EFMP, regardless of the location. Accompanied assignments overseas will be authorized when the special needs of the family member can be met. Enrollment in EFMP will not limit a Marine’s availability for overseas deployments or unaccompanied tours to locations where family travel is not authorized. To facilitate assignment decisions, the Marine Corps uses four enrollment categories as guidelines:

  • Category I – EFM has no limitations on assignment locations
  • Category II – EFM may accompany service member to pinpoint assignment overseas or within the United States
  • Category III – EFM may not accompany service member on overseas assignments
  • Category IV – EFM requires pinpoint assignments only to major medical areas in the United States


Points of Contact for the Marine Corps Exceptional Family Member Program

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
Manpower & Reserve Affairs (MRZ-2)

Attn: Exceptional Family Member Program Manager

3280 Russell Road

Quantico, VA 22134-5103

Commercial: (703) 784-9654/0298

Toll Free: 1-866-464-6110


Sources of Information about Marine Corps EFMP

Marines and their family members seeking information about the Marine Corps EFMP should be referred to their installation EFMP coordinator or to the Marine Corps Community Services EFMP Web site. This page has links to EFMP resources including a downloadable brochure with frequently-asked questions and answers.