USM-3A changes:
Question #19 – Firearms qualification must be within one year (was previously within six months).
Question #25 – Caption wording adjusted.
Question #39 – Wording for justification has been changed.
Question #42 – Language related to the employer’s authorization letter has been changed.
Question #43 – The first reference to “SpDUSM” was updated to “SpDUSMs” to be plural.
Question #45 – Moved to Question #46; new Question #45 has been added.
New Questions #46 and #47 have been added; former Question #46 has been renumbered to #48.
USM-3C changes:
Inserted a new Question #19 for justification, and renumbered the questions that fall after that. Changed layout of questions that followed on page 1 to ensure the information doesn’t span onto page 2.
Changed the wording in the certification of Question #24 (formerly Question #23).
In the instructions on the last page:
Changed the reference to Question #23a-23g to be Question #24a-24g, and
Changed the reference to the division from “Operations Support Division” back to “Tactical Operations Division”.
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| Author | Timmons, Nicole (USMS) |
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| File Created | 2025-12-16 |