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Mandatory Financial Training for Fund Control Personnel

MARADMIN 468/26·October 1, 2026·2 min read·Official source

The Marine Corps just replaced MARADMIN 350/11 with new mandatory training requirements for anyone who controls, approves, or manages appropriated funds. The old tier system is gone. Personnel are now classified as either Funds Control Personnel (FCP) or Non-Comptroller Personnel. If you sign off on money, you need specific training completed on a defined schedule, and if you fall out of compliance, your authority to approve obligating documents gets suspended.

Heads up: Non-compliance means your Delegation of Authority gets pulled until you complete the required training, even if you're currently in the middle of completing it.

Who it affects

This hits anyone in the Marine Corps total force (active and reserve) who:

  • Is a Commanding Officer, Commanding General, Deputy Commandant, or Commander
  • Serves as a Comptroller, Deputy Comptroller, or Budget Officer
  • Is an Assistant Chief of Staff G-8
  • Has been appointed as a Fund Holder (typically Supply Officers at commands without a Comptroller) or Fund Manager (section-level budget reps)

If you hold a Delegation of Authority (DOA) letter for funds control, you are FCP and this policy applies to you.

Non-comptroller personnel with limited delegated authority (fund holders, fund managers) have training requirements too, but are not reported to DON as FCP.

What you need to do

The required training depends on your role:

Commanding Officers and Commanders

  1. Complete the Funds Control for Commanding Officers course within two weeks of assuming command. (Cornerstone at MCU with the Appropriations Law block counts as this.)
  2. Complete Appropriations Law refresher training at least once every three years while in command.

Comptrollers, Deputy Comptrollers, Budget Officers, and G-8s

  1. Complete initial Appropriations Law training (if not already done).
  2. Complete the Department of the Navy (DON) Budget Execution Course once per command tour.
  3. Complete Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) training annually.
  4. Complete Appropriations Law refresher training at least once every three years.

Fund Holders and Fund Managers

  1. Complete initial Appropriations Law training.
  2. Complete Appropriations Law refresher training at least once every three years.

Training is available at:

  • War Acquisition University (WarU), CAC-enabled: https://id.dau.edu/app/dau_virtualcampus_1/exk5bw8t33Hj4e8mo297/sso/saml
  • PBISweb, CAC-enabled: https://fmbweb1.nmci.navy.mil/pbis/training/pbisweb_training.cfm
  • Third-party options include GAO Principles of Appropriations Law, USDA Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, JAG fiscal law courses, and SDFM Certified Defense Financial Management (CDFM) training.

Your activity comptroller is responsible for retaining documentation of completed training.

Key dates

  • Within 2 weeks of assuming command: Funds Control for Commanding Officers course due
  • Annually: ADA training (Comptrollers, Deputy Comptrollers, Budget Officers, G-8s)
  • Every 3 years: Appropriations Law refresher (all FCP)
  • Once per command tour: DON Budget Execution Course (Comptrollers, Deputy Comptrollers, Budget Officers, G-8s)
  • 31 March and 30 September, annually: Semi-annual compliance reports due to DC, PR from Defense Agency Initiative (DAI) L2 Comptrollers

The official version

See MARADMIN 468/26 for the full policy. This MARADMIN cancels and replaces MARADMIN 350/11. References include DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14-R), SECNAVINST 7000.27D, and the DON Financial Management Policy Manual (FMPM).

This is written by a reservist, for reservists. It is not an official publication of HQMC or MARFORRES. Always verify guidance with your command or unit S-1 before acting on any article or summary.

Resources & references

The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.

  • DoD Financial Management Regulation, Volume 14, Chapter 2 (DoD 7000.14-R)Reference

    This is the DoD-level regulation that requires fund control personnel to receive appropriations law training, including refresher training, at least every three years. It is the foundational authority driving the mandatory training requirements in this MARADMIN.

  • Secretary of the Navy Instruction for Comptroller Organizations (SECNAVINST 7000.27D)Reference

    This SECNAV instruction mandates training and reporting requirements for Department of the Navy fund control personnel and governs how Delegation of Authority letters must be issued within the chain of command.

  • DON Financial Management Policy Manual (DON FMPM)Reference

    This manual provides Department of the Navy policy on fund control personnel training requirements and is one of the three primary directives this MARADMIN implements.

  • MARADMIN 350/11 (canceled)MARADMIN

    This is the previous Marine Corps message on mandatory funds control training that this MARADMIN formally cancels and replaces. Reservists who have previously relied on it should note it is no longer in effect.

  • MCU First 90 Days, Commanders Programs, and Commander Training ChecklistReference

    This Marine Corps University checklist identifies training requirements for new commanding officers, including the Funds Control for Commanding Officers course that must be completed within two weeks of assuming command.

  • MARADMIN 353/23MARADMIN

    This MARADMIN is referenced as a related message in this policy update. Reservists involved in funds control should be aware of it as part of the broader policy framework.

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