Interservice transfer from enlisted Marine to Navy OCS
I'm a Sergeant in the Marines with about 6 years TIS and 2 years remaining on my current contract. I am trying to do an interservice transfer to Navy OCS. I have already spoken with a Navy officer recruiter and i'm fully qualified. Pending a board, the Navy will accept me into OCS. The only thing I need to add to my Navy OCS package is a conditional release form that the first O-6 in my chain of command needs to sign authorizing my release from my enlisted Marine Corps contract to receive a commission in the Navy.
My chain of command will not sign the conditional release and they're telling me that I can apply for Navy OCS when I EAS from the Marines and no sooner. I refuse to accept that as an answer and I have found DOD Instruction 1332.14, Enclosure 3, Section 2A, Paragraph 3 which states "A Service member may be separated for the following reasons: Acceptance of an active duty commission or appointment, or acceptance into a program leading to such commission or appointment in any branch of the Military Services."
I have been unable to find any sort of MCO on the subject. Does anyone know if a MCO on the subject exists? Has anyone gone through this process before?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks