 Welcome to The Core Report. I'm Corporal Clayton Philpovage. And I'm Corporal Alibai Swinger. Let's kick it off with a breaking story. Infantry Marines are now able to take part in the new Squad Leader Development Program. The program was designed to put the most qualified Marines on track to become Infantry Squad Leaders, with their own M.O.S. of O365. The Marines selected for the program will attend training and be assigned an Infantry Squad Leader Building. Infantry corpals and sergeants with three to five years time in service and five years of obligated service remaining on their contract are eligible. If you're watching on YouTube, click the link in the video description to learn more. Effective January 1st, 2015, service members are prohibited from allotting pay to buy, lease, or rent personal property. The Department of Defense created the rule in an effort to protect service members from dishonest companies. So, although existing allotments won't be affected, service members won't be able to make new allotments for a number of purchases. He means those Marines out there who think it's a good idea to pay 40% interest on a mustang will no longer be able to allot pay for their sweet cars and Xboxes. Wow, but I got such a good deal. 15 more payments and I got myself a Nintendo 64. Are you serious? Household goods, rent, and electronics are also off limits for allotments. If you're watching on YouTube, click the link in the video description for more information. The holidays are right around the corner, so you know what that means. Toys for Tots. What? I meant your thing. For those of you who want to spread holiday cheer, the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is collecting new, unwrapped toys for less fortunate children in the community. Donate to a Toys for Tots event near you, or visit toysfortots.org for more information. We'll be taking off for the rest of the year, but we'll be back January 15th. Stay safe over the holidays, and remember, you can catch up on everything else going on around the Corps by logging on to our official social media sites. Thanks for watching everyone. We'll see you next year. Right here on the Corps Report.