R 272031ZAUG08
MARADMIN  480/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRA//
SUBJ/AMENDED GUIDANCE TO MCBUL 1754 PRIMARY DUTY 
/FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS (FROS)//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 099/08/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MCBUL 1754, PRIMARY DUTY FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS
(FROS)//
POC/J. M. KRAUSE/MAJOR/UNIT:HQMC MRR/NAME:QUANTICO/TEL:DSN 278-9592//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ISSUE AMENDED GUIDANCE OUTLINING
PROTOCOLS FOR MANNING/STAFFING FROS UTILIZING THE RETIRE RETAIN OR
RETIRE RECALL OPTION.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF (A) ISSUED PROTOCOLS FOR UNITS TO OBTAIN A
RETIRE RETAIN/RECALL FRO TO CONFORM TO THE CMC MANDATE THAT ALL
PRIMARY DUTY FROS SHALL BE ASSIGNED AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL
AND ABOVE.
3.  HQMC INITIALLY SOLICITED INTEREST FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED
SNCOS (E-6 TO E-9) TO REMAIN ON OR BE RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN A
RETIRE RETAIN OR RETIRE RECALL STATUS TO SERVE AS UNIT FROS.
4.  DUE TO A RECENT DECISION FROM CMC, SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST
SERGEANTS ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RETIRE
RETAIN/RECALL FAMILY READINESS OFFICER PROGRAM BECAUSE OF SENIORITY
ISSUES THAT WOULD LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN THE MORE SENIOR RETIRE/RETAIN
SERGEANT MAJOR/FIRST SERGEANT AND THE ACTIVE DUTY COMMAND SERGEANT
MAJOR/FIRST SERGEANT.  HOWEVER, MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS
AND MASTER SERGEANTS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE.
5.  SERGEANTS MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANTS CAN COMPETE FOR CIVILIAN FRO
POSITIONS AFTER RETIREMENT.  CIVILIAN FRO POSITIONS ARE POSTED AT
THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTP://WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/EMPLOY/JOBVACS.CFM?SID=EMP&SMID=2
6.  IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS FOR BOTH CANDIDATES AND
COMMANDS, FRO CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN UTILIZING EMAIL DROP BOXES
(INSTEAD OF A "VETTED LIST") TO SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES AND A HQMC
PREPARED QUESTIONAIRE TO THE INSTALLATION(S) WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SERVE.  THESE EMAIL BOXES ARE LINKED TO INSTALLATION AND MAJOR
SUBORDINATE COMMAND FROS, WHO FORWARD SUBMITTED PACKAGES TO COMMANDS
SEEKING A RETIRE RETAIN/RECALL FRO.
7.  THE EMAIL DROP BOXES ARE AS FOLLOWS:  FRO.LEJEUNE@USMC.MIL
FRO.NEWRIVER@USMC.MIL, FRO.CHERRYPOINT@USMC.MIL,
FRO.BEAUFORT@USMC.MIL, FRO.MCRDPARRISISLAND.MIL,
FRO.29PALMS@USMC.MIL, FRO.PENDLETON@USMC.MIL, FRO.MIRAMAR@USMC.MIL,
FRO.MCRDSANDIEGO@USMC.MIL, FRO.MATSG21@USMC.MIL, FRO.YUMA@USMC.MIL,
FRO.MARFORRES@USMC.MIL, FRO.SMITH@USMC.MIL, FRO.HAWAII@USMC.MIL,
FRO.OKINAWA@USMC.MIL, FRO.IWAKUNI@USMC.MIL, FRO.QUANTICO@USMC.MIL,
FRO.CAMPALLEN@USMC.MIL, FRO.HENDERSONHALL@USMC.MIL,
FRO.8THANDI@USMC.MIL, FRO.MCLBALBANY@USMC.MIL.
8.  THIS POLICY CHANGE WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE UPDATE TO MCO
1754.6A, MARINE CORPS FAMILY TEAM BUILDING.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. S. COLEMAN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//