ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM ENLISTED NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD PROCESS
Date Signed: 5/20/2004 | MARADMINS Number: 232/04
MARADMINS : 232/04
R 202200Z MAY 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 232/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RAM//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM ENLISTED NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION
/BOARD PROCESS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC (RAP)/171530ZDEC1996//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MIFD/141700ZJUL2000//
REF/C/RMG/CMC MM/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/D/RMG/CMC MM/112352ZSEP2002//
REF/E/RMG/CMC MM/200729ZFEB2003//
REF/F/RMG/CMC MM/091545ZOCT2002//
POC/M. A. TAYLOR/MGYSGT/RAM-2 DSN 278-0530/-/TEL:-(877) 415-9275/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/REF A IS MCO 1001.52H, ACTIVE RESERVE SUPPORT TO THE
RESERVE COMPONENT (RC), REF B IS MCO P1070.12K, MARINE CORPS
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL, REF C IS MARADMIN 463/01,
TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL
MILITARY FILE (OMPF), REF D IS MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND
FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY FILE (OMPF),
REF E IS MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR
DEPLOYED MARINES//
RMKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS APPL FROM QUALIFIED
ENLISTED MARINES FOR SELECTION TO AN INITIAL TOUR WITH THE AR
PROGRAM.  THE NEXT SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON
3 AUGUST 2004. COMPL PACKAGES MUST ARRIVE AT THIS HQ NLT
28 JUNE 2004.  THIS MARADMIN CLARIFIES THE GUIDELINES FOR AR ENL NEW
APPL PACKAGES.
2.  MARINES NOT WORLDWIDE DEPLOYABLE OR WHO ARE UNWILLING
TO ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT BASED ON NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS NEED NOT
APPLY.
3.  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT APPL ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL
STATEMENTS.
4.  ALL APPL SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAM-2) MUST COMPLY WITH ALL
GUIDELINES AS OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN.  INCOMPLETE APPLS WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED. GUIDELINES ARE EFFECTIVE UPON RELEASE OF THIS
MARADMIN.
5.  APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A VALID AND CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE
APPL.
6.  QUALIFIED MARINES CURRENTLY IN SMCR OR ACTIVE COMPONENT UNITS
ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT APPL THROUGH THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMANDING
OFFICER OR OIC.  ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES SHOULD APPLY TO THE AR
PROGRAM NO SOONER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EAS.
7.  QUAL IRR AND IMA MARINES MUST SUBMIT APPL THROUGH THEIR PRIOR
SERVICE RECRUITER OR OPS SPONSOR.
8.  RESERVE MARINES CURRENTLY ACTIVATED MAY APPLY TO THE
AR PROGRAM. THIS HQ (RAM-2/MPP-60) WILL COORD PROCESS OF JOINING
SELECTEES TO AR PROGRAM AND PROVIDE REPLACEMENT TO GAINING FORCE
COMMAND.
9.  PER REF A, MARINES MAY APPLY FOR CAREER FORCE BIL OR LIMITED
TOUR BIL.
A.  CAREER FORCE. MARINES MAY APPLY FOR ANY CAREER FORCE MOS
REGARDLESS OF THEIR CURRENT MOS. MARINES SELECTED IN A CAREER PATH
OCCFLD WILL BE ORDERED TO ACDU UNDER 10 U.S.C. 12301 FOR AN INITIAL
3 YEAR PERIOD, SUBJ TO THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  MARINES
SELECTED FOR RETRAINING IN 6XXX OCCFLD SERVE INITIAL 4 YEAR PERIOD.
CAREER FORCE BIL ASG WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE
CORPS. CAREER FORCE BILLETS ARE AVAIL IN FOL MOS:
0121, 0151, 0311, 0331, 0411, 0431, 0621, 0629, 2111, 3043, 3521,
5711, 6033, 6072, 6073, 6092, 6112, 6113, 6114, 6152, 6154, 6172,
6173, 6216, 6217, 6242, 6256, 6257, 6316, 6336, 6531, 6541.
B. MARINES WITH A CURRENT MOS IN THE 6XXX OCCFLD ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
C. MARINES WITH 03XX MOS MUST INCLUDE A COMPLETED 8513 MOS SCREENING
CKLST.
D.  LIMITED TOUR.  MARINES SELECTED FOR A SPECIFIC LIMITED TOUR BIL
DO NOT HAVE A CAREER PATH ON THE AR PROGRAM.  MARINES APPLYING FOR A
LIMITED TOUR BIL MUST BE MOS QUAL AND TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT IN THAT
MOS.  AT THE END OF THEIR TOUR, LIMITED TOUR MARINES MAY APPLY FOR A
(ONE TIME) ONE YEAR EXT. THE FOL LIMITED TOUR BILLETS ARE CURRENTLY
AVAIL FOR ASG:
BGRD      BMOS
E5        1812
E5        2146
E6        3381
E5        4421
E7        7212
E5        7372
E5        7382
10.  COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST VERIFY IN THEIR ENDOR THAT
ALL INFO PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT IS TRUE AND CORRECT.
CMDRS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ADDRESS ANY ADVERSE MATERIAL. CMDRS WILL
NOTIFY CMC (RAM-2) IMMEDIATELY OF ANY CHANGES AFFECTING CURRENT DUTY
LOC, ENL STATUS, OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION, WHICH OCCUR AFTER
SUBMISSION OF APPL.
11.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE
OF BD, IS REQUIRED.  DIGITAL PHOTOS MUST BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN
THE OMPF.  SEE REF C, D, AND E FOR SPEC REQR FOR THE SUBMISSION OF
DIGITAL PHOTOS.  MARINES HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE
THEIR PHOTO IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BD.  MARINES MAY
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTO BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR
BY CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.
12.  FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS IS AS FOL:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN MOS UNIT ADDRESS / HOME ADDRESS
TO:   HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
     MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-2)
     3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA:  IMMEDIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND (EACH APPLICANT MUST
     OBTAIN AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE
     COMMANDING OFFICER OR SITE COMMANDER PRIOR TO
     FORWARDING TO CMC.  BY DIRECTION SIGNATURE
     NOT AUTHORIZED ON THIS ENDORSEMENT.  THIS ENDORSEMENT
     NOT REQUIRED FOR IRR MARINES)
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
     PROGRAM (LIMITED TOUR / CAREER FORCE TOUR)
REF:  (A) MCO 1001.52H
ENCL: (1) CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH HT & WT (BODY FAT % IF
     APPLICABLE) CERT BY COMMANDING OFFICER,
     SITE COMMANDER, SGTMAJ, OR 1STSGT ONLY.
     (2) CERT TRUE COPY OF SRB PAGES 3, 11, (PG 13 AND UPB
     IF APPLICABLE, ENSURE THAT EACH PG IS STAMPED
     AND SIGNED A TRUE COPY BY COMMANDING OFFICER, SITE
     COMMANDER, OR MARINE WITH BY DIRECTION AUTHORITY.
     EACH CERTIFIED TRUE COPY WILL INCLUDE NAME AND RANK
     WRITTEN LEGIBLY).
     (3) COMMANDING OFFICER'S FINANCIAL WORKSHEET
        (APPENDIX F OF MCO 1326.6D) ENSURE THAT WORKSHEET
        IS FILLED OUT PROPERLY, IE. MONTHLY INCOME SHOULD
        BE BASED ON APPROPRIATE RANK AND TIME IN SERVICE
        "AS IF" SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY. DOCUMENT MUST BE
        SIGNED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, OR SITE COMMANDER
        ONLY.  IRR MARINES MUST HAVE WORKSHEET SIGNED BY
        THEIR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER.
     (4) COMMANDING OFFICER'S SCREENING/INTERVIEW
        GUIDE-INDEPENDENT DUTY (APPENDIX E OF MCO 1326.6D)
        ENSURE DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY COMMANDING OFFICER,
        SITE COMMANDER, SGTMAJ OR 1STSGT ONLY.  IRR
        MARINES MUST HAVE SCREENING/INTERVIEW SIGNED BY
        THEIR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER.
     (5) MCTFS TBTR SCREEN (PFT SCORE MUST REFLECT CURRENT
        ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL PFT SCORE) IF NOT, EXPLAIN
        IN CO'S ENDORSEMENT.
     (6) CTFS TROS (ENSURE SNM HAS CURRENT PRO/CON FOR
LAST REQUIRED OCCASION, I.E., SA, AN, AT, TR, PR.  REQ FOR E-5
W/LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIG, AND ALL E-4'S AND BELOW).
1.  PER THE REF, I REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR ASSIGNMENT IN THE AR
PROGRAM.
2.  I AM WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT BASED UPON
THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3.  MY CURRENT PERSONAL DATA IS AS FOLLOWS:
   I AM CURRENTLY AFFILIATED WITH THE SMCR / IRR / IMA / ACDU USMC
   (CHOOSE ONE)
   HEIGHT; WEIGHT; (SEE PAR. 12)
   MARITAL STATUS (IF SPOUSE IS ACTIVE MILITARY INDICATE
   LOCATION, BRANCH OF SERVICE AND DATE CURRENT TOUR BEGAN); TOTAL
NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS;
   (ONLY APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR
ADSW ADD THE FOLLOWING:  AFADBD:   EAS:   ECC:    EOS:)
   FORECASTED DATE OF TERMINAL LEAVE:
   ADDRESS AFTER EAS:
   HOME PHONE AFTER EAS:
   CURRENT DOR:
   CURRENT HOME MAILING ADDRESS:
   CURRENT HOME PHONE:           CURRENT WORK PHONE:
   CURRENT FAX NUMBER:
   CURRENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(REQUIRED)
   UNIT PHONE:  DSN:       COMM:
   UNIT  POC:
4.  I AM REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING:
          MOS     GEOLOC (N, S, E, W, MIDWST, MIDLANT)
   1ST CHOICE:
   2ND CHOICE:
   3RD CHOICE:
   (IF APPLYING FOR AN AVIATION MOS ADD THE FOLLOWING
   STATEMENTS:  I HAVE NORMAL COLOR VISION. I AM/AM
   NOT A US CITIZEN.)
5.  IF SELECTED, I WILL BE AVAILABLE ON:  (IF CURR ON ACDU, MINIMUM
10 WORKING DAYS AFTER CURR EAS.
6.  I WAS ASSISTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS PACKAGE BY THE
FOLLOWING CAREER PLANNER AND/OR PRIOR SERVICE
   RECRUITER/TRANSITIONAL RECRUITER OF REGION XXX (AS APPLICABLE):
   GRADE LAST NAME AT DSN: XXX-XXXX / COM: XXX-XXX-XXXX, CURRENT
FAX: XXX-XXX-XXXX.
                             (SNM SIGNATURE)
13.  FITNESS REPORTS.  ORIGINAL FITREPS WILL BE SUB
IAW MCO P1610.7 (PES) TO THE CMC (MMSB-32).
14.  VERIFY THE FOL INFO BEFORE SUBMISSION:
A.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET HT AND WT STANDARDS AND MIL APPEARANCE
REQR PER MCO P6100.12. VERIFICATION OF HT AND WT IS REQR TO BE
SIGNED OFF BY COMMANDING OFFICER, SITE COMMANDER, SGTMAJ, OR 1STSGT
ONLY.
B.  A CURRENT PFT SCORE MUST BE REFLECTED IN MCTFS.
C.  SMCR/IRR MARINES HAVE A CRCR CERTIFIED WITHIN THE CURRENT
ANNIVERSARY YEAR.
D.  IRR MARINES MUST HAVE THE FINANCIAL WORKSHEET AND INDEPENDENT
DUTY CHECKLIST SIGNED BY THE OIC OF THE PSR REGION.
15.  SUBMISSION OF UPDATED MATERIAL.  THE FOL RULES APPLY TO THE
SUBMISSION OF UPDATED MATERIAL:
A.  EACH ELIGIBLE APPLICANT MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SEL BD.
       (1) PERSONAL COMM FROM AN APPLICANT MAY CALL
ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER AN APPLICANT CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
       (2) PERSONAL COMM FROM AN APPLICANT MUST BE STAMPED
RECEIVED AT RAM-2 BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  NO FAXES
WILL BE ACCEPTED.
       (3) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN APPLICANT MAY BE
SUBMITTED AS PERSONAL COMM TO THE BD ONLY VIA THAT
APPLICANT.  THIRD PARTY LTRS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE
APPLICANT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
B.  AWARDS AND ANY OTHER MAT MISSING FROM AN APPLICANTS
OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-20).  DO NOT SUBMIT THIS MAT TO THE
BOARD.  THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE TO MMSB-20 SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY
MARKED:  "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE
(AR) PROGRAM ENLISTED NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD."
16. THIS HQ WILL NOTIFY ALL APPLICANTS OF THEIR SELECTION VIA
MARADMIN AND SEPARATE CORRES.  NON-SELECTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
SEPARATE CORRES ONLY.  APPL FROM THOSE MARINES SELECTED BUT
UNASSIGNED WILL BE RETAINED BY THIS HQ FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS
FROM THE DATE OF THAT MARINES INDIVIDUAL BOARD ACTION.
17.  SITE SUPPORT COMMANDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SOLICIT APPL
FROM QUAL RESERVE MARINES FOR THE AR PROG.
18.  MARINES IN A LIMITED DUTY STATUS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  BE
ADVISED THAT CHANGE IN FAMILY MEMBER STATUS PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE
OF ORDERS MAY DISQUALIFY YOU FROM ASG INTO THE AR PROG.//