MARADMINS : 279/07
UNCLAS 241706Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 279/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCRC//
SUBJ/EMPHASIS OF MARINE CORPS COMMAND RECRUITING PROGRAM (CRP)//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCRC/YMD:19980424//
POC/K. G. THOMPSON/LTCOL/-/-/TEL:(703) 784-9403//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.PURPOSE. EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMAND
RECRUITING PROGRAM (CRP).
2. THE CRP IS COMPRISED OF MARINES WHO VOLUNTEER AS COMMAND
RECRUITERS IN THEIR HOMETOWN AREAS TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MARINE
RECRUITER IN ENLISTING PERSONNEL INTO THE MARINE CORPS OR MARINE
CORPS RESERVE. THIS PROGRAM IS CREDITED WITH OVER 4,000 NEW
ENLISTMENTS ANNUALLY AND IS CRITICAL TO THE MARINE CORPS' RECRUITING
EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF END-STRENGTH GROWTH.
3. AS DEFINED IN REFERENCE (A), THE COMPONENTS OF THE CRP ARE BOOT
LEAVE, ANNUAL LEAVE OR LIBERTY, PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY
(PTAD), AND THE PERMISSIVE RECRUITER ASSISTANT PROGRAM (PRASP). THE
CRP ALLOWS MARINES TO BE ASSIGNED TO A RECRUITING STATION FOR 7-14
DAYS UNDER PRASP AND UP TO 30 DAYS FOR PTAD. PTAD MARINES HOME JUST
AFTER AN OIF ROTATION ARE MOST VALUABLE. MARINES CAN COMBINE CRP
WITH ANNUAL LEAVE.
4. UNIT COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES ARE AWARE OF THE
CRP AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. COMMAND RECRUITERS IN THE
GRADE OF CORPORAL AND BELOW CAN EARN 20 POINTS (100 MAXIMUM) TOWARDS
THEIR COMPOSITE SCORE WHEN THEY REFER APPLICANTS THAT SUBSEQUENTLY
ENLIST INTO THE MARINE CORPS OR MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. MMEA-11 WILL ENSURE ALL RECRUITS ELIGIBLE FOR PRASP(PRE-SOI/MCT)
ARE ASSIGNED PER CURRENT GUIDELINES. TECOM WILL ENSURE THAT ALL
MARINES WITH SUFFICIENT LAG TIME BETWEEN COMPLETION OF SOI/MCT AND
MOS SCHOOL (POST MCT-PRASP) ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CRP.
6. TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CRP, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE
MARINES SENT TO RECRUITING STATIONS ARE WITHIN A REASONABLE COMMUTING
DISTANCE TO A MARINE CORPS RECRUITING FACILITY (RSS/PCS) AND HAVE THE
ABILITY TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM THEIR PLACE OF DUTY.
7. RECRUITING IS A TOTAL FORCE EFFORT. ALL ASSETS, BOTH REGULAR AND
RESERVE, MUST BE BROUGHT TO BEAR TO ATTAIN OUR MISSION.
ENCLOSURE (4) OF THE REFERENCE IS APPLICABLE TO THE SMCR.
8. THE COMMAND RECRUITING PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL TO THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE RECRUITING MISSION. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES COMMANDERS'
ATTENTION AND SUPPORT./JAMES T. CONWAY, CMC.//