MARADMINS : 248/07
UNCLAS 111943Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 248/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RAP//
SUBJ/RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER SNCO)
/RETENTION POLICY UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/HQMC (RAP)/YMD:20060615//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/HQMC (CMT)/YMD:19950228//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 275/06, RESERVE SNCO RETENTION POLICY UPDATE,
REF B IS MCO P1040R.35B, RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION
MANUAL//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC (RAP)/-/TEL:703-784-9136//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE
(SMCR) SNCO RETENTION POLICY UPDATES.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THIS MARADMIN CANCELS MARADMIN 275/06.
2. TWICE PASSED SMCR MARINES: NO LATER THAN 1 NOVEMBER FOLLOWING THE
RELEASE OF THE SNCO SELECTION BOARD RESULTS MARINES IN THE GRADES OF
E-5 THROUGH E-8 WHO, IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE, HAVE TWICE FAILED
SELECTION FOR PROMOTION IN THE SMCR WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO AND
REMAIN IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) UNLESS PROMOTED TO THE
NEXT HIGHER GRADE WHILE IN THE IRR.
3. TWICE PASSED IRR MARINES: MARINES IN THE GRADES OF E-5 THROUGH E-8
WHO, IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE, HAVE TWICE FAILED SELECTION FOR
PROMOTION IN THE IRR WILL REMAIN IN THE IRR UNLESS PROMOTED TO THE
NEXT HIGHER GRADE WHILE IN THE IRR.
4. TRANSFERRING THE AFFECTED MARINE IS A NON-PUNITIVE ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION REQUIRING A PAGE 11 ENTRY IN THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
5. MARINES THAT HAVE RECEIVED AN INCENTIVE AND ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE
IRR DUE TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY WILL NOT HAVE THEIR INCENTIVE
RECOUPED.
6. A COMMANDER (COMPANY LEVEL OR HIGHER), WHO HAS A MARINE AFFECTED BY
THIS POLICY AND WHOSE UNIT WILL BE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO 1 MAY, MAY REQUEST
NLT 1 MAY TO DELAY THEIR MARINE'S TRANSFER TO THE IRR IF THE MARINE WILL
BE ACTIVATED WITH THE UNIT.
A. THE DATE OF THE MARINE'S TRANSFER TO THE IRR WILL BE THE DATE OF THE
UNIT'S DEACTIVATION. THERE WILL BE NO DELAYS BEYOND THAT DATE.
B. IN ORDER TO REQUEST A DELAY, COMMANDERS MUST GO TO
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL <<WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/>> , AND SELECT KEY WORD
"2P POLICY DELAY" AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. ONLY COMMANDERS MAY
REQUEST THE DELAY AND IT MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE TO BE
CONSIDERED.
C. REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN COMMANDERS WILL NOT BE
ENTERTAINED.
7. MARINES DESIRING TO RETIRE INSTEAD OF TRANSFERRING TO THE IRR, MUST
SUBMIT FOR RETIREMENT NLT 31 JULY WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1 DECEMBER.
8. MARINES AFFECTED BY THIS POLICY WILL BE PROMOTION ELIGIBLE ONLY IN
THE IRR.//