ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO 1001R.1L MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM)
Date Signed: 5/2/2016 | MARADMINS Number: 234/16
MARADMINS : 234/16
R 022040Z MAY 16
MARADMIN 234/16
MSGID/GENADMIN CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO 1001R.1L MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC MRA RAP/23 DEC 2015//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MEMO/17 DEC 2015//
REF/C/MSG/CMC DC MRA MP/8 APR 2016//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1001R.1L, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF B IS MARINE CORPS FORCE INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.  REF C IS MARADMIN 193/16, ADVANCE NOTICE OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO 1300.8 MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/E.J. WUNDERLICH/LTCOL/UNIT: RAP-1/TEL: 703-784-9138/EMAIL: RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//POC/J.L POLANCO/GYSGT/UNIT: RCT/TEL: 703-432-9771/EMAIL: JORGE.POLANCO(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEX/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To announce forthcoming changes to Reference (a) per reference (b).
2.  Background.  A previous message (reference (c)) announced changes to the Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy applicable to Marines serving in the Active Component or the Active Reserve.  Similarly, this message announces changes to the MCRAMM (reference (a)) applicable to Marines serving in the Selected Reserve.
3.  Action.  The following administrative changes will be forthcoming in an official change to reference (a).  In enclosure (2), page 4-3, paragraph 4 will be added to read:
4.  Marines with Non-Ground Combat Arms (GCA) MOSs (e.g. Field Radio Operator or Motor Transport Officer) seeking to serve in MARFORRES load-bearing GCA units must meet the unit assignment criteria eligibility requirement.
    a. Non-GCA MOS, Prior Service (PS) Marines with prior Marine Corps experience.
       (1) Non-GCA MOS, PS Marines transferring into load-bearing GCA units from the Selected Reserve or Active Component must have passed (resident in the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS)) a Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and a Combat Fitness Test (CFT),
           (a) within eighteen months prior to the projected join date and,
           (b) with scores that meet the unit assignment criteria.
       (2) Non-GCA MOS, PS Marines transferring from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) or accessing from off-contract must meet the unit assignment criteria within 180 days of affiliation.  Marines failing to meet the criteria will either,
           (a) be involuntarily dropped to the IRR or,
           (b) conduct an Inter-Unit Transfer (IUT) to another unit. Note - failure to meet the unit assignment criteria will not be the sole factor in adverse action against the Marines (e.g., adverse fitness report, reduction in proficiency and conduct marks, or competency review board).
    b. Non-GCA MOS, Non-Prior Service (NPS) applicants with no prior Marine Corps experience.
       (1) Non-GCA MOS, NPS applicants pursuing affiliation with MARFORRES load-bearing GCA units must pass the GCA Initial Strength Test (IST) in order to contract and ship to recruit training.
       (2) Marines should be tested on unit assignment criteria during their entry level training.
       (3) Upon completion of entry level training and reporting to the load-bearing GCA unit, if a non-GCA NPS Marine has not yet met the unit assignment criteria, the Marine will be afforded 180 days to meet the unit assignment criteria.  If after 180 days, the NPS Marine still has not met the unit assignment criteria, the Marine will be reassigned to another open Billet Identification Code (BIC) within the permissible geographical area by IUT.  If there are no units within the geographical area with open BICs matching the Marine’s MOS/rank, then the parent unit/chain of command will contact DC MRA (RCT) to coordinate an MOS reclassification.
    c.  MARFORRES load-bearing GCA units are 23d Marine Regiment, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company, and the combat engineer companies in 4th Combat Engineer Battalion.
    d.  DC MRA (RA) is the waiver authority for any exceptions to this policy.
4.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Reserve Component.
5.  Release authorized by LtGen M. A. Brilakis, Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//