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CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
Date Signed: 5/30/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 264/14
MARADMINS : 264/14
R 301505Z MAY 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 264/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-16 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION//BOARD//REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20131126//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20081211//
REF/D/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20130926//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1900.16G, SUBJECT:  MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF B IS MCO 1553.4B, SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF C IS MARADMIN 703/08, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) SUMMARY. REF D IS MARADMIN 498/13, SUBJECT: OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE.//
POC/B. FORD/CIV/RAM3/-/TEL: 703-784-0523//
DSN: 278-0523/E-MAIL: RPME(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ACADEMIC YEAR (AY)2015-16 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD CONVENING 22 SEP 2014 AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE DESIRING ATTENDANCE AT FULL-LENGTH SCHOOLS (FLS) FOR SENIOR LEVEL COLLEGE (SLC), INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COLLEGE (ILC), OR CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS), STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC), AND THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP).
2.  ALL FLS, STC AND DEP APPLICANTS WHO DESIRE FUNDED ORDERS WILL BE BOARD SELECTED.  OFFICERS WHO MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FLS, STC, OR DEP:
    A.  OFFICERS (EXCEPT COLS) WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
    B.  OFFICERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED AN EQUIVALENT FUNDED FLS OR DEP.
    C.  OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS OR PENDING CONDITIONAL RELEASE.
    D.  OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE REMAINING.
    E.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR FLS WHOSE MANDATORY REMOVAL DATE IS 1 OCTOBER 2017 OR EARLIER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    F.  UR OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)/MOBILIZATION TRAINING UNIT (MTU) EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME THE BOARD CONVENES.
    G.  AR OFFICERS WHO MEET QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREER DESIGNATION IN THE FALL 2014 OR SPRING 2015, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE RPME BOARD, WHO FAIL TO BE CAREER DESIGNATED WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND INELIGIBLE TO ATTEND FUNDED FLS, STC OR DEP.
3.  RESIDENT FLS (SLC/ILC/CLS)
    A.  MOBILIZED OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, BUT MUST END CURRENT MOBILIZATION ORDERS 15 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCING FLS IF SELECTED.
    B.  AR OFFICERS (LTCOL, LTCOL (SEL), MAJ, MAJ (SEL), CAPT, CAPT (SEL)) WITH TWO SLATE YEARS TIME ON STATION (TOS) (APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS) AND NOT HAVING FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED FOR CONSIDERATION TO ATTEND FLS. AR OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATIONPACKAGE BY THE DEADLINE AS LISTED BELOW VIA THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE EXPLAINED IN PAR 7A.  ELIGIBLE AR OFFICERS MAY REQUEST TO OPT OUT OF AUTOMATIC SCREENING VIA THE RPME DROP-DOWN BOX PROVIDED ON THE RPME ON-LINE APPLICATION.  THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO BE CONSIDERED WILL BE MADE BY RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH (RAM), BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM. FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION WILL NORMALLY BE GRANTED FOR THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS:
        (1) THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IS DEEMED CRITICAL TO UNIT MISSION. RAM WILL COMMUNICATE WITH UNIT LEADERSHIP TO VALIDATE THE REQUEST.
        (2) THE AR OFFICER DESIRES PCS ORDERS IN 2015.  FUTURE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED VIA THE NORMAL SLATING PROCESS.
    C.  SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY:
        (1) LTCOL, LTCOL (SEL) (SLC); MAJ, MAJ (SEL) (ILC); AND CAPT, CAPT (SEL) (CLS).
        (2) PME COMPLETE APPROPRIATE BY GRADE TO INCLUDE JPME I FOR RESIDENT SLC.
        (3) AR OFFICERS APPLYING TO FLS MUST HAVE MET THE TWO YEARS TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO 1 AUG 2015. THE TOS REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED DOWN TO 22 MONTHS.
        (4) OFFICERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED COMMAND MUST COMPLETE 24 MONTHS IN COMMAND PRIOR TO COURSE CONVENING DATE.
        (5) OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST MEET THE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED BY EACH SCHOOL. ONCE SELECTED, THE OFFICER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT HIS/HER SECURITY MANAGER TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CLEARANCE IS UP-TO-DATE.
    D.  RESIDENT FLS-SLC COURSES AVAILABLE (ALL FLS-SLC ARE JOINT PME II CERTIFICATION COURSES) (READ IN FOUR COLUMNS):
            CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES     GRADE     CONVENE GRAD
        (1) MARINE CORPS WAR       MCWAR     LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            COLLEGE, QUANTICO, VA            LTCOL(SEL)
        (2) COLLEGE OF NAVAL       CNW       LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            WARFARE, NEWPORT, RI             LTCOL(SEL)
        (3) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE  USAWC     LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA            LTCOL(SEL)
        (4) AIR WAR COLLEGE        AWC       LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            MAXWELL AFB, AL                  LTCOL(SEL)
        (5) NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE   NWC       LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV            LTCOL(SEL)
            FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
        (6) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER   ESNSRS    LTCOL     JUL 15-JUN 16
            SCHOOL FOR NATIONAL              LTCOL(SEL)
            SECURITY AND RESOURCE
            STRATEGY,
            NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV
            FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
     E.  RESIDENT FLS-ILC COURSES AVAILABLE:
            CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES     GRADE     CONVENE GRAD
        (1) MARINE CORPS COMMAND   MCCSC     MAJ       JUL 15-JUN 16
            AND STAFF COLLEGE,               MAJ(SEL)
            QUANTICO, VA
        (2) COLLEGE OF NAVAL       CNCS      MAJ       JUL 15-JUN 16
            COMMAND AND STAFF,               MAJ(SEL)
            NEWPORT, RI
        (3) U.S. ARMY COMMAND      CGSC      MAJ       JUL 15-JUN 16
            AND GENERAL STAFF                MAJ(SEL)
            COLLEGE, FORT
            LEAVENWORTH, KS
        (4) AIR COMMAND AND STAFF  ACAS      MAJ       JUL 15-JUN 16
            COLLEGE, MAXWELL                 MAJ(SEL)
            AFB, AL
    F.  RESIDENT FLS-CLS COURSES AVAILABLE:
            CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES     GRADE     CONVENE GRAD
        (1) MARINE CORPS           MCEWS     CAPT      JUL 15-MAY 16
            EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE            CAPT(SEL)
            SCHOOL, QUANTICO, VA
    G.  RESIDENT FLS ARE APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS IN LENGTH. MONTHS LISTED ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE TO INCLUDE REPORTING DATES AND SCHOOL CONVENING DATES. EXACT DATES WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOLS. OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST ENSURE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND IF SELECTED. THOSE SELECTED FOR RESIDENT FLS WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF. VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY FAILURE TO COMPLETE FLS AFTER COMMENCING MAY RESULT IN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
    H.  (UR) OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN ANY FUNDED PME PROGRAM OF STUDY (EXCLUDING 2 WEEK STC'S) WILL INCUR A SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) DRILLING AFFILIATION OBLIGATION FOR 24 CONTINUOUS MONTHS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM OF STUDY. THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) REALIZES A RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT MADE IN EDUCATING OFFICERS THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THIS REQUIREMENT, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
        (1) UR OFFICERS WILL SIGN A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO TRAIN (SWAT) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO ALL FUNDED FLS OR DEP PME PROGRAMS OF STUDY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE SELRES DRILLING AFFILIATION REQUIREMENT. FLS OR DEP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A SIGNED SWAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
        (2) 90 DAYS FOLLOWING GRADUATION, OFFICERS MUST BE JOINED TO EITHER A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) DRILLING UNIT OR AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) THAT MATCHES HIS OR HER GRADE AND MOS.
        (3) SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO AFFILIATE FOLLOWING GRADUATION WILL BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SWAT SIGNED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
        (4) A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE OF 24 MONTHS WILL BE REPORTED ON UNIT DIARY BY CMC (RAM-3) UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
    I.  PER REF (B), ALL RESIDENT FLS LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL ALLOCATION AND VALIDATION OF SCHOOL SEATS.
4.  THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP).  UR OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE (SMCR, AR, IMA, AND IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IF THEY MEET THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED WITH EACH OPPORTUNITY BELOW. THOSE SELECTED FOR DEP WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF. THE COMMAND AND STAFF (CSC), AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE (EWS) BLENDED AND WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET).  ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR THE BLENDED AND WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAMS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE FROM CDET. POINT OF CONTACT AT CDET IS MAJ TOBY E. MERRILL AT 703-784-3015.
    A.  DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP) SENIOR LEVEL COURSES:
            CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES    GRADE      CONVENE GRAD
        (1) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE  USAWCDEP COL/LTCOL  AUG 15-JUN 17
            DISTANCE EDUCATION              COL(SEL)
            COURSE, CARLISLE                LTCOL(SEL)
            BARRACKS, PA                    MUST HAVE
            FORMAT: FIRST YEAR              PINNED ON
            CORRESPONDENCE,                 LTCOL NLT
            RESIDENT PHASE AND              ORIENTATION DATE
            SECOND YEAR
            CORRESPONDENCE AND
            RESIDENT PHASE,
            GRADUATION.
        (2) ADVANCED JOINT PME     AJPME    COL/LTCOL  JAN 15-OCT 15
            JOINT FORCES STAFF     1/2/3/4  /MAJ       APR 15-FEB 16
            COLLEGE DEP                     COL(SEL)   JUL 15-APR 16
            MUST BE JPME I                  LTCOL(SEL) OCT 15-JUL 16
            COMPLETE.                       MAJ(SEL)
            FORMAT: 40 WEEK PROGRAM
            (12 WEEKS DEP, 1 WEEK
            RESIDENT (FACE-TO-FACE),
            25 WEEKS DEP, AND 2 WEEKS
            RESIDENT (FACE-TO-FACE)
            90 PERCENT OF THE COURSE
            IS ONLINE.
            STUDENTS MUST HAVE ACCESS
            TO A COMPUTER.
5.  STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC).  UR OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE (SMCR, AR, IMA, AND IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF SELECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING RESIDENT 2 WEEK STC OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY MEET THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED WITH EACH OPPORTUNITY BELOW. THOSE SELECTED FOR STC WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF.
        CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES     GRADE     CONVENE GRAD
    A.  RESERVE SENIOR STAFF   RSSC      COL/LTCOL  JUL 15
        COURSE, QUANTICO, VA             COL (SEL)
    B.  RESERVE OFFICERS       ROSP      COL/LTCOL  SEP 15
        STRATEGY AND POLICY              COL(SEL)
        COURSE, NEWPORT, RI              LTCOL(SEL)
    C.  RESERVE OFFICERS       ROJMO     COL/LTCOL  DEC 15
        JOINT MARITIME                   COL(SEL)
        OPERATIONS COURSE,               LTCOL(SEL)
        NEWPORT, RI
    D.  RESERVE OFFICERS       RONSDM    COL/LTCOL  APR 15
        NATIONAL SECURITY                COL(SEL)
        DECISION MAKING                  LTCOL(SEL)
        COURSE, NEWPORT, RI
6.  COURSE PREREQUISITES. INFORMATION, COURSE PREREQUISITES, AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND BY ACCESSING THE RESERVE OFFICER PME WEBSITE UNDER "TOP REQUESTS" AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
7.  APPLICATION PROCESS
    A.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION AND UPDATED MATERIAL IS 3 SEP 2014, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE RPME APPLICATION IS THE PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RPME MUST GO TO THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION.  OFFICERS WITH AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL RECEIVE A 404 ACCESS ERROR.  WITHIN THE ERROR MESSAGE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT. ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE MARINE REQUESTING A PORTAL ACCOUNT IS AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED. UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE THE BOARD(S) OR SURVEY(S) TO WHICH THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED FOR. CLICK "RPME" AND COMPLETE THE RPME APPLICATION. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF DOCUMENTS AND OFFERS RPME PREFERENCE OPTIONS VIA DROP-DOWN BOXES. ENSURE UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS INTO THE PROPER DOCUMENT TYPE (E.G. RQS DOCUMENTS UPLOAD INTO RQS FILE TYPE). OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE, SIGN (DIGITALLY OR PHYSICALLY) AND ATTACH THEIR RQS NAVMC 10476 (05-02) WHICH IS THE CURRENT VERSION LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION AND ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD (TEMPLATE LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION) IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  IF UR OFFICERS ARE APPLYING FOR FLS OR DEP. THEY MUST ALSO ATTACH A SIGNED SWAT WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE APPLICATION WEBSITE, IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD. ONCE SUBMITTED, OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT THEIR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. HARDCOPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD.
    B.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE RPME BOARD IAW REF (D). ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REF (D).
        (1) OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY CMC (MMRP-20). THE PRIMARY MEANS OF CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF A PHOTOGRAPH IS THROUGH THE ONLINE OMPF VIA MOL.PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPH RECEIPT BY CMC (MMRP-20).PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CONSIDERED CURRENT IF SUBMITTED WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE DATE LISTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD, IS THE DATE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN OFFICER'S PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOARD CONSIDERATION. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT OUTDATED PHOTOGRAPHS WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED. MARINES HAVE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT, SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED. MARINES MAY ALSO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH VIA THE MMRP WEBSITE AT: WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON "MMRP-20 OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE", LOOK UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", THEN CLICK ON "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY".
    C.  FITNESS REPORTS. FOR FITNESS REPORTS TO BE CONSIDERED, THEY MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN OFFICER'S OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED BY NOR FORWARDED TO THE BOARD. THIS INCLUDES THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. INFORMATION REGARDING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMRP WEBSITE AT WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON "MMRP-30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION". LOOK UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", THEN CLICK ON "CHECK YOUR FITNESS REPORT STATUS".
    D.  OMPF MATERIAL. ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF HIS/HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO HQMC (MMRP-20) BY 15 SEP 2014, 2359 EST. E-MAIL IS THE PREFERRED AND FASTEST WAY TO UPDATE YOUR OMPF. E-MAIL YOUR UPDATE MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20(AT)USMC.MIL. IN THE TEXT OF THE E-MAIL, INDICATE AY 15-16 RPME BOARD AS THE BOARD YOU ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR. A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE MULTI-PAGE ATTACHMENT IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT WILL EXPEDITE FILING.  ENSURE ALL MATERIALS CONTAIN FULL NAME AND LAST FOUR OF SSN.
8.  ADMINISTRATION
    A.  ENSURE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE CURRENT AND ARE PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION. UPDATE ANY CHANGES TO POC INFORMATION PROMPTLY.
    B.  NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION. THE BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE. THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET QUOTA REQUIREMENTS WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT ACCEPT. ONCE THE BOARD RESULTS ARE APPROVED, PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. APPLICANTS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES AND APPROVED BY CMC (RA), WILL RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THIS HQ WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL SELECTION TO INCLUDE DATES. THE RESULTS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR ORDERS PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE. UNANTICIPATED RPME VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY ELEVATING OFFICERS FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST. ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY RANK, NAME, PMOS, AND RESERVE COMPONENT ON THE RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS WEBSITE UNDER "TOP REQUESTS" AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//