R 311526Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 168/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM (DAP)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1040R.35/20110502//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 080-11/20110202//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1320.11F/20121022//
REF/D/DOC/MCO P1900.16F/20070606//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 356-12/20120702//
REF/F/DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C. SECTION 1145/20130718//
NARR/REF A IS THE RESERVE CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL. REF B EXPLAINS THE PROCESS FOR OFFICERS TRANSITIONING FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST TO THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST AND INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE RASL. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER DIRECTING THE PERSONNEL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. REF D IS THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPSMAN). REF E EXPLAINS THE OFFICER APPOINTMENT ACCEPTANCE AND RECORD (NAVMC 763) PROCESSING FOR SEPARATING OFFICERS REQUESTING A RESERVE COMMISSION. REF F IS THE PUBLIC LAW THAT DEFINES THE ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE.//
POC/N. J. BRADEN/MAJ/RCT/-/TEL: 703-784-0510/E-MAIL: RCT(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/P. D. FOREMAN/MSGT/RCT/-/TEL: 703-784-9143/E-MAIL: RCT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE REGARDING THE SMCR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM AFFORDS HIGHLY QUALIFIED AC MARINES, ENLISTED AND OFFICER, THE OPPORTUNITY TO AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT FOLLOWING THEIR END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS). THE DAP PROVIDES TRANSITIONING AC MARINES A SEAMLESS TRANSITION INTO THE SMCR WITH A GUARANTEED RESERVE BILLET PRIOR TO REACHING THEIR EAS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (F), THE DAP PROVIDES MARINES WITH A NO-COST SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THEIR EXISTING TRICARE BENEFITS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY ENROLL INTO TRICARE RESERVE SELECT.
SELECTION TO THE DAP IS LIMITED BY THE CONTEMPORARY NEEDS OF THE SMCR. SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES IS EXPLAINED BELOW.
2. ELIGIBILITY. ANY MARINE REQUESTING DAP MUST BE RELEASED FROM THE AC UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS. FIRST TERM ENLISTED MARINES MUST QUALIFY AS A TIER 1 OR TIER 2 MARINE, AS DEFINED IN THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (FY) FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PROGRAM (FTAP) QUALITY COMPARISON WORKSHEET. TIER 3 MARINES RECOMMENDED TIER 2 BY THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER WILL BE CONSIDERED AND SCREENED AS A QUALIFIED TIER 2 MARINE. SECOND TERM MARINES, STAFF NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WILL BE SCREENED BY HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS.
THE AREAS TO BE SCREENED SHALL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HEIGHT/WEIGHT, FIRST CLASS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST AND COMBAT FITNESS TEST SCORES, MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM BELT APPROPRIATE FOR PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY, NO FITNESS REPORT DATE GAPS, AND AN OVERALL PERFORMANCE RECORD THAT IS COMPETITIVE FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT RANK. THE MARINE REQUESTING DAP MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR AFFILIATION WITH THE SELECTED RESERVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A). OFFICERS MUST BE APPROVED FOR A RESERVE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (B). ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY ALSO APPLY FOR ANY RELEVANT INCENTIVES, TO INCLUDE: AN AFFILIATION BONUS, COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS, OR THE LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DAP REQUEST. INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MARINES IN SPECIFIED PAYGRADES.
3. PROCESS.
  A. ENLISTED.
    (1) ENLISTED MARINES INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTACT THEIR CAREER PLANNER OR A RESERVE TRANSITION COORDINATOR (RTC) THAT SUPPORTS THEIR REGION. THE CAREER PLANNER OR RTC WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SMCR, BENEFITS, INCENTIVES AND LATERAL MOVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DAP APPLICANTS. RTC'S ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:
      (A) EAST COAST: SMB_DIRECT_AFFILIATION_PROGRAM (AT)USMC.MIL OR COM: (910) 450-6291 OR COM: (910) 450-6537.
      (B) WEST COAST AND HAWAII: SMB_DIRECT_AFFILIATION_PROGRAM(AT)USMC.MIL OR AT COM: (760) 763-3426.
      (C) OCONUS: SMB_DIRECT_AFFILIATION_PROGRAM(AT)USMC.MIL OR COM: (011) 81-611-722-6004.
      (D) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: SMB_DIRECT_AFFILIATION_PROGRAM(AT)USMC.MIL OR COM: (703) 784-9144.
    (2) ENLISTED APPLICATIONS SHALL BE CREATED AND FORWARDED TO HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION (RCT) BRANCH VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) UTILIZING THE AC TO RC REENLISTMENT DROP DOWN BOX. ENLISTED MARINES MAY REQUEST DAP NO EARLIER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS AND NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS. INCENTIVES AND LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS. PENDING DAP PACKAGES FROM MARINES ON TERMINAL LEAVE WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE UNREACHABLE WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. MARINES SERVING OVERSEAS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR DAP REQUEST TO RCT NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS OR PRIOR TO STARTING TERMINAL LEAVE TO ALLOW FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND COORDINATION PRIOR TO RETURNING FROM OVERSEAS. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
      (A) COMPLETED AC TO RC REENLISTMENT REQUEST FORM NAVMC 11537. THE NAVMC 11537 CAN BE FOUND IN TFRS, UNDER FORMS.
      (B) COMPLETED SPONSORSHIP REQUEST FORM NAVMC 11799 PER REF (C).
      (C) REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS PER TFRS MESSAGE R1444.
      (D) TWO REQUESTED OPEN BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODES (BIC).
      (E) BLOCK 36 OF THE NAVMC 11537 CAREER PLANNER OR RTC MUST ENSURE THEY PUT THE BIC NUMBER, UNIT NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY UNIT SNM IS REQUESTING. OPEN BICS CAN BE FOUND IN TFRS MESSAGE T64298.
      (F) ANY APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO REQUESTED AFFILIATION BONUS, RETRAINING PROGRAM REQUESTS, AND RESERVE COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS PER CURRENT FISCAL YEAR APPLICABLE MARADMINS.
    (3) TFRS PROVIDES A SYSTEM OF RECORD TO CONTROL THE PROCESSING OF DAP APPLICATIONS. MARINES REQUESTING INCENTIVES OR LATERAL MOVE MAY NEED TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL TIME. APPROVED MARINES REQUESTING TO AFFILIATE WITH NO CONTRACTUAL TIME WILL RECEIVE APPROVED TFRS REENLISTMENTS SHOWING “APPROVED FOR ZERO MONTHS”. APPROVED MARINES REQUESTING TO AFFILIATE THAT REQUIRE CONTRACTUAL TIME WILL RECEIVE APPROVED TFRS REENLISTMENT WITH THE REQUESTED TIME REQUIRED.
    (4) RCT WILL COORDINATE WITH THE INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR, SITE COMMANDER, OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE IN ORDER TO VALIDATE THAT THE REQUESTED BIC IS VACANT, AVAILABLE, AND VALID. RCT WILL SCREEN APPLICANTS FOR PROGRAM SUITABILITY AND ASSIGN APPROVED MARINES TO THE VALIDATED BIC.
    (5) APPROVED DAP APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MARINE'S CAREER PLANNER OR RTC VIA TFRS AND WILL INCLUDE ASSIGNMENT ORDERS, ASSIGNED SPONSOR LETTER, AND IF APPLICABLE, ANY LATERAL MOVE SCHOOL DATES AND AFFILIATION BONUS OR INCENTIVE INFORMATION.
    (6) THE MARINE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT BY SIGNING THE TFRS RELM, AND IF APPLICABLE, ACCEPTING AN INCENTIVE OR SCHOOL SEAT FOR LATERAL MOVE.
    (7) THE CAREER PLANNER OR RTC WILL RETURN THE SIGNED TFRS AUTHORITY AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO RCT BRANCH VIA TFRS.
  B. OFFICERS.
    (1) OFFICERS INTERESTED IN THE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM WILL CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE RTC LISTED WITHIN PARAGRAPH 3.A(1). OFFICER DIRECT AFFILIATION REQUESTS MAY BE SUBMITTED NO EARLIER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO AN OFFICER’S EAS AND NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS. OFFICER DIRECT AFFILIAITON REQUESTS THAT INCLUDE A SUBMISSION FOR AN AFFILIATION INCENTIVE, A LATERAL MOVE REQUEST, AND/OR THOSE SUBMITTING FOR BICS THAT REQUIRE DUTY INVOLVING FLYING-OPERATIONAL (DIFOP) APPROVAL, MAY BE SUBMITTED NO EARLIER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO AN OFFICER’S EAS AND NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS TO ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT PROCESSING TIME. PENDING DAP PACKAGES FROM OFFICERS ON TERMINAL LEAVE WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE UNREACHABLE WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. OFFICERS SERVING OVERSEAS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR DAP REQUEST TO RCT NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS OR PRIOR TO STARTING TERMINAL LEAVE TO ALLOW FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND COORDINATION PRIOR TO RETURNING FROM OVERSEAS. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN AN ACTIVE COMPONENT FORCE SHAPING PROGRAM, THE APPLICATION TIMELINE MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE MARADMIN.
    (2) OFFICER APPLICATIONS SHALL BE CREATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE RTC OR CAREER PLANNER AND FORWARDED TO HQMC RA RCT BRANCH VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) UTILIZING THE AC TO RC REENLISTMENT DROP DOWN BOX. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
      (A) AA FORM WITH REQUESTED BIC AND RUC, OPEN BICS CAN BE LOCATED IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET IN TFRS MESSAGE T64298.
      (B) BATTALION OR SQUADRON LEVEL COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENT LETTER.
      (C) ANY APPLICABLE DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO ANY AFFILIATION BONUS AND LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM REQUESTS, PER CURRENT FY APPLICABLE MARADMINS.
      (D) NAVMC 11799 (SPONSOR REQUEST FORM).
      (E) PROMOTION PHOTO FROM OMPF (ONLY REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING FOR A BIC REQUIRING DIFOP APPROVAL).
      (F) MASTER BRIEF SHEET (ONLY REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING FOR A BIC REQUIRING DIFOP APPROVAL).
      (G) BIOGRAPHY (ONLY REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING FOR A BIC REQUIRING DIFOP APPROVAL).
    (3) RCT WILL COORDINATE WITH THE INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR, SITE COMMANDER, OR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE IN ORDER TO VALIDATE THAT THE REQUESTED BIC IS VACANT, AVAILABLE, AND VALID. RCT WILL SCREEN APPLICANTS FOR PROGRAM SUITABILITY AND ASSIGN APPROVED OFFICERS TO THE VALIDATED BIC. IN THE CASE OF FORCE RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, DUTY INVOLVING FLYING-OPERATIONAL AND AIDE-DE-CAMP BILLETS, RCT WILL REQUEST APPROVAL FROM THE APPROPRIATE MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) BEFORE MAKING AN ASSIGNMENT. THE MSC WILL HAVE 21 CALENDAR DAYS TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND RETURN IT TO RCT. APPLICATIONS NOT RETURNED WITHIN THE 21 DAY PERIOD WILL BE CONSIDERED APPROVED.
    (4) APPROVED DAP APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE OFFICER'S RTC VIA TFRS AND WILL INCLUDE ASSIGNMENT ORDERS, ASSIGNED SPONSOR LETTER, AND IF APPLICABLE, ANY LATERAL MOVE SCHOOL DATES AND AFFILIATION BONUS OR INCENTIVE INFORMATION.
    (5) THE OFFICER MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT BY SIGNING THE TFRS RELM, AND IF APPLICABLE, ACCEPTING AN INCENTIVE OR SCHOOL SEAT FOR RETRAINING.
    (6) THE RTC WILL RETURN THE SIGNED TFRS AUTHORITY AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO RCT BRANCH VIA TFRS.
4. RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) RESPONSIBILITY: ONCE THE MARINE IS APPROVED FOR DAP, RA WILL RUN A DIARY ENTRY IN MCTFS FOR THE RESERVE BIC AND FUTURE MONITORED COMMAND CODE.
5. DETACHING UNITS RESPONSIBILITY:
  A. DETACHING UNITS WILL REQUEST A COPY OF THE DAP ORDERS FROM SNO/SNM AND WILL REPORT THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY DROP ENTRY OF TTC 378 005 WHICH WILL SEAMLESSLY TRANSFER AN AC MARINE TO THE SMCR AND PREVENT THE AUTO JOIN TO THE IRR. THIS UNIT DIARY ENTRY ALSO WILL CHANGE THE MARINE’S RECORD STATUS CODE TO "8", ADJUST THE MARINE'S RESERVE COMPONENT CODE TO "KA", AND CHANGE THE MARINE'S TRAINING CATEGORY PAY GROUP TO "A" WHICH WILL CONCURRENTLY CHANGE THE MARINE’S MCTFS RECORD TO AWAITING JOIN BY THE GAINING SMCR UNIT.
  B. COMPLETE DD-214 AS REQUIRED PER REF (D).
  C. FOR APPROVED DAP OFFICERS, IPAC WILL COMPLETE NAVMC 763 PER REF (E).
6. GAINING SMCR UNITS RESPONSIBILITY:
  A. GAINING SMCR UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO ASSIGN THE TRANSITIONING MARINE A SPONSOR AS REQUIRED PER REF (C) UPON NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT FROM RCT. THE SPONSORSHIP LETTER WILL BE RETURNED TO RC TWITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT.
  B. MAKE CONTACT AND ESTABLISH A MUTUALLY FEASIBLE REPORT DATE WITH THE TRANSITIONING MARINE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EAS.
  C. SMCR UNITS WILL JOIN THE DAP MARINE BY UTILIZING TTC 020 145, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE REPORTED THE DAY AFTER THE EAS.
  D. SMCR GAINING UNITS WILL SCHEDULE THE MARINE AN INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILL WITHIN DRILL MANAGEMENT MODULE (DMM) AND MUSTER MARINES WITHIN DMM UPON ARRIVAL WITH SUBSEQUENT UNIT DIARY ACTION TAKEN TO JOIN MARINES. THE IDT DRILL IS SCHEDULED AND RUN IN ORDER TO CLARIFY POTENTIAL AMBIGUITY IF LINE OF DUTY DETERMINATION IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF INJURY.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//