R 261730Z APR 19
MARADMIN 261/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/YMD: 112035Z DEC 08//
REF/D/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/YMD: 221924Z JAN 19//
NARR/REFERENCE A IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REFERENCE B IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REFERENCE C IS MARADMIN 703/08, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) SUMMARY. REFERENCE D IS MARADMIN 052/19, OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE.//
POC/BRENNETT FORD/CIV/RAM-3/TEL: 703-432-9410//
DSN: 278-9410/E-MAIL: RPME@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces the AY 2020-21 Reserve Officer Professional Military Education (RPME) Board convening 16 September 2019 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), Distance Education Program (DEP), Foreign Professional Military Education (FPME), and Marine Corps Fellowships (MCF).
2. All applicants who request funded orders to FLS, STC, DEP, FPME, and MCF will be board screened. Officers who meet any of the following criteria are ineligible to apply for FLS, STC, DEP, FPME, and MCF:
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. FLS applicants whose mandatory removal date is 1 October 2023 or earlier.
e. Unrestricted Reserve (UR) officers currently in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)/Mobilization Training Unit (MTU) exceeding six months at the time the Board convenes.
f. Active Reserve (AR) officers who meet qualifications for career designation in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 are eligible to apply. Officers selected by the RPME Board who fail to be career designated will be disqualified and ineligible to attend funded opportunities.
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. Specific Eligibility:
(1) LtCol/LtCol (sel) (SLC), Maj/Maj (sel) (ILC), and Capt/Capt (sel) (CLS).
(2) Those applying to resident SLC must have completed Intermediate Level School (ILS) and Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) I.
(3) AR officers applying to FLS must meet the two years Time On Station (TOS) requirement prior to 1 June 2020. The TOS requirement may be waived to 22 months.
(4) AR officers serving overseas and in a joint billet must complete obligated time.
(5) Officers currently assigned command must complete 24 months in command prior to the course convening date.
(6) 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 current.
c. 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 20-Jun 21
College, Quantico, VA LtCol(sel)
(2) College of Naval CNW LtCol 1. Jul 20-Jun 21
Warfare, Newport, RI LtCol(sel)2. Feb 20-Feb 21
(3) U.S. Army War College USAWC LtCol Jul 20-Jun 21
Carlisle Barracks, PA LtCol(sel)
(4) Air War College AWC LtCol Jul 20-Jun 21
Maxwell AFB, AL LtCol(sel)
(5) National War College NWC LtCol Jul 20-Jun 21
National Defense University LtCol(sel)
Fort McNair, Washington, DC
(6) Dwight D. Eisenhower ESNSRS LtCol Jul 20-Jun 21
School for National LtCol(sel)
Security and Resource
Strategy, National Defense
University Fort McNair,
Washington, DC
(7) College of Information CIC LtCol Jul 20-Jun 21
and Cyberspace, National Defense LtCol(sel)
University, Fort McNair,
Washington, DC
d. Resident FLS-ILC courses available:
Crs Titles/Location Codes Grade Convene Grad
(1) Marine Corps Command MCCSC Maj Jul 20-Jun 21
and Staff College Maj(sel)
Quantico, VA
(2) College of Naval CNCS Maj Jul 20-Jun 21
Command and Staff Maj(sel)
Newport, RI
(3) U.S. Army Command CGSC Maj Jul 20-Jun 21
and General Staff Maj(sel)
College, Fort
Leavenworth, KS
(4) Air Command and Staff ACAS Maj Jul 20-Jun 21
College Maxwell Maj(sel)
AFB, AL
(5) The Judge Advocate Generals LtCol Aug 20-Jun 21
Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS)Maj
Restricted to AR Officers with 4402 PMOS
(Does not provide TLS/ILS credit)
e. Resident FLS-CLS course available:
Crs Titles/Location Codes Grade Convene Grad
(1) Marine Corps MCEWS Capt Jul 20-May 21
Expeditionary Warfare Capt(sel)
School, Quantico, VA
f. Resident FLS is approximately 10 months in length. The 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.
g. UR officers participating in any funded PME program of study (excluding 2 week STC) 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 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 PME programs of study to acknowledge and accept the Selected Reserve (SelRes) drilling affiliation requirement. Applications submitted without a signed SWAT will not be accepted.
(2) Within ninety days following graduation, each officer must be joined to either a Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) unit as a drilling reservist or an Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) billet identification code (BIC) that matches his or her grade and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
(3) Subsequent failure to affiliate following graduation will be handled in accordance with the SWAT signed at the time of application.
h. Per reference (b), all resident FLS listed in this MARADMIN are subject to change based on final allocation and validation of school seats.
4. 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.
a. DEP Senior Level Course:
Crs Titles/Location Codes Grade Convene Grad
(1) U.S. Army War College USAWCDEP Col/LtCol Jun 20-Jun 22
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.
b. DEP Senior Joint PME II Level Course:
Crs Titles/Location Codes Grade Convene Grad
(1) Joint and Combined Maj(sel) 1. Jan - Oct 20
Warfighting School thru Col 2. Jan - Oct 20
Hybrid 3. Feb – Nov 20
Joint Forces Staff
College, Norfolk, VA
Must be JPME I complete.
Format: 40 week program
12 weeks DEP, 1 week
resident, 25 weeks DEP,
and 2 weeks resident
90 percent of the course
is online.
Students must have access
to a computer.
5. Marine Corps Foreign PME and Fellowships:
a. Foreign PME:
Crs Title/Location Grade Convene Grad
(1) NATO Defense College Col 1. Feb 20 - Jul 20
(Rome, Italy) Col (sel)2. Sep 20 – Feb 21
LtCol
LtCol (sel)
(TLS and JPME I credit)
(2) Western Hemisphere Institute Maj Jun 20 – Jun 21
For Security Cooperation Maj (sel)
(WHINSEC)Fort Benning, Columbus GA
(Must be proficient in Spanish)
(ILS and JPME I credit)
b. Marine Corps Fellowships:
(1) Department of Homeland LtCol Jul 20 – Jun 21
Security (DHS) Washington DC LtCol (sel)
(TLS credit only not JPME I or II)
(2) Office of Foreign Disaster Maj Jul 20 – Jun 21
Assistance (OFDA) Washington DC Maj (sel)
(No PME credit)
6. Staff Training Course (STC). UR officers in the Ready Reserve (SMCR, IMA and IRR) are eligible to apply 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
a. Reserve Senior Staff RSSC Col/Col (sel) Jul 20
Course, Quantico, VA LtCol/LtCol(sel)
7. Application process:
a. The deadline for submitting the application and update material is 28 August 2019, 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 a Manpower and Reserve Affairs (MRA) portal account will proceed to the login process. Officers who do not have an MRA portal account will receive a 404 access error message. The error message contains instructions on how to register for an MRA 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) for which the officer is qualified. 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 appropriate document type.
b. Reserve Qualification Summary. Officers are encouraged to submit a signed Reserve Qualification Summary (RQS). The RQS NAVMC 10476 is located on the online application.
c. Letter to the Board. Officers are encouraged to submit a letter to the board (template located on the online application).
d. Separate Written Agreement to Train. All UR officers applying for funded RPME courses (except STC) must submit a signed Separate Written Agreement to Train (SWAT) 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.
e. Photographs. Officers have a personal responsibility to ensure their photograph is submitted and received by the board. To parallel officer promotion board and command screening board requirements, an official photograph is required to be submitted. Digital photographs are to be electronically filed in the OMPF per reference (D). Officers who submit digital photographs to the OMPF may confirm receipt of the digital photograph by contacting MMRP-60 and by verifying OMPF inclusion in Marine OnLine under the "My OMPF" tab. All photographs must be dated within one year of the convening date of the board. If electronic transmission of digital photographs is not possible, officers must submit a hard-copy photograph to the board.
f. Fitness Reports. Only fitness reports included in an officer(apostrophe)s OMPF will be considered. Incomplete fitness reports will not be accepted. This includes those fitness reports missing signatures and/or reviewing officer certification. Information regarding fitness reports can be viewed on the Manpower and Reserve Affairs website at www.manpower.usmc.mil. Look under “Top Requests” and click on “Fitreps and Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).” Click on “MMRP-30 Performance Evaluation Section.” Then, click on “Check Your Fitness Report Status.”
g. OMPF Material. Any document(s) an officer believes should be part of his or her OMPF, other than fitness reports, must be forwarded to HQMC (MMRP-20) before the board convenes. E-mail is the preferred and fastest way to update your OMPF. E-mail your update material to smb.manpower.mmrp-20@usmc.mil. In the text of the e-mail, indicate the AY 2020-21 RPME Board for which you are applying. A single black and white multi-page attachment in Adobe PDF format will expedite filing. Ensure all materials contain grade, full name, and Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier (EDIPI).
8. Administration.
a. Ensure e-mail addresses and telephone numbers are current and provided on the application.
b. Notification of selection. The board will select a primary for each school seat and opportunity available. The board will also select a sufficient number of alternates to meet quota requirements if selectees 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. Alternates will be listed on the Reserve Officer PME website under “Top Requests” at www.manpower.usmc.mil. Unanticipated RPME vacancies will be filled by alternates.
c. Officers selected by the board who subsequently decline the opportunity to attend are required to submit their declination in writing via chain of command. Alternates selected up to fill vacated TLS quotas are also required to formally decline via the procedure described above if they decline the opportunity to attend school.
9. Professional Development Tour (PDT).
a. Officers who are selected for resident FLS will be offered an opportunity to conduct a 12 month Professional Development Tour (PDT). The billets will be at the HQMC, MARFOR, and MEF level and will fill a staff/planning role. The purpose of the tour is to allow officers to gain a valuable professional development and career-enhancing experience to complement their recent PME. Resident FLS students will be contacted after the convening date of their course to solicit their interest in a PDT. For those officers who accept these ADOS orders, the orders will run concurrent to the 24 month payback obligation associated with a drilling SMCR/IMA billet. The drilling obligation will be 12 months at the conclusion of the ADOS orders vice 24 months.
10. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Reserve Component.
11. Release authorized by Col James M. Morrisroe, Director, Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.//