R 061848Z APR 20
MARADMIN 217/20
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE CONCERNING ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM TRANSITIONS//
REF/A/USC/10 USC SECTION 10310//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1001.52K/YMD: 20190215//
REF/C/MARADMIN 192/20/YMD: 262119ZMAR20//
REF/D/MARADMIN 193/20/YMD: 262250ZMAR20//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS CHAPTER 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 10310 RESERVES FOR ORGANIZING, ADMINISTERING RESERVE COMPONENTS. REFERENCE (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM ORDER. REFERENCE (C) IS COVID19 SUPPLEMENTAL PERSONNEL GUIDANCE FOR COMMANDERS. REFERENCE (D) IS UPDATE #4: U.S MARINE CORPS DISEASE CONTAINMENT PREPAREDNESS PLANNING GUIDANCE FOR 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): DOD OCONUS STOP MOVEMENT.//
POC/M.J. PATAKI/CWO5/RAM-1/TEL: (703) 784-0511/EMAIL: MICHAEL.PATAKI@@USMC.MIL//
POC/P. DONACIEN/MSGT/RAM-1/COMM: 703-432-9119/ EMAIL: PATRICK.DONACIEN@USMC.MIL//
POC/C.E. TROKEN/MAJ/RAM-2/COMM: 703-784-0531/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.TROKEN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. To promulgate clarifying guidance on Active Reserve (AR) Program transitions.
2. Background. The AR Program provides a cadre of well-trained and experienced Reserve Component (RC) Marines to serve as a critical element of the Marine Corps full-time support to the RC, as required by reference (a) and IAW with reference (b).
3. Clarifying Guidance
a. Personnel transitioning (officers and enlisted) to the AR program shall be considered a service determined mission essential category as it relates to Manpower Management execution IAW reference (c). Reserve Affairs will continue to transition/access officers and enlisted personnel to the AR program.
b. Reserve Affairs (RAM-1) is responsible for processing and issuing AR enlisted transition/accession orders. All AR enlisted transition/accession orders questions or concerns should be directed to the POC of this MARADMIN.
c. Reserve Affairs (RAM-2), is responsible for issuing transition/accession orders to officers. All AR officer transition/accession orders questions or concerns should be directed to the POC of this MARADMIN.
4. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Total Force.
5. Release authorized by Colonel M. E. Samples Jr., Director, Reserve Affairs, Acting.//