R 101933Z APR 20
MARADMIN 231/20
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM AVIATOR ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52K/YMD: 20190215//
REF/B/DOC/MCO P1610.7F/YMD: 20101019//
REF/C/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/261405ZSEP13//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS THE MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM ORDER. REFERENCE (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. REFERENCE (C) IS THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PHOTO GUIDANCE.//
POC/N. R. ALEN/MAJ/RAM-3/-/TEL: (703) 784-1275/EMAIL: NATALIE.ALEN@USMC.MIL//
POC/C. E. TROKEN/MAJ/RAM-2/-/TEL: (703) 784-0531/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.TROKEN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Reserve Affairs will convene an Active Reserve (AR) Program Aviator Accession Board on 29 June 2020.
2. Active Reserve Aviators fill roles central to the successful integration of Reserve aviation into the Total Force. These officers are responsible for the training, integration, administration, and mobilization of Reserve pilots.
3. Aviators selected on this board will be assigned to a billet within 4th Marine Aircraft Wing on Duty Involving Flight Operations (DIFOP) orders for a period of 24 or 36 months. Aviators with the following primary MOSs are eligible to apply: 7509, 7523, 7532, 7557, 7563, 7565, and 7566.
a. Eligibility Criteria
(1) Applicants must meet all qualifications listed on pages 2-2 through 2-4 of reference (a).
(2) Applicants must be in a MED-UP status to be considered.
(3) Applicants must be current in their primary MOS within the last 12 months.
(4) AC and RC first lieutenants through majors who will have completed mandatory service obligations (commission, permanent change of station, payback tour, mandatory drill stop date, etc.) by 30 September 2020 and have less than 15 years of cumulative active duty service are eligible.
(5) AC and RC majors promoted on or after 1 January 2017 are eligible.
(6) AC and RC aviators that have accepted a bonus and have completed their mandatory service obligation by 31 December 2020 are eligible.
b. AC officers will be screened for a Reserve Commission upon application.
c. Application process
(1) Complete an application package with documents found under the reference section of the Officer Accession Board website located at: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil, Reserve Marine, Reserve Affairs (RA), Personnel Management (RAM), Active Reserve Assignments (RAM-2), Officer Accessions. Required documents are annotated on the enclosure portion of the application sample located in the references section of the Officer Accession Board website.
(2) Acquire endorsement of the application package from first O5/O6 commander in the chain of command. Officers with unusual circumstances should contact RAM-3 for guidance. Officers serving in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) do not require an endorsement.
(3) Complete application survey and submit the completed application package by 2359 on 22 May 2020 via the web portal at: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/application.
(4) Officers who have previously applied must submit a new application.
(5) Reserve applicants only. The board will be provided a current Career Retirement Credit Report (CRCR). Reserve officers are encouraged to review their CRCR for accuracy, completion, and certification within the previous 12 months.
d. Board Results. Officers selected for accession will be notified via MARADMIN. Officers selected as alternates will be notified via separate correspondence.
e. Accession timelines will be coordinated between RAM-2 and officers selected for accession.
f. RC officers may elect to carry over leave if accessed within 30 days of a previous period of active duty. AC officers electing a seamless transition between the AC and the AR (no break in active duty service) will not be permitted to sell back leave. AC officers electing to sell back leave must have a minimum 24 hour break in active duty service. Election must be made via NAVMC 11060 prior to current EAS.
g. Officers who have received or are receiving involuntary or voluntary separations pay may be subject to recoupment by the U.S. Government upon accession.
4. Waivers to eligibility requirements set forth in this MARADMIN or reference (a) will be considered at the discretion of the Director of Reserve Affairs Division on a case-by-case basis.
5. Release authorized by Colonel M. E. Samples Jr., Director, Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.//