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ALMAR 412/97
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SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY99 U.S. MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE
/PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/RMG/CMC MM/220532ZJUL97//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMPR/1OCT94//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MIFE/9APR91//
REF/D/DOC/CMC MMSB-30/3MAR95//
REF/E/DOC/CMC MIFD/13JUL92//
REF/F/DOC/CMC C462/26MAR93//
REF/G/RMG/CMC/011000ZOCT97//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 232-97, FY99 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTION
SELECTION BOARDS.  REF B IS NAVMC P-1005A, OFFICERS IN THE MARINE
CORPS RESERVE.  REF C IS MCO 1070.14A, OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL
FILE (OMPF) CONTENTS.  REF D IS MCO P1610.7D, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
SYSTEM (PES).  REF E IS MCO P1070.12H, INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF F IS MCO 6100.10B, WEIGHT CONTROL
AND MILITARY APPEARANCE.  REF G IS ALMAR 362-97, CHANGE 3 TO MCO
610010B, WEIGHT CONTROL AND MILITARY APPEARANCE.//
RMKS/1.  THE FY99 U.S. MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SELECTION
BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 13 JANUARY 1998 AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A.  THE AR
SELECTION BOARD WILL CONSIDER OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF
COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR.  (NOTE:  THE AR CAPTAIN
SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 2 JUNE 1998 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
FY99 RESERVE CAPTAIN (OTHER THAN ACTIVE RESERVE) SELECTION BOARD.)
THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE FOLLOW (REF B
APPLIES).
   A.  COLONEL SELECTION BOARD
       (1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           RICHARD D. COULTER
           DOR 1 OCT 92
           NUMBER 639
       (2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           ERIC H. SMITH
           DOR 1 DEC 93
           NUMBER 776
       (3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
           DAVID B. MOREY
           DOR 1 DEC 94
           NUMBER 346 (AS A MAJOR)
   B.  LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTION BOARD
       (1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           WILLIAM M. LAKE
           DOR 1 AUG 93
           NUMBER 1795
       (2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           DENNIS J. QUILL
           DOR 1 JUN 94
           NUMBER 2185
       (3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
           KEVIN M. BURKE
           DOR 1 JAN 95
           NUMBER 634 (AS A CAPTAIN)
   C.  MAJOR SELECTION BOARD
       (1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           STEVEN D. PETERSON
           DOR 1 OCT 92
           NUMBER 3194
       (2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
           RENEE M. KNIPPEL (THOMAS IN REF B)
           DOR 1 JAN 94
           NUMBER 3790 (AS A CAPTAIN)
       (3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
           BRIAN C. FETZER
           DOR 1 SEP 94
           NUMBER 82 (AS A 1STLT)
2.  EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SELECTION BOARD, HOWEVER, SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
   A.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  SEND MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS,
DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WHOSE ADDRESS IS:  PRESIDENT,
FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) AR SELECTION BOARD, HEADQUARTERS, U.S.
MARINE CORPS (MMPR), ROOM 3324, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC
20380-1775.  MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE HAND DELIVERED TO ROOM 3324, NAVY
ANNEX.  MATERIALS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT DO NOT BECOME
PART OF AN OFFICER'S PERMANENT RECORD.  THE OFFICER MUST ALSO SEND
THIS DATA TO CMC (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, ROOM 114, QUANTICO, VA
22134-5030 FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.  REFER TO REF C TO DETERMINE
WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.  THIRD
PARTY LETTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AN
OFFICER'S PERMANENT RECORD.
   B.  ONLY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY SEND UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD; THIS INCLUDES PERSONAL LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION/THIRD PARTY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.  THE ELIGIBLE
OFFICER MUST SUBMIT THE INFORMATION, AS ENCLOSURES TO A LETTER SIGNED
BY THE OFFICER, TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
   C.  FITNESS REPORTS.  DO NOT SUBMIT FITNESS REPORTS TO THE
SELECTION BOARD.  INSTEAD, SEND ALL REPORTS TO CMC (MMSB-30), 2008
ELLIOT ROAD, ROOM 320, QUANTICO, VA  22134-5030, AND NOTE ON ENVELOPE
"CONTAINS FITREP FOR FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) AR SELECTION
BOARD."  DATE GAPS MUST BE CORRECTED IAW CHAP 8 OF REF D.  IF
MISSING REPORTS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR OLD, A RECONSTRUCTED ORIGINAL IS
REQUIRED.  COPIES OF COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS OVER 1 YEAR OLD MUST
HAVE BOTH PAGES CERTIFIED AS TRUE BY ONE OF THE REPORTING OFFICIALS
SHOWN IN BLOCK 11 OR 25 OF THE REPORT.  REVIEWING OFFICER ACTION MAY
BE ACCOMPLISHED AT HQMC (MMSB) FOR REPORTS MORE THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND
NOT ADVERSE.  ADVERSE REPORTS MUST BE REVIEWED PER THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 5 OF REF D.  THE CMC (MMSB-30) WILL DELIVER A COPY OF TIME-
SENSITIVE REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION BOARD IN A TIMELY
MANNER AND POST THE ORIGINAL REPORT TO THE PERMANENT RECORD.  DUE TO
THE LARGE VOLUME OF INCOMING FITNESS REPORTS AT MMSB, AGAIN, IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE IS CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED
"CONTAINS FITNESS REPORTS FOR FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) AR
SELECTION BOARD."
   D.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS
OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, IS REQUIRED.  SEND PHOTOGRAPHS
DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMPR).  INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
CONTAINED IN REF E.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 97, ALTERNATE WEIGHT WAIVERS ARE
NO LONGER AUTHORIZED PER REFS F AND G.  ANY WEIGHT WAIVERS RECEIVED
WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE SELECTION BOARDS.  OFFICERS WHO EXCEED
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENT BODY FAT
LIMITS MUST ENSURE THEIR FITNESS REPORTS INCLUDE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE
WITH THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT COMMENT IN SECTION C.  OFFICERS WHOSE FITNESS
REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTATION REFLECTING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARA 2A REGARDING UPDATE MATERIAL).
   E.  RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS) (NAVMC 10476).  ELIGIBLE
OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CURRENT RQS.  THE RQS MUST BE
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
   F.  CONTINUATION.  MAJORS AND CAPTAINS WHO TWICE FAIL OF
SELECTION BY THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR SELECTION BOARDS,
RESPECTIVELY, WILL, UPON APPLICATION BY THE OFFICER, BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR CONTINUATION ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST
(RASL).  OFFICERS DESIRING CONSIDERATION FOR CONTINUATION MUST APPLY,
IN WRITING, BY SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE BOARD (SEE PARA 2A FOR ADDRESS).  THE LETTER SHOULD
CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:  "IN THE EVENT THAT I AM NOT
SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE FOR THE SECOND TIME,
I REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION ON THE RASL."  THE
OFFICER'S LETTER MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
BOARD.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN OFFICER BE CONSIDERED FOR
CONTINUATION IF THE OFFICER FAILS TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD.
OFFICERS DESIRING TO VERIFY THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR
CONTINUATION MAY CONTACT MAJOR L. D. GLENN, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT
BRANCH, DSN 224-1736 OR COML (703) 614-1736.  THE FOLLOWING
CONTINUATION POLICY PERTAINS:
       (1) FY99 USMCR MAJOR AR CONTINUATION BOARD:  THE
BOARD MAY SELECT THOSE MAJORS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, WHO ARE SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY RELEASE FROM THE
RASL FOR FAILURE OF SELECTION AND WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING:
           (A) ANY OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATED IN THE AR COMPETITIVE
CATEGORY WHO, ON THE DAY PRESCRIBED FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RASL BY
TITLE 10, U.S. CODE, SECTION 14506, POSSESSES AT LEAST 16 BUT LESS
THAN 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE.  (OFFICERS SELECTED WILL BE
CONTINUED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXTEND BEYOND THE LAST
DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THEY COMPLETE 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL
SERVICE FOR RETIREMENT, 24 YCS, OR AGE 60, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.)
           (B) ANY OFFICER NOT CAREER DESIGNATED IN THE AR
COMPETITIVE CATEGORY WHO, ON THE DAY PRESCRIBED FOR REMOVAL FROM THE
RASL BY TITLE 10, U.S. CODE, SECTION 14506, POSSESS AT LEAST 16 BUT
LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE.  (OFFICERS SELECTED WILL
BE CONTINUED ON THE RASL FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXTEND BEYOND THE LAST
DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THEY COMPLETE 20 YEARS OF QUALIFYING
SERVICE FOR RETIREMENT, 24 YCS, OR AGE 60, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.)
       (2) FY99 USMCR CAPTAIN AR CONTINUATION BOARD:  THE BOARD MAY
SELECT THOSE CAPTAINS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO THE GRADE
OF MAJOR FOR CONTINUATION ON THE RASL.  (OFFICERS SELECTED MAY REMAIN
ON THE RASL UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN AFFORDED TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR IN THE UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN
AR) COMPETITIVE CATEGORY.)
3.  OFFICERS WITH ESTABLISHED SEPARATION DATES WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF
THE SEPARATION DATE IS ESTABLISHED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY THE BOARD
CONVENES.  IN ADDITION, OFFICERS WITH ESTABLISHED RELEASE DATES FROM
ACTIVE DUTY IN THE AR PROGRAM WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF THE RELEASE DATE IS
ESTABLISHED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY THE BOARD CONVENES.//
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