R 051925Z NOV 97 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//RA/RAM//
TO ALMAR
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UNCLAS //N01001//
ALMAR 377/97
MSGID/GENADMIN//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY98 OFFICER
/CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC (RAM)/961217//
AMPN/REF IS MCO 1001.52H//
RMKS/1. THE AR FY98 OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL
CONVENE ON 13 JAN 98. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WITH ENCLOSURES
AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC (RAM-1) NLT 12 DEC 97.
ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. LATE APPLICATIONS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
2. PER THE REF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY INCLUDE:
A. ALL INCUMBENT AR OFFICERS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE, BUT
NOT SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, AND WHOSE PREVIOUS NON-SELECTION
DID NOT RESULT IN SEPARATION FROM THE AR PROGRAM.
B. INCUMBENT AR OFFICERS ON THEIR INITIAL AR TOUR WHO BEGIN
THEIR SECOND YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ON THE AR PROGRAM ON OR
BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD (13 JAN 98).
3. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (AA FORM) IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN/MOS'S
UNIT ADDRESS
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-1)
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
VIA: CHAIN OF COMMAND
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE
(AR) PROGRAM
REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H
ENCL: (1) A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (PER MCO P1070.12)
(2) CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT
REPORT
1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM APPLYING FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON
THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM.
2. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, I AM
AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE
CORPS. I WILL ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR
PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
SIGNATURE
4. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN
THE APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT.
5. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED
IAW MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
6. SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL. UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER TO A SELECTION BOARD FOR ADDITION
TO AN OFFICERS OFFICIAL RECORDS. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE
SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL:
A. EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SELECTION BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED NO LATER THAN COB THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE BOARD.
(1) A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER AN OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MUST
BE STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
FAX COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY COB ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX NUMBER IS COML (703)614-3099
OR DSN 224-3099.
(3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WITHOUT
ACTION.
(4) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY
BE SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE
ELIGIBLE OFFICER. THIRD PARTY LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE OTHER
THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT
ACTION.
B. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST MEET THE WEIGHT CONTROL AND
MILITARY APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (CHANGE 3).
C. AWARDS, AND OTHER MATERIAL WHICH SHOULD PROPERLY BE A PART
OF THE OMPF, BUT WHICH ARE MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICERS OMPF,
SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. SUCH MATERIAL
SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMSB-10). THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE
SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR
FY98 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER CAREER
DESIGNATION BOARD.//
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