R 271535Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 477/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NON-CRITICAL SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) AFFILIATIONS AFTER COMPLETION OF FY12 MISSION//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/PUBLIC LAW 112-81/31DEC2011//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/22MAR09//
NARR/REF (A) IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012.  REF (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM)//
POC/D. I. FEIRING/CIV/UNIT: CMC RAP-2/-/TEL: DSN 278-9136/E-MAIL: RAP@USMC.MIL//
POC/M. J. MCMICHAEL/LTCOL/UNIT: CMC RAM-5/-/TEL: DSN 278-0524/E-MAIL: SMB_IMA@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE DIRECTS A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NON-CRITICAL PRIOR SERVICE (PS) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) AFFILIATIONS UPON COMPLETION OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 MISSION.  
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF (A), THE AUTHORIZED SELRES END-STRENGTH IS 39,600.  IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE FORCE DOES NOT EXCEED THIS END-STRENGTH ON 30 SEP 12, PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATIONS MUST BE CAREFULLY MANAGED AT THE HQMC LEVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FY. 
3.  ACTION.  
    A.  THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) FORCE IS RESTRICTED FROM AFFILIATING MARINES TO SMCR UNITS AND IMA DETACHMENTS THAT EXCEED ALLOCATED FY12 QUOTA SERIAL NUMBERS (QSN).  EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY ARE NOTED BELOW.
    B.  PER REF (B), UNITS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO AFFILIATE PS MARINES UNLESS THEY ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A PSR.  EXCEPTIONS ARE HQMC DIRECTED PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE EARLY-OUTS, RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ROCP), NON-PRIOR SERVICE (NPS) INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IADT) ACCESSIONS, DIRECT AFFILIATIONS, ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), 8999 SLATING, AND HQMC BOARD-SELECTED PROGRAMS.
4.  EXCEPTIONS.
    A.  REMAINING FY12 PSR MISSION.
    B.  SMCR UNIT JOINS OF O1 THROUGH O4, SNCOS, AND WARRANT OFFICERS.  LIEUTENANTS WILL NOT BE JOINED TO SMCR UNITS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS).
    C.  AR ACCESSIONS.
5.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
    A.  REQUEST FOR WAIVERS IN ORDER TO AFFILIATE MARINES WITH CRITICAL SKILLS MAY BE REQUESTED VIA E-MAIL TO RAP-2 (SMCR UNITS) OR THE IMA PROGRAM MANAGER (RAM-5) AT THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
    B.  INDIVIDUALS NOT APPROVED FOR AFFILIATION DURING FY12 MAY RECEIVE ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS WITH SMCR UNITS OR THE PROVISIONAL IMA PROGRAM (PIP), WHILE REMAINING IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND CONDUCT NON-PAID DRILLS.  THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE REQUIRED TO JOIN THE UNIT OR IMA VIA PSR AS A FY13 JOIN AFTER 30 SEP 12.  MEMBERS ON ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS WITH A SMCR OR IMA UNIT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED MOBILIZATION OR ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) ORDERS GREATER THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
    C.  OFFICER AND ENLISTED AFFILIATION AND REENLISTMENT BONUSES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 27 AUG 12.
    D.  BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) MATCH RULES FOR FY12 REMAIN IN EFFECT AND WILL CONTINUE IN FY13.
    E.  MARFORRES WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS MARINE CORPS ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION (MCEAS) PACKAGES, VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFERS, AND INTER-UNIT TRANSFERS (IUT).
    F.  MARINES INTERESTED IN SELRES SERVICE SHOULD CONTINUE WORKING WITH PS RECRUITERS FOR AFFILIATION EFFECTIVE AFTER 30 SEP 12.  PER PARA 5B, ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS FOR IRR MEMBERS MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN THE INTERIM.
    G.  UPON REDUCTION OF END-STRENGTH BELOW 39,600, RAP MAY COORDINATE A SELECTIVE EARLY START OF THE FY13 MISSION VIA PSR ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
7.  THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2012.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//