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MARADMIN 463/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY13-01 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD AND CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J//
REF/B/DOC/DODI 1205.18//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 0003/09/YMD: 20090107//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAVINST 1920.6C/20051215//
REF/E/DOC/MCO P1900.16F Ch 2 NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE.  REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION REGARDING FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).  REF C IS MARADMIN 0003/09 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF D IS INSTRUCTIONS FOR NAVAL ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS.  REF E IS MCO 1900.16F CH2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/JODIE MOSER/MAJOR/RAM-1/DSN 278-0525/-/TEL:(703) 784-0525/EMAIL: JODIE.MOSER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS OF THE FY13-01 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD AND AR CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD CONVENING AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 22 OCT 12.
2.  ACCESSIONS.  IAW REF A, HQMC (RAM) IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINE OFFICERS REQUESTING ACCESSION INTO THE MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM.  THE AR PROGRAM FACILITATES THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE.  MARINE OFFICERS ACCEPTED INTO THE AR PROGRAM FILL A VARIETY OF GROUND, AVIATION, AND LOGISTICS BILLETS LOCATED AT RESERVE TRAINING CENTERS AND MAJOR MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND INSTALLATIONS.
3.  BACKGROUND.  PER REFS A AND B, THE MISSION OF THE AR PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A CADRE OF WELL-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED RC MARINES TO SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS FULL-TIME SUPPORT TO THE RC.
4.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS
    A.  FIRST LIEUTENANTS WITH ANY PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  APPLICANTS SELECTED TO ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM WHO DO NOT POSSESS A PMOS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AR PROGRAM MUST BE WILLING TO RETRAIN INTO A COMPETITIVE MOS. RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ROCP) MARINES WITH A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (MDSD) NO LATER THAN 30 SEP 2013 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
    B.  CAPTAINS NOT PREVIOUSLY PASSED FOR PROMOTION IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  CAPTAINS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 1 JUL 08 AND WHO DO NOT POSSESS A MOS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ARE PROGRAM MUST BE WILLING TO RETRAIN INTO A COMPETITIVE MOS.
    C.  MAJORS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 1 AUG 09 AND ANY MOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  MAJORS WITH A PMOS OF 7509, 7523, 7562, 7563, 7565, OR 7566 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION FOR DIFOP ASSIGNMENT. APPLICANTS WITH A PMOS OF 7509 OR 7523 WILL BE SCREENED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO VMFT-401 AND MUST HAVE A FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF VMFT-401 INCLUDED IN THEIR APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.
    D.  UNRESTRICTED APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE REACHING 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE IN ORDER TO APPLY.
    E.  ALL OFFICERS SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL ACCESS INTO THE PROGRAM BY 1 MAR 2013.  LATER DATES OF ACCESSION WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND MUST BE REQUESTED WITH PROPER JUSTIFICATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION.
    F.  AC OFFICERS WILL INDICATE ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO REQUEST A RESERVE COMMISSION UPON SELECTION. APPOINTMENT TO THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL) NORMALLY TAKES FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.
    G.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR AGREE TO ACCEPT A RESERVE COMMISSION PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM.  INITIAL SERVICE OBLIGATION IN THE AR PROGRAM IS 36 MONTHS, COMMENCING FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR PROGRAM.
    H.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A TO INCLUDE BEING WORLD WIDE DEPLOYABLE.
5.  TARGETED MOS AND EXPERIENCE
    A.  TO BEST MEET CURRENT AND FORECASTED NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING RANK AND PMOS COMBINATIONS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR ACCESSION:
    1STLT-MAJ          0402
    1STLT-MAJ          3002
    1STLT-MAJ          4402
    1STLT-MAJ          7509/7523/7562/7563/7565/7566
    B.  MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING PMOS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO APPLY BUT WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON CONTEMPORARY NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM:
    1STLT-MAJ          0180
    1STLT-MAJ          0202
    1STLT-MAJ          0302
    1STLT-MAJ          0602
    1STLT-MAJ          1302
    1STLT-MAJ          3404
    1STLT-MAJ          4302
    1STLT-MAJ          6002
    1STLT-MAJ          6602
6.  APPLICATIONS.  COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM-1) NLT 1600 EST, 15 OCT 12. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
    A.  APPLICANTS WILL USE THE APPLICATION FORMAT FROM THE RAM-1 WEB PAGE THROUGH THE HTTPS: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR, OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD LINK.  FORWARD COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: JOINAR@USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX.
    B.  APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OR WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) MUST SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR BATTALION/SQUADRON (O5) COMMANDER.
    C.  FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW MCO P1610.7F TO CMC (MMSB-32).
    D.  PER REF C, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED.  OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS RECEIVED BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBPAGE.  OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE POC LISTED IN THE REFERENCE.
    E.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EACH RC OFFICER REVIEW HIS OR HER CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR) AND ENSURE IT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND CERTIFIED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.  HQMC CMC  (RAM-3) WILL PROVIDE A CURRENT CRCR FROM MCTFS FOR EACH RC OFFICER APPLICANT TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
    F.  AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER'S OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10).  THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED: CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY13-01 MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD.  ANY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD WILL NOT BE RETAINED OR INCLUDED IN THE OFFICERS OMPF AND WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF DELIBERATIONS BY THE BOARD.
    G.  OFFICERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY13-01 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NEW PACKAGES.  THE SAMPLE PACKAGE IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-1 WEBSITE.
    H.  OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN THEIR APPLICATION, "I HAVE NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION, NOR DO I HAVE ANY ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTIONS PENDING."  BEING SUBJECT TO EITHER OF THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY DISQUALIFYING.  FULL DISCLOSURE MUST BE MADE IF ANY OF THE ABOVE PROCESSES PERTAIN TO YOU.  FAILURE TO INCLUDE THIS STATEMENT WILL MAKE YOU INELIGIBLE FOR THIS ACCESSION BOARD. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION PENDING OR OTHERWISE WHICH IS IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM COULD LEAD TO ADMINISTRATIVE OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION.
7.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
    A.  NAVAL AVIATORS WHO DESIRE TO FLY IN THE AR PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THEIR AR ACCESSION PACKAGE:
        (1) A COPY OF THEIR ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD FROM THEIR FLIGHT LOGBOOK.  NAVAL AVIATORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE AC OR SMCR MUST SUBMIT COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT OF APPLICANTS ACCIDENT HISTORY INDICATING ANY FLIGHT VIOLATIONS AND OR MISHAP INVOLVEMENT, OR A STATEMENT INDICATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO FLIGHT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS, AS APPROPRIATE.
        (2) A COPY OF THE OFFICERS AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY FORMATTED AS SHOWN ON THE AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD WEBSITE.
        (3) A STATEMENT INDICATING IF THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY IN A FLYING STATUS AND IS QUALIFIED TO FILL A NAVAL AVIATOR BILLET AT A FLYING SQUADRON.  IF NOT IN A CURRENT FLYING ASSIGNMENT, INDICATE HOW LONG SINCE THE LAST FLIGHT IN RATED AIRCRAFT AND CURRENT QUALIFICATION STATUS.
    B.  APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED THAT ONCE THEY ARE ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THE SEPARATIONS POLICY CONTAINED IN REF E; SPECIFICALLY, CAPTAINS TWICE PASSED TO THE GRADE OF MAJOR WHILE SERVING ON THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH CALENDAR MONTH AFTER THE REPORT OF THEIR SELECTION BOARD IS APPROVED.
    C.  EACH OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA UPDATE MATERIAL.  PHONE CALLS OR E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD.  OFFICERS ARE REMINDED THAT MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THEIR OMPF.  UPDATE MATERIAL IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT UPDATED MATERIAL, OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT CMC (MMSB-30) BEFORE INCLUDING FITNESS REPORTS AS UPDATE MATERIAL AND CMC (MMSB-20) FOR ALL OTHER OMPF UPDATES.  THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE AN OFFICER'S OMPF IS APPROPRIATELY UPDATED. THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY BE SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  THIRD PARTY LETTERS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT ACTION.
    D.  UPDATE MATERIAL (SCANNED OR PDF FILE) WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1600 EST, 15 OCT 12 VIA THE JOINAR@USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX. THE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES.  THE COVER LETTER MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO: PRESIDENT, FY13-01 ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD.  LATE SUBMISSIONS OF UPDATE MATERIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
8.  BOARD SELECTS
    A. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN AND SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
    B. OFFICERS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE ACCESSED AND ASSIGNED BASED ONBILLET AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND MUST REMAIN WORLD-WIDE DEPLOYABLE.  INITIAL ACCESSION TOURS WILL NORMALLY BE THREE YEAR TOURS.
9.  COMPETITIVE CAREER DESIGNATION.  THE PROCESS, TIMELINES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE CAREER DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS ARE ADDRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS:
    A.  CAREER DESIGNATION IS A FORCE SHAPING TOOL THAT ALLOWS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OFFICER POPULATION BY RETAINING THE BEST QUALIFIED OFFICERS FROM EACH YEAR GROUP.  THOSE SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ON ACTIVEDUTY WITH THE AR PROGRAM.
    B.  THE OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL BE HELD SEMIANNUALLY IN OR ABOUT THE MONTHS OF APR AND OCT.
    C.  COMPETITIVE CAREER DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS
        (1) UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS ON THE AR PROGRAM.
        (2) 540-DAYS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORT TIME DOCUMENTED IN YOUR OMPF FOLLOWING ACCESSION ON TO THE AR PROGRAM. OFFICERS CAN VERIFY THEIR OBSERVED FITNESS REPORT TIME BY ACCESSING THEIR OMPF AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET ON MARINE ON-LINE (MOL) AND SHOULD ONLY INCLUDE REPORTS THAT HAVE AN END DATE PRIOR TO 1 OCT 12.
        (3) AN OFFICER'S FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER DESIGNATION CONSIDERATION WILL BE IN CONJUCTION WITH THE NEXT CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD FOLLOWING THE PERIOD THE OFFICER MET THE 540-DAYS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORT TIME AS DOCUMENTED IN YOUR OMPF WHICH IS NORMALLY ABOUT THE 30 MONTH MARK.
        (4) OFFICERS WILL BE GRANTED AT LEAST ONE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION.  OFFICERS WITH AN EAS THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT AT LEAST ONE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER DESIGNATION MUST REQUEST (VIA AA FORM TO THIS HEADQUARTERS) AN EXTENSION ON ACTIVE DUTY TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE NEXT AVAILABLE BOARD.
        (5) OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON THEIR EAS.  IF THEIR EAS ALLOWS FOR A SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION FOR CD CONSIDERATION, OFFICER CAN SUBMIT AGAIN.  HOWEVER, EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED TO OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSIDERED BY ONE CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD.
    D.  APPLICATION PROCESS
        (1) APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  REF (A) CONTAINS GUIDANCE ON SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS TO HQMC FOR INCLUSION IN THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE.  MARINES CAN CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE MMSB WEBSITE.
        (2) A SAMPLE CD APPLICATION IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-1 WEBSITE. OFFICERS WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION VIA NAVAL LETTER BY 1600 EST, 15 OCT 12, EITHER TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT: JOINAR@USMC.MIL, OR PAPER COPIES CAN BE MAILED TO:
    HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS (RAM-1)
    ATTN: CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD
    3280 RUSSELL ROAD
    QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
        (3) OFFICERS WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION MUST SUBMIT AN AA FORM ENDORSED BY THE FIRST O-6 COMMANDER IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX OR ADDRESS LISTED IN 9.D.(2) ABOVE NLT 1600 EST, 15 OCT 2012.
    E.  SERVICE OBLIGATION.  OFFICERS ACCEPTING CAREER DESIGNATION FROM THE AR CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL INCUR A 24 MONTH SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF CAREER DESIGNATION.
        (1) OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION MUST FORMALLY ACCEPT OR DECLINE CAREER DESIGNATION IN WRITING WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION.
        (2) OFFICERS WHO DECLINE CAREER DESIGNATION WILL EXECUTE THEIR EAS.
        (3) EXTENSIONS TO, OR ACCEPTANCE OF, CAREER DESIGNATION AFTER THE 30 DAY DEADLINE WILL NOT RECEIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION.
10.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//