R 210219Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 462/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCING THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1900.16F/06JUN07//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1040R.35/25JAN08//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/22MAR09//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 623-11/18OCT11//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 568-11/29SEP11//
REF/F/DOC/MARADMIN 565-11/28SEP11//
REF/G/DOC/MARADMIN 230-12/04APR12//
REF/H/DOC/MARADMIN 507-11/09SEP11//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPSMAN).  REF B IS THE RESERVE CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL.  REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF D IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE RESERVE COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS.  REF E IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP REF F IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SMCR ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS. REF G IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SMCR OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS. REF H IS THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE SMCR AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS.//
POC/A. D. DAUSMAN/MAJ/RCT/-/TEL: 703-784-0510/E-MAIL: RCT@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. S. COCHRAN/SSGT/RCT/-/TEL: 703-432-9048/E-MAIL: JEFFREY.COCHRAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, A PROGRAM TO AFFORD TRANSITIONING ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) MARINES OPPORTUNITIES TO AFFILIATE WITH SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNITS FOLLOWING END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) IS ANNOUNCED.  DIRECT AFFILIATION PROVIDES TRANSITIONING AC MARINES SEAMLESS CONTINUATION OF THEIR CAREERS AS RESERVISTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GUARANTEE A RESERVE BILLET PRIOR TO REACHING EAS.  DIRECT AFFILIATION PROVIDES MARINES WITH A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THEIR EXISTING TRICARE BENEFITS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL INTO TRICARE RESERVE SELECT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION.  ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY APPLY FOR MONETARY AFFILIATION BONUSES, THE COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS, AND RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.  THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO THE FIRST 100 APPROVED MARINES.  RESULTS WILL BE EVALUATED AND IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROGRAM WILL BE RELAUNCHED WITH GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
2.  ELIGIBILITY.  AC FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) MARINES DENIED FURTHER SERVICE OR THOSE WHO INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO TRANSITION DURING EAS INTERVIEW WITH THEIR CAREER PLANNERS.  COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS NOT OFFERED OR DECLINING CAREER DESIGNATION AND APPROVED FOR A RESERVE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A).  ENLISTED MARINES WHO REQUEST DIRECT AFFILIATION MUST BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT SERVICE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR AFFILIATION WITH THE SELECTED RESERVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (B).
3.  PROCESS.
    A.  ENLISTED.
        (1) CAREER PLANNERS REFER INTERESTED MARINES TO THE RESERVE TRANSITION COORDINATORS (RTC) SUPPORTING THEIR REGIONS.  MARINES SERVING IN A LOCATION NOT ASSIGNED AN RTC SHOULD CONTACT A POC LISTED ABOVE WITH RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.  THE RTC AND RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH WILL EDUCATE ELIGIBLE MARINES CONCERNING THE AC TO SMCR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM PROVIDING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SMCR SERVICE, BENEFITS, INCENTIVES AND RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.  RTC'S ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:
            (A) MCAS CHERRY POINT, CAMP LEJUENE, MCAS BEAUFORT, AND MCRD PARRIS ISLAND:  SSGT GONZALEZ AT COM: (910) 450-6291.
            (B) MCB CAMP PENDLETON, MCAS MIRIMAR, AND MCRD SAN DIEGO: GYSGT MARCHAND AT COM: (760) 763-3426.
            (C) OKINAWA AND MCAS IWAKUNI: GYSGT NOYES AT (011) 81-611-722-6004.
            (D) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, MCB QUANTICO, AND ALL OTHER LOCATIONS:  SSGT COCHRAN AT COM: (703) 432-9048.
        (2) AC TO DIRECT SMCR AFFLIATION APPLICATIONS ARE ASSEMBLED AND FORWARDED TO RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) USING THE AC TO RC REENLISTMENT TEMPLATE NOT EARLIER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO MARINES' EAS OR LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
            (A) COMPLETED AC TO RC REENLISTMENT REQUEST.
            (B) REQUESTED BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC).
            (C) AFFILIATION INCENTIVES, PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP) REQUESTS, AND RESERVE COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS (IF APPLICABLE) PER THE REFERENCES.
        (3) TFRS PROVIDES A SYSTEM OF RECORD TO CONTROL THE PROCESSING OF AC TO SMCR DIRECT AFFILIATION APPLICATIONS.  MARINES REQUESTING INCENTIVES OR RETRAINING MAY NEED TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL TIME.  APPROVED MARINES REQUESTING TO AFFILIATE WITH NO INCENTIVE OR RETRAINING WILL RECEIVE APPROVED TFRS REENLISTMENTS SHOWING "APPROVED FOR ZERO MONTHS".  TFRS WORKFLOW WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
            (A) RTC ROUTES AC TO RC REENLISTMENT REQUEST TEMPLATE.
            (B) REQUEST IS REVIEWED BY DESIGNATED SNCOIC.
            (C) SNCOIC FORWARDS REQUEST TO RCT.
            (D) RESERVE AND CONTINUATION BRANCH APPROVES OR DISAPPROVES, AND RETURNS.
            (E) APPROVED MARINES ACCEPT TFRS REENLISTMENT, COMPLETE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND RTC WILL RETURN ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WITH THE ACCEPTED RELM.
        (4) DIRECT AFFILIATION APPLICATIONS ARE VALIDATED BY RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH FOR BIC AVAILABILITY, PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (IF REQUIRED) AND AFFILIATION BONUS (IF REQUESTED).  ONCE THE BIC IS VALIDATED, THE SMCR NEEDS REPORT IS UPDATED BY RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) TO INDICATE THE BIC IS RESERVED FOR DIRECT AFFILIATION OF APPROVED MARINE.
        (5) APPROVED APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE MARINE'S RTC VIA TFRS AND WILL INCLUDE ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS WITH JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AND IF APPLICABLE, INCENTIVE PROCESSING AND RETRAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MARINE AND SMCR UNIT.  THE MARINE MUST SIGN RECEIVING ENDORSMENT ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND IF ACCEPTING AN INCENTIVE OR SCHOOL SEAT FOR RETRAINING, THE MARINE MUST SIGN THE APPLICABLE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  THE RTC WILL RETURN THESE DOCUMENTS TO RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH VIA TFRS.
        (6) RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF AC TO SMCR DIRECT AFFILIATION DIRECTIONS TO GAINING UNITS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT AND MAINTAIN VISIBILITY ON TRANSITIONING MARINES.  PILOT PROGRAM SUCCESS WILL REQUIRE GAINING UNITS TO ENGAGE TRANSITIONING MARINES AND WELCOME THEM TO THEIR NEXT ASSIGNMENT.  UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT MARINES UPON RECEIPT OF DIRECTIONS FROM RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH.  AFFILIATION DIRECTIONS WILL INCLUDE REPORT DATES, RESERVED BICS AND JOINING MARINES' CONTACT INFORMATION.
        (7) LOCAL IPAC WILL COMPLETE FORM DD-214 WITH NO MODIFICATIONS DUE TO THIS PROGRAM.
        (8) SMCR UNITS RECEIVING DIRECT AFFILIATION MARINES MUST ESTABLISH A MUTUALLY FEASIBLE REPORT DATE WITH THE TRANSITIONING MARINE.  UNITS WILL SCHEDULE THE MARINE AN INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILL WITHIN DRILL MANAGEMENT MODULE (DMM) AND MUSTER MARINES WITHIN DMM UPON ARRIVAL WITH SUBSEQUENT UNIT DIARY ACTION TAKEN TO JOIN MARINES.  THE IDT DRILL IS SCHEDULED AND RAN IN ORDER TO CLARIFY POTENTIAL AMBIGUITY IF LINE OF DUTY DETERMINATION IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF INJURY.
    B.  OFFICERS
        (1) OFFICERS INTERESTED IN THE DIRECT SMCR AFFILIATION PROGRAM ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE RTC LISTED WITHIN PARAGRAPGH 3.A(1) OR THE RESERVE TRANSITION AND CONTINUATION BRANCH DIRECTLY.  DIRECT SMCR AFFILIATION REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED NOT EARLIER THAN 120 DAYS PRIOR TO AN OFFICER'S EAS OR LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE OFFICER EARLY OUT PROGRAM.
        (2) FORWARD AC TO DIRECT SMCR AFFLIATION APPLICATIONS TO THE RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT RCT@USMC.MIL.  RTC'S ARE PREPARED TO ASSIST IN ASSEMBLING APPLICATIONS AND SUBMIT ON BEHALF OF REQUESTING OFFCIER.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
           (A) REQUESTED BIC / RUC. 
           (B) INCENTIVE AND PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP) REQUESTS, IF APPLICABLE.
        (3) DIRECT AFFILIATION APPLICATIONS ARE VALIDATED BY RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH FOR BIC AVAILABILITY, PRIOR SERVICE RETRAINING PROGRAM (IF REQUIRED) AND AFFILIATION BONUS (IF REQUESTED).  ONCE THE BIC IS VALIDATED, THE SMCR NEEDS REPORT IS UPDATED BY RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) TO INDICATE THE BIC IS RESERVED FOR DIRECT AFFILIATION OF APPROVED MARINE.
        (4) APPROVED APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED TO OFFICERS VIA EMAIL AND WILL INCLUDE ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS WITH JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AND IF APPLICABLE, INCENTIVE PROCESSING AND RETRAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OFFICERS AND SMCR UNITS.  OFFICERS MUST SIGN RECEIVING ENDORSMENT ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND IF ACCEPTING AN INCENTIVE OR SCHOOL SEAT FOR RETRAINING, SIGN THE APPLICABLE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  THE OFFICER OR RTC CAN RETURN THESE DOCUMENTS TO RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH.
        (5) RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF AC TO SMCR DIRECT AFFILIATION DIRECTIONS TO GAINING UNITS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTACT AND MAINTAIN VISIBILITY ON TRANSITIONING MARINES.  PILOT PROGRAM SUCCESS WILL REQUIRE GAINING UNITS TO ENGAGE TRANSITIONING MARINES AND WELCOME THEM TO THEIR NEXT ASSIGNMENT.  UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT MARINES UPON RECEIPT OF DIRECTIONS FROM RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH.  AFFILIATION DIRECTIONS WILL INCLUDE REPORT DATES, RESERVED BICS AND JOINING MARINES' CONTACT INFORMATION.
        (6) LOCAL IPAC WILL COMPLETE NAVMC 763 AND FORM DD-214 WITH NO MODIFICATIONS DUE TO THIS PROGRAM.
        (7) SMCR UNITS RECEIVING DIRECT AFFILIATION MARINES MUST ESTABLISH A MUTUALLY FEASIBLE REPORT DATE WITH THE TRANSITIONING MARINE.  UNITS WILL SCHEDULE THE MARINE AN INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILL WITHIN DRILL MANAGEMENT MODULE (DMM) AND MUSTER MARINES WITHIN DMM UPON ARRIVAL WITH SUBSEQUENT UNIT DIARY ACTION TAKEN TO JOIN MARINES.  THE IDT DRILL IS SCHEDULED AND RAN IN ORDER TO CLARIFY POTENTIAL AMBIGUITY IF LINE OF DUTY DETERMINATION IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF INJURY.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//