R 021405Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 356/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/ OFFICER APPOINTMENT ACCEPTANCE AND RECORD (NAVMC 763) PROCESSING FOR SEPARATING OFFICERS REQUESTING A RESERVE COMMISSION//
REF/A/DOC/U.S. CONST. ART. II, 2, CL. 2//
REF/B/DOC/TITLE 10 U.S.C./05OCT1994//
REF/C/DOC/EXECUTIVE ORDER 13358/28SEP2004//
REF/D/DOC/DODI 1310.02/20SEP2011//
REF/E/DOC/DODI 1320.4/14MAR1995//
REF/F/DOC/SECNAV MEMO/10AUG2010//
REF/G/DOC/MCO P1900.16F/06JUN2007//
REF/H/DOC/MCO P1070.12K/14JUL2000//
REF/I/DOC/DOD FMR/30NOV2011//
NARR/REF A IS THE APPOINTMENTS CLAUSE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. REF B SECTION 12203 RESERVE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS: APPOINTMENT, HOW MADE; TERM AND SECTION 651 IS MEMBERS:  REQUIRED SERVICE. REF C ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN MILITARY RESERVE APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND COMMISSIONS.  REF D APPOINTING COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.  REF E MILITARY OFFICER ACTIONS REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OR THE PRESIDENT, OR CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE.  REF F PROCESSING OF ORIGINAL AND TRANSITIONAL APPOINTMENTS.  REF G IS MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPSMAN).  REFERENCE H MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF I IS THE DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION 7000.14-R (HTTP: [FORWARD SLASH, FORWARD SLASH]COMPTROLLER.DEFENSE.GOV[FORWARD SLASH]FMR[FORWARD SLASH]INDEX.HTML).//
POC/A. D. DAUSMAN/MAJ/RCT/QUANTICO, VA/703-784-0510//
POC/K. J. KUPER/GYSGT/ RCT/ QUANTICO, VA/703-784-0586//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCES A THROUGH G, OFFICERS TRANSITIONING FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) FIRST REQUIRE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) APPOINTMENT TO A RESERVE COMMISSION.  THIS CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT INCLUDES REGULAR OFFICERS TRANSITIONING TO THE RC WITH OR WITHOUT MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) REMAINING UPON SECDEF APPROVAL FOR A RESERVE COMMISSION.  SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR TRANSITIONAL APPOINTMENTS WAS PUBLISHED IN MARADMIN 498/04.  UPON SECDEF APPROVAL, SEPARATING OFFICERS AND THEIR COMMANDS NEED TO ENSURE A NEW NAVMC 763 IS CREATED.
2.  THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES NEW GUIDANCE FOR OBTAINING, COMPLETING, AND DISTRIBUTING THE NAVMC 763.  THIS MARADMIN DOES NOT PERTAIN TO NEW OFFICER ACCESSIONS OR FORMER OFFICERS REQUESTING REAPPOINTMENT OF THEIR COMMISSION IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
3.  THE NAVMC 763 IS THE SINGLE SOURCE DOCUMENT MAINTAINED WITHIN AN OFFICER QUALIFICATION RECORD (OQR) AND OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) WHICH VALIDATES THAT AN OFFICER WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT IN EACH COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS.  THE NAVMC 763 SERVES AS EVIDENCE OF THE LEGAL BASIS BY WHICH BOTH COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT OFFICERS DISCHARGE THEIR SWORN DUTIES, AND PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR VALIDATING AN OFFICER'S RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS.  THOUGH MANY OFFICERS ACCEPT AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND REMAIN ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST FOR AN ENTIRE CAREER, THE MAJORITY OF OFFICERS CHANGE COMPONENTS AT LEAST ONCE IN A CAREER.  THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM) PROVIDES DETAILED OCCASIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS WHICH REQUIRE COMMANDING OFFICERS TO DOCUMENT AN ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPOINTMENT INTO ANOTHER COMPONENT, AND MAIL THE APPOINTMENT ACCEPTANCE TO MMSB-20 FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.
4.  COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO ISSUE AN APPOINTMENT ACCEPTANCE AND RECORD (NAVMC 763) FOR OFFICERS ACCEPTING A COMMISSION IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE.  THE OFFICER HAVING CUSTODY OF THE SEPARATING OFFICER'S RECORDS IS DIRECTED TO ENSURE A NEW UPDATED NAVMC 763 INITIATED AND COMPLETED FOR THE SEPARATING OFFICER.  THE STAFF SECTION IN CHARGE OF ISSUING THE DD FORM 214 IS BEST SUITED FOR THIS ACTION.
5.  ENSURE THAT THE SEPARATING OFFICER IS APPROVED FOR A RESERVE COMMISSION VIA THE PLANNED SEPARATION CODE WITHIN MCTFS, ENTERED BY MMSR-3 OR MMOA-3.  REMAINING OBLIGATED SERVICE ON THE OFFICER'S RECORD IS NOT AN APPROVAL TO TRANSFER TO THE RESERVES.
6.  GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROPERLY FILL OUT THE NAVMC 763 FOR OFFICERS TRANSFERING FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT IS AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5B, 6, 7, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A, AND 17 SHALL COINCIDE WITH THE OFFICER'S CURRENT STATUS AND CURRENT DATA WITHIN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) USING MARINE CORPS DATABASE CODES IN THE MANPOWER CODES LOOKUP GUIDE (HTTPS:[FORWARD SLASH, FORWARD SLASH]TFDW-WEB.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL [FORWARD SLASH] APPLICATIONS.ASPX).  NOTE ALL ITEM DATES SHALL BE IN THE TWO DIGIT WITH SPACES FORMAT (YY MM DD).
    B.  ITEMS 8, 8A, 12, 12A, 16, AND 16A WILL BE "N/A".
    C.  ITEMS 18 AND 18A ARE THE COMPONENT AND CODE THE OFFICER IS TRANSFERRING TO ("USMCR" FOR 18 AND "K7" FOR 18A).
    D.  ITEM 19 IS "N" (NOT ASSIGNED IMMEDIATELY TO ACTIVE DUTY),
    E.  ITEM 20 IS "8A" FOR TRANSFER FROM ACTIVE TO RESERVE (EAS OR RESIGNATION) OR "8I" FOR CAPTAINS TWICE PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION.
    F.  ITEM 20A IS "12203"
    G.  ITEM 20B IS "RES REG".  THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PROGRAM FOR THIS SECTION WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO THE RESERVE. RESERVE REGULAR (RES REG) IS APPROPRIATE.
    H.  ITEM 21 SHALL CONTAIN ALL PRIOR SERVICE TO INCLUDE THE END DATE OF THE CURRENT COMPONENT PLACE IN COLUMN D WHICH MUST CORRESPOND TO THE DATE ENTERED ON BLOCK 12B OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DD-214 RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY DATE, PRIOR TO SWITCHING TO THE NEW COMPONENT LISTED IN ITEM 18.  "(NOT CREDITABLE FOR PAY PURPOSES)" SHALL BE TYPED ACROSS THE A, B, AND C COLUMNS, ABOVE THE REQUIRED ITEM INFORMATION, FOR EACH COMPONENT PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE THAT IS NOT CREDITABLE FOR COMPUTATION OF BASIC PAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE I.  THE "EFF DATE" BELOW ITEM 21, IS THE DAY THAT THE COMPONENT CHANGE IS TO TAKE EFFECT.  THIS SHOULD BE THE DAY AFTER THE OFFICER'S EAS, WHICH SHALL BE THE DAY AFTER LAST ENTRY IN COLUMN 21D AND BLOCK 12B OF THE OFFICER'S DD-214.
    I.  ITEM 22 SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE APPLICABLE OFFICER.  FILL IN AS "SUBSCRIBED AND DULY SWORN TO BEFORE ME AT (LOCATION) THIS (NUMBER DATE) DAY OF (MONTH AND YEAR)".  EXAMPLE "SUBSCRIBED AND DULY SWORN TO BEFORE ME AT MCB QUANTICO, VA THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1775".
7.  DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMPLETED NAVMC 763 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE OFFICER'S RECORD AND SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  ORIGINAL (OMPF) WILL BE FORWARDED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030.
    B.  COPY 1 (OQR) INSERTED IN THE OFFICER'S OQR.
    C.  COPY 2 (PROM BR) WILL BE MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HARRY LEE HALL (MMPR-1) 17 LEJEUNE ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134.
    D.  COPY 3 (INDIV) WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE OFFICER.
8.  THIS MARADMIN CANCELS MARADMIN 498/04.
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS//