MARADMINS : 303/12
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MARADMIN 303/12
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/06JUN07//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/25JAN08//
REF/C/DOC/MM/06JAN09//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1900.16F, SUBJECT: MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL, CHAP 5, PARA 5002. REF B IS MCO 1553.4B, SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF C IS MARADMIN 0003/09, SUBJECT: TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/T. A. BOGGS/MAJ/RAM3/-/TEL: 703-784-0531/ DSN: 278-0531/E-MAIL: RPME@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2013-14 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD CONVENING 24 SEP 2012 AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE DESIRING ATTENDANCE AT FULL-LENGTH SCHOOLS (FLS) FOR SENIOR LEVEL COLLEGE (SLC), INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COLLEGE (ILC), OR CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS), STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC), AND THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP).
2. UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN ANY FUNDED PME PROGRAM OF STUDY (EXCLUDING 2 WEEK STC'S) WILL INCUR A SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) DRILLING AFFILIATION OBLIGATION FOR 24 CONTINUOUS MONTHS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM OF STUDY. THIS REQUIREMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) EFFECTIVELY REALIZES A RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT MADE IN EDUCATING OFFICERS THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THIS REQUIREMENT, CHANGES TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. UR OFFICERS WILL SIGN A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO TRAIN (SWAT) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO ALL FUNDED PME PROGRAMS OF STUDY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE SELRES DRILLING AFFILIATION REQUIREMENT. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A SIGNED SWAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
B. UR OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN ANY PROGRAM OF STUDY WILL BE TRACKED THROUGH THE RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) RESERVE OFFICER AFFILIATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ROAAP). NO LATER THAN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO PROGRAM COMPLETION OR GRADUATION, RA THROUGH ROAAP WILL CONTACT OFFICERS, REQUEST INFORMATION AND BEGIN IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE AFFILIATION OPPORTUNITIES. NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO PROGRAM COMPLETION, OFFICERS MUST RESPOND TO RA WITH AFFILIATION INTENT AND DESIRES IN REGARDS TO CATEGORY (SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA)), BILLETS AND LOCATION. NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO PROGRAM COMPLETION, OFFICERS MUST NOTIFY RA OF THE UNIT AND BILLET THEY INTEND TO FILL. 90 DAYS FOLLOWING GRADUATION, OFFICERS MUST BE JOINED TO EITHER THE SMCR OR IMA.
C. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO AFFILIATE FOLLOWING GRADUATION WILL BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SWAT SIGNED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
D. ALL STC, DEP AND FLS APPLICANTS WHO DESIRE FUNDED ORDERSWILL BE BOARD SCREENED AND SELECTED TO ENSURE THE APPLICANT DOES NOT MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE INTO THE DEP OR FLS:
(1) OFFICERS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
(2) OFFICERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED AN EQUIV FUNDED DEP/FLS.
(3) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS OR PENDING CONDITIONAL RELEASE OR PENDING MEDICAL CONDITIONS PREVENTING QUALIFICATION FOR TRAVEL ORDERS.
(4) OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE REMAINING.
(5) UR OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)/MOBILIZATION TRAINING UNIT (MTU) EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME THE BOARD CONVENES.
(6) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICERS WHO ACCESSED ON THE FY10-02 OR FY11-01 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARDS WHO MEET QUALIFICATION FOR CAREER DESIGNATION IN THE FALL 2012 OR SPRING 2013, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE RPME BOARD, WHO FAIL TO BE CAREER DESIGNATED WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND INELIGIBLE TO FILL ANY FUNDED RPME/STC VACANCIES.
3. RESIDENT FLS (SLC/ILC/CLS)
A. MOBILIZED OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, BUT MUST END CURRENT MOBILIZATION ORDERS 30 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCING FLS IF SELECTED.
B. AR OFFICERS (LTCOL, LTCOL (SEL), MAJ, MAJ (SEL), CAPT, CAPT(SEL)) WITH TWO SLATE YEARS TIME ON STATION (TOS) (APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS) AND NOT HAVING PREVIOUSLY FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE WILL BE SCREENED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION TO FLS. AR OFFICERS AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED FOR CONSIDERATION ARE STILL ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION PACKAGE BY THE DEADLINE AS LISTED BELOW VIA THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE EXPLAINED IN PARA 6A. IF AN ELIGIBLE AR OFFICER DOES NOT WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FLS, THEY MUST SUBMIT JUSTIFICATION TO RAM VIA THE RPME OPT OUT FORM PROVIDED ON THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE. THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO BE CONSIDERED WILL BE MADE BY RAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM. FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION WILL NORMALLY BE GRANTED FOR THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS:
(1) THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IS DEEMED CRITICAL TO UNIT MISSION. RAM WILL COMMUNICATE WITH UNIT LEADERSHIP TO VALIDATE THE REQUEST.
(2) THE AR OFFICER DESIRES PCS ORDERS IN 2013. FUTURE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED VIA THE NORMAL SLATING PROCESS.
C. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY:
(1) LTCOLS, LTCOL (SEL) (SLC), MAJS, MAJ (SEL) (ILC), AND CAPTS, CAPT (SEL) (CLS).
(2) PME COMPLETE APPROPRIATE BY GRADE TO INCLUDE JPME I FOR RESIDENT SLC.
(3) OFFICERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED COMMAND MUST COMPLETE 24 MONTHS IN COMMAND PRIOR TO JUN 2013.
(4) OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST MEET THE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED BY EACH SCHOOL. ONCE SELECTED THE OFFICER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT HIS/HER SECURITY MANAGER TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CLEARANCE IS UP TO DATE.
(5) MEETS MINIMUM TRAINING SPECIFIED IN PARA 7D BELOW.
D. RESIDENT FLS-SLC COURSES AVAILABLE (ALL FLS-SLC ARE JOINT PME II CERTIFICATION COURSES)(READ IN FOUR COLUMNS):
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) MARINE CORPS WAR MCWAR LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
COLLEGE, QUANTICO, VA LTCOL(SEL)
(AR ONLY)
(2) NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE NWC LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV LTCOL(SEL)
FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
(3) COLLEGE OF NAVAL CNW LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
WARFARE, NEWPORT, RI LTCOL(SEL)
(4) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ESNSRS LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
SCHOOL FOR NATIONAL LTCOL(SEL)
SECURITY AND RESOURCE
STRATEGY
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV
FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
(5) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE USAWC LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA LTCOL(SEL)
(6) AIR WAR COLLEGE AWC LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
MAXWELL AFB, AL LTCOL(SEL)
(7) JOINT ADVANCED JAWS LTCOL JUL 13-JUN 14
WARFARE SCHOOL, JOINT LTCOL(SEL)
FORCES STAFF COLLEGE
(AR ONLY)
E. RESIDENT FLS-ILC COURSES AVAILABLE:
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) COLLEGE OF NAVAL CNCS MAJ JUL 13-JUN 14
COMMAND AND STAFF, MAJ(SEL)
NEWPORT, RI
(2) MARINE CORPS COMMAND MCCSC MAJ JUL 13-JUN 14
AND STAFF COLLEGE, MAJ(SEL)
QUANTICO, VA
(3) U.S. ARMY COMMAND CGSC MAJ JUL 13-JUN 14
AND GENERAL STAFF MAJ(SEL)
COLLEGE, FORT
LEAVENWORTH, KS
(4) AIR COMMAND AND STAFF ACAS MAJ JUL 13-JUN 14
COLLEGE, MAXWELL MAJ(SEL)
AFB, AL
F. RESIDENT FLS-CLS COURSES AVAILABLE:
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) MARINE CORPS MCEWS CAPT JUL 13-MAY 14
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CAPT(SEL)
SCHOOL, QUANTICO, VA
G. RESIDENT FLS ARE APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS IN LENGTH. MONTHS LISTED ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE TO INCLUDE REPORTING DATES AND SCHOOL CONVENING DATES. EXACT DATES WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT FROM THE SCHOOLS. OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST ENSURE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND IF SELECTED. THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR RESIDENT FLS WHO ACCEPT BUT LATER DECLINE THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNE FILE (OMPF).
H. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A), AR OFFICERS SELECTED FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST AGREE NOT TO REQUEST SEPARATION, RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT FOR TWO YEARS FOLLOWING GRADUATION. UR OFFICERS SELECTED FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES FOR A PERIOD OF 24 CONTINUOUS MONTHS FOLLOWING GRADUATION PER THE SIGNED SWAT INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION.
I. PER REF (B), ALL RESIDENT FLS LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL ALLOCATION AND VALIDATION OF SCHOOL SEATS.
4. STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC) AND DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP). UR OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE (SMCR, AR, IMA, AND IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF SELECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY MEET THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED BELOW EACH OPPORTUNITY. AR OFFICERS WILL NOT RECEIVE TRAVEL AND PER DIEM ENTITLEMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM, BUT MAY PARTICIPATE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. UR OFFICERS SELECTED FOR FUNDED PME MUST AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES FOR A PERIOD OF 24 CONTINUOUS MONTHS FOLLOWING GRADUATION PER THE SIGNED SWAT INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION.
A. DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP):
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE USAWCDEP COL/LTCOL AUG 13-JUN 15
DISTANCE EDUCATION COL(SEL)
COURSE, CARLISLE LTCOL(SEL)
BARRACKS, PA MUST HAVE
ELIGIBILITY: MUST PINNED ON
HAVE A MIN OF 14 YRS LTCOL NLT
SERVICE. ORIENTATION
FORMAT: FIRST YEAR DATE (MAY 13)
CORRESPONDENCE AND
FIRST RESIDENT PHASE,
SECOND YEAR
CORRESPONDENCE AND
FINAL RESIDENT PHASE/
GRADUATION.
(2) ADVANCED JOINT PME AJPME COL/LTCOL JAN 13-OCT 13
JOINT FORCES STAFF 1/2/3/4 /MAJ APR 13-FEB 14
COLLEGE DEP COL(SEL) JUL 13-APR 14
MUST BE JPME I LTCOL(SEL) OCT 13-JUL 14
COMPLETE. MAJ/MAJ(SEL)
FORMAT: 40 WEEK
PROGRAM (12 WEEKS DEP,
1 WEEK RESIDENT FACE-
TO-FACE, 25 WEEKS DEP,
AND 2 WEEKS RESIDENT
FACE-TO-FACE)
90 PERCENT OF THE
COURSE IS ONLINE.
STUDENTS MUST HAVE
ACCESS TO A COMPUTER.
(3) COMMAND AND STAFF CSCBSP MAJ JUN 13-MAY 14
BLENDED SEMINAR MAJ(SEL)
PROGRAM
FORMAT: THE FIRST RESIDENT SEMINAR PERIOD IS MID JUN FOR
5 WEEKS AT THE BEGINNING, FOLLOWED BY 28 WEEKS OF ONLINE
WORK. THE LAST RESIDENT PERIOD IS APR/MAY FOR 6 WEEKS
AT THE END. THE ENTIRE COURSE IS A 12 MONTH CONSTRUCT.
(4) COMMAND AND STAFF CSCWSP MAJ OCT 13-JUN 15
WEEKEND SEMINAR MAJ(SEL)
PROGRAM
FORMAT: 1 WEEKEND EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR (2) 9 MONTH
SEMESTERS FOR A TOTAL OF 18 MONTHS, THAT RUN FROM OCT
TO JUN. LOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE END
OF THE SELECTION PROCESS.
(5) EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE EWSBSP CAPT OCT 13-MAY 14
SCHOOL BLENDED CAPT(SEL)
SEMINAR PROGRAM
FORMAT: THE FIRST RESIDENT SEMINAR PERIOD STARTS OCT 13
FOR 5 WEEKS AT THE BEGINNING, FOLLOWED BY 16 WEEKS OF
ONLINE WORK. THE LAST RESIDENT PERIOD IS APR/MAY FOR
5 WEEKS AT THE END.
(6) EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE EWSWSP CAPT OCT 13-JUN 15
SCHOOL WEEKEND CAPT(SEL)
SEMINAR PROGRAM
FORMAT: 1 WEEKEND EVERY MONTH FOR TWO 9 MONTH SEMESTERS
FOR A TOTAL OF 18 MONTHS, THAT RUN FROM OCT 13 TO
JUN 15. LOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED AT THE END OF THE
SELECTION PROCESS.
B. RESIDENT 2 WEEK STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC):
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) RESERVE OFFICERS ROSW COL/LTCOL SEP 13
STRATEGY AND WAR
COURSE, NEWPORT, RI
(2) RESERVE OFFICERS ROJMO COL/LTCOL NOV 13
JOINT MILITARY
OPERATIONS COURSE,
NEWPORT, RI
(3) RESERVE OFFICERS RONSDM COL/LTCOL APR 13
NATIONAL SECURITY
DECISION MAKING
COURSE, NEWPORT, RI
(4) RESERVE COMPONENTS RCNSC1 COL/LTCOL JAN 13
NATIONAL SECURITY RCNSC2 APR 13
COURSE, NATIONAL RCNSC3 JUL 13
DEFENSE UNIV
WASH, DC
ELIGIBILITY: OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED
RCNSC IN THE LAST 6 YEARS ARE INELIGIBLE.
(5) PRIMARY RESERVE ARMY PRESAOC MAJ JUL 13
OPERATIONS COURSE, FORT FRONTENAC, KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
5. COURSE PREREQUISITES. INFORMATION AND COURSE PREREQUISITES CAN BE FOUND BY ACCESSING THE ONLINE RPME APPLICATION AND SELECTING THE SCHOOL CODE WITHIN THE APPLICATION. IN ADDITION, OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE RESERVE OFFICER PME WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
6. APPLICATION PROCESS
A. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION IS NO LATER THAN 14 SEP 2012, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE RPME APPLICATION IS THE PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RPME MUST GO TO THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. OFFICERS WITH AN MRA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN MRA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL RECEIVE A 404 ACCESS ERROR. WITHIN THE ERROR MESSAGE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT. ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE MARINE REQUESTING A PORTAL ACCOUNT IS AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED. UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE THE BOARD(S) OR SURVEY(S) TO WHICH THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED FOR. CLICK "RPME" AND COMPLETE THE RPME APPLICATION. ONCE COMPLETED, MAKE SURE TO CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON. THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF UP TO THREE DOCUMENTS AND OFFERS RPME/STC PREFERENCE OPTIONS VIA DROP-DOWN BOES. ONCE SUBMITTED, A POP-UP WINDOW WILL CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION. UR OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED SWAT IN THE APPLICATION FOR FLS, DEP, WEEKEND AND BLENDED SEMINARS OR APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. SUBSTITUTIONS FOR THE AUTHORIZED APPLICATION FORMS AND/OR FAX WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED HOWEVER, OFFICERS FOR FLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO CONVDDITIONAL INFORMATION, ISSUES OR TOPICS THAT THE APPLICANT WANTS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE BOARD.
B. SUBMISSION OF THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND A SEPARATE RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS). THE ONLINE APPLICATION INCORPORATES RPME/STC PREFERENCES, INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE RQS, QUERIES THE OFFICER ON HIS OR HER DESIRES, AND PULLS RELEVANT DATA FROM THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).
C. UPDATE MATERIAL. UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT, AY13-14 RPME BOARD. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING UPDATE MATERIALS TO THE BOARD IS NO LATER THAN 19 SEP 2012, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD. UPDATE MATERIAL/BOARD COMMUNICATION MAY ALSO BE E-MAILED TO THE BOARD'S ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT RPME@USMC.MIL OR FAXED TO (703) 784-9808.
D. PHOTOGRAPHS. A CURRENT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE RPME BOARD IAW REF (C). ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REF (C). IF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH WILL BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD BUT WILL NOT BE MADE A PART OF THE OMPF. THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE PREPARED PER THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN REF (C).
(1) OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY CMC (MMSB-20). THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF A PHOTOGRAPH IS THROUGH THE ONLINE OMPF VIA MOL. PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPH RECEIPT BY CMC (MMSB-20). THE DATE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS NOTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD, IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY DATE FOR DETERMINING THE 12 MONTH PHOTOGRAPH ELIGIBILITY WINDOW FOR SELECTION BOARDS. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH A PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE OVER 12 MONTHS OLD, THE PHOTOGRAPH WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED. OFFICERS HAVE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED. MARINES MAY ALSO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH VIA THE MMSB WEBSITE AT: HTTPS: (FORWARD SLASH FORWARD SLASH) WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE", "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", THEN "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY".
(2) OFFICERS THAT CHOOSE TO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ARE ADVISED THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OMPF. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT BY CONTACTING THE POC E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THIS MARADMIN.
E. FITNESS REPORTS. FOR FITNESS REPORTS TO BE CONSIDERED, THEY MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN OFFICER'S OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED BY NOR FORWARDED TO THE BOARD. THIS INCLUDES THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. INFORMATION REGARDING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMSB WEBSITE AT HTTPS: (FORWARD SLASH FORWARD SLASH) WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON "MMSB - 30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION".
F. OMPF MATERIAL. ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF HIS/HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO HQMC (MMSB-20). E-MAIL IS THE PREFERRED AND FASTEST WAY TO UPDATE YOUR OMPF. E-MAIL YOUR UPDATE MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20@USMC.MIL. IN THE TEXT OF THE E-MAIL, INDICATE AY13-14 RPME BOARD AS THE BOARD YOU ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR. A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE MULTI-PAGE ATTACHMENT IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT WILL EXPEDITE FILING. ENSURE ALL MATERIALS CONTAIN FULL NAME AND LAST FOUR OF SSN.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
A. ENSURE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS (HOME/WORK/CELL) ARE CURRENT AND ARE PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION. UPDATE ANY CHANGES TO POC INFORMATION PROMPTLY.
B. NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION. THE BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE. THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET QUOTA REQUIREMENTS WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT ACCEPT. ONCE THE BOARD RESULTS ARE APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. APPLICANTS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES AND APPROVED BY CMC (RA), WILL RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THIS HQ WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL SELECTION TO INCLUDE DATES. THE RESULTS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR ORDERS PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE. UNANTICIPATED RPME/STC VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY FLEETING UP OFFICERS FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST. A LINK TO THE ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE UNDER THE TOP REQUESTS COLUMN. ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY RANK AND FULL NAME.
C. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ORDERS AND FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, MARINES MUST BE CURRENT ON MEDICAL AND TRAINING READINESS SUCH AS: PFT, PHA, HIV, MCMAP (TAN BELT MINIMUM), CEI UPDATE AND CFT. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE POSTED IN MCTFS AND CURRENT PRIOR TO ORDERS ISSUANCE.
8. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL J. J. BUCKLEY, ACTING DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//