R 251738Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 239/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY13 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/09FEB12//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/20JUN05//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/27OCT09//
REF/D/DOC/MM/06JAN09//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300R.65C, SUBJECT: RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM (RCSP).  REF B IS MARADMIN 270/05, SUBJECT: AVIATION COMMANDERS PREPARATION PROGRAM.  REF C IS MCO 1800.11, SUBJECT: POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.  REF D 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/EMAIL: RCSB@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE FY13 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) CONVENES ON 20 AUGUST 2012 FOR COLONELS (COL) AND ON 27 AUGUST 2012 FOR LIEUTENANT COLONELS (LTCOL).  THE BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 2012 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2013.  THE BOARD ALSO SCREENS AND SLATES FOR THOSE CRITICAL SENIOR LEADER COLONEL BILLETS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED COMMAND BILLETS BUT OTHERWISE, RISE TO A LEVEL OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY.  APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE SAME COMPETITIVE CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO AS COMMAND.
2.  PURPOSE.  PER REF (A), THE PURPOSE OF THE RCSB IS TO PROVIDE OUR MARINES WITH THE BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED COMMANDERS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A COMPETENT AND WELL-BALANCED FIGHTING FORCE.
3.  PROCESS.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE COLS AND LTCOLS WHO ARE BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED FOR COMMAND.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF BILLETS AVAILABLE.  THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT ACCEPT.  THE BOARD WILL DEVELOP PROPOSED SLATES FOR THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE SELECTEES AND FORWARD THEM TO THE CMC FOR APPROVAL.  ONCE THE LIST IS APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN.
4.  BOARD COMPOSITION.  THE RCSB WILL CONSIST OF THREE GENERAL OFFICERS FROM THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) AND ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), AND TEN COLONELS FROM THE RC AND AC SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO THE LTCOL RCSB.  THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL REPRESENT, TO THE BEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF AND THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS.
5.  ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMAND SLATED BILLETS.  ELIGIBILITY INCLUDES UNRESTRICTED RC COLS, COL (SEL), LTCOLS, AND LTCOL (SEL) IN THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), AND ACTIVE RESERVE (AR).  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS APPROPRIATE TO STATUS, GRADE, COMPONENT AND PREFERENCE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OUTLINED IN REF (A) AND THIS MARADMIN.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO BE SCREENED FOR COMMAND WILL COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION.  SUBMISSION OF THE ON-LINE APPLICATION IS EXPLICIT CONSENT TO BE SCREENED BY THE RCSB.
6.  INELIGIBILITY FOR COMMAND SCREENED BILLETS.  INELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY REFS (A) AND (B).  OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AS DEFINED BELOW:
    A.  OFFICERS WITH AN ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE.
    B.  OFFICERS, TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED RECALLED, WITH A MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATE FALLING WITHIN THE TWO YEARS OF THE PROJECTED SLATE TOUR.
    C.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RCSP BILLET FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE, ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING A RCSP BILLET, OR WERE SLATED ON A PREVIOUS RCSB, AND ARE AWAITING ASSIGNMENT TO THEIR SLATED BILLET.  THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE COL (SEL) CURRENTLY IN A LTCOL COMMAND BILLET FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR A COL COMMAND BILLET OR WHO ARE ELIGIBLE AND APPLYING FOR A DESIGNATED POST-COMMAND COL BILLET.
    D.  LTCOLS THAT ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR COLONEL ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
    E.  AR OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN 24 MONTHS ON STATION PRIOR TO PCOC, UNLESS ATTENDING OR WILL ATTEND TOP LEVEL FULL LENGTH SCHOOL WITH A COMPLETION DATE PRECEDING THE PCOC.
    F.  OFFICERS WHO ARE IN SANCTUARY (ATTAINED 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE), ARE ON CURRENT ORDERS THAT WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY, OR IF THE ASSIGNMENT TO COMMAND WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY.  THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO AR OFFICERS.
    G.  OFFICERS WHO ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY COMMANDER'S COURSE TRAINING (PARAGRAPH 16 BELOW) OR COMPLY WITH REF (B).
    H.  OFFICERS FAILING TO ACHIEVE A SATISFACTORY YEAR THE PREVIOUS ANNIVERSARY YEAR IF ALREADY RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE.  THESE OFFICERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED FOR TRANSFER TO THE INACTIVE STATUS LIST (ISL).
7.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SENIOR LEADER BOARD INCLUDES UNRESTRICTED RC COLS AND COL (SEL), IN THE SMCR, IMA, AND IRR.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS APPROPRIATE TO STATUS, GRADE, COMPONENT AND PREFERENCE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OUTLINED IN REF (A) AND THIS MARADMIN.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO BE SCREENED WILL COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION.  SUBMISSION OF THE ON-LINE APPLICATION IS EXPLICIT CONSENT TO BE SCREENED BY THE SENIOR LEADER BOARD.
8.  INELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  INELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY REFS (A) AND (B).  OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AS DEFINED BELOW:
    A.  OFFICERS WITH AN ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE.
    B.  OFFICERS, TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED RECALLED, WITH A MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATE THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THEM FROM SERVING A 24-MONTH TOUR FROM THE PROJECTED ASSIGNMENT DATE.
    C.  COLS WHO ARE, OR WILL BE, IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
    D.  COLS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A SCREENED SENIOR LEADER ASSIGNMENT WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE 24-MONTHS IN PRESENT ASSIGNMENT OR ARE PENDING ASSIGNMENT TO A SENIOR LEADER ASSIGNMENT AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS SENIOR LEADER BOARD.
9.  SANCTUARY FOR SLATED SMCR COMMANDERS:
    A.  PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND: OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND BY THE FY13 RCSB WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ACTIVATED WITH ORDERS THAT WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY MUST MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER TO ASSUME COMMAND OR REMAIN ON ORDERS.  OFFICERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVATION ORDERS AND ASSUME COMMAND AS THEY WILL BE MANAGED PER REF (C).
    B.  POST ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND: IN THE EVENT A SLATED COMMANDER IS MOBILIZED, AND RECEIPT OF MOBILIZATION ORDERS WOULD CARRY THE SMCR UNIT MEMBER INTO SANCTUARY, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
        (1) RESERVISTS WHO ARE APPROVED FOR SANCTUARY ELIGIBILITY MAY REMAIN WITH THEIR SMCR UNIT UNTIL THAT UNIT DEACTIVATES.
        (2) UPON DEMOBILIZATION, THE MARINE WILL BE REASSIGNED TO A HQMC VALIDATED MANPOWER REQUIREMENT COMMENSURATE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS IAW MCO P1300.8R.  THOSE RESERVISTS SERVING AS A UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER WILL BE REASSIGNED AT DEMOBILIZATION UNLESS THEY OPT TO FOREGO SANCTUARY PROTECTION AND VOLUNTARILY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO RETAIN COMMAND OF THE SMCR UNIT.
10. AVAILABLE COMMANDS.  THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMAND BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE FY13 RCSB.  BILLETS 10.B(2) AND 10.B(3) ARE RESTRICTED TO MALES ONLY.  AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE/BIC, (B) LOCATION, (C) BMOS, (D) PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC).
    A.  POST COMMAND BILLET FOR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL) WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMAND IN THE RANK OF LTCOL AND/OR COL:
        (1) (A) ASST DIV CDR, 4TH MARDIV/M2638300009
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8041
            (D) APR 2013
        (2) (A) ASST WING CDR, 4TH MAW/M0112900010
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8042
            (D) AUG 2013
    B.  UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS:
        (1) (A) CO, INTEL SUPT BN/M1480000001
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8041
            (D) SEP 2013
        (2) (A) DEP REGT CDR, 23D MAR/M1410100004
            (B) SAN BRUNO, CA
            (C) 8041
            (D) OCT 2012
        (3) (A) DEP REGT CDR, 25TH MAR/M1420100004
            (B) AYER, MA
            (C) 8041
            (D) MAR 2013
        (4) (A) DEP GROUP CDR, MAG-41/M0024200003
            (B) FORT WORTH, TX
            (C) 8042
            (D) JUL 2013
        (5) (A) DEP GROUP CDR, MAG-49/M0024500003
            (B) WILLOW GROVE, PA
            (C) 8042
            (D) MAY 2013
        (6) (A) CO, MATSG-42/M0416100002
            (B) PENSACOLA, FL
            (C) 8042
            (D) OCT 2012
        (7) (A) CO, 3D CAG
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 8040/8041
            (D) OCT 2012
    C.  ACTIVE RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLET:
        (1) (A) CO, RSU CAMP PENDLETON/MS332200426
            (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JUL 2013
        (2) (A) CO, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RESERVE SUPPORT ACTIVITY (MCIRSA)
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA 
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JUL 2013
    D.  UNRESTRICTED RESERVE LTCOL OR LTCOL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS): BILLETS 10.D(1) THROUGH 10.D(8) ARE RESTRICTED TO MALES ONLY:
        (1) (A) CO, 4TH ANGLICO/M2163000003
            (B) WEST PALM BCH, FL
            (C) COMBAT ARMS
            (D) JAN 2013
        (2) (A) CO, 1ST BN 23D MAR/M1411100002
            (B) HOUSTON, TX
            (C) 0302
            (D) SEP 2013
        (3) (A) CO, 2D BN 24TH MAR/M1417100002
            (B) CHICAGO, IL
            (C) 0302
            (D) AUG 2013
        (4) (A) CO, 2D BN 25TH MAR/M1422100002
            (B) GARDEN CITY, NY
            (C) 0302
            (D) APR 2013
        (5) (A) CO, 2D BN 14TH MAR/M1462100003
            (B) GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
            (C) 0802
            (D) JUL 2013
        (6) (A) CO, 3D BN 14TH MAR/M1433100003
            (B) BRISTOL, PA
            (C) 0802
            (D) MAY 2013
        (7) (A) CO, 3D FORCE RECON/M7301000003
            (B) MOBILE, AL
            (C) 0302
            (D) AUG 2013
        (8) (A) CO, 4TH AAV BN/M2183100003
            (B) TAMPA, FL
            (C) 1803
            (D) SEP 2013
        (9) (A) CO, CLB-453
            (B) AURORA, CO
            (C) 0402/3002
            (D) JAN 2013
        (10)(A) CO, CLB-23
            (B) FT LEWIS, WA
            (C) 0402/3002
            (D) JAN 2013
        (11)(A) CLB-25
            (B) RED BANK, NJ
            (C) 0402/3002
            (D) JUN 2013
        (12)(A) CO, VMGR-452/M0123300002
            (B) NEWBURGH, NY
            (C) 7557
            (D) AUG 2013
        (13)(A) CO, MWSS-472/M0052400002
            (B) WILLOW GROVE, PA
            (C) 1302
            (D) NOV 2012
        (14)(A) CO, HMM-774/M0177400002
            (B) NORFOLK, VA
            (C) 7562
            (D) JUL 2013
        (15)(A) CO, MALS-41/M0113600002
            (B) FT WORTH, TX
            (C) 6002/6602
            (D) JUL 2013
        (16)(A) CO, MTACS-48/M0114600002
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 7202/8009
            (D) AUG 2013
        (17)(A) CO, MACS-24/M0130900002
            (B) DAM NECK, VA
            (C) 0602/7202
            (D) DEC 2012
        (18)(A) CO, MASS-6/M0098300002
            (B) WESTOVER, MA
            (C) 7202/8007
            (D) JUN 2013
        (19)(A) CO, VMU-4/M0148500002
            (B) YUMA, AZ
            (C) 7506/8009
            (D) MAR 2013
        (20)(A) CO, LAW ENFORCEMENT BATTALION
            (B) MINNEAPOLIS, MN
            (C) 5803
            (D) OCT 2012
    E.  ACTIVE RESERVE LTCOL OR LTCOL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
        (1) (A) CO, VMR DET ANDREWS/M0480100002
            (B) ANDREWS, MD
            (C) 7506
            (D) JUL 2013
        (2) (A) SITE COMMANDER, MCAS MIRAMAR/M0302700001
            (B) SAN DIEGO, CA
            (C) 7506
            (D) JUL 2013
        (3) (A) I-I, 3D CAG
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 8006/8007
            (D) JUL 2013
11. SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE FY13 RCSB.  AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE/BIC, (B) LOCATION, (C) BMOS, (D) PCOC.
    A.  SENIOR LEADER BILLET FOR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL):
        (1) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RESERVE SUPPORT PROGRAM-3 (RSP)/MS204000473
            (B) FT DIX, NJ
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JAN 2013
        (2) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RESERVE SUPPORT PROGRAM-4 (RSP)/MS204000481
            (B) MARIETTA, GA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) DEC 2012
        (3) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RESERVE SUPPORT PROGRAM-5 (RSP)/MS204000489
            (B) FT WORTH, TX
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) MAY 2013
        (4) (A) OIC, LEGAL SERVICE SUPPORT/M6852202640
            (B) WASHINGTON, DC
            (C) 4402
            (D) NOV 2012
        (5) (A) DEP CDR (MOB), CLR-4
            (B) KANSAS CITY, MO
            (C) 8040
            (D) APR 2013
        (6) (A) DEP CDR (MOB), FORCE HQ GROUP
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) OCT 2012
12. IN ANTICIPATION OF COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTED FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP ACTIONS AND FORTHCOMING ENABLING MCBUL 5400, THE BILLETS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 10.B(7), 10.C(2), 10.D(9) THROUGH 10.D(11), 10.D(20), 10.E(3), 11.A(5), AND 11.A(6) ARE EXPECTED TO BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN FY13.  IN THE EVENT A COMMAND BILLET LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 12 IS NOT FORMALLY ESTABLISHED WITHIN FY13, THAT BILLET WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE FY13 COMMAND SLATE AND WILL BE RESCREENED AND SLATED ON THE FY14 RCSB.
13. CHANGES OF COMMAND.  THE PCOC/APPOINTMENT DATES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON AN INCUMBENT'S STANDARD COMMAND TOUR OF 24-MONTHS (PER REF (A), SHOULD AN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE OR OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT ARISE FOR A PARTICULAR COMMAND, COMMARFORRES MAY CURTAIL OR EXTEND THE TOUR LENGTH OF AN INCUMBENT COMMANDER BY 12 MONTHS).
14. ALTERNATES.  OFFICERS SCREENED AS ALTERNATES BUT NOT SLATED TO A COMMAND WILL BE PRIORITIZED BY THE RCSB.  UNANTICIPATED COMMAND VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY FLEETING UP OFFICERS FROM THE PRIORITIZED ALTERNATE LIST OF SCREENED OFFICERS.  THE ALTERNATE LIST IS VALID UNTIL THE CONVENING OF THE NEXT RCSB FOR THOSE SPECIFIC COMMANDS.  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.
15. ACCEPTANCE, DEFERRAL, AND DECLINATION OF COMMAND OR SLATING FOR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  ALL OFFICERS SLATED MUST ACCEPT, DEFER, OR DECLINE THEIR ASSIGNMENT IN WRITING VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND (INCLUDING COMMARFORRES G-1) TO CMC (RAM) WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED BOARD RESULTS.  DEFERMENTS WILL NORMALLY ONLY BE GRANTED FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS AND ONLY WITHIN THE SLATED FY.  OFFICERS WHO ACCEPT COMMAND AND WHO ARE ACTIVATED AND/OR DEPLOYED MAY NOT ASSUME COMMAND UNTIL OFF ACTIVATION ORDERS.  DEFERMENTS FOR ACTIVATED SLATED COMMANDERS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.  OFFICERS WHO DECLINE COMMAND SLATED BILLETS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OTHER COMMANDS DURING THE SCREENING YEAR.  A COPY OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE FORWARDED FROM CMC (RA) TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.  OFFICERS WHO FAIL TO RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECLINED COMMAND.  ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND MESSAGE MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC (RAM) VIA COMMARFORRES BY NAVAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC NLT 10 DAYS AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND.
16. TRAINING.  OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 10 ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS COURSE PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND.  HOWEVER, OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS CAN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PRECLUDE AN OFFICER'S ATTENDANCE.  IN SUCH CASES, ANY OFFICER UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS COURSE PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND MUST ATTEND THE FIRST COURSE CONDUCTED SUBSEQUENT TO ASSUMING COMMAND AND REQUEST DEFERMENT TO THE PRESIDENT, MCU.  MORE INFORMATION ON THE COMMANDER'S PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP/DEFAULT.ASPX.  SLATED COMMANDERS FOR FLYING SQUADRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AS PRESCRIBED IN REF (B).
17. APPLICATION PROCESS.
    A.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION IS NO LATER THAN 27 JUL 2012, 2359 EST.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE COMMAND SCREENING APPLICATION IS THE PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR COMMAND MUST GO TO THE COMMAND SCREENING WEBSITE AT: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION.  OFFICERS WITH AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS.  OFFICERS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN M AND RA 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 OFFICER'S ELIGIBILITY AND THE BOARD(S) OR SURVEY(S) TO WHICH THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED FOR.  CLICK "RCSB" AND COMPLETE THE RCSB 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 BILLET PREFERENCE OPTIONS VIA DROP- DOWN BOXES.  ONCE SUBMITTED, A POP-UP WINDOW WILL CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION.  IN LIEU OF ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION, HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF AN APPLICANTS LETTER WITH BILLET CHOICES, RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS), AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (AQS) AND CURRENT UP-CHIT, IF APPLICABLE, AND A PHOTOGRAPH PER REF (D).  SUBMIT HARD COPY APPLICATION TO THE BOARD'S ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT RCSB@USMC.MIL OR FAXED TO (703) 784-9808.
    B.  SUBMISSION OF THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION WILL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND A SEPARATE RQS.  THE ONLINE APPLICATION INCORPORATES BILLET PREFERENCES, INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS), QUERIES THE OFFICER ON HIS OR HER DESIRES, AND PULLS RELEVANT DATA FROM THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).  AVIATORS APPLYING FOR FLYING SQUADRONS MUST PROVIDE AN AQS AND CURRENT UP-CHIT ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.
    C.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT, FY13 RCSB.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING UPDATE MATERIALS TO THE BOARD IS NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, 16 AUG 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 RCSB@USMC.MIL OR FAXED TO (703) 784-9808.
    D.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER REF (A), A CURRENT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE RCSB IAW REF (D).  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REF (D).  RESERVE MARINES THAT ARE NOT ATTACHED TO A COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT MMSB FOR A POC AT THE MCIRSA.  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 (D).
        (1) OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE PRIMARY 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).  EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED AND FASTEST WAY TO UPDATE YOUR OMPF.  EMAIL YOUR UPDATE MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20@USMC.MIL.  IN THE TEXT OF THE EMAIL, INDICATE FY13 RCSB 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.
18. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
19. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION//