R 051823Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 193/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1500.  CHANGE 1 TO FY 2012 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) LATERAL MOVE (LATMOV) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 567/11/YMD:20110929//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:141935ZJAN11//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17C/YMD:20110629//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20080819//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
NARR/REF A IS MCBUL 1500, FY 2012 SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM.  REF B IS COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING PROPER SMCR BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURES.  REF C IS THE MOS MANUAL.  REF D IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL ONLINE.  REF E IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM)//
POC/W.W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/RCT/TEL:(703)432-9771/EMAIL:SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/F.D. GUZMAN/MSGT/RAP-2/TEL:(703)784-9136/EMAIL:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE LATMOV IS A PROGRAM FOR SMCR UNIT MARINES WHO DO NOT MEET THE MOS REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OPEN BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) IN THEIR UNIT (OR ADJACENT UNIT) TO ATTEND THE MOS TRAINING NECESSARY FOR THAT BIC.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE LATMOV PROGRAM APPROVAL PROCESS, PRE-REQUISITES AND BILLET REQUIREMENTS.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THIS MARADMIN CANCELS REF A AND UPDATES THE LATMOV PROGRAM.  READ THIS MESSAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY AS SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  CAREER PLANNERS (CP) ARE THE ONLY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR LATMOVS.
    B.  REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RCT) VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND VIA EMAIL THROUGH SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL FOR OFFICERS.
    C.  TRAINING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM, A SCREENING CHECKLIST, AND AN ORDER WRITING CHECKLIST CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL AND ENTER KEYWORD "SMCR LATMOV" IN THE SEARCH BOX.  THESE FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE TFRS MESSAGE BOX.
    D.  INCLUDE A SCANNED (.PDF) COPY OF THE SIGNED TRAINING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM AND THE SCREENING CHECKLIST WITH THE REQUEST.
    E.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE LATMOV REQUEST, CMC (RCT) WILL ISSUE A LATMOV CONTROL NUMBER (LCN) AND ASSIGN A SCHOOL SEAT.
    F.  UPON APPROVAL, BUT NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE REPORTING DATE OF THE APPROVED MOS SCHOOL, SUBMIT A SET OF ORDERS USING THE MARINE RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM (MROWS).  ORDERS AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE FUNDED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE REPORTING DATE OF THE APPROVED MOS SCHOOL.  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DISQUALIFY THE MARINE FROM THE PROGRAM.
    G.  PRIOR TO REPORTING FOR TRAINING, SMCR UNITS MUST ENSURE THAT THE MARINE'S MCTFS RECORDS REFLECTS THE CORRECT MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE (MDSD) AND PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE.
        (1) IF THE MARINE HAS A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT WILL NEED TO REPORT TTC 859 000 PER PAR 4-40606.3 OF REF D TO EXTEND THE MDSD.
        (2) IF THE MARINE DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR ADJUSTMENT TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL.  THE MANDATORY DRILL START DATE SHOULD REFLECT THE MARINE'S EFFECTIVE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.  THE MDSD SHOULD REFLECT THE CORRECT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION END DATE BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL COMPLETED (SCHOOLS OF 12 WEEKS OR LESS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION; SCHOOLS OF MORE THAN 12 WEEKS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.) SMCR UNITS WILL TRACK THE POSTING OF THE NEW MDSD IN MCTFS.
        (3) UNITS MUST REPORT PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE RD USING TTC 153 000 PER PAR 4-40904.1 OF REF D.
    H.  CP FOR A MARINE WHO REQUIRES A GT SCORE WAIVER, MUST SUBMIT REQUEST THROUGH TFRS WITH FIRST GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENT IN CHAIN OF COMMAND.
    I.  ON A MONTHLY BASIS CMC (RCT) WILL SUBMIT A ROSTER OF MARINES TO MARFORRES G-1 THAT INCLUDES MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN 90, 60, AND 30 DAYS FROM ATTENDING THEIR APPROVED MOS SCHOOL.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  MARINES DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE UNITS AND/OR LOCATION TO APPLY FOR THE LATMOV PROGRAM IF A VACANCY EXISTS AT THEIR CURRENT UNIT OR THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MOS QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR CURRENT BIC.
    B.  THE MARINE MUST BE FILLING A BIC FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS NOT MOS QUALIFIED AND THE MARINE IS NOT AN MOS MATCH TO FILL ANOTHER OPEN (VACANT) BIC IN THE CURRENT UNIT.  REQUESTS TO ALLOW MARINES ALREADY CONSIDERED A MATCH FOR AN OPEN BIC WITHOUT RETRAINING WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION BY THE UNIT AND FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND COMMARFORRES.  PER REF B, THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) MUST REFLECT A BASIC MOS (I.E., 0100, 0200, ETC.) AS THE PMOS FOR THE MARINE COMMENSURATE WITH THE BIC HE/SHE IS FILLING AND IS REQUESTING TO LATMOV INTO.
    C.  MUST BE A LANCE CORPORAL THROUGH SERGEANT, FIRST LIEUTENANT, OR CAPTAIN AND A CURRENT MEMBER OF A MARFORRES UNIT/RUC AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL OR BELOW, EXCEPT FOR  PILOTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING BY CG, 4TH MAW OR DC, AVN.
    D.  MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE INTENDED MOS (IMOS) ACCORDING TO REF C.
    E.  NOT CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM OR MARINE CORPS APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
    F.  NOT FAILED PFT OR CFT WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
    G.  NOT HAVE RECEIVED A REDUCTION IN GRADE TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
    H.  NOT IN RECEIPT OF AN ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT BONUS.  THIS REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED FOR MARINES IN UNITS AFFECTED BY BRAC OR FSRG.
    I.  HAVE NO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.
    J.  LANCE CORPORALS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 6 SATISFACTORY YEARS ON THE DATE ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT) BEGINS.  CORPORALS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 7 SATISFACTORY YEARS ON THE DATE ADT BEGINS.  THE ADDITIONAL OBLIGATION REQUIRED UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING DOES NOT TAKE THE MARINE BEYOND SERVICE LIMITS FOR GRADE.
    K.  LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS MUST POSSESS, AT A MINIMUM, AVERAGE IN GRADE PROFICIENCY AND CONDUCT MARKS OF 4.0.
    L.  SERGEANTS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 11 SATISFACTORY YEARS ON THE DATE ADT BEGINS.
    M.  SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE (TIG) ON THE DATE ADT BEGINS.
    N.  SERGEANTS WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE IN THE SMCR OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION IN THE SMCR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE LATMOV PROGRAM.
    O.  A MARINE POSSESSING AN AVIATION MECHANIC RELATED MOS IS A MEMBER OF HMM/VMM-764 WILL BE APPROVED TO RETRAIN TO THE CORRESPONDING MV-22 MOS (I.E., 6112 HELICOPTER MECHANIC TO 6116 TILTROTOR MECHANIC).
    P.  CAPTAINS WHO ARE ABOVE ZONE OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LATMOV, UNLESS APPROVED FOR TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING PER PARAGRAPH 2.C.  A CAPTAIN WHO IS IN-ZONE REQUIRES VERIFICATION BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO LATMOV APPROVAL TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
    Q.  ALL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  HOWEVER, DUE TO LIMITED FUNDS, REQUESTS WILL BE APPROVED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
4.  PROGRAM DISQUALIFICATION.
    A.  SELECTION TO STAFF SERGEANT OR MAJOR, EXCEPT PILOTS IAW PAR 2.C.
    B.  FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHEDULED TRAINING.  MARINES UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHEDULED TRAINING MUST OBTAIN CMC (RCT) APPROVAL TO RESCHEDULE SCHOOL TRAINING WITHIN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORTING DATE.
    C.  FAILURE TO COMPLETE TRAINING DUE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR ACADEMIC FAILURE.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  MARINES MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION PER REF E AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE ADT BEGINS (SCHOOLS OF 12 WEEKS OR LESS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION; SCHOOLS OF MORE THAN 12 WEEKS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.)
    B.  THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION MUST BE OBTAINED WITH THE CURRENT MARFORRES UNIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH CMC (RCT) APPROVING THE LATMOV. A MARINE IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN INTER UNIT TRANSFER (IUT) AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING UNDER THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CMC (RCT).  ALL REQUESTS FOR IUT MUST CONTAIN ENDORSEMENT BY THE COMMARFORRES.
6.  SMCR UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL RETRAINING REQUESTS REQUIRING EXPENDITURE OF RPMC FUNDING TO CMC (RCT).  ATTENDANCE OF ANY MARINE AT A PRIMARY MOS PRODUCING SCHOOL OR CHANGE OF AN OFFICER'S PMOS REGARDLESS OF FUNDING SOURCE IS NOT AUTHORIZED WITHOUT CMC APPROVAL.
7.  RETRAINING AND ATTENDANCE AT A PMOS PRODUCING SCHOOL REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH REF B.  TRAINING OR CHANGE OF PMOS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AN ESTABLISHED UNIT ACTIVATION OR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE REQUIREMENT IS EXEMPT FROM REF B.
8.  THE LATMOV PROGRAM IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA), AR OR IRR MARINES EXCEPT FOR PILOTS APPROVED FOR TRANSITION/CONVERSION BY DC, AVN OR CG, 4TH MAW WHO ARE JOINING AN SMCR UNIT.
9.  POC FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING SCHOOL SEATS AND TRAINING IS GYSGT ROHRMAN AT (703)432-9771.  POC FOR POLICY ISSUES REGARDING THIS BULLETIN IS MSGT GUZMAN AT (703)784-9136.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//