R 231951Z JAN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 042/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/RESERVE ENLISTED CRITICAL SKILLS OPERATOR (CSO) OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC)//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC MPP-60/YMD:20100721//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC RA-RAP/YMD:20030416//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC RAP-22/YMD:20060308//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP-23/YMD:20021001//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA-RA/YMD:20100519//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 410/10, RESERVE ENLISTED OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC). REF B IS MARADMIN 174-03, BODY COMPOSITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST POLICY FOR ACTIVATED MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). REF C IS MCO 1001.62, INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO 1130.80A, PRIOR SERVICE AND RESERVE AUGMENTATION ENLISTMENTS INTO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS. REF E IS MARADMIN 285-10, CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION REPORTING COMPLIANCE MEASURES.
POC/A. SLADACK/MAJ/UNIT:RAP/-/ TEL:(703) 784-9136//
POC/A. FREIRE/MAJ/UNIT:MPP-60/-/TEL:(703) 784-9358//
POC/B. VAUGHT/CAPT/UNIT:MARSOC G-1/-/TEL:(910) 440-0963//
POC/K. DILLARD/MAJ/UNIT:MMFA/-/TEL:(703) 432-9177//
POC/J. RINGHOFFER/CIV/UNIT:MPP-40/-/TEL:(703) 784-9356//
POC/R. PORCHE/CIV/UNIT:MFR G-1/-/TEL:(504) 697-7181//
POC/M. MCMICHAEL/LTCOL/UNIT:IMA PROGRAM MANAGER/-/ TEL:(703) 432-9064//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY REF A, IS SUPERSEDED. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FROM ENLISTED RESERVE MARINES TO FILL CSO BILLETS WITHIN MARSOC. ENLISTED MARINES THAT MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FROM THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), IMA PROGRAM, OR IRR MAY APPLY TO BECOME A CSO WITH MARSOC AND RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY (RAD) AND RECEIVE A PRIMARY MOS OF 0372 UPON COMPLETION OF THE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING COURSE (ITC).  ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) MARINES ARE NOT ELGIBLE TO APPLY.
2. BACKGROUND. MARSOC IS TASKED TO TRAIN, ORGANIZE, EQUIP AND WHEN DIRECTED BY COMMANDER USSOCOM, TO DEPLOY TASK ORGANIZED, SCALABLE AND RESPONSIVE U.S. MARINE CORPS SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES WORLDWIDE IN SUPPORT OF COMBATANT COMMANDERS AND OTHER AGENCIES. CURRENTLY, MARSOC IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO FILL CSO BILLETS AND HAS OPENED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENLISTED RESERVE MARINES. SELECTED CSO APPLICANTS WILL FIRST ATTEND ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION PREPARATORY-ORIENTATION COURSE (ASPOC) AND ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION (AS) COURSE, WHICH ENABLES MARSOC TO IDENTIFY MARINES WITH THE NECESSARY ATTRIBUTES TO COMPLETE FOLLOW ON SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING.  SUCCESSFUL SELECTION AT AS PROVIDES MARINES WITH THE ABILIITY TO ATTEND THE ITC, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS LONG. UPON COMPLETION OF ITC THE CSO MARINE WILL RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS AS PER REF D.
3. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CSO:
   A. MARINES INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THESE BILLETS SHOULD SUBMIT A RESERVE CSO PACKAGE CONSISTING OF: A COMPLETED MARFORRES FIRST ENDORSEMENT CHECKLIST (AVAILABLE ON THE MARFORRES G1 WEBSITE), PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (PSEP) PACKAGE, CSO CHECKLIST, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION (AA) FORM, RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS), PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT, AND A PHOTO IN THE USMC PT GEAR (TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS) INDICATING HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE (WHEN APPLICABLE) VERIFIED BY A COMMAND TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION EACH APPLICANT MUST HAVE A NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE/SPECIAL OPERATIONS (NSW(SLASH)SO) PHYSICAL EXAM COMPLETED AND COUNTER-SIGNED BY A QUALIFIED UNDERSEA MEDICAL OFFICER(SLASH)DIVE MEDICAL OFFICER (UMO(SLASH)DMO).    
   B.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND BUILDING RR400, G-1 MARSOC HEADQUARTERS STONE BAY CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 28542 VIA THEIR CHAIN OF
COMMAND(SLASH)OPERATIONAL SPONSOR (TO INCLUDE MARFORRES G-1(SLASH) OPS). IRR APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE INCLUDED IN THEIR PACKAGES A NAVMC 11350 (REQUEST FOR RESERVE ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS). COMPLETED IRR(SLASH)IMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO MARFORRES (SLASH)(FHG(SLASH)MIRSO) VIA THE MARFORRES CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER (CSC) AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)CSC.MARFORRESUSMC.MIL OR VIA FAX AT (504) 697-8695.
   C. THE CSO CHECKLIST AND PSEP PACKAGE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY CAREER PLANNER(SLASH)PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER. CSO CHECKLISTS REQUIRE THE COMMAND TO ATTACH A COPY OF THE MARINE'S BASIC INDIVIDUAL RECORD (BIR), BASIC TRAINING RECORD (BTR), RECORD OF SERVICE (ROS), LEGAL REPORT (D119 SCREEN), AND EDUCATION PAGE.  THE FOLLOWING SERVICE RECORD BOOK (SRB) PAGES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE CSO CHECKLIST:  NAVMC 10132 (UNIT PUNISHMENT BOOK), NAVMC 118 (PG 11 ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS), AND NAVMC 118(3) (RECORD OF CONVICTION BY COURTS-MARTIAL).  THESE SRB PAGES ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED EVEN IF BLANK.  INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATELY COMPLETED CSO CHECKLISTS WILL REQUIRE THE PACKAGE TO BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
   D. SELRES PARTICIPATION WILL BE ON A NOT-TO-INTERFERE BASIS WITH SCHEDULED PARTICIPATION IN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATION (OCO) ACTIVATIONS.
      1. SELRES MARINES BELONGING TO UNITS OR CAPABILITIES SCHEDULED TO ACTIVATE PER THE MARFORRES FORCE GENERATION (FORGEN) MODEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. HOWEVER, THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ORDERS UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THEIR SCHEDULED UNIT DEPLOYMENT.
      2. COMMANDERS/OICS ARE REQUIRED TO INDICATE IN THEIR ENDORSEMENT ANY IMPACTS TO A UNIT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FORCES IN SUPPORT OF (ISO) OCO AS INDICATED IN THE FORGEN MODEL. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE MARINE'S ACCEPTANCE TO THE PROGRAM WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE UNIT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE REQUIRED FORCES, THE COMMANDER/OIC MUST INDICATE IN ENDORSEMENT A TIMEFRAME FOLLOWING UNIT DEPLOYMENT WHEN THE MARINE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS TRAINING PROGRAM.
   E. ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ANNOTATED IN BLOCK 12 OF THE AA FORM, FOLLOWED BY THEIR SIGNATURE AND DATE SIGNED: I AFFIRM THAT I MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 3G BELOW. I FURTHER AFFIRM THAT MY CURRENT PHYSICAL CONDITIONING IS AT THE NECESSARY LEVEL IN ORDER TO MEET THE ARDUOUS TRAINING THAT WILL BE REQUIRED OF ME. FURTHERMORE, I WILL ABIDE BY THE REQUIREMENT TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR 4 YEARS WITH MARSOC UPON THE COMPLETION OF ITC. ADDITIONALLY, E-5'S MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN BLOCK 12 OF THE AA FORM, FOLLOWED BY THEIR SIGNATURE AND DATE SIGNED: I ATTEST THAT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVERSE FITNESS REPORTS WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. MARINES WITH AT LEAST 3 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 6 YEARS OF MARINE CORPS SERVICE ARE ELIGIBLE.
   F. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE COMPLETED PACKAGE, UNIT COMMANDERS OF SMCR APPLICANTS MUST REVIEW THE MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS INDICATED BELOW. IN THE CASE OF IMA APPLICANTS THIS REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE MARINE'S IMA OPERATIONAL SPONSOR.  IN THE CASE OF IRR APPLICANTS, THIS REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MARFORRES (FHG/MIRSO). IF THE MARINE MEETS THESE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, CONTINUE WITH SUBMITTING THE COMPLETED RESERVE CSO PACKAGE, AND ALL REQUIRED ENCLOSURES, THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
      1. MINIMUM GT SCORE OF 105 (MAY BE WAIVED TO 100 FOR EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES).
      2. ABLE TO ACHIEVE A MINIMUM PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) SCORE OF 225 (REGARDLESS OF AGE).
      3. POSSESS A CURRENT WATER SURVIVAL BASIC QUALIFICATION AND THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE A WATER SURVIVAL INTERMEDIATE QUALIFICATION IAW MCO 1500.52D.  SPECIFICALLY, THE ASPOC/AS COURSE REQUIRES THE MARINE TO SWIM 300 METERS NON-STOP WITH UTILITIES (NO BOOTS), PERFORM THE HIGH-PLATFORM ABANDON SHIP JUMP, AND PERFORM THE 15 MINUTE FLOTATION DRILL (FIVE MINUTES WITH THE AID OF UTILITIES AND TEN MINUTES WITHOUT AID).  IF THE MARINE'S BTR DOES NOT INDICATE AN INTERMEDIATE QUALIFICATION, THE COMMANDER MUST INDICATE IN THE COMMAND'S ENDORSEMENT THAT THE MARINE POSSESSES THE ABILITY TO ACHIVE THE INTERMEDIATE QUALIFICATION.
      4. ABLE TO HIKE 12 MILES WITH A 45-POUND PACK IN 4 HOURS OR LESS.
      5. MALE.
      6. ANY MOS, E-4 TO E-5. IF IDENTIFIED AS AN E-6 SELECT, THE MARINE IS INELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  THERE ARE NO RANK WAIVERS.
      7. POSSESS A CURRENT SECRET CLEARANCE.
      8. NO DEROGATORY PAGE 11 ENTRIES WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS (MAY BE WAIVED FOR EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED MARINES).
      9. APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A PHOTO IN USMC PT GEAR TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.
      10. RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (RECC) MUST BE NO EARLIER THAN 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE THE PACKAGE IS SUBMITTED TO MARSOC BY MARFORRES.
      11. NO COURTS MARTIAL CONVICTIONS.
      12. NO INCIDENTS WITH DRUG USE OR POSSESSION WHILE IN SERVICE.
      13. NO ADVERSE FITNESS REPORTS WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
      14. MUST BE FOUND MEDICALLY QUALIFIED.
   G. ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) AND A NSW/SO PHYSICAL COMPLETED PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION. THE NSW/SO PHYSICAL MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY PHYSICIAN. HOWEVER IT MUST BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY, AND THEN COUNTERSIGNED BY A UMO/DMO.  PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, OR INDEPENDENT DUTY CORPSMEN ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM THE EXAM. THE MEDICAL ENTITY COMPLETING THE PHYSICAL SHOULD UTILIZE THE UMO/DMO CLOSEST TO THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. IF A LOCAL UMO/DMO IS NOT AVAILABLE, A MARSOC UMO/DMO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW AND COUNTERSIGN THE PHYSICAL EXAM. EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO HAVE THE NSW/SO PHYSICAL PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER, TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SUBMITTED TO AN UMO/DMO FOR REVIEW, COUNTERSIGNED BY THE UMO/DMO, AND RETURNED TO THE APPLICANT'S MEDICAL RECORD IN TIME FOR THE UMO/DMO COUNTERSIGNED NSW/SO PHYSICAL TO BE REVIEWED AS PART OF THE CSO CHECKLIST. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE UMO/DMO PORTION OF THE PHYSICAL, CONTACT THE MARSOC CORSPMAN RECRUITER AT COMM: 910-451-3123.
      1.  SMCR APPLICANTS.  COMMANDS WILL UTILIZE PERIODS OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) WHEN FEASIBLE TO HAVE THESE ITEMS COMPLETED.  IF EXCESSIVE TRAVEL OR TIME IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE NSW(SLASH)SO EXAM COMPLETED, COMMAND FUNDED ADOS (NOT TO EXCEED (NTE) 5-DAYS) IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE.  REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS (IF REQUIRED) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARFORRES COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
      2.  IRR APPLICANTS.  APPLICANTS SHALL FIRST SOLICIT LOCAL UNIT SUPPORT FROM THE NEAREST MARINE UNIT TO FACILITATE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.  UPON CONFIRMATION OF TRAINING(SLASH)MEDICAL EVENT(S), APPLICANT WILL REQUEST ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS FROM THE MARFORRES CSC TO HAVE THESE ITEMS COMPLETED.  IF EXCESSIVE TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE REQUIRES MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF LOCAL BILLETING TO HAVE THE NSW(SLASH)SO EXAM COMPLETED, APPLICANT WILL REQUEST RESERVE COUNTERPART TRAINING (RCT) ORDERS THROUGH THE CSC TO MARFORRES (FHG(SLASH)MIRSO).  SHOULD LOCAL RESERVE UNIT SUPPORT NOT BE AVAILABLE, APPLICANTS ARE TO CONTACT THE MARFORRES (FHG(SLASH)MIRSO) POC LISTED ABOVE IOT COORDINATE ALTERNATE VENUES. ALL ASSOCIATE AND RCT ORDERS REQUESTED TO THE CSC SHALL BE SUBMITTED ON NAVMC 11350 WITH THE APPROPRIATE BLOCK CHECKED IN PART II, ITEM 31.
      3.  IMA APPLICANTS.  OPSPONSORS WILL UTILIZE PERIODS OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) WHEN FEASIBLE TO HAVE THESE ITEMS COMPLETED.  IF EXCESSIVE TRAVEL OR TIME IS REQUIRED TO HAVE THE NSW(SLASH)SO EXAM COMPLETED, UNIT FUNDED ADOS (NTE 5-DAYS) IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE.  REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS (IF REQUIRED) SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARFORRES COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
   H. COMMAND RELATIONSHIP.
      1.   DURING ASPOC/AS AND ITC, MARSOC WILL HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL (ADCON) AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL (OPCON) OF THE RESERVE CSO CANDIDATES.
      2.  SMCR MARINES WILL BE "INITIALLY JOINED" BY THEIR PARENT COMMAND AND PLACED IN A TAD EXCESS STATUS TO RUC: 20904, MCC: 1MS
      3.  IRR(SLASH)IMA MARINES WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ACTIVE DUTY BY THE MARFORRES (G1(SLASH)IPAC) AND "JOINED FOR DUTY" BY RUC: 20904, MCC: 1MS.
   I. UNIFORMS. THOSE MARINES SELECTED FOR ASPOC/AS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARSOC CONCERNING THE UNIFORM AND GEAR REQUIREMENTS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
   J. EQUIPMENT. MARINES THAT DO NOT ARRIVE AT MARSOC WITH THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL ISSUE FACILITY (IIF) TO DRAW THEIR GENERAL ISSUED PERSONAL GEAR FOR ASPOC(SLASH)AS. SPECIALIZED NON-IIF ISSUED GEAR AND EQUIPMENT WILLBE SUPPLIED BY MARSOC SUPPLY SECTION DURING THESE EVOLUTIONS. EITHER UPON COMPLETION OR EARLY RELEASE FROM ASPOC(SLASH)AS, ALL ISSUED EQUIPMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE IIF AND MARSOC SUPPLY SECTION.
   K. CSO CANDIDATES WHO FAIL TO COMPLETE ASPOC(SLASH)AS WILL BE OUT-PROCESSED. SELRES MARINES WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR RESERVE TRAINING CENTER (RTC) AND IRR(SLASH)IMA MARINES WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR PLACE ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY (PLEAD). FITNESS REPORTS OR PRO(SLASH)CONS WILL NOT REFLECT AS ADVERSE DUE TO FAILURE TO BE SELECTED.
   L. MEDICAL HOLDS. CSO CANDIDATES WHO FAIL TO COMPLETE ASPOC (SLASH)AS DUE TO MEDICAL INJURIES WILL BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR MEDICAL HOLD. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A REQUEST FOR MEDICAL HOLD OR MEDICAL EXTENSION IS REQUIRED, EACH MARINE WILL BE PROCESSED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND SUBMITTED FOR MEDICAL HOLD(SLASH)EXTENSION VIA THE MARINE CORPS MEDICAL ENTITLEMENTS DETERMINATION SYSTEM (MCMEDS) TO WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT (WWR).
   M. SECURITY CLEARANCES
      1. AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION TO MARSOC. THE SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL NEED TO BE RESIDENT IN THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS). FOR THOSE MARINES IN THE SMCR AND IMA, SECURITY CLEARANCES WILL NEED TO BE INITIATED BY THE SECURITY MANAGER FROM THEIR PARENT UNIT, IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH MARFORRES.
      2. MARFORRES SECURITY MANAGER WILL INITIATE, PROCESS, AND COMPLETE ALL SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR IRR MARINES. COMPLETED IRR PACKAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO MARSOC ONCE THE CLEARANCE IS RESIDENTIN JPAS.
   N. CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION (CEI) VERIFICATION.  IAW REF E, COMMANDERS OF SMCR APPLICANTS, OPERATIONAL SPONSORS OF IMA APPLICANTS, OR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS OF IRR APPLICANTS WILL ENSURE CEI DATA IS CURRENT IN MCTFS.  
4. ORDERS
   A. SMCR CSO CANDIDATES WILL BE ISSUED ADOS ORDERS AND INITIALLY JOINED FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS TO REPORT TO THEIR PARENT COMMAND AND IMMEDIATE "FOR FURTHER ASSIGNMENT" (FFA) TO MARSOC, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC IN ORDER TO ATTEND ASPOC(SLASH)AS.  ONCE SELECTED BY MARSOC AS A CSO CANDIDATE, EXECUTION OF ADOS ORDERS FOR ASPOC(SLASH)AS WILL HAVE PRIORITY OVER A UNIT'S ANNUAL TRAINING (AT).
   B.  IRR(SLASH)IMA CSO CANDIDATES WILL BE ISSUED ADOS ORDERS AND INITIALLY JOINED FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS FOR DUTY WITH MARSOC, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC IN ORDER TO ATTEND ASPOC(SLASH)AS.
   C.  ADOS ORDERS ISSUED FOR ASPOC(SLASH)AS CAN BE TERMINATED EARLY, SHOULD AN INDIVIDUAL FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TRAINING AT ASPOC(SLASH)AS.  THESE CANDIDATES WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO EITHER THEIR RTC (SMCR) OR THEIR PLEAD (IMA(SLAH)IRR). CANDIDATES THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ASPOC(SLASH)AS WILL BE ISSUED ORDERS TO ATTEND THE NEXT AVAILABLE 7-MONTH ITC BY HQMC (MMFA).
   D. DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM, MARINE RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM (MROWS) HARD-HOLDS FOR HIV, PHA, AND CEI WILL NOT BE LIFTED. MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR HIV, PHYSICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA), AND CEI ARE PROPERLY UPDATED PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.
5. RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY (RAD)
   A. INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR CSO BILLETS WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR FOUR YEARS UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ITC. PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO ASPOC(SLASH)AS, THE MSOS CAREER PLANNER WILL SUBMIT PSEP REQUESTS TO MMEA-82 FOR PRE-APPROVAL VIA NAVAL MESSAGE. IF MARINE IS NOT PRE-APPROVED FOR RAD, SNM WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO ASPOC(SLASH)AS, AND MFR WILL BE NOTIFIED.  ADDITIONALLY, PSEP PACKAGES FOR MARINES THAT FAIL TO COMPLETE ASPOC(SLASH)AS AND ITC WILL BE TERMINATED.
   B. UPON COMPLETION OF ITC, A MSOS CAREER PLANNER WILL SUBMIT ALL PSEP REQUESTS THROUGH THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) TO TRANSFER THE MARINE TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO FILL A PMOS 0372 BILLET WITHIN MARSOC. RESERVE MARINES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM ASPOC(SLASH)AS AND HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO ATTEND ITC OR PRESENTLY ENROLLED AT ITC MAY BE ELIGIGLE FOR A BONUS AS OUTLINED IN PARA 4.A.2 OR REF A. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO BONUSES FOR RESERVE MARINES THAT START THE MARSOC CSO PROCESS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012. ANY CHANGES WILL BE REFLECTED IN FUTURE MARADMINS.  
   C. THOSE CSO CANDIDATES THAT DO NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ITC, OR WHO FAIL TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR RTC (SMCR) OR PLEAD (IMA(SLASH)IRR).
6. FUNDING
   A. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATION (OCO) FUNDING WILL BE UTILIZED FOR ALL ASPOC AND AS ORDERS, AS WELL AS ANY PCS ORDERS FOR ITC.
   B. IN THE EVENT THAT OCO FUNDING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, MRA AND MARSOC WILL RE-EVALUATE THE RESERVE CSO PROGRAM FOR FEASIBILITY OF CONTINUED SUPPORT.
7. TASKS
   A. HQMC (MRA)
      1. MMFA WILL APPROVE REQUIREMENT TRACKING NUMBER (RTN) REQUESTS SUBMITTED FROM MARSOC G-1 RESERVE LIAISON OFFICER (RLO) WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (MCMPS) UTILIZING THE EXISTING INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION PROCESS.
      2. MMEA(SLASH)MPP-20 WILL PROCESS PSEP PACKAGES AND PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE AS REQUIRED.
      3. RA WILL PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE ON IMA PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AS REQUIRED.
   B. MARSOC G-1(SLASH)G-9
      1. REQUEST RTN'S WITHIN MCMPS REQUIRED TO FILL CSO REQUIREMENTS.
      2. COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH MMFA, MARFORRES G1(SLASH)OPS AND THE PARENT COMMAND OF APPLICANT ON ISSUES CONCERNING ORDERS GENERATION.
      3. WITHIN FIVE DAYS UPON COMPLETION OF EACH ASPOC(SLASH)AS, G-1 RLO WILL PROVIDE A REPORT TO CMC (RA), CMC (MP), AND MARFORRES G1(SLASH)OPS ON SELECTION(SLASH)COMPLETION RATES. THESE REPORTS WILL INCLUDE THE MARINE'S RANK, NAME, COMPONENT (SMCR, IMA OR IRR), AND LAST 4 DIGITS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN).
      4. EVALUATE CURRENT IMA AUTHORIZED MANNING TO DETERMINE SUPPORTABILITY OF MISSION REQUIREMENTS. ANY REQUESTS FOR AN INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MANNING SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RA) IAW REF B. PROVISIONAL IMA PROGRAM (PIP) BILLETS WILL BE USED BY THE MARSOC RLO TO ENSURE ALL IMA(SLASH)IRR MARINES ARE TRACKED EFFECTIVELY.
      5. SUBMIT PSEP PACKAGE TO MMEA-82 FOR PRE-APPROVAL PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO ASPOC(SLASH)AS.
      6. UPON COMPLETION OF ITC, REQUEST EXECUTION OF ALL PSEP PACKAGES AND TRANSFER THE MARINE TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO FILL A PMOS 0372 BILLET WITHIN MARSOC.
   C. MARFORRES G-1
      1. ENSURE DISSEMINATION OF MARSOC OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL RESERVE MARINES WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN.
      2. NOMINATE SELECTED APPLICANTS TO APPROVED RTN'S VIA MCMPS UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICANTS' SELECTION BUT NLT 45-DAYS PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHED REPORT DATE.
      3. ENSURE THAT PARENT SMCR COMMANDS INITIATE ADOS ORDERS FOR ALL SELECTED CSO CANDIDATES TO ATTEND ASPOC(SLASH)AS.
      4. COORDINATE WITH MMFA FOR INITIATION OF ADOS ORDERS FOR ALL IMA AND IRR MARINES.
      5. RECEIVE AND SCREEN ALL CSO APPLICATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN PARAGRAPH 3 AND THE CSO CHECKLIST.
      6. INITIATE THE SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR THOSE IMA AND IRR APPLICANTS AS REQUIRED AND VERIFY ALL SMCR SECURITY CLEARANCES.
      7. ENSURE ADOS AUTHENTICATION OF ORDERS WITHIN MROWS FOR THOSE MARINES SELECTED BY MARSOC.
      8. PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CMC (RA) AND CMC (MP) ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THE PERCENTAGE MEETING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, AND NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REJECTED DUE TO NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS. THESE REPORTS ARE TO BE BROKEN DOWN BY RESERVE COMPONENT (SMCR, IMA, IRR), RANK, AND MOS.
8. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING MARSOC RESERVE OPPORTUNITIES, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, SCREENING, TRAINING, AND HOW TO APPLY YOU CAN VISIT THE MARSOC WEBSITE AT: HTTP:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL(SLASH) UNIT(SLASH)MARSOC(SLASH)PAGES(SLASH)DEFAULT.ASPX OR CONTACT A MARSOC RECRUITER: EAST COAST AND OKINAWA: (910) 451-0099(SLASH)3349 OR MARSOC(UNDERSCORE)RECRUITING(UNDERSCORE)EAST@USMC.MIL  WEST COAST AND HAWAII: (760) 763-5101(SLASH)5102 OR MARSOC(UNDERSCORE) RECRUITING(UNDERSCORE)WEST@USMC.MIL.
9. ASPOC(SLASH)AS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MARSOC MANNING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET OR THIS MARADMIN IS MODIFIED OR CANCELLED.  FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ASPOC(SLASH)AS COURSES AND THE PACKAGE SUBMISSION DEADLINES TO MFR G-1:
   A. ASPOC(SLASH)AS 02-12: (18 JAN-05 MAR 2012).  PKG RECEIVED NLT 21 NOV 2011.  ITC 02-12: (03 JUN 2012-22 FEB 2013)
   B. ASPOC(SLASH)AS 01-13: (11 APR-28 MAY 2012).  PKG RECEIVED NLT 13 FEB 2012. ITC 01-13: (08 NOV 2012-02 AUG 2013)
   C. ASPOC(SLASH)AS 02-13: (12 SEP-29 OCT 2012).  PKG RECEIVED NLT 16 JUL 2012.  ITC 02-13: (31 MAR 2013-06 DEC 2013) FOR FUTURE ASPOC(SLASH)AS COURSES INFORMATION GO TO MARSOC WEBSITE OR CONTACT A MARSOC RECRUITER.
10. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE MODIFIED AND(SLASH)OR CANCELLED BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF FILLING MARSOC MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//