R 122110Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 602/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2012 (FY12) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J/YMD: 20110606//
REF/B/DOC/NAVMC 11754/YMD: 20110601//
REF/C/CMC RAP/YMD: 20110728//
REF/D/CMC RAP/YMD: 20110928//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).  REF B IS THE CO/PSR INTERVIEW SCREENING GUIDE FOR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.  REF C IS THE FORECASTED FY12 AR ENLISTED RECRUITING MISSION. REF D IS MARADMIN 565/11 ANNOUNCINGFY12 BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW AR PROGRAM AFFILIATIONS.//
POC/RYAN KOHRIG/1STLT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 432-9673/EMAIL:RYAN.KOHRIG@MARINES.USMC.MIL//
POC/DONALD OGDEN/MASTER SERGEANT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 432-9664/EMAIL:DONALD.OGDEN@MARINES.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE FY12 ACTIVE DUTY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE AR PROGRAM.  APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF A, THE AR PROGRAM PROVIDES A CADRE OF WELL TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE.  BENEFITS INCLUDE CAREER OPPORTUNTIES WITH ACTIVE DUTY PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL TO ATTAIN ACTIVE DUTY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  REFS A AND B IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES FOR SERVICE WITH THE AR PROGRAM.  PER REF C, THE RESERVE COMPONENT SEEKS TO ACCESS 276 ENLISTED MARINES TO THE AR PROGRAM DURING FY12.
3.  INFORMATION
    A.  APPLICANTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (PSR).  INTERESTED MARINES UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SUPPORTING PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER IN THEIR AREA CAN CONTACT MCRC PSR OPERATIONS AT MCRC-PSR@MARINES.USMC.MIL OR (703) 784-9664 FOR REFERRAL INFORMATION.
    B.  RANK AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) REQUIREMENTS. MARINES IN THE RANK OF LANCE CORPORAL THROUGH SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
FY12 MOS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0111        4821        6174
0231        5711        6176
0311        6046        6216
0321        6048        6217
0411        6072        6242
0431        6073        6256
0451        6092        6257
0621        6112        6276
0651        6113        6317
1141        6114        6322
1142        6116        6324
2111        6152        6326
3043        6153        6336
3051        6154        6531
3451        6156        6541
3521        6172        6672
3531        6173        7041
    C.  QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE MOS LISTING ABOVE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN.
    D.  LIMITED LATERAL MOVE (RETRAINING) ALLOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER CAN PROVIDE RELEVANT DETAILS.
    E.  AFFILIATION BONUSES ARE AVALABLE FOR CERTAIN RANK AND MOS COMBINATIONS, PER REF D.
    F.  ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION UP TO 180 DAYS PRIOR TO END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS).  HOWEVER, ANYONE INTERESTED IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER UP TO 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO EAS.
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH L. OSTERMAN, CG, MCRC.//