CONVENING OF THE FY12 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND SCREENING FOR SENIOR LEADER AND JOINT INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLETS
Date Signed: 4/26/2011 | MARADMINS Number: 265/11
MARADMINS : 265/11
R 252241Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 265/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY12 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND SCREENING FOR SENIOR LEADER AND JOINT INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLETS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1300R.65B/YMD:20070912//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 270/05/YMD:20050620//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1800.11/YMD:20091027//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 003/09/YMD:20090107//
REF/E/DOC/MCO 1001.62/YMD:20060308//
NARR/REF A IS RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM.  REF B IS THE AVIATION COMMANDERS PREPARATION PROGRAM.  REF C IS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.  REF D IS TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF E IS INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE PROGRAM.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE FY12 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) WILL CONVENE ON 15 AUGUST 2011 FOR COLONELS (COL) AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS (LTCOL). THE BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2012.  THE BOARD WILL ALSO SCREEN AND SLATE FOR THOSE CRITICAL SENIOR LEADER COLONEL BILLETS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED COMMAND BILLETS BUT OTHERWISE, RISE TO A LEVEL OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY, TO INCLUDE IMA BILLETS. APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR SENIOR LEADER AND JOINT IMA 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 MOST 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 COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS THOSE WHO ARE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED FOR COMMAND AND SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  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), 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 ESTABLISHED SEPARATION DATES THAT WILL NOT ALLOW A COMPLETE 24 MONTH COMMAND TOUR FROM THE PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC) DATE.
   B. OFFICERS WITH MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATES THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THEM FROM SERVING A COMPLETE 24 MONTH TOUR FROM THE PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC) DATE.
   C. OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMAND IN ONE OF THE DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS, ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING ONE OF THE DESIGNATED COMMAND SLATED BILLETS, OR ARE PENDING SLATING TO COMMAND AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS RCSB. 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 WHO ARE, OR WILL BE, IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR COLONEL ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
   E. COLONELS SERVING IN THEIR FIRST JOINT IMA ASSIGNMENT WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE 36-MONTHS IN THEIR JOINT IMA ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO PCOC.
   F. ACTIVE RESERVE (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.
   G. OFFICERS WHO ARE IN SANCTUARY (ATTAINED 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY (AD) 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 ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS.
   H. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR COMMAND BILLETS THAT ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO ATTEND MANDATORY COMMANDERS COURSE TRAINING (PARAGRAPH 15 BELOW) OR COMPLY WITH REF B.
7. ELIGIBILITY FOR JOINT IMA/SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE JOINT IMA/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 JOINT IMA/SENIOR LEADER BOARD.
8. INELIGIBILITY FOR JOINT IMA/SENIOR LEADER BILLETS. INELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY REFERENCES (A) AND (B).  OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION AS DEFINED BELOW:
   A.  OFFICERS WITH MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATES THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THEM FROM SERVING A 36-MONTH TOUR FROM THE PROJECTED ASSIGNMENT DATE.
   B.  COLONELS WHO ARE, OR WILL BE, IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
   C.  COLONELS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A SCREENED JOINT IMA ASSIGNMENT WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE 36-MONTHS IN PRESENT ASSIGNMENT OR ARE PENDING SLATING TO A JOINT IMA BILLET AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS JOINT IMA BOARD.                           
9. SANCTUARY FOR SLATED SMCR COMMANDERS:
   A. PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND: OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND BY THE FY12 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. 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 AD TO RETAIN COMMAND OF THE SMCR UNIT.
10. AVAILABLE COMMANDS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMAND BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE RCSB. BILLET 10.A.2 IS RESTRICTED TO MALES ONLY. AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE/BIC, (B) LOCATION, (C) MOS, (D) 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) VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, MFR/M2001600402
           (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA   
           (C) 8040/8041/8042
           (D) SEP 2012
       (2) (A) DEP RGT CDR, HQ 14TH MAR
           (B) FT WORTH, TX    
           (C) 8041
           (D) AUG 2012
       (3) (A) DEP CDR, 4TH MLG/M2905400005
           (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA 
           (C) 8040
           (D) JUL 2012
       (4) (A) DEP CDR, MACG-48/M0300900004
           (B) GREAT LAKES, IL 
           (C) 8042
           (D) APR 2012
    B. UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS:
       (1) (A) CO, 3D CAG/M019200003
           (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
           (C) 8040/8041/8042
           (D) OCT 2011
       (2) (A) CO, 4TH CAG/M019300003
           (B) WASHINGTON, DC
           (C) 8040/8041/8042
           (D) AUG 2012 
       (3) (A) CO, MLG FWD EAST/M2009500002
           (B) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
           (C) 8040
           (D) SEP 2012
       (4) (A) CO, MLG FWD WEST/M2009400002
           (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA  
           (C) 8040
           (D) AUG 2012
       (5) (A) CO, H/S BN, 4TH MLG/M2905200003
           (B) MARIETTA, GA
           (C) 8040
           (D) JUN 2012
    C. ACTIVE RESERVE COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLET:
       (1) (A) CO, RSU CAMP LEJEUNE/M9305600584
           (B) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
           (C) 8040/8041/8042
           (D) JUN 2012
    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.12 ARE RESTRICTED TO MALES ONLY:
       (1) (A) CO, 2D BN, 23D MAR/M1412100002
           (B) PASADENA, CA
           (C) 0302
           (D) JUL 2012
       (2) (A) CO, 1ST BN 24TH MAR/M1416100002
           (B) DETROIT, MI 
           (C) 0302
           (D) SEP 2012
       (3) (A) CO, 3D BN 24TH MAR/M14181100002
           (B) BRIDGETON, MO
           (C) 0302
           (D) AUG 2012
       (4) (A) CO, 1ST BN 25TH MAR/M1421100002
           (B) AYER, MA
           (C) 0302
           (D) AUG 2012
       (5) (A) CO, 3D BN 25TH MAR/M1423100002
           (B) BROOK PARK, OH
           (C) 0302
           (D) NOV 2011
       (6) (A) CO, 5TH BN 14TH MAR/M1464100003
           (B) SEAL BEACH, CA
           (C) 0802
           (D) SEP 2012
       (7) (A) CO, 4TH CEB/M1440100003
           (B) BALTIMORE, MD
           (C) 1302
           (D) MAY 2012
       (8) (A) CO, 4TH TANK BN/M2144100003
           (B) SAN DIEGO, CA
           (C) 1802
           (D) MAR 2012
       (9) (A) CO, 4TH LAR BN/M1403100002
           (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
           (C) 0302
           (D) JUL 2012
       (10) (A) CO, 4TH RECON BN/M1470100003
            (B) SAN ANTONIO, TX
            (C) 0302
            (D) APR 2012
       (11) (A) CO, 4TH FORCE RECON BN/M2835200003
            (B) ALAMEDA, CA
            (C) 0302
            (D) SEP 2012
       (12) (A) CO, 3D ANGLICO/M2162600003
            (B) BELL, CA
            (C) ANY COMBAT ARMS
            (D) DEC 2011
       (13) (A) CO, 4TH SUPPLY BN/M2906100003
            (B) NEWPORT NEWS, VA
            (C) 0402/3002
            (D) JUL 2012
       (14) (A) CO, 4TH MAINT BN/M29071100003
            (B) CHARLOTTE, NC
            (C) 0402
            (D) JUL 2012
       (15) (A) CO, 6TH ENG SPT BN/M2232100003
            (B) PORTLAND, OR
            (C) 1302/0402
            (D) JUL 2012
       (16) (A) CO, 6TH COMM BN/M2168100002
            (B) BROOKLYN, NY
            (C) 0602
            (D) JUL 2012
       (17) (A) CO, VMFA-112/M0113000284
            (B) FT WORTH, TX
            (C) 7523
            (D) APR 2012
       (18) (A) CO, VMGR-234/M0123400002
            (B) FT WORTH, TX
            (C) 7557
            (D) APR 2012
       (19) (A) CO, MWSS-471/M0054100874
            (B) MINNEAPOLIS, MN
            (C) 1302
            (D) MAY 2012
       (20) (A) CO, MWSS-473/M0114900719
            (B) MIRAMAR, CA
            (C) 1302
            (D) SEP 2012
       (21) (A) CO, HMLA-773/M0177300002
            (B) WARNER ROBBINS, GA 
            (C) 7563/7565
            (D) MAY 2012
       (22) (A) CO, HMH-772/M0177200002
            (B) MCGUIRE AFB, NJ
            (C) 7566
            (D) MAR 2012
       (23) (A) CO, MWCS-48/M0040700001
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 0602
            (D) DEC 2012
       (24) (A) CO, MALS-49/M0119700002
            (B) FT STEWART, NY
            (C) 6602/6002
            (D) DEC 2012
    E. ACTIVE RESERVE LTCOL OR LTCOL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
       (1) (A) I-I 3D CAG/M2012300003
           (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
           (C) 8006/8007
           (D) JUL 2012
       (2) (A) I-I 4TH CAG/M822700005
           (B) WASHINGTON DC
           (C) 8006/8007 
           (D) JUL 2012
       (3) (A) CO, VMR DET BELLE CHASE/M0301700002
           (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
           (C) 7506
           (D) JUL 2012
11. IMA COLONEL SENIOR LEADER/JOINT IMA BILLETS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF IMA BILLETS FOR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL OR COL(SEL) WILL BE SLATED BY THE RCSB. AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS:
(A) BILLET TITLE/BIC, (B) LOCATION, (C) MOS, (D) PCOC.
     A. SENIOR LEADER BILLETS:
        (1) (A) CHIEF OF STAFF IMA, II MEF CE/M2013300699
            (B) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) OCT 2011     
        (2) (A) CO, READINESS SUPPORT PROGRAM-2/M6852202140
            (B) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) AUG 2012
     B. JOINT IMA BILLETS:
        (1) (A) U.S CENTCOM, OPSO/MS411100343
            (B) TAMPA, FL
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) OCT 2011
        (2) (A) U.S.CENTCOM, DEP DIR CCJ6/MS411100232
            (B) TAMPA, FL
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) OCT 2011
        (3) (A) DEFENSE INTEL ACTIVITY 14ZA/202 DEP DIR/MS411300110
            (B) ARLINGTON, VA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) SEP 2012
        (4) (A) OSD, 997000A02W01 IG REP WASH DC/MS412300051
            (B) WASHINGTON, DC
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) MAR 2012
        (5) (A) STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE, USSTRATCOM/MS411400065
            (B) OMAHA, NE
            (C) 4402
            (D) OCT 2011
12. COMMANDS LISTED ABOVE DO NOT INCORPORATE CHANGES RESULTING FROM FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG) ACTIONS. ANTICIPATE CHANGES TO THE FY12 COMMAND SLATE ONCE FSRG RESULTS ARE APPROVED FOR RELEASE.
13. CHANGES OF COMMAND. THE PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC)/ APPOINTMENT DATES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON AN INCUMBENT'S STANDARD COMMAND TOUR OF 24-MONTHS AND 36-MONTHS FOR JOINT IMA BILLETS. (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 TO BETWEEN 12 AND 36 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. THE ALTERNATES LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THE RESERVE AFFAIRS MANPOWER BRANCH (RAM) WEBSITE AND ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY LAST FOUR OF SSN AND MOS.
15. ACCEPTANCE, DEFERRAL, AND DECLINATION OF COMMAND OR SLATING FOR JOINT IMA. 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 OFFICERS 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.TECOM.USMC.MIL/MCU/LLI/COMMANDERS (PERCENT SIGN)20PROGRAM(UNDERSCORE)SPOUSES(PERCENT SIGN) 20WORKSHOP.HTM. SLATED COMMANDERS FOR FLYING SQUADRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AS PRESCRIBED IN REF B.
17. APPLICATION PROCESS.  
    A. COMMAND SCREEN, SENIOR LEADER POSITIONS AND JOINT IMA BILLETAPPLICATION. 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 FORWARD SLASH RCSB. UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE THE OFFICER'S ELIGIBILITY. 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, AN AUTO-GENERATED EMAIL 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), IF APPLICABLE, AND A PHOTO 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, FY12 RCSB.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING MATERIALS TO THE BOARD IS NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, 22 JULY 2011, 1700 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. A CURRENT OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD 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 MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION COMMAND. IF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, A HARD COPY PHOTO 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. OFFICERS HAVE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED. MARINES MAY 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/DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY.  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 OFFICERS OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED BY OR FORWARDED TO THE BOARD. THIS INCLUDES THOSE FITREPS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. INFORMATION REGARDING FITREPS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMSB WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(FORWARD SLASH,FORWARD SLASH)WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.
    F. OMPF MATERIAL. ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF HIS/HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITREPS, 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 FY12 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. DEADLINE. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING MATERIALS TO THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE ONLINE APPLICATION IS NO LATER THAN 22 JULY 2011, 1700 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
19. POINTS OF CONTACT
COL AND LTCOL COMMAND BILLETS:
   MAJ S.P. WONDERLICH, RAM-3 
   DSN: 278-9105, COMM: (703) 784-9105
   EMAIL: RCSB@USMC.MIL
IMA SENIOR LEADER AND JOINT IMA BILLETS:
   LTCOL P.J. ZIMMERMAN, RAM-5
   DSN: 278-0523, COMM: (703) 784-0523
   EMAIL: RCSB@USMC.MIL
20. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
21. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION//