R 120309Z FEB 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 102/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
TO MARADMIN SUBJ/FY11-02 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD PROCESS//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52H//
REF/B/DOC/DODI 1205.18//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC RA/R2601042/AUG 08//
REF/D/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/150829ZJUL08//
REF/E/DOC/SECNAVINST 1920.6C/20051215//
REF/F/DOC/CMC MPP-35/07FEB2006//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC), REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION REGARDING FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC), REF C IS MARADMIN 475/08 AR REINVIGORATION AND IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE, REF D IS MARADMIN 387/08 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF), REF E IS INSTRUCTIONS FOR NAVAL ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS, REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES.//
POC/S. SHINSKIE/MAJ/RAM-1/DSN 278-0525/-/TEL:(703) 784-0525/EMAIL: SHANNON.SHINSKIE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/ 1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS OF THE FY11-02 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD CONVENING AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 25 APR 11.
2. GENERAL. IAW REF A, HQMC (RAM) IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINE OFFICERS REQUESTING ACCESSION INTO THE MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM. THE AR PROGRAM FACILITATES THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE. MARINE OFFICERS ACCEPTED INTO THE AR PROGRAM FILL A VARIETY OF GROUND, AVIATION, AND LOGISTICS BILLETS LOCATED AT RESERVE TRAINING CENTERS AND MAJOR MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND INSTALLATIONS.
  A. BACKGROUND. PER REFS B AND C, THE MISSION OF THE AR PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A CADRE OF WELL-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED RC MARINES TO SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS FULL-TIME SUPPORT TO THE RC.
3. QUALIFICATIONS.
  A. RESTRICTED OFFICERS.
    (1) WARRANT OFFICERS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS 2 (CWO2) WITH A PMOS OF 0170, 6004, AND 6502 WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE BASIC SCHOOL, AND SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW-ON MOS SCHOOL REQUIRED FOR PMOS BY THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. MOS AVAILABILITY MAY CHANGE BASED ON POPULATION NUMBERS ON THE DAY THE BOARD CONVENES.
    (2) IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GRADE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE RESTRICTED OFFICERS RANKS, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE SERVICE YEARS WILL BE PRECEPTED. APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
       (A) RESTRICTED OFFICERS IN THE GRADE OF WO SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL CUMULATIVE ACTIVE DUTY TIME OF 12 YEARS OR MORE ON THE DAY THE BOARD CONVENES.
       (B) RESTRICTED OFFICERS IN THE GRADE OF CWO2 MUST HAVE A TOTAL CUMULATIVE ACTIVE DUTY TIME OF 13 YEARS OR MORE ON THE DAY THE BOARD CONVENES. ADDITIONALLY, CWO2 APPLICANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 12 MONTHS TIME IN GRADE (TIG) AT THE TIME THE BOARD CONVENES.
       (C) APPLICANTS SERVING IN SMCR BILLETS UNDER AN INITIAL 36-MONTH OBLIGATION MUST HAVE MFR-LEVEL ENDORSED APPROVAL OF RELEASE TO APPLY.
  B. UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS.
    (1) FIRST LIEUTENANTS WITH ANY PMOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE. APPLICANTS SELECTED TO ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM WHO DO NOT CONTAIN AN MOS COMPATABLE WITH THE AR PROGRAM MUST BE WILLING TO RETRAIN INTO A COMPETITIVE MOS.
    (2) CAPTS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 1 MAY 2008 WITH ANY MOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE. APPLICANTS SELECTED TO ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM WHO DO NOT CONTAIN AN MOS COMPATABLE WITH THE AR PROGRAM MUST BE WILLING TO RETRAIN INTO A COMPETITIVE MOS. CAPTS WITH A DOR SENIOR TO 1 MAY 2008 AND CONTAIN AN MOS LISTED IN PARA 4A WILL BE CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE.
    (3) MAJORS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 1 MAR 08 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. MAJORS WITH A PMOS OF 0180, 0202, 0302, 0402, 0602, 0802, 1302, 3002, 3404, AND 4302 WILL BE CONSIDERED COMPETITIVE. MAJORS WITH A PMOS OF 4402, 7523, 7557, 7562, 7563, 7565, 7532, 7509, AND 7566 AND HAVING A DATE OF RANK JUNIOR TO 1 JUL 07 ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS WITH A PMOS OF 7523 OR 7509 WILL BE SCREENED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO VMFT-401 AND MUST HAVE A FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF VMFT-401 INCLUDED IN THEIR APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.
    (4) UNRESTRICTED APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE REACHING 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE IN ORDER TO APPLY.
  C. OFFICERS COMMISSIONED VIA A RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ROCP) MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR INITIAL DRILLING OBLIGATION NO LATER THAN 1 AUGUST 2011. RC SELECTEES MUST ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM BY 1 AUG 11. LATER DATES OF ACCESSION WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, REQUESTED IN THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. AC OFFICERS WILL INDICATE ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO REQUEST A RESERVE COMMISSION UPON SELECTION. APPOINTMENT TO THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL) MAY TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS. AC SELECTEES WILL ACCESS BY 1 OCT 11.
  D. ALL APPLICANTS MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR AGREE TO ACCEPT A RESERVE COMMISSION PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM. INITIAL SERVICE OBLIGATION IN THE AR PROGRAM IS 36 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ACCESSION.
  E. APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL OTHER QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A.
4. TARGETED MOS AND EXPERIENCE.
  A. TO BEST MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM, CERTAIN RANK AND PMOS COMBINATIONS ARE TARGETED FOR ACCESSION:
    1STLT-MAJ  0180
    1STLT-MAJ  0202
    1STLT-MAJ  0302
    1STLT-MAJ  0402
    1STLT-MAJ  0602
    1STLT-MAJ  0802
    1STLT-MAJ  1302
    1STLT/CAPT  3002
    1STLT-MAJ  3404
    1STLT-MAJ  4302
    1STLT-MAJ  4402
    1STLT-MAJ  7566/7565/7563/7562/7523/7557/7509/7532
    WO      0170
    WO      6004
    WO      6502
  B. A COMPANY GRADE OFFICER SOURCED THROUGH A RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ROCP), SUCH AS THE RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (RECP), OFFICER CANDIDATES COURSE/RESERVE (OCC/R), OR THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM/RESERVE (MECP/R) IS SOUGHT FOR ACCESSION AND INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO HQMC RESERVE AFFAIRS AND SERVE IN A BILLET DEVELOPED TO MANAGE THOSE PROGRAMS. APPLICANTS COMMISSIONED THROUGH AN ROCP PROGRAM, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS BILLET, SHOULD EXPLICITLY STATE THEIR INTEREST AS PART OF THE APPLICATION.
5. APPLICATIONS. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM-3) NLT 1600 EST, 15 APR 2011. DO NOT SEND INCOMPLETE, ADVANCE, DUPLICATE, OR FAX COPIES OF APPLICATIONS. THEY WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
  A. APPLICANTS WILL USE THE APPLICATION FORMAT FROM THE RAM-3 WEB PAGE THROUGH THE HTTPS: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR, OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD LINK. FORWARD COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THE JOINAR@USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX.
  B. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OR WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SELECTED RESERVE MUST SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMANDER.
  C. FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW MCO P1610.7 TO CMC (MMSB-32).
  D. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED. SEE REF D FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS RECEIVED BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBPAGE. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
  E. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EACH RC OFFICER REVIEW HIS OR HER CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR) AND ENSURE IT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND CERTIFIED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. CMC (RAM-3) WILL PROVIDE A CURRENT CRCR FOR EACH RC OFFICER APPLICANT TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
  F. AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICERS OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10). THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED: CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY11-02 MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD. ANY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD WILL NOT BE RETAINED OR INCLUDED IN THE OFFICERS OMPF.
  G. OFFICERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY11-02 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NEW PACKAGES PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
6. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
  A. NAVAL AVIATORS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THEIR AR ACCESSION PACKAGE:
    (1) A COPY OF THEIR ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD FROM THEIR FLIGHT LOGBOOK. NAVAL AVIATORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE AC OR SMCR MUST SUBMIT COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT OF APPLICANTS ACCIDENT HISTORY INDICATING ANY FLIGHT VIOLATIONS AND OR MISHAP INVOLVEMENT, OR A STATEMENT INDICATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO FLIGHT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS, AS APPROPRIATE.
    (2) A COPY OF THE OFFICERS AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY FORMATTED AS SHOWN ON THE AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD WEBSITE.
    (3) A STATEMENT INDICATING IF THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY IN A FLYING STATUS AND IS QUALIFIED TO FILL A NAVAL AVIATOR BILLET AT A FLYING SQUADRON. IF NOT IN A CURRENT FLYING ASSIGNMENT, INDICATE HOW LONG SINCE THE LAST FLIGHT IN RATED AIRCRAFT AND CURRENT QUALIFICATION STATUS.
  B. EACH OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA HARD COPY SUBMISSION. PHONE CALLS OR E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THEIR OMPF. UPDATED MATERIAL IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT UPDATED MATERIAL, OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT CMC (MMSB-30) BEFORE INCLUDING FITNESS REPORTS AS UPDATE MATERIAL AND CMC (MMSB-20) FOR ALL OTHER OMPF UPDATES. THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE AN OFFICER'S OMPF IS APPROPRIATELY UPDATED. THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY BE SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. THIRD PARTY LETTERS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT ACTION.
  C. UPDATE MATERIAL (SCANNED OR PDF FILE) WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1600 EST, 22 APR 2011 VIA THE JOINAR@USMC.MIL EMAIL. THE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES. THE COVER LETTER MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY11-02 ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD. LATE SUBMISSIONS OF UPDATE MATERIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
7. BOARD SELECTS.
  A. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
  B. OFFICERS WILL BE ACCESSED AND ASSIGNED BASED ON BILLET AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND MUST REMAIN WORLD-WIDE DEPLOYABLE. AR MARINES SHOULD EXPECT TO REMAIN ON STATION A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS FOR ASSIGNMENTS, BUT NORMAL TOUR ROTATIONS WILL OCCUR AT THE THREE YEAR MARK. ALL INITIAL ACCESSION TOURS WILL BE AT LEAST THREE YEARS.
  C. ONCE ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, OFFICERS ARE GOVERNED BY THE SEPARATIONS POLICY CONTAINED IN REF E; SPECIFICALLY, CAPTAINS TWICE PASSED TO THE GRADE OF MAJOR WHILE SERVING ON THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH CALENDAR MONTH AFTER THE REPORT OF THEIR SELECTION BOARD IS APPROVED. REF F PERTAINS TO RESTRICTED OFFICERS. 
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//