R 261300Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 064/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2011/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/AMPLIFICATION TO TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP/YMD:20030515//
REF/B/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC OE/YMD:20000502//
REF/C/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC ON-E/YMD:20040430//
REF/D/MSGID:MCBUL/MCCMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)/YMD:20061204//
REF/E/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MRON/YMD:19940816//
REF/F/MSGID:DOCUMENT/OD/YMD:20070702//
REF/G/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MRON/YMD:19940829//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 234/03 MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION AND TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS.  REF (B) IS MCO 1040.43A ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF (C) IS MCO 1040R.10L W/CH 1 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (RECP).  REF (D) IS MARADMIN 571/06 RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF (E) IS MCO 1560.15L MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP).  REF (F) IS REGULATIONS FOR OFFICER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (NROTC).  REF (G) IS MCO 1530.11G APPLICATION FOR NOMINATION TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL//
POC/MRS. NORTHAN/CIV/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/-/TEL:703 784-9442//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR MEETING TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS. 
2.  REF (A) ANNOUNCED THE REVISION TO THE ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST (AFCT).  THE ELECTRICAL COMPOSITE SCORE OF THE AFCT WAS REPLACED BY THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST (AFQT).  MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO POSSESS ONE OF THREE MINIMUM TEST SCORES:
    A. 74 AFQT
    B. 1000 SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) (COMBINED MATH AND CRITICAL READING ONLY)
    C. 22 COMPOSITE SCORE ON AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT)    
3.  FOR THOSE REQUESTING TO COMMISSION WITH AN AVIATION MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY, A MINIMUM SCORE ON THE AVIATION SELECTION TEST BATTERY (ASTB) IS REQUIRED.  THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE RECP OR THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM-RESERVE.  APPLICANTS REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE FOR AN AVIATION GUARANTEE MUST RECEIVE AN ASTB SCORE OF 4 ON THE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS RATING (AQR) AND 6 ON THE PILOT FLIGHT APTITUDE RATING (PFAR) OR FLIGHT OFFICER APTITUDE RATING (FOFAR), DEPENDING ON THE REQUESTED MOS.  THIS TEST IS ADMINISTERED AT NROTC UNITS, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) AND OFFICER SELECTION OFFICES.  AN APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A WAIVER OF ONE POINT ASTB SCORE ONLY AFTER THE EXAMINEE'S THIRD ATTEMPT TO MEET THE MINIMUM ASTB SCORE.  CONSIDERATION WILL ONLY BE GIVEN FOR A ONE POINT ADJUSTMENT IN ONE CATEGORY ON AN ASTB WAIVER REQUEST.  NO WAIVER OF TWO POINTS OR TWO CATEGORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED.  FOR EXAMPLE, SUBMISSION OF BOTH AN AVIATION AGE WAIVER AND AN ASTB 1 POINT REQUEST WILL NOT BE GRANTED.  ONLY ONE APPROVAL WILL BE RECEIVED FOR QUALIFICATION.  ANTHROPOMETRIC AND OTHER MEDICAL WAIVERS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WAIVER REQUEST LIMITATIONS.  MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM AND MECEP STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR AVIATION ONCE SELECTED AND ATTENDING AN NROTC AFFILIATED SCHOOL.   
4.  TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION TO THE USNA MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.USNA.EDU. 
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL RONALD L. BAILEY, CG, MCRC.//