R 011518Z JUN 10
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MARADMIN 309/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2010/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040.  FISCAL YEAR 2011 (FY11) ECP, MCP, MCP-R AND RECP SELECTION BOARDS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC MPP-30/YMD:20020517//
REF/B/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC OE/YMD:20000502//
REF/C/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC ON-E/YMD:20040430//
REF/D/MSGID:MSGID/MCCMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)/YMD:20061204//
REF/E/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP/YMD:20030515//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/CMC DMCS/YMD:20101115//
REF/G/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)/YMD:20051130//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 278/02, TRANSFORMATION OF THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.  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 PROGRAMS.  REF (D) IS MARADMIN 571/06 RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF (E) IS MARADMIN 234/03 MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION AND TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS.  REF (F) IS MARADMIN 029/10 AMPLIFICATION TO THE MARINE CORPS TATTOO POLICY.  REF (G) IS MARINE CORPS TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) FUNDING POLICY.//
POC/MRS. NORTHAN/CIV/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/-/TEL:703 784-9442//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE CONVENING OF THE FY11 ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP), MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (MCP), MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM RESERVE (MCP-R), AND SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (RECP) SELECTION BOARDS.
2.  PER THE REFS, THE FOLLOWING ECP, MCP, MCP-R, AND RECP SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONVENE DURING FY11:
BOARD            DEADLINE              BOARD CONVENES
FY11 BOARD 1      1 SEP 10             18 OCT 10
FY11 BOARD 2     17 JAN 11             14 MAR 11
FY11 BOARD 3     18 APR 11             13 JUN 11
THESE BOARDS ARE SCHEDULED TO ALIGN WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL (OCS) CLASSES; HOWEVER, MARINES ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO ATTEND THE OCS CLASS WHICH THE BOARD ALIGNS WITH (FOR EXAMPLE, SELECTEES MAY ATTEND THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS).  OCS CLASS DATES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  UPDATES TO OCS CLASS CONVENING AND COMPLETION DATES MAY BE VIEWED AT WWW.OCS.MIL.
CLASS             START DATE           END DATE
206TH             7 JAN 11             18 MAR 11
207TH                TBD                  TBD
208TH                TBD                  TBD
3.  REFER TO REFS (A) THROUGH (F) FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES.  WHEN COMPUTING AGE AT DATE OF COMMISSIONING, ECP, MCP-R, AND RECP APPLICANTS SHOULD USE THE OCS COMPLETION DATE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2.  MCP APPLICANTS SHOULD USE THEIR ESTIMATED COLLEGE COMPLETION DATE.
4.  ECP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.  APPLICANTS THAT DO NOT POSSESS A DEGREE ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ECP CONSIDERATION, AND MUST APPLY TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE BOARD.
5.  MCP APPLICANTS MUST PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO REF (A).  ONLY TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY CREDITED CLASSES WILL COUNT TOWARD THE TOTAL OF 75 CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE MCP.  MILITARY CREDIT AND FORMAL SCHOOL CREDITS WILL NOT BE COUNTED.  ASSOCIATES DEGREE MUST INCLUDE THE 75 CREDIT HOURS OF ACTUAL COLLEGE WORK.  WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  MCP MARINES MUST AGREE TO EXTEND, OR REENLIST FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS UPON COMPLETION OF OCS.
6.  DEGREES OBTAINED FROM A FOREIGN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION MUST BE ACCEPTED BY A NATIONALLY OR REGIONALLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE, OR AN ACCREDITING INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.  IN MANY CASES, SERVICE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL COURSES TO QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF THEIR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.  IF MARINES DESIRE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL COURSES, THEY MAY REFER TO REF (G) FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE.  HOWEVER, THE DOMESTIC ACADEMIC INSTITUTION MAY OR MAY NOT GRANT CREDIT FOR COURSES TAKEN IN FOREIGN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.  MARINES MAY CONTACT THEIR EDUCATION CENTERS TO PROCEED IN THEIR PURSUIT OF A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL.  THE WEBSITE WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION ON LOCAL EDUCATION CENTERS.
7.  ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) MARINES MUST MEET TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND BE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THEIR END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) TO APPLY.  REQUESTS SUBMITTED OUTSIDE THESE PARAMETERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ON AR MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  AR MARINES APPLYING FOR ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT RELEASE FROM THE AR PROGRAM AND REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL RELEASE (DD FORM 368) FROM THE AR PROGRAM.  THE DD FORM 368 WILL ACCOMPANY THE MARINE'S ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM ADDRESSED TO HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-2).  APPROVED DD FORM 368 MUST BE INCLUDED IN MARINE'S APPLICATION AND RECEIVED BY MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) BEFORE THE START OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
    B.  AR MARINES SELECTED FOR EITHER OF THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE AR PROGRAM AND TRANSFERRED TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) PRIOR TO ATTENDING OCS.  TO OBTAIN ORDERS TO OCS, AR MARINES TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR WILL PRESENT A COPY OF THEIR SIGNED DD FORM 368 TO THEIR LOCAL OFFICER SELECTION OFFICER'S OFFICE.
    C.  IF A MARINE IS RELEASED FROM THE AR PROGRAM TO ATTEND OCS FOR ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS AND FAILS TO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSIONED GRADE OR DISENROLLS FROM OCS PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE FOR COMMISSION, THE MARINE WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND RETURNED TO THE IRR.
    D.  AR MARINES MUST SIGN A PAGE 11 REFLECTING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU): "I UNDERSTAND THAT, IF SELECTED FOR (NAME OF PROGRAM FOR WHICH APPLYING), I WILL BE RELEASED FROM THE AR PROGRAM AND TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR PRIOR TO ATTENDING OCS.  IF I FAIL TO COMPLETE OCS OR OBTAIN A COMMISSION, I WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS AND TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR.  I MAY RESUBMIT FOR RETURN TO THE AR PROGRAM WITHOUT PREJUDICE.  HOWEVER, ACCEPTANCE FOR RETURN TO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE BASED ON AR PROGRAM NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION."  THIS PAGE 11 STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION.  AR MARINES WHO DO NOT WISH TO AUGMENT TO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS OR BE RELEASED FROM THE AR PROGRAM SHOULD NOT APPLY FOR THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
8.  APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD FOLLOW STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT USING THE APPLICATION FORMAT AND CONTENT PROVIDED BY REFS (B) AND (C).  SUBMIT A CLOSE UP PHOTO OF EACH BODY MARKING ADDRESSING THE CONTENT (WHAT THE BODY MARKING IS AND WHAT IT MEANS), LOCATION, SIZE, NUMBER OF BODY MARKINGS AND DATE BODY MARKING WAS MADE.  SUBMIT FULL LENGTH PHOTO(S) OF APPLICANT IN PT GEAR (GREEN SHORTS-GREEN T-SHIRT) FROM EACH BODY ANGLE OF BODY MARKINGS (SUCH AS SIDE-FRONT-BACK).  FEMALES MAY NOT SEND PHOTOS TAKEN IN THEIR SPORTS BRAS.  A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND DRAWING DETAILING CRITERIA CITED BY THIS PARAGRAPH OF BODY MARKINGS LOCATED IN PRIVATE AREAS WILL SUFFICE.  APPLICATIONS MUST ALSO INCLUDE TATTOO SCREENING FORM (TSF) AND SOU FOR TATTOOS.  A COPY OF THE TSF OR SOU MAY BE FOUND ON THE MCRC WEBSITE HTTPS:  WWW.MARINES.USMC.MIL/G3/OFFICER/ENLISTEDOFFICER.HTM.  CLICK ON DESIRED PROGRAM, APPLICATION FORMS, THEN TSF OR SOU.  APPLICANT AND COMMANDING OFFICER ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT ENTIRE FORM EXCEPT THE RE-VERIFICATION PORTION.  THE RE-VERIFICATION PORTION OF THE FORM WILL BE COMPLETED UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT'S SELECTION.  THE COMMANDING OFFICER MUST SCREEN THE APPLICANT FOR TATTOOS AND SIGN THE OFFICER RE-VERIFICATION PORTION 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ATTENDING OCS.
9.  ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT ALL ENDORSEMENTS TO INCLUDE A COMMANDING GENERAL LEVEL ENDORSEMENT, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT RECOMMENDED MUST NOT BE FORWARDED TO MCRC.  APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE PROOF OF SECURITY CLEARANCE OR PROOF THAT ONE HAS BEEN INITIATED.  APPLICANTS MUST BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.  APPLICANTS MUST NOT BE A DUAL CITIZEN WHEN APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAMS.
10.  THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT MUST INCLUDE PROJECTED DATE OF COMMISSIONING.  THE MARINE'S MARITAL STATUS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION OR NOMINATION LETTER.
11.  APPLICANTS AND COMMANDS MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICATION DUE DATES.  A MINIMAL EXTENSION OF THE DUE DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES APPROVED BY MCRC (ON-E).  EXTENSION REQUEST (TO INCLUDE NAMES OF APPLICANTS) MUST COME FROM THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL LEVEL VIA EMAIL TO JEANETTE.NORTHAN@MARINES.USMC.MIL.  AN ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE APPLICATION MUST BE SENT TO MCRC VIA DIRECT MAIL ONLY.  DUE TO THE VOLUME OF EMAILS, ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS AN EXTENSION REQUEST.  ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON RECP AND MCP-R APPLICATION PREPARATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  CHOOSE RESERVE MARINE ICON, THEN VIEW MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS DIRECTORY, RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA), CAREER MANAGEMENT TEAM (CMT), CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ENLISTED RETENTION, AND RESERVE ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAM.
12.  RESERVE COMMISSIONED LIEUTENANTS WILL PROCEED DIRECTLY FROM OCS TO THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS) AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) SCHOOL.  IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN TBS AND MOS SCHOOL, THE MARINE WILL REMAIN AT TBS.  AT THE COMPLETION OF MOS SCHOOL THE MARINE WILL PROCEED TO THEIR SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT AND WILL SERVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF THEIR MANDATORY SERVICE OBLIGATION IN A DRILLING STATUS.
13.  RESERVE AFFAIRS, IN COORDINATION WITH TBS, WILL ASSIGN RESERVE LIEUTENANTS THEIR MOS BASED ON INPUT TAKEN FROM THEIR APPLICATION, INTERVIEWS WITH OBSERVATIONS OF THE LIEUTENANTS DURING TRAINING, AND FINAL VERIFICATION OF UNIT OR BILLET REQUIREMENTS.  RECP AND MCP-R SELECTEES WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF TRAINING AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OCS, TBS AND THE APPROPRIATE MOS SCHOOL.  ONCE ALL PHASES OF TRAINING HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SELECTEES WILL RETURN TO THE UNIT ASSIGNED TO THEM AND REMAIN IN AN SMCR DRILLING STATUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR 48 MONTHS MINIMUM AFFILIATION OBLIGATION.  SELECTEES UNABLE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE REVERTED TO THEIR HIGHEST ENLISTED RANK OR DISCHARGED.
14.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
15.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 15 DEC 11.
16.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT E. MILSTEAD JR., CG, MCRC.//