R 041050Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0343/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MODIFICATION OF THE FY09 ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICER COLLEGE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (CLRP)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20080701//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20090904//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 373/08, FY09 ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICER CLRP. REF B IS MARADMIN 489/08, AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE.//
POC/S. CASEY/LTCOL/UNIT:MCRC/-/TEL:(703) 432-9941//
POC/P. GULBRANDSEN/MAJ/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9386//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  TO MODIFY CLRP AUTHORITY AND ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES AND MARINE OPTION MIDSHIPMEN ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.
2. EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2009, CLRP WILL NOT BE UTILIZED BY THE MARINE CORPS TO CONTRACT NEW OFFICER CANDIDATES OR MARINE OPTION MIDSHIPMEN IN ANY COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
3. GUIDELINES FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICER CANDIDATES AND MARINE OPTION
MIDSHIPMEN:
    A. ALL INDIVIDUALS DESIRING RETENTION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
FY09 CLRP MUST SIGN THE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) LOCATED ON THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) WEBSITE:WWW.MARINES.USMC.MIL/G3/OFFICER/OFFICERAPPOINT.HTM.
       (1) THE APPLICANT MUST DOWNLOAD AND SIGN THE SOU IN THE PRESENCE OF THE OFFICER SELECTION OFFICER (OSO), MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR (MOI) OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPANY OFFICER.
       (2) A COPY MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE TBS ADMIN SECTION UPON CHECK-IN.
       (3) A COPY MUST BE SENT TO MCRC NLT 1 AUGUST 2009.
    B. ALL INDIVIDUALS MUST ADHERE TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES (A) AND (B), WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
       (1) NROTC SCHOLARSHIP AND PLATOON LEADERS COURSE (PLC) APPLICANTS:
           (A) MUST CONTRACT PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2009.
           (B) MUST SIGN SOU PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009.
           (C) MUST COMMISSION BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.
           (D) PLC LAW IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CLRP.
       (2) OFFICER CANDIDATE CLASS (OCC) APPLICANTS:
           (A) MUST CONTRACT PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2009.
           (B) MUST SIGN SOU PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2009.
           (C) MUST COMMISSION BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 29 AUGUST 2009.
       (3) ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP) APPLICANTS:
           (A) MUST BE SELECTED TO THE ECP PROGRAM ON MARADMINS 0253/09, 699/08, 311/08, OR 238/08.
           (B) MUST SIGN SOU PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009.
           (C) MUST COMMISSION BEFORE 29 AUGUST 2009.
       (4) MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (MCP) APPLICANTS:
           (A) MUST BE SELECTED TO THE MCP PROGRAM ON MARADMINS 0253/09, 699/08, OR 238/08.
           (B) MUST SIGN SOU PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009.
           (C) MUST COMMISSION BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2011.
       (5) MARINE CORPS ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP) APPLICANTS:
           (A) MUST BE SELECTED TO MECEP ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2008 THROUGH 30 JUNE 2009. SELECTION IS DEFINED AS THE DATE THE SELECTION MARADMIN IS SIGNED.
           (B) MUST SIGN SOU PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2009.
           (C) MUST COMMISSION BEFORE 1 OCTOBER 2011.
    C. LOANS OBTAINED AFTER THE COMMISSIONING DATE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAYMENT. 
    D. MEMBERS ACCESSED VIA SERVICE ACADEMY ACCESSIONS, USMCR OFFICER ACCESSIONS, OR SMCR MARINE OFFICER ACCESSIONS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FY09 CLRP.
    E. ADDRESS ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND FOR FINAL DETERMINATION.
4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, COMMANDERS WILL:
    A. ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICER CANDIDATES CONTRACT PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2009 AND HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SOU SIGNED.  APPLICANTS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
    B. ENSURE THE ORIGINAL SIGNED SOU IS INSERTED INTO THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT (RFA) PACKAGE WHEN SUBMITTING TO MCRC, G-3, OFFICER PROGRAMS.
    C. THE OSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT OCC AND PLC APPLICANTS HAVE CONTRACTED PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2009 AND SIGNED THE SOU.
    D. THE MOI/PNS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING NROTC COMPLIANCE.
5. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//