R 011418Z MAY 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0291/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCRC G-1//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS ELIMINATION OF THE BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/1530 SER N00 0632/YMD:20080805//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20090415//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MRON/YMD:19920805//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MRON/YMD:19940816//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MCRC OE/YMD:20000502//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 676/08, FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM NOTIFICATION.  REF (B) IS ALMAR 009/09, CANCELLATION OF BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM.  REF (C) IS MCO 1560.24D, BROADENED OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER SELECTION AND TRAINING (BOOST) PROGRAM.  REF (D) IS MCO 1560.15L, MARINE CORPS ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP).  REF (E) IS MCO 1040.43A ENLISTED-TO-OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.//
POC/-/-/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/NAME:MR. ROBERT HOLDER/TEL:(703) 784-9446//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFS (A), AND (B) THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS HAVE CANCELLED THEIR BOOST PROGRAMS.  THE MARINE CORPS BOOST PROGRAM WAS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT UPON THE NAVY AND ITS SCHOOL SEATS FOR BOOST.
  AS A RESULT, THE MARINE CORPS BOOST PROGRAM IS TERMINATED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  REF (C) WILL BE CANCELLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS MESSAGE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR BOOST. 
2.  MARINES INTERESTED IN ENLISTED TO OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD APPLY FOR THE EXISTING ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS: MARINE CORPS ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP), ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP), AND THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (MCP).  REFERENCES (D), AND (E) CONTAIN QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THREE PROGRAMS.  
3.  ALL MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK WITH THEIR COMMAND AND COMMAND EDUCATION OFFICER TO PURSUE CONTINUED PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH A MYRIAD OF OPTIONS.  THE MAJORITY OF OUR BASES AND STATIONS HAVE A LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER WITH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MILITARY ACADEMIC SKILLS PROGRAM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE EDUCATION SKILLS AND TEST SCORES.  ADDITIONALLY, THE USE OF TUITION ASSISTANCE ALLOWS MARINES TO TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE AND MEET QUALIFYING STANDARDS FOR EXISTING ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS.  MOST LIFE LONG LEARNING CENTERS ALSO OFFER LOW COST OR NO COST TESTING FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE QUALIFYING STANDARDS.
4.  QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO MR. ROBERT HOLDER, PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9446 OR DSN 278-9446. 
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. E. MILSTEAD, JR., CG, MCRC.//