R 301710Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0288/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/POLICY CONCERNING EARLY DEACTIVATION OF INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)//
REF/A/MSGID:SECDEF/MEMO/YMD:20060816//
REF/B/MSGID:SECDEF/MEMO/YMD:20090315//
REF/C/MSGID:MCO P3000.19/-/-//
REF/D/MSGID:DODD 1235.10/-/YMD:20040923//
NARR/REF A IS SECDEF MEMO APPROVING MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) MOBILIZATION.
REF B IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMO REGARDING THE REVISED MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION PERSONNEL AND PAY POLICY FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PENTAGON ATTACKS.
REF C IS MCO P3000.19 (MAID-P).
REF D IS DOD DIRECTIVE REGARDING THE ACTIVATION, MOBILIZATION, AND DEMOBILIZATION OF THE READY RESERVE.//
POC/W. ANGLIN/MAJ/UNIT:MPP-60/-/TEL:(703) 784-9358/TEL:DSN 278-9358//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  ESTABLISH POLICY REGARDING DEACTIVATION OR RETENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE IRR ACTIVATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF REF A.  IAW THE REFS THIS POLICY IS BEING PROMULGATED TO CLARIFY HQMC INTENT ON DEACTIVATION PROCEDURES FOR INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED MARINES RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT EARLIER THAN HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED WHEN ORDERS WERE ISSUED.
2. BACKGROUND.  PER THE REFERENCES, IRR MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLUNTARILY ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY ARE ORDERED TO A DEPLOYING UNIT AND SUPPORT THAT UNIT THROUGHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT.  THIS POLICY IS BEING DISSEMINATED IN ORDER TO CLARIFY ISSUES RELATED TO MARINES SERVING WITH UNITS WHO RETURN EARLY OR ACTIVATED IRR MARINES RETURNING PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE UNIT'S DEPLOYMENT AND HAVE TIME REMAINING ON THEIR ACTIVATION ORDERS.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE EMPLOYING COMMANDER SHOULD ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED MEMBERS OF THE IRR TO BILLETS WITHIN THEATER.
3. ACTION
   A. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL INVOLUNTARILY ACTIVATED IRR MARINES THAT HAVE RETURNED FROM DEPLOYMENT EARLY WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER REMAIN ON ORDERS TO THE END DATE OF THOSE ORDERS OR TERMINATE THOSE ORDERS AT ANY DATE BEFORE THE END DATE OF THOSE ORDERS.  THIS DECISION WILL BE MADE ONCE THE MARINE RETURNS CONUS.  REQUESTS TO MODIFY THIS DECISION, ONCE MADE, WILL NOT NORMALLY BE ENTERTAINED AND WILL REQUIRE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.
   B. MARINES WHO DESIRE TO DEACTIVATE EARLY WILL BE SENT TO THE DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING COMMAND (DPC) FOR OUT-PROCESSING.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY DEMOBILIZATION OF IRR MARINES WILL BE SUBMITTED IN THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (MCMPS) BY THE DPC.  ONCE THE REQUEST IN MCMPS HAS BEEN APPROVED AND THE MARINE HAS COMPLETED THE CHECK-OUT PROCESS, THE DPC IS AUTHORIZED TO ENDORSE THE ORIGINAL ORDERS, PROVIDE THAT ENDORSEMENT TO THE DEPARTING MARINE, AND RELEASE THE MARINE.  THE DPC WILL UPDATE THE MARINE'S EAS/ECC IN MCTFS.
   C. MARINES WHO DESIRE TO REMAIN ON ORDERS WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE UNIT THEY DEPLOYED WITH OR BY OTHER UNITS AS NEEDED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYING COMMAND.  IF MARINES CANNOT BE UTILIZED BY THE EMPLOYING COMMAND, THE MARINE WILL BE SENT TO THE DPC WHO WILL DETERMINE THE BEST UTILIZATION FOR THE MARINE UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE OF ORDERS.
4. THIS POLICY DOES NOT AND WILL IN NO WAY CONFLICT WITH PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING LEAVE (30 DAYS AT TERMINATION OF ORDERS) OR VOLUNTARILY REMAINING ON ORDERS PAST THE EXPIRATION OF ORDERS: THOSE PROCEDURES REMAIN IN EFFECT.
5. MODIFICATIONS OF MROWS ORDERS WILL BE GENERATED BY MMFA UPON FINAL APPROVAL IN MCMPS.  COPIES OF THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORDERS WILL BE SENT TO THE MARINE VIA US MAIL BY MOBCOM.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//