R 061513Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0223/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY09 UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COLONEL SELECTIVE RETENTION BOARD//
REF/A/TITLE 10 U.S.C.//
AMPN/TITLE 10 U.S. CODE//
POC/R. R. UNDERWOOD/COL/CMC(RAP)/TEL:(703) 784-9138/ EMAIL:ROBERT.R.UNDERWOOD1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS APPROVED THE FY09 UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) COLONEL SELECTIVE RETENTION BOARD (SRB) RESULTS.  
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE SRB CONVENED ON 17 OCT 08 IAW SECTION 14704 OF REF A.  IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY LIMITS AND ENSURE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICERS OF LOWER GRADES, A BOARD OF GENERAL OFFICERS CONSIDERED 254 OFFICERS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL).  THE BOARD SELECTED 99 UR COLONELS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RASL.
3.  NOTIFICATION.   OFFICERS SELECTED FOR REMOVAL WERE NOTIFIED BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND WILL RECEIVE PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.  OFFICERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD, BUT NOT CONTACTED BY A GENERAL OFFICER, MAY CONTACT COL R. R. UNDERWOOD AT 703-432-9207 OR 703-784-9136 TO DETERMINE THEIR CURRENT STATUS.
4.  POST BOARD ACTION.  OFFICERS NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION BY THE SRB WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE RASL ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE SECRETARY'S APPROVAL OF THE BOARD REPORT, WHICH IS 1 OCT 2009.  OFFICERS WITH 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE INVOLUNTARILY RETIRED.  OFFICERS WITH 20 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE WILL BE INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFERRED TO THE RETIRED RESERVE AWAITING PAY AT AGE 60. 
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//