R 260929Z MAR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0202/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM//
SUBJ/OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUESTS(OER)//
POC/JOHNSON J./GYSGT/-/NAME:COMM 703-784-9220/TEL:DSN 278-9220/
EMAIL: JEREMIAH.M.JOHNSON@USMC.MIL//
POC/STEADMAN J.F./GYSGT/-/NAME:COMM 703-784-9771/TEL:DSN 278-9771/
EMAIL: JASON.F.STEADMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BACKGROUND. 
    A.  THE MARINE CORPS CURRENTLY UTILIZES THE OVERSEAS EXTENSION PROCESSING SYSTEM (OEPS) TO PROCESS ALL ENLISTED OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUESTS INCLUDING OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP), IN PLACE CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (IPCOT), CONSECUTIVE OVERSEAS TOUR (COT) AND TOUR CONVERSIONS.
    B.  IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PROCESSING REQUESTS FOR OVERSEAS EXTENSIONS, REQUESTS FOR OVERSEAS EXTENSIONS WILL NOW BE SUBMITTED VIA A NEW MODULE IN THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) CALLED OER (OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUEST).
2.  EFFECTIVE 30 MARCH 2009 M&RA WILL NO LONGER USE THE OVERSEAS EXTENSION PROCESSING SYSTEM (OEPS) TO PROCESS OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUESTS.  ALL NEW SUBMISSIONS OF OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUESTS (OER) WILL BE PROCESSED VIA TFRS.  OEPS WILL BE TERMINATED AFTER ALL PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED/PENDING OVERSEAS EXTENSION REQUESTS ARE PROCESSED. 
3.  MARINES WITH AN ESTABLISHED OEPS ACCOUNT WILL HAVE THEIR ACCESS TRANSFERRED TO TFRS. 
4.  OVERSEAS EXTENSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CAREER PLANNING AND G1 FUNCTION AT THE MEF, MSC (DIV, WING, MCC) OR OTHER ESTABLISHED OVERSEAS EXTENSION PROCESSING SITE.  A "HOW TO PROCESS AN OER IN TFRS POWERPOINT" WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE, WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//