R 061036Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0082/09//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/RETIRE/RETAIN AND RETIRE/RECALL PRIMARY DUTY FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS (FROS)//
REF/A/MCBUL 1754 PRIMARY DUTY FAMILY READINESS OFFICERS (FROS)//
POC//M. SUMNER/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC UFR/-/TEL: DSN 278-0296//
EMAIL: MELINDA.SUMNER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THAT RETIRE/RETAIN AND RETIRE/RECALL OPTION IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR PRIMARY DUTY AS THE FAMILY READINESS OFFICER.
2.  BACKGROUND. REF (A), CANCELLED 30 JAN 09, ISSUED PROTOCOLS FOR UNITS TO OBTAIN A RETIRE/RETAIN OR RETIRE/RECALL FRO TO CONFORM TO THE CMC MANDATE THAT ALL PRIMARY DUTY FROS SHALL BE ASSIGNED AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND ABOVE.
3.  IN-PROCESS AND FUTURE REQUESTS FOR RETIRE/RETAIN OR RETIRE/RECALL AUTHORIZATIONS WILL NOT BE APPROVED.
4.  EXISTING RETIRE/RETAIN/RECALL FRO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF ORDERS OR UNTIL OTHERWISE TERMINATED.
5.  IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A PRIMARY DUTY CIVILIAN FRO AFTER INCUMBENT RETIRE/RETAIN/RECALL FRO'S HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ASSIGNMENTS; COMMANDERS CAN INITIATE THE HIRE PROCESS THROUGH THIER LOCALLY ASSIGNED MCCS HRO OR APPOINT IN WRITING AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER WITHIN THE COMMAND, E-6 AND ABOVE WITH NO COLLATERAL DUTIES ASSIGNED, TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY DUTY FRO.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//