RESERVE MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO)
Date Signed: 8/4/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 356/03
MARADMINS : 356/03

R 041100Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 356/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MM//
SUBJ/RESERVE MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC(RAP)/YMD:19990310//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1001R.1J (MCRAMM)//
POC/P. ABRAHAM/MAJ/CMC RAP/LOC:QUANTICO/TEL:7037849138/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN REVISES POLICY IN
REFERENCE A
REGARDING SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF REQUIRED SERVICE SET
FORTH IN INITIAL ENLISTMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS
RESERVE.
2. BACKGROUND. RESERVE MEMBERS COMMIT TO A PERIOD OF SERVICE
IN THE SMCR WHEN THEY ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE OPTIONAL
ENLISTMENT PROGRAM, NORMALLY A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. THE CURRENT
POLICY SET FORTH IN REFERENCE A ALLOWS MANDATORY PARTICIPANTS TO
TRANSFER FROM THE SMCR UPON COMPLETION OF TWO YEARS OF ACTIVE
DUTY. THIS POLICY IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MILITARY SERVICE
OBLIGATION SET FORTH IN THE INITIAL ENLISTMENT CONTRACTS.
3. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT
REVISION OF REFERENCE (A):
A. PARAGRAPH 3100.2 IS MODIFIED TO READ: "MEMBERS OF THE
SMCR WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE CONTRACTUAL IDT OBLIGATION SERVE
WITH THE SMCR BY VIRTUE OF THEIR INITIAL ENLISTMENT AGREEMENT.
ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATE BY VIRTUE OF A RESERVE
REENLISTMENT OR OTHER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT."
B. PARAGRAPH 4101 IS MODIFIED BY REMOVING PARAGRAPH
4101.2 AND BY RENUMBERING PARAGRAPH 4101.3 AS PARAGRAPH 4101.2.
C. THESE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE NEXT UPDATE
OF REFERENCE A.
4. THIS CHANGE IS EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT. QUESTIONS
PERTAINING TO THIS MARADMIN CAN BE ADDRESSED TO MAJ P. F.
ABRAHAM (RAP-22) AT (703) 784-9138/39 OR DSN 278-9138/39.//