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MARADMIN 102/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040 FISCAL YEAR (FY09) ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER (WO) /REGULAR SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP-35/YMD:20060207//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCRC OE/YMD:20000503//
REF/C/MSGID:MCBUL 1200/C 469/YMD:20070328//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MIFD/YMD:20000714//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/BUMED/YMD:20050812//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:20040623//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CMC MA/YMD:19930721//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSB 30/YMD:20060511//
REF/I/MSGID:RMG/CMC MM/YMD:20010927//
REF/J/MSGID:RMG/CMC MMSB/YMD:20020911//
REF/K/MSGID:RMG/CMC MMIA/YMD:20030220//
NARR/REF (A) IS SECNAVINSTG 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES.  REF (B) IS MCO 1040.42A, LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PROGRAMS.  REF (C) IS MCBUL 1200, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MARINE CORPS MANUAL.  REF (D) IS MCO P1070.12K, W/CH 1 MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF (E) IS NAVMED P117, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CHAPTER 15.  REF (F) IS MCO P1040.31J, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT MANUAL.
REF (G) IS MCO 1230.5A, CLASSIFICATION TESTING.  REF (H) IS MCO P1610.7F, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES).  REF (I) IS MARADMIN 463/01, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF (J) IS MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF (K) IS MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES.// POC/-/-/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/-/TEL:703 784-9446// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
FY09 ENLISTED TO WO REGULAR SELECTION BOARD.  QUALIFIED MARINES IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED BY REFS (A), (B), AND THIS BULLETIN.
2.  THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) WILL CONVENE THE FY09 WO (REGULAR) SELECTION BOARD AT HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS ON OR ABOUT 2 JUN 2008 FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS TO SELECT QUALIFIED MARINES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF WO.
3.  SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MARADMIN MESSAGE AFTER APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (SECNAV).  THE APPROVAL PROCESS TAKES APPROXIMATELY 8 WEEKS.  SELECTION RESULTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED TELEPHONICALLY OR VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL.  SELECTEES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE APPOINTED 1 FEB 2009.  THE SELECTEES WILL ATTEND THE ACTIVE DUTY WARRANT OFFICER BASIC COURSE (WOBC).  BY SEPARATE ORDERS, SELECTEES WILL BE ORDERED TO REPORT TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL (CG), MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (MCCDC) TO ATTEND THE WOBC AT THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS) DURING JANUARY 2009.
4.  PER REF (A), THE WO PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE MARINE CORPS WITH TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS WHO PERFORM DUTIES THAT REQUIRE EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF A PARTICULAR MOS, AND WHO CAN BE ASSIGNED TO SUCCESSIVE TOURS OF DUTY IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS.  MOS CREDITBILITY IS A KEY FACTOR FOR SELECTION.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS (A) AND (C), APPLICANTS MUST BE TECHNICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN THE MOS TO WHICH APPLYING.  APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE RESPECTIVE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL (OCC) FIELD SPONSOR TO DETERMINE TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY FOR AN MOS.  OCC FIELD SPONSOR POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MARINES.USMC.MIL.  FROM THE MCRC WEBSITE SELECT AC/S G3, TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, THEN SELECT WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS TO WARRANT OFFICER REGULAR PROGRAM AND CLICK THE MOS CRITERIA LINK FOR RECOMMENDED MOS.  TO APPLY FOR THE WO PROGRAM, APPLICANTS MUST BE TECHNICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN ONE OF THE BELOW-LISTED MOS'S:
0160 0170 0205 0210 0430 0610 0620 0640 0650 0803 0930 1120 1310 1390 2110 2120 2125 2305 2340 2602 2805 3010 3102 3302 3402 3408 3510 4130 4430 4602 5702 5804 5805 5910 5950 5970 6004 6302 6502
6604 6802 7002 7380
APPLICANTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO WARRANT OFFICER IN MOS 0170 MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE ADVANCED PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEFS COURSE (APAC) CONDUCTED AT MCB CAMP LEJEUNE NORTH CAROLINA OR HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER IN THE GRADE OF SERGEANT OR ABOVE.  THOSE PERSONNEL WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED APAC MUST DO SO PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE WOBC.
5.  IF QUALIFIED PER REF (C), APPLICANTS MAY INDICATE ADDITIONAL MOS CHOICES FROM THE LIST ABOVE.  DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS, SOME OF THE MOS'S LISTED ABOVE MAY CLOSE OUT PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  APPLICANTS WHOSE PRIMARY MOS CHOICE CLOSES OUT WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THEIR SUBSEQUENT MOS CHOICE CONSIDERED AS THEIR PRIMARY.
6.  APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD FOLLOW STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT USING THE APPLICATION FORMAT AND CONTENT PROVIDED BY REF (A) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  SUBMIT APPROPRIATE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) SCREENS FOR SERVICE RECORD BOOK (SRB) PAGES THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED PER REF (D) BY MCTFS.  APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE SRB PAGES THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED BY MCTFS ARE UPDATED, AND MADE APART OF THEIR APPLICATION.
    B.  SUBMIT A CLOSE UP PHOTO OF EACH BODY MARKING ADDRESSING THE CONTENT (DESCRIPTION AND MEANING), LOCATION, SIZE, NUMBER OF BODY MARKING AND DATE THE BODY MARKING WAS MADE.  IN ADDITION, SUBMIT FULL LENGTH PHOTO(S) OF APPLICANT IN PHYSICAL TRAINING (PT) GEAR (GREEN SHORTS-GREEN T-SHIRT) FROM EACH BODY ANGLE OF BODY MARKINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES-FRONT-BACK).  A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION DETAILING THE CRITERIA CITED BY THIS PARAGRAPH OF THE BODY MARKINGS THAT ARE LOCATED IN PRIVATE AREAS WILL SUFFICE.  PHOTO OF BODY MARKING IS REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION ONLY.  DIGITAL PHOTOS OF BODY MARKINGS WILL NOT BE FILED IN THE OMPF.
    C.  PER REF (D), UNIT PUNISHMENT BOOKS (UPB) ARE ONLY FILED IN THE SRB IF APPLICABLE.  THEREFORE, ONLY INCLUDE A UPB AS AN ENCLOSURE IF APPLICABLE.  FOR THOSE APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A UPB, INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THE BASIC APPLICATION THAT "NO UPB IS PROVIDED DUE TO NO RECORD OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION."  APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN REGARD TO ANY DEROGATORY ENTRY RECORDED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS PAGE 11 OF THE SRB.
    D.  PRE-COMMISSIONING PHYSICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PER CHAPTER 15 OF REF (E).  SEE PARAGRAPH 19 OF THIS BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTS.  ONLY MARINES ON DEPLOYMENT IN HAZARDOUS DUTY AREAS MAY REQUEST SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED MEDICAL DOCUMENTS AT A LATER DATE.
REQUEST FOR DELAY SHOULD REACH THIS COMMAND NO LATER THAN 3 MAR 2008.
7.  IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN REFS (A) AND (B), APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE BASIC REENLISTMENT PREREQUISITES PER REF (F).
8.  PER REF (A), APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS EITHER A MINIMUM ELECTRONICS REPAIR (EL) COMPOSITE SCORE OF 110 OR HIGHER DERIVED FROM THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) OR THE ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST (AFCT); OR A MINIMUM COMBINED ENGLISH AND MATH SCORE OF 39 ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT); OR A MINIMUM COMBINED MATH AND VERBAL SCORE OF 1000 OR HIGHER ON THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT).  APPLICANTS MEETING APTITUDE TEST SCORE REQUIREMENT WITH SAT OR ACT TEST SCORES WILL INCLUDE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE TEST REPORT WITH THE APPLICATION.  PER REF (A), SAT OR ACT TEST SCORES MAY NOT BE OLDER THAN 4 YEARS FROM DATE OF APPLICATION.  ONLY EL SCORES REFLECTED WITHIN THE MCTFS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL SCORES OF RECORD FOR ALL APPLICANTS.
APPLICANTS MUST USE THE BASIC TRAINING RECORD (BTR) AS EVIDENCED OF A QUALIFYING EL SCORE.  CLASSIFICATION TEST SCORES ARE LOCATED ON THE TEST SCORE SCREEN OF THE MCTFS.  IF SCORES ARE IN THE MCTFS; BUT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE BTR, ATTACH A COPY OF THE TEST SCORE SCREEN TO THE BTR AND SUBMIT AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION. 
9.  TEST SCORES AND TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENT ARE NOT WAIVERABLE.
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTIONS TO POLICY WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IN VERY RARE/EXCEPTIONAL CASES, AND MUST BE FULLY JUSTIFIED BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) ENDORSING THE APPLICATION.  WAIVERS TO TEST SCORES WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY IF THE APPLICANT HAS AN AFQT SCORE OF 70 OR GREATER.  REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A PART OF THE APPLICANT'S BASIC LETTER, AND A RECOMMENDATION AS TO ITS APPROVAL MADE IN THE GENERAL OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT.  THOSE MARINES WITH TEST SCORES THAT DO NOT SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RETEST IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE SCORES ARE POSTED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION.  MARINES SHOULD SCHEDULE AN ASVAB RETEST WITH THE NEAREST BASE OR INSTALLATION EDUCATION CENTER OR AUTHORIZED MARINE CORPS TEST SITE.  MARINES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO TAKE AN ASVAB RETEST AT A MEPS OR MET SITE.  MARINES CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO IRAQ OR OTHER TERRITORIES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TESTING FACILITIES MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS PENDING ASVAB RETESTING IF THEY ARE USING THEIR EL SCORE TO MEET APTITUDE TEST SCORE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY REF (A) PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
    A.  COMMANDS MUST ENDORSE APPLICATION WITH A PROJECTED DATE FOR TESTING AVAILABILITY AND TEST RESULTS.
    B.  TO ENSURE TEST SCORES CAN BE RECORDED AND REFLECTED IN MCTFS, TESTING MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  CONVENING DATE OF BOARD IS ON OR ABOUT 2 JUN 2008; THEREFORE, TESTING MUST BE COMPLETED BY 30 APR 2008.
    C.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT IF QUALIFYING SCORE IS NOT REFLECTED IN MCTFS BY THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD, APPLICATION WILL BE DETERMINED INELIGIBLE AND NOT RETURNED.
10.  ARRANGEMENTS AND COORDINATION WITH ARMY TESTING FACILITIES IN KUWAIT AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE BEEN MADE TO TEST MARINES.  ARMY TESTING FACILITIES IN KUWAIT ARE LOCATED AT CAMP DOHA AND CAMP STRONGHOLD FREEDOM, AND IN AFGHANISTAN ARE AT KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, BAGRAM AIR BASE, AND CAMP PHOENIX KABUL.  ADDITIONAL TESTING FACILITIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR.  IF NOT LOCATED WITHIN 50 MILES OF A MARINE CORPS EDUCATION CENTER OR TEST SITE OR OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST REGARDING ASVAB RETEST AUTHORIZATION, CONTACT MAJ HUDSON OR SSGT LANDRY, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (M&RA) (MPP-50), AT COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9368 OR DSN
278-9368 FAX: (703) 784-9574.
11.  PER REF (A), NO AGE RESTRICTION IS ESTABLISHED.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET SERVICE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY REF (A).
ACTIVE DUTY IN THE U.S. ARMY OR U.S. AIR FORCE IS NOT CREDITABLE AS NAVAL SERVICE.  MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SERVICE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT, AND MINIMUM PAY GRADE REQUIREMENT OF SERGEANT WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
12.  REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT THOSE ESTABLISHED UNWAIVERABLE BY LAW OR THOSE SPECIFIED UNWAIVERABLE BY THIS BULLETIN, MAY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE CG, MCRC.  REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION REQUIREMENTS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF APPROPRIATE JUSTIFICATION IS PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  WAIVER OF RECORD OF CONVICTION BY COURTS-MARTIAL OR CIVILIAN COURT MAY BE CONSIDERED.  HOWEVER, WAIVER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR A FELONY-EQUIVALENT CONVICTION.  APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER IS DEPENDENT ON THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIME, AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HAS LAPSED SINCE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
    B.  NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT AND SRB PAGE 11 ENTRIES FOR COUNSELLING DO NOT REQUIRE A WAIVER.
13.  PER REFS (D), (H), (I), (J), AND (K), EACH MARINE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF HIS OR HER OMPF AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS).  DO NOT DELAY ACCOMPLISHING THIS REVIEW.  REQUESTING AN OMPF OR MBS, MAILING DELAYS, AND ANY FOLLOW-ON CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKES TIME.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT THE OMPF AND MBS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD ROOM IN ADVANCE OF THE CONVENING DATE.  THEREFORE; IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT MARINES REVIEW THEIR OMPF, AND MBS IN A TIMELY MANNER.  IF DEFICIENCIES, MISSING FITNESS REPORTS AND GAPS, OR UNREADABLE DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENT IN THE OMPF, MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM OFFICIALLY WITH THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION (MMSB-20).
DIGITAL PHOTOS SHOULD BE NO OLDER THAN 12 MONTHS.
14.  MARINES MAY ORDER OMPFS AND MBS' AND ENSURE THAT DIGITAL PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:  HTTPS:SLASH SLASH WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL.
15.  IF A DIGITAL PHOTO HAS BEEN SENT TO THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB), MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN THE
APPLICATION:  "A DIGITAL PHOTO HAS BEEN SENT TO MMSB WITHIN THE PAST
12 MONTHS."  DO NOT ENCLOSE THE PRINTOUT FROM MMSB.  NOT ALL COMMANDS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; THEREFORE, A PAPER PRINTOUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS STILL REQUIRED AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION FOR THOSE APPLICANTS THAT DO NOT HAVE A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH ON FILE WITH MMSB.
16.  APPLICATIONS MUST REACH MCRC (ON/E) BY 28 MAR 2008.  PER REFS
(A) AND (B), ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO INCLUDE A CG LEVEL ENDORSEMENT.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT ALL ENDORSEMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
COMMANDERS SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND APPOINTMENT FOR MARINES WHO DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR A WAIVER.  IF THE SENIOR ENDORSER DEEMS THE APPLICANT "NOT RECOMMENDED" FOR APPOINTMENT, DO NOT FORWARD THE APPLICATION AS IT WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ELIGIBLE MARINES IN THEIR COMMAND, REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR COMPLETENESS, ENSURE THAT APPLICANTS REQUESTING WAIVERS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE JUSTIFICATION ON ALL ENDORSEMENTS (INCLUDING THE SENIOR ENDORSER), AND MAKE DEFINITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ALL MARINES WHO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.  COMMANDERS MUST SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY OF THE APPLICANT IN ALL MOS' FOR WHICH APPLYING.  ENDORSEMENTS AND APPLICATONS MUST BE SCREENED CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT ONLY FULLY TECHNICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION.
17.  APPLICATIONS WITH ALL REQUIRED ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE MAILED TO THE CG, MCRC (ON/E) (ATTN:  WO-REG), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION UNLESS AN EXTENSION IS REQUESTED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE.  REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION MUST BE INITIATED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER TO INCLUDE JUSTIFICATION, AND AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED.  DO NOT SEND ADVANCE COPIES, DUPLICATE COPIES, OR FAXED COPIES; THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
18.  RECENT INTERNET SECURITY SITE RESTRICTIONS PRECLUDE MCRC FROM POSTING RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS VIA THE WEBSITE.  IF A RETURN RECEIPT IS DESIRED, INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESS STAMPED ENVELOPE ALONG WITH A TRANSMITTAL CARD OR OTHER FORM OF RECEIPT.  DO NOT USE THE POSTAGE PAID TRANSMITTAL CARDS (NAVMC 941) WITHOUT A STAMPED ENVELOPE AS THEY WILL NOT BE RETURNED DUE TO A CHANGE IN POSTAL REGULATIONS AND EXPIRATION OF PERMITS.  THE ENVELOPE MUST BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED TO THE UNIT TO ENSURE PROPER RETURN.  UNADDRESSED ENVELOPES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.  COMMANDERS MAY INITIATE TRACER ACTION IF A RECEIPT IS NOT RECEIVED 30 DAYS AFTER DEADLINE.
19.  PRE-COMMISSIONING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS MAY BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION AS AN ENCLOSURE OR ENCRYPT TO SCANNED AND FORWARDED ELECTRONICALLY BY EMAIL TO MCRCON@MARINES.USMC.MIL NO LATER THAN 28 MAR 2008.  ENSURE YOU NAME THE SCANNED DOCUMENT BY APPLICANTS LAST NAME-REGULAR WO.  IF ENCRYPTED EMAIL OR SCANNER IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE MEDICAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE MAILED TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (ON/E), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.  MEDICAL DOCUMENTS MUST INCLUDE A REPORT OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION (DD FORM 2808); REPORT OF MEDICAL HISTORY (DD FORM 2807-1).  PHYSICALS MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 MONTHS PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.  MARINES CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN OR OTHER TERRITORIES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT PRE-COMMISSIONING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS IMMEDIATELY UPON RETURN STATESIDE, BUT NO LATER THAN 1 SEP 2008 IF SELECTED.
20.  COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST CLOSELY REVIEW THE MEDICAL FORMS TO ENSURE CORRECTNESS AND COMPLETENESS.  PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
    A.  MARKS AND SCARS MUST BE LISTED.
    B.  DENTAL CLASS MUST BE TYPE 1 OR 2.
    C.  URINALYSIS AND SEROLOGY MUST CONTAIN COMPLETE RESULTS.
    D.  HIV RESULTS MUST INCLUDE DATE TESTED AND ROSTER NUMBER.  HIV TEST DRAWN OR RESULTS PENDING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
    E.  IF EYESIGHT IS OTHER THAN 20-20 UNCORRECTED, A MANIFEST REFRACTION IS REQUIRED.  IF VISION DOES NOT CORRECT TO 20-20, A CURRENT OPTHAMALMOLOGY EVALUATION IS REQUIRED.  WO SELECTEES CANNOT HAVE ANY VISION CORRECTION SURGERY WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF REPORTING TO WOBC.
    F.  A CURRENT AUDIOGRAM MUST BE COMPLETE.  IF ANY NUMBERS ARE OUTSIDE THE NORMAL RANGE, SUBMIT A REPEAT AUDIOGRAM AND AN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONSULTATION.
    G.  FEMALE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PELVIC EXAM TO INCLUDE A CURRENT PREGNANCY TEST AND PAP SMEAR (WITHIN ONE YEAR).
    H.  AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) TEST IS REQUIRED FOR APPLICANTS OVER 35 YEARS OF AGE.  ECG MUST BE READ AND VERIFIED BY A MEDICAL OFFICER'S SIGNATURE.
    I.  ENSURE ALL "YES" ANSWERS ON DD FORM 2807-1/SF 93 ARE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL IN THE NOTES SECTION, AND INCLUDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (PRE AND POST OPERATIVE SURGERY REPORTS) AND CURRENT EVALUATIONS FOR ANY CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
21.  WO PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS ONCE RECEIVED.  ADDITIONAL MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION OR TESTING MAY BE REQUIRED.  UPON PUBLICATION OF THE SELECTION LIST, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WO SELECTEE TO CONTACT MCRC (ON/E) TO ENSURE THAT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET FOR APPOINTMENT.
SELECT GRADE TO WO AND FUTURE MCC TO THE WOBC REFLECTED IN MCTFS FOR SELECTEES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PHYSICAL QUALIFICATION.  ONCE FOUND BUMED QUALIFIED THE WO SELECTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO INFORM THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN OF ANY MAJOR ILLNESSES, INJURY, OR SURGERY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR PHYSICAL
REQUALIFICATION.   APPOINTMENT DOCUMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED AT WOBC.
ORDERS TO ATTEND WOBC WILL NOT BE INITIATED UNTIL SELECTEE(S) ARE DETERMINED TO BE PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED BY BUMED VIA MCRC (ON/E).
22.  SELECTEES FROM THE FY09 ENLISTED TO WO (REGULAR) SELECTION BOARD ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT ON 1 FEB 2009.  WHEN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE, USE 1 FEB 2009 AS THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT.
23.  WO'S ARE NO LONGER ASSIGNED LINEAL CONTROL NUMBERS BASED ON THEIR RANK AND DATE OF RANK AS AN ENLISTED MARINE.  LINEAL CONTROL NUMBERS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CLASS STANDING UPON COMPLETION OF THE WOBC.
24.  THE FIRST 3 YEARS AS A WO IS A PROBATIONARY PERIOD.  PER U.S.
CODE, TITLE 10, SECTION 1165, SECNAV HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE THE REGULAR APPOINTMENT OF ANY PERMANENT REGULAR WO AT ANY TIME WITHIN 3 YEARS AFTER THE DATE WHEN THE OFFICER ACCEPTED HIS OR HER ORIGINAL PERMANENT APPOINTMENT AS A WO.  ACCORDINGLY, THE COMMANDING OFFICER, TBS OR ANY REQUIRED MOS FOLLOW-ON SCHOOL SHALL REQUEST THAT SECNAV TERMINATE THE REGULAR APPOINTMENT OF AN WO WHO FAILS THE WOBC OR ANY REQUIRED MOS FOLLOW-ON SCHOOL.  A MARINE WHOSE APPOINTMENT IS TERMINATED MAY, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECNAV, BE ENLISTED IN A GRADE NOT LOWER THAN THAT HELD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT.
25.  TO ENSURE PROPER FILING OF SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR FOR INCLUSION WITH AN APPLICATION, INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S NAME, SSN, AND MOS CHOICE.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICANT'S LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND POTENTIAL FOR APPOINTMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD UTILIZING THE ADDRESS IN PARAGRAPH 17, OR AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION.
26.  APPLICATION DISCREPANCIES NOTED BY THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 WO SELECTION BOARD INCLUDED SENIOR ENDORSERS NOT MAKING DEFINITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MARINE'S APPLICATION, FITNESS REPORT DATE GAPS; MISSING FITNESS REPORTS; AWARD CITATION WRITE-UPS MISSING FROM OMPF; PHOTOS NOT SUBMITTED OR NOT UPDATED IN OMPF; INFORMATION IN THE APPLICATION NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE OMPF OR MCTFS, MISSING STATEMENTS SUPPORTING NJPS AND PAGE 11 ENTRIES, PAGE 11 REFLECTING FRATERNIZATION STATEMENT, AND INCOMPLETE STATEMENTS REGARDING INITIATION OR COMPLETION OF TYPE OF SECRUITY INVESTIGATION/CLEARANCE.
27.  COMMANDERS SHOULD NOTIFY MCRC (ON/E), IN WRITING, OF ANY CHANGES AFFECTING ENLISTMENT STATUS OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHICH OCCURS AFTER SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION.
28.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
29.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 28 FEB 2009.
30.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN RICHARD T. TRYON, CG, MCRC.//