MARADMINS : 208/03
            
 R 021000Z MAY 03  
 FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc) 
 TO AL MARADMIN(uc) 
 MARADMIN 
 BT 
 UNCLASSIFIED 
 MARADMIN 208/03 
 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC RAM-1// 
 SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY03-3 OFFICER 
 /CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD// 
 REF/A/DOC/CMC RAP/YMD:19961217// 
 AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1001.52H ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE 
 COMPONENT (RC).// 
 POC/E H COOK/MAJ/CMC RAM-1/LOC:QUANTICO/TEL:(703) 784-9107 
 /TEL:DSN 278-9107// 
 POC/K J RICHTER/GYSGT/CMC RAM-1/LOC:QUANTICO/TEL:(703)784-9107 
 /EMAIL:RICHTERKJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL// 
 GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE AR FY03-3 OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD 
 WILL CONVENE 
 ON 13 AUG 03. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WITH ENCLOSURES AND 
 ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC (RAM-1) NLT 11 JUL 03. 
 ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. LATE APPLICATIONS  
 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 
 2. NON-CAREER DESIGNATED OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY AFTER 
 RECEIVING 18 MONTHS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS ON THEIR CURRENT 
 TOUR IN THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM. WAIVERS OF THIS REQUIREMENT 
 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
 3. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (AA FORM) IS AS FOLLOWS: 
  FROM: GRADE NAME SSN/MOS'S 
  UNIT ADDRESS 
  TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-1) 
  HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS 
  3280 RUSSELL ROAD 
  MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 
  VIA: CHAIN OF COMMAND 
  SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE 
  (AR) PROGRAM 
  REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H 
  ENCL: (1) A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (PER MCO P1070.12) 
  (2) COPY OF BIR/BTR 
  (2) CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT 
  1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM APPLYING FOR CAREER DESIGNATION IN 
  THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM. 
  2. MY CURRENT PERSONAL DATA IS AS FOLLOWS: 
  A. HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 
  A. TOTAL YEARS/MONTHS ACTIVE DUTY: 
  B. DOR: 
  C. AFADBD: 
  D. EAS: 
  E. HOME ADDRESS: 
  F. UNIT PHONE: DSN COMM: ( ) 
  G. E-MAIL ADDRESS: 
  2. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, I AM 
  AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE 
  MARINE CORPS. I WILL ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH 
  THE AR PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
  SIGNATURE 
 4. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR 
 ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE 
 APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT. 
 5. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW 
 MCO P1610.7E (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32). 
 6. SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL. UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION 
 PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER TO A SELECTION BOARD FOR ADDITION TO 
 AN OFFICER'S OFFICIAL RECORD. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE 
 SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL: 
  A. EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF 
 THE SELECTION BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED 
 NO LATER THAN COB THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. 
  (1) A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY 
 CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER AN OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT. 
  (2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MUST BE 
 STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. 
 FAX COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY COB ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE 
 CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX NUMBER IS COML (703) 784-9808 
 OR DSN 278-9808. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE MAILED TO RAM-1 AT 
 THE ADDRESS IN PARA 3 ABOVE. 
  (3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING 
 DATE OF THE BOARD WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WITHOUT 
 ACTION. 
  (4) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY BE 
 SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE 
 ELIGIBLE OFFICER. THIRD PARTY LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE OTHER 
 THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT 
 ACTION. 
  B. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST MEET HEIGHT AND WEIGHT AND 
 MILITARY APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (CHANGE 3). 
  C. AWARDS, AND OTHER MATERIAL WHICH SHOULD PROPERLY BE A PART 
 OF THE OMPF, MATERIAL WHICH IS MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICERS 
 OMPF, SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. SUCH MATERIAL 
 SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMSB-10/30). THE FORWARDING 
 ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED, "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/ 
 FITREPS FOR FY03-3 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER 
 CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD." 
 7. INFORMATION ON THIS BOARD, FUTURE BOARDS AND THE AR PROGRAM CAN 
 BE FOUND AT: HTTPS: 
 WWW.LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/RA/ACTIVE+ 
 RESERVE+OFFICE 
 8. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION WILL BE NOTIFIED BY 
 MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. NON-SELECTS WILL BE 
 NOTIFIED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ONLY.//