R 052056Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 638/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J/YMD: 20110606//
REF/B/DOC/NAVMC 11754/YMD: 20110601//
REF/C/CMC RAP/YMD: 20120928//
REF/D/CMC RAP/YMD: 20121022//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).  REF B IS THE CO/PSR INTERVIEW SCREENING GUIDE FOR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.  REF C IS THE FY13 AR ENLISTED RECRUITING MISSION. REF D IS MARADMIN 609/12 ANNOUNCING FY13 BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW AR PROGRAM AFFILIATIONS.//
POC/MATT EELMAN/MAJ/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 784-9855/ EMAIL: JAMES.EELMAN(AT)MARINES.USMC.MIL//
POC/GLENDON GARRETT/GUNNERY SERGEANT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL: (703) 784-9855/EMAIL:GLENDON.GARRETT(AT)MARINES.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE FY13 ACTIVE DUTY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE AR PROGRAM.  APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF A, THE AR PROGRAM PROVIDES A CADRE OF WELL TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE.  BENEFITS INCLUDE CAREER OPPORTUNTIES WITH ACTIVE DUTY PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL TO ATTAIN ACTIVE DUTY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  REFS A AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES FOR SERVICE WITH THE AR PROGRAM.  PER REF C, THE RESERVE COMPONENT SEEKS TO ACCESS 276 ENLISTED MARINES TOTHE AR PROGRAM DURING FY13.   
3.  INFORMATION
    A.  APPLICANTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (PSR).  INTERESTED MARINES UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SUPPORTING PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER IN THEIR AREA CAN CONTACT MCRC PSR OPERATIONS AT MCRC-PSR(AT)MARINES.USMC.MIL OR (703) 784-9855 FOR REFERRAL INFORMATION.
    B.  RANK AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) REQUIREMENTS. MARINES IN THE RANK OF LANCE CORPORAL THROUGH SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  FY13 MOS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0111        5711        6216
0231        6046        6217
0311        6048        6242
0321        6072        6256
0411        6073        6257
0431        6113        6276
0451        6114        6316
0651        6116        6317
1142        6153        6324
1161        6154        6336
2111        6156        6531
3043        6172        6541
3051        6173        6672
3451        6174        7041
3521        6176
    C.  QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE MOS LISTING ABOVE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN.
    D.  LIMITED LATERAL MOVE (RETRAINING) ALLOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER CAN PROVIDE RELEVANT DETAILS.
    E.  AFFILIATION BONUSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN RANK AND MOS COMBINATIONS, PER REF D.
    F.  ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION UP TO 180 DAYS PRIOR TO END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS).  HOWEVER, ANYONE INTERESTED IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER UP TO 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO EAS. 
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE. 
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL J. L. OSTERMAN, CG, MCRC.//