R 211550Z DEC 12   
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 735/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1500.  CHANGE 1 TO FY 2013 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) RETRAINING PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 570 12/YMD:20121011//
NARR/REF A IS MCBUL 1500, FY 2013 SMCR RETRAINING PROGRAM//
POC/W.W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/RCT/TEL:(703)432-9771/EMAIL:SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/T.J. OLEARY/MSGT/RAP-2/TEL:(703)784-9136/EMAIL: RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO CLARIFY REF A RETRAINING GRADE/BIC MATCH CRITERIA AND AUTHORIZE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL MOS FOR RETRAINING:
    A.  0530 CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER - 1STLT TO LTCOL.
    B.  0531 CIVIL AFFAIRS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER - LCPL TO  GYSGT.
    C.  0407 PERSONNEL RETRIEVAL AND PROCESSING OFFICER- 1STLT TO CAPT.
2.  THE AUTHORIZATION FOR CIVIL AFFAIRS MARINES ABOVE THE RANK OF SGT IS LIMITED TO LTCOLS WITH NO MORE THAN 4 YEARS TIME IN GRADE (TIG), MAJS NOT PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO LTCOL, AND GYSGTS AND SSGTS WITH NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIG; ALL GRADES ABOVE SGT MUST BE AN EXACT GRADE  MATCH.  CONTINUED AUTHORIZATION IN FY14 WILL BE BASED ON THE STAFFING OF CMC DIRECTED FSRG CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP ACTIVATIONS AND RELOCATIONS.
3.  RETRAINING IS AUTHORIZED IAW REF A FOR MARINES WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO A CMC VALIDATED BIC AND MEET THE REQUIRED GRADE PLUS OR MINUS ONE GRADE WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF TIG OF REF A. EXCEPTIONS TO THE ONE UP OR DOWN PAY GRADE REQUIREMENT ARE MAJORS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO FILL A DIFOP BIC AND MOS/GRADES LISTED IN PARA 2.
4.  RETRAINING REQUESTS FOR AN NMOS NOT LISTED IN REF A MUST INCLUDE BATTALION OR SQUADRON LEVEL ENDORSEMENT AND MUST INCLUDE DATES THE MARINE IS AVAILABLE TO ATTEND NMOS TRAINING.
5.  REQUESTS TO RETRAIN MARINES IN THE 60XX, 61XX, 62XX, 63XX, AND 64XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS WHO DO NOT ALREADY POSSES A MOS WITHIN THE SAME OCCUPATIONAL FIELD WILL NOT NORMALLY BE APPROVED.  FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO JUNIOR MARINES WITH A POSITIVE ENDORSEMENT FROM THE GAINING SQUADRON COMMANDER. 
6.  POC FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING SCHOOL SEATS AND TRAINING IS GYSGT ROHRMAN AT (703)432-9771.  POC FOR POLICY ISSUES REGARDING THIS BULLETIN IS MSGT OLEARY AT (703)784-9136.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN R. C. MCMILLIAN, DIRECTOR RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//