R 032136Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 003/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) WAIVERS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/20110119//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 10 USC/SECTION 115//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/20010530//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/-/20090924//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC/20091027//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/-/20100710//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1001.59A, ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) IN SUPPORT OF THE TOTAL FORCE (SHORT TITLE: ADOS).  REF B IS TITLE 10 U.S. CODE SECTION 115 PERSONNEL STRENGTHS: REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION.  REF C MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (SHORT TITLE: MARCORSEPMAN).  REF D IS MARADMIN 577-09, PROCEDURES CONCERNING RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ORDERS FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD.  REF E IS MCO 1800.11, POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.
REF F IS MARADMIN 413-10, AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE ON THE UTILIZATION OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) FUNDED PER DIEM ORDERS.//
POC/H. MORRIS/MAJ/UNIT:CMC RAP-1/-/TEL:(703) 784-9139/TEL:DSN 278-9139//
POC/G. YETTER/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC MMFA/-/TEL:(703) 432-9177/TEL:DSN 378-9177//
POC/A. ROMERO/CIV/UNIT:CMC RAP-3/-/TEL:(703) 432-9779/TEL:DSN 378-9779//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE ON ADOS POLICY REGARDING 365-DAY WAIVERS, 1095-DAY WAIVERS AND HIGH ACTIVE DUTY TIME (HADT) WAIVERS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  ADOS IS A TOOL COMMANDERS CAN USE TO MEET TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE, OPERATIONAL, AND EXERCISE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.  ADOS ORDERS SHOULD BE SHORT-TERM IN NATURE WITH A CLEARLY DEFINED TERMINATION DATE.  POLICY CONTAINED IN REFERENCES A, B AND D LIMITS THE DURATION OF ADOS ORDERS. SPECIFICALLY:
    A.  RESERVISTS ARE LIMITED TO SERVING 365 DAYS ON ACTIVE DUTY WHEN ASSIGNED TO CONVENTIONAL ADOS [ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) OR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC)].  A 31-DAY BREAK BETWEEN ADOS ORDERS IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MITIGATE THE EXCESSIVE COSTS OF SEPARATIONS PAY DUE TO A RESERVIST AFTER SIX YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY.
    B.  RESERVISTS ARE LIMITED TO SERVING 1,095 DAYS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN A 1,460-DAY PERIOD ("1095 RULE") WHEN ASSIGNED TO ADOS-CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS (CO), ADOS AC OR ADOS RC ORDERS.  INDIVIDUALS WHO EXCEED THIS LIMITATION COUNT AGAINST END-STRENGTH AUTHORIZED FOR ACTIVE DUTY.
    C.  ADDITIONALLY, PER REFERENCE E, POLICY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO CLOSELY MONITOR RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON VOLUNTARY ADOS ORDERS AS THEY ACCUMULATE "HIGH ACTIVE DUTY TIME."  RESERVISTS WITH HADT (DEFINED AS EXCEEDING 16 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY TIME) HAVE LIMITED MOBILIZATION.
3.  SITUATION.  AS A RESULT OF HIGH OPERATIONAL TEMPO OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WAIVERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED OUT OF NECESSITY.  THIS PRACTICE HAS CREATED SITUATIONS WHERE RESERVISTS ARE ACCRUING HIGH ACTIVE DUTY TIME, BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATIONS PAY, AND COUNT AGAINST ACTIVE DUTY END-STRENGTH.  ULTIMATELY, THIS IMPACTS THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF MANPOWER END-STRENGTH, MANPOWER COSTS, THE FUTURE MOBILIZATION CAPACITY OF RESERVISTS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL RESERVIST.
4.  ACTION. 
    A.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, WAIVERS OF THE 365-DAY LIMIT ON ADOS-RC AND ADOS-AC ORDERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED EXCEPT IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIRTY-ONE DAY BREAKS BETWEEN ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS WILL BE ENFORCED.  WAIVER REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR RESERVE AFFAIRS AND REQUIRE A GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENT.  WHEN AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE EXISTS AND A COMMANDER DETERMINES A TEMPORARY STAFFING NEED WILL EXCEED ONE YEAR REQUIRING A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS, THE COMMANDER MAY REQUEST UP TO THREE YEAR CONVENTIONAL ADOS ORDERS.  REQUESTS FOR ADOS PERIODS GREATER THAN ONE YEAR MUST BE SUBMITTED 60 DAYS BEFORE THE ORDERS COMMENCE IN ORDER FOR PROPER SCREENING OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND ANALYSIS OF FUNDING FOR MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS.
    B.  1095-DAY WAIVERS.  IN ORDER TO MANAGE ACTIVE DUTY END-STRENGTH, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, WILL CLOSELY SCRUTINIZE 1095 WAIVERS FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR.  GIVEN PROJECTED REDUCTIONS TO MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY END-STRENGTH, DILIGENCE ON THE PART OF MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT LIMITATIONS ARE NOT EXCEEDED.
    C.  HIGH ACTIVE DUTY TIME.  RESERVE MARINES REQUIRED TO SUBMIT HADT WAIVERS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE VOLUNTARY ADOS ORDERS WILL BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED.
    D.  SUBMITTING A NAVMC 11350 REQUEST FOR FUNDING AND SUBSEQUENT FUNDING APPROVAL FOR A REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY ONLY.  THE MARINE THAT WILL FILL THE REQUIREMENT MAY REQUIRE WAIVERS FOR THE ORDERS TO BE APPROVED IN THE MARINE RESERVE ORDERS WRITING SYSTEM (MROWS).  ORDERS SHOULD BE ENTERED IN MROWS 60 DAYS BEFORE THE ORDERS START DATE WHEN POSSIBLE.  COMMANDERS ARE EXPECTED TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE COST OF ADOS-FUNDED ORDERS.  BEFORE ORDERS ARE ISSUED, EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO SOURCE TEMPORARY STAFFING NEEDS WITH MARINES RESIDING WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUTING DISTANCE.  REF F APPLIES.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R.E. MILSTEAD III, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//