R 291701Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 054/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY13 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) AVIATION OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J//YMD: 20110606//
REF/B/DOC/DODI 1205.18//YMD: 20070509//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 0003/09/YMD: 20090107//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAVINST 1920.6C/YMD: 20051215//
REF/E/DOC/MCO P1900.16F CH 2/YMD: 20070606 //
REF/F/DOC/MARADMIN 720/11/YMD: 20121214//
REF/G/DOC/MARADMIN 462/12/YMD: 20120821//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE.  REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION REGARDING FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).  REF C IS MARADMIN 0003/09 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).  REF D IS INSTRUCTIONS FOR NAVAL ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS.  REF E IS MCO 1900.16F CH2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF F IS PRESEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST DD FORM 2648 (AC) AND 2648-1 (RC).  REF G IS THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM.//
POC/JODIE MOSER/MAJOR/RAM-1/DSN 278-0525/-/TEL:(703) 784-0525/ EMAIL: JODIE.MOSER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS OF THE FY13 AR AVIATION OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD TO CONVENE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 21 FEB 2013.
2.  ACCESSIONS.  IAW REF A, HQMC (RAM) IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINE AVIATION OFFICERS REQUESTING ACCESSION INTO THE MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM.  THE AR PROGRAM FACILITATES THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE.  AR AVIATION OFFICERS ACCEPTED INTO THE AR PROGRAM FILL A VARIETY OF DUTY INVOLVING FLIGHT OPERATION BILLETS LOCATED AT RESERVE AVIATION UNITS AND MAJOR MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND INSTALLATIONS. 
3.  BACKGROUND.  PER REFS A AND B, THE MISSION OF THE AR PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A CADRE OF WELL-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED RC MARINES TO SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS FULL-TIME SUPPORT TO THE USMCR.
4.  TARGETED MOS AND EXPERIENCE.  TO BEST MEET CURRENT AND FORECASTED NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING RANK AND PMOS COMBINATIONS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR ACCESSION:   
CAPT-MAJ          7509
CAPT-MAJ          7523
CAPT-MAJ          7563
CAPT-MAJ          7565
CAPT-MAJ          7566
(7509/7523 OFFICERS WITH FIGHTER TACTICS INSTRUCTOR (FAI) AND DIVISION LEAD (DL) QUALIFICATION WILL BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.)  AVIATORS WHO DO NOT POSSESS ONE OF THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES IDENTIFIED ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO FILL A VARIETY OF AVIATION STAFF BILLETS.
5.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED AVIATION OFFICERS
    A.  CAPTAINS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PASSED FOR PROMOTION ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL) AND ANY AVIATION MOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
    B.  MAJORS WITH A DOR OF 1 SEP 2009 AND JUNIOR AND ANY AVIATION MOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. 
    C.  UNRESTRICTED AVIATION APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE REACHING 24 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE IN ORDER TO APPLY.
    D.  ALL AVIATIONS OFFICERS SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM NOT LATER THAN 1 JUL 2013.  APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM THEIR COMMAND VERIFYING THE APPLICANT HAS SATISFACTORILY MET ALL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS AND TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE 1 JUL 2013 ACCESSION REQUIREMENT.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE REMAINING OBLIGATIONS MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF CONDITIONAL RELEASE FROM APPROPRIATE SECTION TO WHICH THE OBLIGATION REMAINS.
    E.  AC OFFICERS WILL INDICATE ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO REQUEST A RESERVE COMMISSION UPON SELECTION.  APPOINTMENT TO THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL) NORMALLY TAKES FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.
    F.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR AGREE TO ACCEPT A RESERVE COMMISSION PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM.  INITIAL SERVICE OBLIGATION IN THE AR PROGRAM IS 36 MONTHS, COMMENCING FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR PROGRAM.
    G.  APPLICANTS WHO CURRENTLY HOLD A RESERVE COMMISSION MUST ACCESS NLT 1 JUL 2013.  RESERVE OFFICERS CURRENTLY MOBILIZED AND/OR ON AD ORDERS MUST DEMOBILIZE AND ACCESS PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED DATE OF 1 JUL 2013.  APPLICANTS CURRENTLY IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT MUST REQUEST AND ACCEPT A RESERVE COMMISSION PRIOR TO 1 AUG 2013.
    H.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A TO INCLUDE BEING WORLD WIDE DEPLOYABLE.  IF AN APPLICANT DOES NOT MEET ANY QUALIFICATION THEY MUST REQUEST A WIAVER IN THEIR APPLIACATION.  HOWEVER, A WAIVER IS NOT GUARANTEED TO BE APPROVED JUST BECAUSE IT IS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION.  WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6.  IF SELECTED, ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) AND RESERVE COMPONENT (RC)  OFFICERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON FUNDED ORDERS WILL END THOSE ORDERS AND RETURN TO THEIR PLACE ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY (PLEAD).  BOTH AC AND RC OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST A 30 DAY BREAK BEFORE EXECUTING ACCESSION ORDERS.  THIS DOES NOT LIMIT TRANSITIONING MARINES FROM AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR VIA THE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM.  HOWEVER, IF YOU INCUR AN OBLIGATION TO THE SELECT MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BY YOUR DIRECT AFFILIATION, YOU WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR APPLICATION TO THE AR PROGRAM.
    A.  FOR AC OFFICERS, THIS TRANSITION IS A COMPONENT CHANGE.  ALL OFFICERS RESIGNING THEIR AC COMMISSION OR RC OFFICERS DEMOBILIZING FROM FUNDED ORDERS MUST ATTEND ALL REQUISITE TRANSITIONAL BRIEFS AS ENTITLEMENTS AND BENEFITS CHANGE DURING THIS TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE SERVICE.  REF F CONTAINS THE PRESEPARATION CHECKLIST REQUIRED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS SEPARATING OR RETIRING FROM THE MARINE CORPS.  THIS IS APPLICABLE TO BOTH AC AND RC MEMBERS.
    B.  SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.  OFFICERS MUST USE OR SELL BACK LEAVE, AS APPROPRIATE, PRIOR TO THEIR EAS OR DEMOBILIZING FROM FUNDED ORDERS.  SEPARATING/DEACTIVATING SELECTEES MUST COORDINATE SEPARATION AND TERMINAL LEAVE WITH THEIR PARENT COMMAND PER REFS C AND D.
7.  APPLICATIONS.  COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM-1) NLT 2359 EST, 17 FEB 2013.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
    A.  APPLICANTS WILL USE THE APPLICATION FORMAT FROM THE RAM-1 WEB PAGE THROUGH THE HTTPS: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR, OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD LINK.  FORWARD COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: JOINAR@USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX WITH THE SUBJECT LINE IN THE EMAIL: FY13 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM AVIATION OFFICER NEW APPLICANT.
    B.  APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, WHO ARE SERVING WITH THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), OR THE IMA PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR BATTALION/SQUADRON (O5) COMMANDER.  IF CURRENTLY MOBILIZED, THE ENDORSING COMMANDER MUST STATE THE COMMANDS WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO DEMOBILIZE AND ACCESS TO THE AR PROGRAM BY THE REQUIRED DATE OF 1 JUL 2013.
    C.  FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW MCO P1610.7F TO CMC MMSB-32.
    D.  PER REF C, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED.  OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS RECEIVED BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBPAGE.  OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE LISTED POC ABOVE.
    E.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EACH RC OFFICER REVIEW HIS OR HER CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR) AND ENSURE IT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND CERTIFIED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.  HQMC CMC (RAM-3) WILL PROVIDE A CURRENT CRCR FROM MCTFS FOR EACH RC OFFICER APPLICANT TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
    F.  AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER'S OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10).  THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED: CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY13-02 MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD.  ANY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD WILL NOT BE RETAINED OR INCLUDED IN THE OFFICERS OMPF AND WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF DELIBERATIONS BY THE BOARD.
    G.  OFFICERS WHO WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY13 AR AVIATION OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NEW PACKAGES.  THE SAMPLE PACKAGE IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-1 WEBSITE.
    H.  OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN THEIR APPLICATION, "I HAVE NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION, NOR DO I HAVE ANY ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTIONS PENDING."  BEING SUBJECT TO EITHER OF THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY DISQUALIFYING.  FULL DISCLOSURE MUST BE MADE IF ANY OF THE ABOVE PROCESSES PERTAIN TO AN APPLICANT.  FAILURE TO INCLUDE THIS STATEMENT WILL MAKE THE APPLICANT INELIGIBLE FOR THIS ACCESSION BOARD.  FAILURE TO DISCLOSE ADVERSE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTION PENDING OR OTHERWISE WHICH IS IDENTIFIED FOLLOWING ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM COULD LEAD TO ADMINISTRATIVE OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE OR PUNITIVE SEPARATION.
8.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
    A.  NAVAL AVIATORS WHO DESIRE TO FLY IN THE AR PROGRAM MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THEIR AR ACCESSION PACKAGE:
        (1) A COPY OF THEIR ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD FROM THEIR FLIGHT LOGBOOK.  NAVAL AVIATORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE AC OR SMCR MUST SUBMIT COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT OF APPLICANTS ACCIDENT HISTORY INDICATING ANY FLIGHT VIOLATIONS AND OR MISHAP INVOLVEMENT, OR A STATEMENT INDICATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO FLIGHT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS, AS APPROPRIATE.
        (2) A COPY OF THE OFFICERS AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (AQS) FORMATTED AS SHOWN ON THE AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD WEBSITE.
        (3) A STATEMENT INDICATING IF THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY IN A FLYING STATUS AND IS QUALIFIED TO FILL A NAVAL AVIATOR BILLET AT A FLYING SQUADRON.  IF NOT IN A CURRENT FLYING ASSIGNMENT, INDICATE HOW LONG SINCE THE LAST FLIGHT IN RATED AIRCRAFT AND CURRENT QUALIFICATION STATUS.
    B.  APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED THAT ONCE THEY ARE ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THE SEPARATIONS POLICY CONTAINED IN REF E; SPECIFICALLY, CAPTAINS TWICE PASSED TO THE GRADE OF MAJOR WHILE SERVING ON THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH CALENDAR MONTH AFTER THE REPORT OF THEIR SELECTION BOARD IS APPROVED.
    C.  EACH OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA UPDATED MATERIAL.  PHONE CALLS OR E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD.  OFFICERS ARE REMINDED THAT MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THEIR OMPF.  UPDATED MATERIAL IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT UPDATED MATERIAL, OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT CMC (MMSB-30) BEFORE INCLUDING FITNESS REPORTS AS UPDATED MATERIAL AND CMC (MMSB-20) FOR ALL OTHER OMPF UPDATES.  THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE AN OFFICER'S OMPF IS APPROPRIATELY UPDATED. THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY BE SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  THIRD PARTY LETTERS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED AND DESTROYED WITHOUT ACTION.
    D.  UPDATED MATERIAL (SCANNED OR PDF FILE) WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 2359 EST, 20 FEB 2013 VIA THE JOINAR@USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX.  THE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES.  THE COVER LETTER MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO: PRESIDENT, FY13 ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM AVIATION OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD.  LATE SUBMISSIONS OF UPDATE MATERIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
9.  BOARD SELECTS
    A.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA MARADMIN AND SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
    B.  OFFICERS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE ACCESSED AND ASSIGNED BASED ON BILLET AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND MUST REMAIN WORLD-WIDE DEPLOYABLE.  INITIAL ACCESSION TOURS WILL BE THREE YEAR TOURS.
10.  THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL AR ACCESSION BOARD HELD IN APRIL WHICH WILL CONSIDER ALL PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES WITH CAREER PATHS IN THE AR AND WILL BE ADVERTISED BY MARADMIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
11.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION,  ACTING.//