R 101442Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 451/13
MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF, 2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS RESERVE (MCR) ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/20110502//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20110606//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20070606//
NARR/ REF A IS MCO 1040R.35, RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL. REF B MCO1001.52J ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC). REF C IS MCO P1900.16F MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL//
POC/J.R. MANUEL/MGYSGT/HQMC RA-RCT/-/TEL:(703)784-0577//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, CAREER PLANNERS, AND INDIVIDUAL MARINES INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORIGIN, REQUIREMENT, AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS OF THE MCR ECFC. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES MCR ECFC POLICIES FOR FY14 BASED ON THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT AND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THE REFERENCES. REFER TO REF A FOR DEFINITIONS OF COMPONENTS, YEARS OF SERVICE AND PROGRAMS. THIS MSG IS NOT APPLICABLE TO RESERVE MARINES IN THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND.
A. THE MARINE CORPS IMPLEMENTED THE ECFC PROGRAM FOR THE ACTIVE COMPONENT IN 1985 AS A TOOL TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CAREER FORCE. THE DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AFFAIRS HAS INSTITUTED MCR ECFC IN ORDER TO:
(1) ACTIVELY SHAPE THE INVENTORY OF MARINES BY GRADE AND MOS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SMCR/IRR/IMA.
(2) STABILIZE RETENTION IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE PROMOTION FLOW POINTS ACROSS ALL MOS(S) AND MAINTAIN CAREER PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMCR/IRR/IMA MARINES.
(3) RETAIN THE BEST AND MOST QUALIFIED MARINES.
(4) COMPLY WITH TITLE 10 U.S.C. END STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS.
B. THE END STATE OF THE MCR ECFC PROGRAM IS TO BALANCE THE INVENTORY OF MARINES BY GRADE AND MOS TO MEET CAREER FORCE REQUIREMENTS.
3. MCR SERVICE LIMITS.
A. SERVICE LIMITATIONS IN THE MCR (EXCLUDING AR MARINES) ARE BASED ON TWO CRITERIA: QUALIFYING SERVICE AND TOTAL FEDERAL SERVICE.
(1) A QUALIFYING YEAR (SATISFACTORY YEAR, OR SAT YEAR) IS THE SUM OF ALL PERIODS OF SERVICE IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT, SMCR, AND IRR. A YEAR OF QUALIFYING SERVICE IS ONE IN WHICH THE MEMBER IS CREDITED WITH A MINIMUM OF 50 RETIREMENT POINTS (INCLUDING 15 MEMBERSHIP POINTS) DURING THE MEMBER'S ANNIVERSARY YEAR.
(2) TOTAL FEDERAL SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE SUM OF ALL PERIODS OF TIME DURING WHICH THE RESERVE MARINE IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.
B. ALL SERVICE SPENT AS PRIOR SERVICE OTHER SERVICE (PSOS) TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING SERVICE LIMITS FOR THE APPLICANT TO THE MCR.
C. THE GRADE HELD DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE AUTHORIZED.
(1) THE FOLLOWING DEPICTS MCR SERVICE LIMITATIONS BY GRADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT, TO INCLUDE THE PERIOD OF REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION CONTEMPLATED:
GRADE LIMIT OF SERVICE
CPL 8 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE
SGT 13 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE
SSGT 20 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE
GYSGT 22 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE
1STSGT/MSGT 27 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT 30 YEARS TOTAL FEDERAL SERVICE
NOTE: "30 YEARS TOTAL FEDERAL SERVICE", ALSO APPLIES TO ALL RANKS AS A MAXIMUM SERVICE LIMIT. CORPORALS MAY EXTEND TO 10 YEARS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE IF THEY REENLISTED PAST 8 YEARS TO RECEIVE A RAP APPROVED AFFILIATION BONUS SPECIFIC TO EITHER MOS OR BIC.
D. THE SERVICE LIMITS FOR AR MARINES ARE CONTAINED IN REFERENCE (B).
4. MCR SERVICE LIMIT WAIVER PROCESS.
A. WAIVERS OF SERVICE LIMITS DETAILED IN PARAGRAPH 3.C.(1), MAY BE GRANTED IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES AND ONLY WHERE THE MARINE IS DEPLOYING FOR COMBAT AND NO OTHER MARINE CAN TAKE HIS/HER BILLET AS DETERMINED BY RA, OR THE MOS IS DEEMED CRITICAL BY RA, OR THE REQUEST IS FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES AND/OR NOT LONGER THAN ONE MONTH PER TFRS MESSAGE R1449.
(1) CMC (MRA) IS THE ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY FOR WAIVERS OF SERVICE LIMITS IN THE CASE OF SERGEANTS MAJOR/MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS AND/OR ALL CASES THAT EXCEED ONE YEAR OF THE SERVICE LIMIT.
(2) CMC (RA) IS THE ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY FOR ALL OTHER REQUESTS.
(3) EXCEPTION. CMC (RA) IS AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE ALL WAIVER REQUESTS FOR ONE MONTH OR LESS FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES AS STATED IN TFRS MESSGAE R1449.
B. ALL SERVICE LIMIT WAIVER REQUESTS WILL BE INITIATED BY THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE UTILIZING AN AA FORM (NAVMC 10274), AND POSITIVELY ENDORSED (ENDORSEMENTS MUST ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES IN PARAGRAPH 4.A) BY THE FIRST COMMANDING GENERAL IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN TFRS MESSAGE R1449.
C. ALL SERVICE LIMIT WAIVER REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC (RA-RCT) VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) WITH CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED. RA-RCT WILL ENDORSE AND FORWARD TO MRA AS REQUIRED. THE RA SGTMAJ WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY TO ALL 1STSGT/SGTMAJ (8999 MOS) REQUESTS.
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
A. MEMBERS THAT ARE GRANTED A WAIVER MAY COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IF APPLICABLE.
B. ECFC WAIVERS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR MEDICAL HOLD PURPOSES.
C. RETIREMENT PAY IS BASED ON RANK, YEARS OF SERVICE (YOS) AND POINTS AS DEFINED BY REF C. ONCE A MARINE COMPLETES 20 SATISFACTORY YEARS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A RESERVE RETIREMENT. WHEN DETERMINING YOS FOR RETIREMENT PAY, MARINES SHOULD INCLUDE SATISFACTORY YEARS AND YEARS SPENT IN THE RETIRED RESERVE (FROM RETIREMENT DATE UNTIL THE MARINE IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE RETIREMENT PAY). EXAMPLE: IF A MARINE JOINED THE SERVICE WHEN HE/SHE WAS 20 YEARS OLD, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE RETIRED RESERVE 20 YEARS LATER (WITH 20 SATISFACTORY YEARS) AND THEN RECEIVED RETIREMENT PAY WHEN HE/SHE WAS 60 YEARS OLD, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE A TOTAL OF 40 YEARS OF SERVICE. IF A MARINE DOES NOT REQUEST TO RETIRE AND SIMPLY EXITS THE MCR (FALLING-OFF CONTRACT) HE/SHE WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE RETIRED RESERVE AND RISKS LOSING MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TOWARDS RETIREMENT PAY.
6. ACTION. COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, AND CAREER PLANNERS WILL FAMILIARIZE ALL MCR MARINES WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN.
7. CANCELLATION. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE CANCELLED 30 SEP 14.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//