R 151743Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 530/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2014 (FY14) 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: 20130910//
REF/D/CMC RAP/YMD: 20130924//
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 FY14 AR ENLISTED RECRUITING MISSION. REF D IS MARADMIN 493/13 ANNOUNCING FY14 BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW AR PROGRAM AFFILIATIONS.//
POC/MATT EELMAN/MAJOR/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 784-9855/EMAIL:JAMES.EELMAN(AT)MARINES.USMC.MIL//
POC/BRIAN GRADO/GUNNERY SERGEANT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 784-9855/EMAIL:BRIAN.GRADO(AT)MARINES.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO LIST FY14 ACTIVE DUTY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR ENLISTED MARINES THROUGH 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 B IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES FOR SERVICE WITH THE AR PROGRAM.  PER REF C, THE RESERVE COMPONENT SEEKS TO ACCESS 183 ENLISTED MARINES TO THE AR PROGRAM DURING FY14.
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.  FY14 MOS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0111      3531     6216
0231      5711     6217
0311      6046     6256
0321      6072     6276
0411      6073     6316
0431      6112     6317
0451      6113     6322
0621      6114     6324
0651      6116     6326
1141      6152     6336
1142      6153     6337
1161      6154     6499
1171      6156     6531
2111      6172     6541
3043      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 M. A. BRILAKIS, CG, MCRC.//