MARADMINS : 665/13
R 172052Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 665/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY14 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM AVIATION OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J//YMD: 20110606//
REF/B/DOC/DODI 1205.18//YMD: 20070504//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 0003/09/YMD: 20090107//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAVINST 1920.6C/YMD: 20051215//
REF/E/DOC/MCO P1900.16F/YMD: 20070606 //
REF/F/DOC/MARADMIN 720/11/YMD: 20121214//
REF/G/DOC/MARADMIN 462/12/YMD: 20120821//
REF/H/DOC/MARADMIN 541/12/YMD: 20120929//
REF/I/DOC/MARADMIN 156/13/YMD: 20130325//
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 TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF D IS INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS. REF E IS MCO 1900.16F CH2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF F IS PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST DD FORM 2648-1 (AC) AND 2648-1 (RC). REF G IS THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM. REF H IS THE MARINE CORPS OFFICERS' VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013. REF I IS THE MARINE CORPS OFFICERS' VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014.//
POC/D. W. LAUX/MAJOR/RAM-1/DSN 278-0525/-/TEL: (703) 784-0525 EMAIL: DANIEL.LAUX(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS OF THE FY14 AR AVIATION OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD, CONVENING AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 6 FEB 2014.
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. MARINE AVIATION OFFICERS ACCEPTED INTO THE AR PROGRAM FILL A VARIETY OF AVIATION BILLETS LOCATED AT RESERVE TRAINING CENTERS 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 MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
4. TARGETED MOS AND EXPERIENCE
A. TO BEST MEET CURRENT AND FORECASTED NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING RANK AND PMOS COMBINATIONS ARE BEING TARGETED FOR ACCESSION:
CAPT-MAJ 7523
CAPT-MAJ 7557
CAPT-MAJ 7563
CAPT-MAJ 7565
(FOR FIXED WING TACAIR OFFICERS, THE ACTI, FAI, OR DL QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.) AVIATORS WHO DO NOT POSSESS ONE OF THE MOS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO FILL A VARIETY OF AVIATION STAFF BILLETS.
5. QUALIFICATIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) AVIATION OFFICERS
A. CAPTAINS NOT PREVIOUSLY PASSED FOR PROMOTION IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. CAPTAINS SELECTED TO MAJOR HAVE PRIORITY.
B. MAJORS WITH A DOR OF 1 OCT 2011 OR JUNIOR AND ANY AVIATION MOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
C. UR 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 OFFICERS SELECTED BY THIS BOARD WILL ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM BY 1 JUL 2014. LATER DATES OF ACCESSION WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND MUST BE REQUESTED WITH PROPER JUSTIFICATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. A WAIVER WILL BE REVIEWED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS, THOUGH FAVORABLE ADJUDICATION IS NOT GUARANTEED.
E. AC OFFICERS WILL INDICATE ON THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS HIS OR HER WILLINGNESS TO REQUEST A RESERVE COMMISSION UPON SELECTION, IF A REQUEST FOR A RESERVE COMMISSION HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED BY THE OFFICER. 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 MUST MEET ALL QUALIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN REF A, TO INCLUDE BEING WORLDWIDE DEPLOYABLE.
6. IF SELECTED, AC AND RC OFFICERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON FUNDED ORDERS WILL END THOSE ORDERS AND RETURN TO THEIR PLACE ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY (PLEAD). FOR OFFICERS COMPLETING PERIODS OF ACTIVE SERVICE, AR ACCESSION IS NOT A SEAMLESS TRANSITION. THIS DOES NOT LIMIT TRANSITIONING MARINES FROM AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR VIA THE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM. HOWEVER, IF YOU INCUR AN OBLIGATION TO THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OR AS AN 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 HIS OR HER REGULAR 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 PRE-SEPARATION CHECKLIST REQUIRED BY ALL INDIVIDUALS SEPARATING OR RETIRING FROM THE MARINE CORPS. THIS IS APPLICABLE TO BOTH AC AND RC MEMBERS.
B. SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS, WHERE AN OFFICER WILL DEPART A PREVIOUS PERIOD OF ACTIVE SERVICE AND IMMEDIATELY ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM, WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED. BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM, A SELECTEE MAY BE ACCESSED INTO THE PROGRAM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A PREVIOUS PERIOD OF ACTIVE SERVICE, WHERE HE OR SHE MAY ELECT TO CARRY A LEAVE BALANCE. SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE ENTRIES MUST BE MADE ON BEHALF OF OFFICERS ELECTING TO CARRY LEAVE. ACCESSION TIMELINES WILL BE COORDINATED BY THIS HQ, WITH THOSE SELECTED FOR ACCESSION. 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, 20 JANUARY 2014. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
A. APPLICANTS WILL USE THE APPLICATION FORMAT FROM THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (RAM-1) WEB PAGE, LOCATED AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON RESERVE MARINE, THEN CLICK ON RESERVE AFFAIRS, THEN CLICK ON RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (RAM), THEN CLICK ON OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (RAM-1), THEN OFFICER ACCESSION BOARDS, WHERE THE APPLICATION INFORMATION IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE. APPLICANTS WILL UPLOAD THE COMPLETED, ENDORSED PACKAGES AS (.PDF) FILES, AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. FOLLOW ON-SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO SELECT THE AR AVIATION OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD APPLICATION PORTAL, WHERE APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND UPLOAD THEIR RESPECTIVE (.PDF) FILES. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) METHOD TO ACCESS THE APPLICATION PORTAL, ALTHOUGH NON (CAC) USERS CAN ALSO ACCESS THE APPLICATION PORTAL.
B. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, OR WHO ARE SERVING WITH THE SMCR OR IMA PROGRAM, MUST SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR BATTALION/SQUADRON (O5 LEVEL) COMMANDER. IF CURRENTLY MOBILIZED, THE ENDORSING COMMANDER MUST STATE THE COMMANDS' WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO DEMOBILIZE PRIOR TO THE AR ACCESSION DATE, COORDINATED BETWEEN THIS HEADQUARTERS AND THE SUBJECT OFFICER, BY THE REQUIRED NO LATER THAN DATE OF 1 JUL 2014.
C. FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-32), IAW MCO P1610.7F.
D. PER REF C, A PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS RECEIVED BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBPAGE.
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 (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 FY MARINE CORPS AR PROGRAM AVIATION 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 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, ALTHOUGH 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 MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH HIS OR HER AR ACCESSION PACKAGE:
(1) A COPY OF THE OFFICER'S ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD FROM HIS OR HER FLIGHT LOGBOOK. NAVAL AVIATORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE AC OR SMCR MUST SUBMIT A 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 OFFICER'S AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (AQS) FORMATTED AS SHOWN ON THE RAM-1 WEBSITE.
(3) A STATEMENT INDICATING IF THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY INA FLYING STATUS AND IS QUALIFIED TO FILL A NAVAL AVIATOR BILLET AT A FLYING SQUADRON IN THE RESPECTIVE TYPE/MODEL/SERIES. 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 THAT HE OR SHE DEEMS IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. OFFICERS ARE REMINDED THAT MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF HIS OR HER 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 TO THE SENDER WITHOUT ACTION.
9. BOARD SELECTS
A. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA MARADMIN AND SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
B. OFFICERS WILL BE SUBSEQUENTLY ACCESSED AND ASSIGNED BASED ON BILLET AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND MUST REMAIN WORLD-WIDE DEPLOYABLE. INITIAL ACCESSION TOURS WILL NORMALLY BE 36 MONTH TOURS.
10. OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING GRANTED VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS PAY (VSP) PURSUANT TO VOLUNTARY SEPARATION FROM THE AC, ARE CAUTIONED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, VOLUNTARY PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR 180 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE, WHICH INCLUDE PERIODS OF ACTIVE DUTY IN THE SMCR, OR WHILE SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM, OR WHILE SERVING UNDER ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) ORDERS, REQUIRE FULL RECOUPMENT OF VSP BEGINNING ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 180 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE SERVICE. INITIAL TOURS IN THE AR PROGRAM ARE 36 MONTHS IN LENGTH, THUS ACCESSING INTO THE AR WOULD SUBJECT AN OFFICER WHO IS IN RECEIPT OF VSP, TO FULL VSP RECOUPMENT, BEGINNING DURING AN OFFICER'S INITIAL AR TOUR. AN OFFICER WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH HIS OR HER COMMANDER AND THE DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE, TO ESTABLISH A LIQUIDATION PLAN.
11. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//