CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD
Date Signed: 3/6/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 097/14
MARADMINS : 097/14
R 060051Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 097/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD:  20120209//
REF/B/DOC/MM/YMD:  20130926//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD:  20050620//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/YMD:  20091027//
REF/E/DOC/RA/YMD:  20131219//
REF/F/DOC/CMC/YMD:  20000714//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300R.65C, SUBJECT: RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM (RCSP).  REF B IS MARADMIN 498/13, SUBJECT: OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE.  REF C IS MARADMIN 270/05, SUBJECT: AVIATION COMMANDERS PREPARATION PROGRAM.  REF D IS MCO 1800.11, SUBJECT: POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.  REF E IS MARADMIN 670/13, SUBJECT: MCBUL 1001 FY 14 INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF F IS MCO P1070.12K, SUBJECT: MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).//
POC/T. A. BOGGS/MAJ/RAM3/-/TEL:  703-784-0531/DSN:  278-0531/EMAIL:  RCSB(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15) RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD (RSLB) CONVENES ON 11 AUG 2014 FOR COLONELS (COL) AND ON 18 AUG 2014 FOR LIEUTENANT COLONELS (LTCOL).  THE BOARD WILL SELECT OFFICERS FOR DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD OCT 2014 THROUGH SEP 2015.  THE BOARD ALSO SCREENS AND SLATES FOR THOSE CRITICAL RESERVE SENIOR LEADER COL BILLETS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS, BUT ARE OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY.  APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE SAME COMPETITIVE CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMAND.
2.  PURPOSE.  PER REF (A), THE PURPOSE OF THE RCSB IS TO PROVIDE OUR MARINES WITH THE BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED COMMANDERS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A COMPETENT AND WELL-BALANCED FIGHTING FORCE.
3.  PROCESS.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE COLS AND LTCOLS WHO ARE BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED FOR COMMAND/SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  THE BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE BILLETS.  THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARISE WHEN SELECTED OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT ACCEPT.  THE BOARD WILL DEVELOP PROPOSED SLATES FOR THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE SELECTEES AND FORWARD THEM TO THE CMC FOR APPROVAL.  ONCE THE PROPOSED SLATES ARE APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN.
4.  ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMAND SLATED BILLETS.  ELIGIBILITY INCLUDES UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) (SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)), AND ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) COLS, COL (SEL), LTCOLS, AND LTCOL (SEL) ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO BE SCREENED MUST ENSURE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE COMPLETED:
    A.  SUBMIT THE WEB-BASED ON-LINE COMMAND SCREENING APPLICATION AS OUTLINED IN PAR 14 OF THIS MARADMIN.  APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) REQUIRED BY THE COMMAND BILLET(S) THAT IS APPLIED FOR AS LISTED IN PAR 8 AND 9 OF THIS MARADMIN.  SUBMISSION OF THE ON-LINE APPLICATION IS EXPLICIT CONSENT TO BE SCREENED BY THE RCSB AND/OR THE RSLB.  THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS AN EXAMPLE REQUEST WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENT FOR AN OFFICER TO UPDATE THEIR PMOS, IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE.
    B.  SUBMIT A SIGNED (DIGITALLY OR PHYSICALLY) RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS) NAVMC 10476 (05-02).  A CURRENT VERSION OF THE RQS IS LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION AND ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE.
    C.  SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD.  A TEMPLATE IS LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION.  THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE LETTER IS FOR AN OFFICER TO EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD WHY THEY ARE APPLYING FOR A SPECIFIC COMMAND/BILLET AND WHAT THE OFFICER HAS ACCOMPLISHED TO BE THE BEST FIT FOR THAT COMMAND/BILLET.  LETTERS SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS ANY DISCREPANCIES IN AN OFFICER'S RECORD.
    D.  AVIATORS MUST ALSO SUBMIT AN AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (AQS) (LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION) WITH CURRENT UP-CHIT WHEN SUBMITTING FOR A COMMAND REQUIRING DUTY INVOLVING FLYING - OPERATIONAL (DIFOP).
    E.  HAVE A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IAW REF (B).
5.  INELIGIBILITY FOR COMMAND SCREENED BILLETS AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  INELIGIBILITY IS GOVERNED BY REF (A), AS OUTLINED BELOW:
    A.  OFFICERS WITH AN ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE.
    B.  OFFICERS, TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED RECALLED, WITH A MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATE FALLING WITHIN THE TWO YEARS OF THE PROJECTED SLATE TOUR.
    C.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM (RCSP) BILLET FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE, ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING A RCSP BILLET, OR WERE SLATED ON A PREVIOUS RCSP BOARD AND ARE AWAITING ASSIGNMENT TO THEIR SLATED BILLET.  THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE A COL (SEL) CURRENTLY IN A LTCOL COMMAND BILLET FROM APPLYING FOR A COL COMMAND OR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET, OR UR COLS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RCSP BILLET IN THE RANK OF COL FROM APPLYING FOR A POST-COMMAND SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLET.
    D.  LTCOLS WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR COL ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
    E.  AR OFFICERS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) WHO WILL NOT HAVE COMPLETED THEIR 36-MONTH ASSIGNMENT FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
    F.  AR OFFICERS SERVING IN A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED 12 MONTHS OF A JOINT ASSIGNMENT BY AUG 2014.
    G.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR SANCTUARY (ATTAINED APPROVAL BY DC M AND RA TO EXCEED 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE), ARE ON CURRENT ORDERS THAT WILL TAKE THEM BEYOND 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE, OR IF THE ASSIGNMENT TO COMMAND WILL TAKE THEM BEYOND 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.  THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO AR OFFICERS.
    H.  OFFICERS WHO ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY COMMANDERS COURSE TRAINING DISCUSSED IN FURTHER DETAIL IN PAR 13 BELOW, AND FOR AVIATORS SELECTED TO COMMAND, COMPLY ALSO WITH REF (C).
    I.  OFFICERS FAILING TO ACHIEVE A SATISFACTORY YEAR THE PREVIOUS ANNIVERSARY YEAR IF ALREADY RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE.  THESE OFFICERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED FOR TRANSFER TO THE INACTIVE STATUS LIST (ISL).
6.  ELIGIBILITY FOR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE RSLB INCLUDES AR COLS AND COLS (SEL), AND UR (SMCR, IMA, AND IRR) COLS AND COL (SEL).  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS APPROPRIATE TO GRADE, COMPONENT AND PREFERENCE, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OUTLINED IN REF (A) AND THIS MARADMIN.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO BE SCREENED WILL COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION.  SUBMISSION OF THE ON-LINE APPLICATION IS EXPLICIT CONSENT TO BE SCREENED BY THE RSLB.
7.  SANCTUARY FOR SLATED UR COMMANDERS AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADERS
    A.  PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES.  OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND OR A RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET BY THE FY15 RCSB WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ACTIVATED WITH ORDERS THAT WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY MUST MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER TO REMAIN ON ORDERS OR DEMOBILIZE TO ASSUME COMMAND OR TO ASSUME A RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET.  OFFICERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVATION ORDERS AND ASSUME COMMAND OR A RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET AS THEY WILL BE MANAGED PER REF (D).
    B.  POST ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES.  IN THE EVENT A SLATED OFFICER IS MOBILIZED AND RECEIPT OF MOBILIZATION ORDERS WOULD CARRY THE UR OFFICER BEYOND 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
        (1) OFFICERS WHO ARE APPROVED FOR SANCTUARY ELIGIBILITY MAY REMAIN WITH THEIR SMCR UNIT UNTIL THAT UNIT DEACTIVATES.
        (2) UPON DEMOBILIZATION, THE OFFICER WILL BE REASSIGNED TO A HQMC VALIDATED MANPOWER REQUIREMENT COMMENSURATE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS IAW MCO P1300.8R.  THOSE UR OFFICERS SERVING AS A UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER OR IN A SLATED RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET WILL BE REASSIGNED AT DEMOBILIZATION UNLESS THEY OPT TO FOREGO SANCTUARY PROTECTION AND VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO RETAIN COMMAND OF THE SMCR UNIT OR REMAIN IN A SLATED RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET.
8.  AVAILABLE COMMANDS.  THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMAND BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE RCSB.  AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE/BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC), (B) LOCATION, (C) BILLET MOS (BMOS), (D) PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC).
    A.  UR COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS:
        (1) (A) CO, 3D CAG/M2019200003
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 8040/8041/8042 WITH 0530 AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS
            (D) DEC 2014
        (2) (A) CO, 4TH CAG/M2019300003
            (B) HIALEAH, FL
            (C) 8040/8041/8042 WITH 0530 AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS
            (D) OCT 2014
    B.  AR COL OR COL (SEL) COMMAND BILLET:
        (1) (A) CO, RSU CAMP PENDLETON/M0221400213
            (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JUL 2015
    C.  UR LTCOL OR LTCOL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
        (1) (A) CO, 4TH ANGLICO/M2163000003
            (B) WEST PALM BCH, FL
            (C) 1.  0302 OR
                2.  0802 OR
                3.  1802 OR
                4.  1803 OR
                5.  7506 WITH FAC QUAL (7502)
            (D) JAN 2015
        (2) (A) CO, LAW ENFORCEMENT BATTALION/M2171100002
            (B) ST PAUL, MN
            (C) 1.  5803 OR
                2.  8006 WITH APPROVAL FROM HQMC (PP AND O) TO COMMENCE THE SIX MONTHS MANAGED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN PURSUIT OF THE 5803 PMOS AS SPECIFIED IN THE MOS MANUAL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY THE RCSB.  UPLOAD APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN PAR 14A OF THIS MARADMIN.
            (D) NOV 2014
        (3) (A) CO, INTEL SUPT BN/M1480000034
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 0202
            (D) SEP 2015
        (4) (A) CO, 1ST BN 23D MAR/M1411100002
            (B) HOUSTON, TX
            (C) 0302
            (D) JUN 2015
        (5) (A) CO, 2D BN 23D MAR/M1412100002
            (B) PASADENA, CA
            (C) 0302
            (D) JAN 2015
        (6) (A) CO, 1ST BN 24TH MAR/M1416100002
            (B) DETROIT, MI
            (C) 0302
            (D) NOV 2014
        (7) (A) CO, 2D BN 25TH MAR/M1422100002
            (B) GARDEN CITY, NY
            (C) 0302
            (D) SEP 2015
        (8) (A) CO, 2D BN 14TH MAR/M1462100003
            (B) GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
            (C) 0802
            (D) JUL 2015
        (9) (A) CO, 3D BN 14TH MAR/M1433100003
            (B) BRISTOL, PA
            (C) 0802
            (D) JUN 2015
        (10) (A) CO, 3D FORCE RECON/M7301000003
             (B) MOBILE, AL
             (C) 0302
             (D) AUG 2015
        (11) (A) CO, CLB-23/M2942100126
             (B) FT LEWIS, WA
             (C) 0402/1302/3002
             (D) MAR 2015
        (12) (A) CLB-25/M2943100126
             (B) RED BANK, NJ
             (C) 0402/1302/3002
             (D) JUL 2015
        (13) (A) CO, VMGR-452/M0123300002
             (B) NEWBURGH, NY
             (C) 7557
             (D) JUN 2015
        (14) (A) CO, MWSS-472/M0052400002
             (B) JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ
             (C) 0402/1302/3002
             (D) DEC 2014
        (15) (A) CO, VMM-764/M0576400002
             (B) MIRAMAR, CA
             (C) 7532
             (D) OCT 2014
        (16) (A) CO, MALS-41/M0113600002
             (B) FT WORTH, TX
             (C) 1. PRIORITY WILL BE FOR 6002/6602;
                 2. CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO 7506 IF NO 6002/6602 OFFICERS APPLY FOR THIS CMD
             (D) JUL 2015
        (17) (A) CO, MTACS-48/M0114600002
             (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
             (C) 7202
             (D) MAY 2015
        (18) (A) CO, MACS-24/M0130900002
             (B) DAM NECK, VA
             (C) 0602/7202
             (D) JUN 2015
        (19) (A) CO, MASS-6/M0098300002
             (B) WESTOVER, MA
             (C) 7202
             (D) JUN 2015
        (20) (A) CO, VMU-4/M0148500002
             (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
             (C) 7202/7315/7506
             (D) FEB 2015
    D.  AR LTCOL OR LTCOL (SEL) COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
        (1) (A) I-I, 3D CAG/M0300900011
            (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
            (C) 8006
            (D) JUL 2015
        (2) (A) I-I, 4TH CAG/M8328500010
            (B) HIALEAH, FL
            (C) 8006
            (D) JUL 2015
        (3) (A) I-I, 4TH MED BN/M8727200002
            (B) SAN DIEGO, CA
            (C) 0402/1302/3002
            (D) JUN 2015
        (4) (A) CO, VMR DET ANDREWS/M0480100002
            (B) JB ANDREWS, MD
            (C) 7506
            (D) JUN 2015
        (5) (A) SITE COMMANDER, MCAS MIRAMAR/M0302700001
            (B) SAN DIEGO, CA
            (C) 7506
            (D) SEP 2015
9.  RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  IAW REF (E), THE RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AND FROM THE SLATED OFFICER'S SMCR OR IMA SENIOR LEADER ASSIGNMENT ARE INCURRED BY THE OFFICER.  APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE THEY CAN MEET THIS REQUIREMENT FOR EACH PREFERENCE LISTED IN THEIR APPLICATION.  THOSE OFFICERS SLATED TO RESERVE SENIOR LEADERS BILLETS WILL NOT ATTEND THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM.  THE FOLLOWING LIST OF RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE RSLB.  AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE/BIC, (B) LOCATION, (C) BMOS, (D) PROJECTED ASSIGNMENT DATE.
    A.  POST-COMMAND SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RCSP BILLET IN THE RANK OF COL:
        (1) (A) DEP CDR, FHG/M2034100173
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JUN 2015
        (2) (A) ASST DIV CDR, 4TH MARDIV/M2638300009
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8041
            (D) JUL 2015
        (3) (A) ASST WING CDR, 4TH MAW/M0112900010
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8042
            (D) AUG 2015
    B.  SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLS OR COL (SEL):
        (1) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, 23D MAR/M1410100216
            (B) SAN BRUNO, CA
            (C) 8041
            (D) OCT 2014
        (2) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, 25TH MAR/M1420100216
            (B) AYER, MA
            (C) 8041
            (D) DEC 2014
        (3) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, CLR-4/M2941100160
            (B) KANSAS CITY, MO
            (C) 8040
            (D) SEP 2015
        (4) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, MAG-41/M0024200175
            (B) FORT WORTH, TX
            (C) 8042
            (D) MAY 2015
        (5) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, MAG-49/M0024500170
            (B) JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ
            (C) 8042
            (D) AUG 2015
    C.  IMA STRUCTURE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLS OR COL (SEL):
        (1) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RSP-3/MS450101493
            (B) JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JAN 2015
        (2) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RSP-4/MS450101419
            (B) MARIETTA, GA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) DEC 2014
        (3) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RSP-5/MS450101343
            (B) FT WORTH, TX
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) APR 2015
        (4) (A) OIC, LEGAL SERVICE SUPPORT/MS511500279
            (B) WASHINGTON, DC
            (C) 4402
            (D) NOV 2014
    D.  RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET FOR AR COLS OR COL (SEL):
        (1) (A) DIR, MCIRSA/M2034100129
            (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
            (C) 8040/8041/8042
            (D) JUL 2015
10.  CHANGES OF COMMAND/ASSIGNMENT.  THE PCOC/ASSIGNMENT DATES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON AN INCUMBENT'S STANDARD COMMAND/ASSIGNMENT TOUR OF 24 MONTHS PER REF (A).  SHOULD AN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE OR OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT ARISE FOR A PARTICULAR COMMAND/BILLET, COMMARFORRES MAY CURTAIL OR EXTEND THE TOUR LENGTH OF AN INCUMBENT OFFICER BY 12 MONTHS.
11.  ALTERNATES.  OFFICERS SCREENED AS ALTERNATES BUT NOT SLATED TO  A COMMAND/BILLET WILL BE PRIORITIZED BY THE RCSB AND/OR THE RSLB.  UNANTICIPATED VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY ELEVATING OFFICERS FROM THE PRIORITIZED ALTERNATE LIST OF SCREENED OFFICERS.  THE ALTERNATE LIST IS VALID FOR THE FY FOR WHICH OFFICERS WERE SELECTED AS ALTERNATES.  A LINK TO THE ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE.  ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY RANK, NAME, AND PMOS.
12.  ACCEPTANCE, DEFERRAL, AND DECLINATION OF COMMAND OR SLATING FOR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS.  ALL OFFICERS SLATED MUST ACCEPT, REQUEST TO DEFER, OR DECLINE THEIR ASSIGNMENT IN WRITING VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND (INCLUDING COMMARFORRES) TO CMC (RAM) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING THEIR NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM CMC (RA), FOLLOWING THE PUBLISHED BOARD RESULTS.  OFFICERS WHO ACCEPT AND WHO ARE ACTIVATED AND/OR DEPLOYED MAY NOT ASSUME COMMAND/DUTIES UNTIL DEACTIVATED.  REQUESTS FOR DEFERMENTS FOR ACTIVATED SLATED OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND WILL NORMALLY ONLY BE GRANTED FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS AND ONLY WITHIN THE SLATED FY.  OFFICERS WHO DECLINE COMMAND OR SLATED RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OTHER COMMANDS/BILLETS DURING THE SCREENING YEAR.  A COPY OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE FORWARDED FROM CMC (RA) TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.  OFFICERS WHO FAIL TO RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ISSUANCE OF THEIR NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM CMC (RA) WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECLINED.  AN ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES NAVAL MESSAGE OR LETTER MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC (RAM) VIA COMMARFORRES (AC/S G-1) NLT 10 DAYS AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND/DUTIES.
13.  TRAINING.  OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND AS OUTLINED IN PAR 8 SHALL ATTEND THE RESIDENT COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM PRIOR TO, OR SHORTLY AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND.  ANY OFFICER UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND MUST ATTEND THE FIRST COURSE CONDUCTED SUBSEQUENT TO ASSUMING COMMAND AND REQUEST DEFERMENT TO THE PRESIDENT, MCU.  RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS COMMANDERS AND WILL NOT ATTEND THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM.  MORE INFORMATION ON THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP/SITEPAGES/CCPSW.ASPX.  SLATED COMMANDERS FOR FLYING SQUADRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AS PRESCRIBED IN REF (C) IN ADDITION TO THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM.
14.  APPLICATION PROCESS
     A.  THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION (E.G. SUBMISSION OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS) IS 2 JUN 2014, 2359 EST.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE COMMAND SCREENING APPLICATION IS THE ONLY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR COMMAND MUST GO TO THE COMMAND SCREENING WEBSITE AT:
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION.  CAC CARD CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE SITE.  OFFICERS WITH AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS.  OFFICERS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL RECEIVE A 404 ACCESS ERROR.  WITHIN THE ERROR MESSAGE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN M AND RA PORTAL ACCOUNT.  ANY ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE MARINE REQUESTING A PORTAL ACCOUNT IS AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED.  UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE THE BOARD(S) OR SURVEY(S) TO WHICH THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED FOR.  CLICK "FY15-RCSB" AND COMPLETE THE RCSB APPLICATION.  OFFICERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION.  THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF DOCUMENTS AND OFFERS BILLET PREFERENCE OPTIONS VIA DROP-DOWN BOXES.  ENSURE UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS INTO THE PROPER DOCUMENT TYPE (E.G. RQS DOCUMENTS UPLOAD INTO THE RQS FILE TYPE).  EACH DOCUMENT MUST BE UPLOADED INTO ITS SEPARATE DOCUMENT TYPE.  OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE, SIGN (DIGITALLY OR PHYSICALLY) AND ATTACH THEIR RQS NAVMC 10476 (05-02) WHICH IS THE CURRENT VERSION LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION AND ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD (TEMPLATE LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION) IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  IF AN AVIATOR IS APPLYING FOR A FLYING SQUADRON, THEY MUST ALSO ATTACH AN AQS (LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION) WITH CURRENT UP-CHIT IN ORDER FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  ONCE SUBMITTED, OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL THAT THEIR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.  HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
     B.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL THAT THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.  UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT, FY15 RCSB AND RSLB.  AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, OFFICERS WHO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE BOARD NLT THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014, 2359 EST.  LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD.  UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ON-LINE APPLICATION.
     C.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER REF (A), A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE RCSB AND THE RSLB IAW REF (B).  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REF (B).
         (1) OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE PRIMARY MEANS OF CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF A PHOTOGRAPH IS THROUGH THE OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE WITHIN 48 HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPH RECEIPT BY CMC (MMSB-20).  PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CONSIDERED CURRENT IF SUBMITTED WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE DATE LISTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD IS THE DATE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN OFFICER'S PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BOARD CONSIDERATION.  OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT OUTDATED PHOTOGRAPHS WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED.  MARINES HAVE THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS CURRENT, SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED.  MARINES MAY ALSO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH VIA THE MMSB WEBSITE AT:
WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL.  CLICK ON "MMSB-20 OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE", LOOK UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", THEN CLICK ON "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY".
     D.  FITNESS REPORTS.  FOR FITNESS REPORTS TO BE CONSIDERED, THEY MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN OFFICER'S OMPF.  INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.  THIS INCLUDES THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION.  INFORMATION REGARDING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMSB WEBSITE AT
WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL.  CLICK ON "MMSB-30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION" LOOK UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", THEN CLICK ON "CHECK YOUR FITNESS REPORT STATUS".
     E.  OMPF MATERIAL.  REF (F) OUTLINES THOSE DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AN OFFICER'S OMPF.  ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF HIS/HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO HQMC (MMSB-20) NLT 7 AUG 2014, 2359 EST.  EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED AND FASTEST WAY TO UPDATE YOUR OMPF.  EMAIL YOUR UPDATE MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20(AT)USMC.MIL.  IN THE TEXT OF THE EMAIL, INDICATE FY15 RCSB AS THE BOARD YOU ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR.  A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE MULTI-PAGE ATTACHMENT IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT WILL EXPEDITE FILING.  ENSURE ALL MATERIALS CONTAIN FULL NAME AND LAST FOUR OF SSN.
15.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
16.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION (ACTING).//