MARADMINS : 429/14
R 271726Z AUG 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 429/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NON-CRITICAL SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) AFFILIATIONS AFTER COMPLETION OF FY14 MISSION//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/PUBLIC LAW 113-66/YMD: 20131216//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD: 20090322//
NARR/REF A IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM)//
POC/M. J. MACPHEE/CAPT/RAP-2/TEL: (703)784-9136; DSN 278/ EMAIL: RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/E. A. SAGER/MAJ/RIM/TEL: (703) 784-9105; DSN 278/E-MAIL: SMB(UNDERSCORE)IMA(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE DIRECTS A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NON-CRITICAL PRIOR SERVICE (PS) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) AFFILIATIONS UPON COMPLETION OF THE FY14 MISSION.
2. BACKGROUND. PER REF A, THE AUTHORIZED SELRES END-STRENGTH IS 39,600. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE FORCE DOES NOT EXCEED THIS END STRENGTH ON 30 SEP 14, PRIOR SERVICE AFFILIATIONS MUST BE CAREFULLY MANAGED AT THE HQMC LEVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FY.
3. ACTION.
A. THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) FORCE IS RESTRICTED FROM AFFILIATING MARINES TO SMCR UNITS AND IMA DETACHMENTS THAT EXCEED ALLOCATED FY14 QUOTA SERIAL NUMBERS (QSN). EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY ARE NOTED BELOW.
B. PER REF B, UNITS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO AFFILIATE PS MARINES UNLESS THEY ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A PSR. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE HQMC DIRECTED PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE THE NON-PRIOR SERVICE (NPS) INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IADT) ACCESSIONS, RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ROCP), DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM (DAP), ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), 8999 SLATING, AND HQMC BOARD-SELECTED PROGRAMS.
4. EXCEPTIONS.
A. REMAINING FY14 PSR MISSION.
B. LIEUTENANTS WILL NOT BE JOINED TO SMCR UNITS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS).
C. AR ACCESSIONS.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
A. REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS TO AFFILIATE MARINES WITH CRITICAL SKILLS MAY BE REQUESTED VIA E-MAIL. CONTACT CMC (RAP-2) FOR SMCR AFFILIATIONS OR THE IMA PROGRAM MANAGER FOR IMA AFFILIATIONS AT POC LISTED ABOVE.
B. INDIVIDUALS NOT APPROVED FOR AFFILIATION DURING FY14 MAY RECEIVE ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS AND CONDUCT NON-PAID DRILLS WITH SMCR UNITS OR THE PROVISIONAL IMA PROGRAM (PIP), WHILE REMAINING IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES VIA PSR AFTER 30 SEP 14 AS A FY15 JOIN. MARINES ON ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS WITH A SMCR OR IMA UNIT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MOBILIZE OR EXECUTE ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) ORDERS GREATER THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH THE POC LISTED ABOVE.
C. BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR FY14 REMAINS IN EFFECT AND WILL CONTINUE IN FY15.
D. MARFORRES WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS MARINE CORPS ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION (MCEAS) PACKAGES, VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFERS, AND INTER-UNIT TRANSFERS (IUT).
E. MARINES INTERESTED IN SELRES SERVICE SHOULD CONTINUE WORKING WITH PSR FOR AFFILIATION EFFECTIVE AFTER 30 SEP 14. PER PARA 5B, ASSOCIATE DUTY ORDERS FOR IRR MEMBERS MAY BE AUTHORIZED IN THE INTERIM.
6. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
7. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2014.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//