MARADMINS : 174/15
R 012054Z APR 15
MARADMIN 174/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 (FY16) RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD (RSLB)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20141209//
REF/B/DOC/MM/YMD: 20130926//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20050620//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20091027//
REF/E/DOC/RA/YMD: 20140925//
REF/F/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20000714//
REF/G/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20130808//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300R.65D, 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 489/14, SUBJECT: MCBUL 1001 FY 15 INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. REF F IS MCO P1070.12K, SUBJECT: MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM). REF G IS MCO 1200.17E, SUBJECT: MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL (MOS MANUAL).//
POC/R. T. MOORE/MAJ/RAM3/-/COMM: TEL: 703-784-0531/DSN: 312-278-0531/EMAIL: RCSB(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. FY16 RCSB AND RSLB WILL CONVENE 10 AUG 15 FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT AND ON 17 AUG 15 FOR RC LIEUTENANT COLONELS/LIEUTENANT COLONELS SELECT. THE BOARD WILL SELECT RC OFFICERS FOR DESIGNATED COMMAND/RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 1 OCT 15 AND 30 SEP 16. RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS ARE NOT DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS, BUT ARE OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. THEREFORE, APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS ARE GOVERNED BY THE SAME COMPETITIVE CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMAND.
2. PURPOSE. PER REF A, THE PURPOSE OF THE RCSP IS TO PROVIDE MARINES WITH THE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED COMMANDERS AND SENIOR LEADERS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A COMPETENT AND WELL-BALANCED FIGHTING FORCE.
3. PROCESS. EACH BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE BILLETS FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE RC OFFICERS. THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED ALTERNATES TO MEET MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY 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 CMC FOR APPROVAL. ONCE THE PROPOSED SLATES ARE APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN.
4. ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICER ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMAND SLATED BILLETS. ALL AR COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT AND AR LIEUTENANT COLONELS/LIEUTENANT COLONELS SELECT ARE ELIGIBLE, EXCEPT AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 6. AR OFFICERS APPLY FOR COMMAND SLATED BILLETS IAW PARAGRAGH 14. AR OFFICERS MAY FORWARD A REQUEST TO CMC (RAM), VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION BY THE RCSB.
5. OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO BE SCREENED MUST ENSURE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE COMPLETED:
A. SUBMIT THE WEB-BASED, ON-LINE APPLICATION AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 14 OF THIS MARADMIN. NO OTHER APPLICATION METHODS WILL BE ACCEPTED. APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS THE PMOS REQUIRED BY THE BILLET(S) TO WHICH APPLIED AS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 8 AND 9 OF THIS MARADMIN, IAW REF G. REQUESTS TO MODIFY A PMOS MUST BE FINALIZED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARDS. AN EXAMPLE REQUEST TO MODIFY A PMOS IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE.
B. AVIATORS MUST 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).
C. SUBMIT A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IAW REF B.
6. THE BELOW CRITERIA ARE INELIGIBILITY PARAMETERS FOR THE FY16 RCSB AND RSLB.
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 CURRENTLY HOLDING A RCSP BILLET, HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RCSP BILLET FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE, OR WERE SLATED ON A PREVIOUS RCSP BOARD AND CURRENTLY AWAITING ASSIGNMENT TO THEIR SLATED BILLET. THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE A COLONEL SELECT CURRENTLY IN A LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND BILLET FROM APPLYING FOR A COLONEL COMMAND OR RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET, OR UNRESTRICTED (UR) COLONELS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD A RCSP BILLET IN THE RANK OF COLONEL FROM APPLYING FOR A POST-COMMAND SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLET. THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO AR OFFICERS.
D. LIEUTENANT COLONELS WHO ARE IN-ZONE OR ABOVE-ZONE ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD.
E. AR OFFICERS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE 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 15.
G. OFFICERS APPROVED FOR SANCTUARY (ATTAINED APPROVAL BY DC, M AND R A TO EXCEED 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE), SERVING ON CURRENT ORDERS ENDING BEYOND 18 TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE, OR IF THE ASSIGNMENT TO A RCSP BILLET 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 COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE. AVIATORS SELECTED TO COMMAND MUST ALSO COMPLY 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).
7. ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS
A. PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES. OFFICERS SLATED FOR A RCSP BILLET, SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED ORDERS ENDING AFTER THE PROJECTED COMMAND/RESERVE SENIOR LEADER START DATE, MUST RETURN TO AN INACTIVE DUTY STATUS PRIOR TO ASSUMING AN RCSB OR RSLB BILLET.
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 APPROVED FOR SANCTUARY MAY REMAIN WITH THE SMCR UNIT UNTIL UNIT DEACTIVATION.
(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. UR OFFICERS SERVING AS A UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER OR IN A SLATED RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET WILL BE REASSIGNED UPON DEMOBILIZATION UNLESS FOREGOING SANCTUARY PROTECTION AND VOLUNTARILY ACCEPTING 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 COMMAND BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE RCSB AND ARE READ AS FOLLOWS: LINE A: BILLET TITLE/BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC); LINE B: LOCATION; LINE C: BILLET MOS (BMOS); LINE D: PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC).
A. UR COLONEL/COLONEL SELECT COMMAND BILLETS:
(1) (A) CO, 1ST CAG/M2018600003
(B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
(C) 8040/8041/8042 WITH 0530 AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS
(D) NOV 2015
(2) (A) CO, 2D CAG/M2018700003
(B) WASHINGTON, DC
(C) 8040/8041/8042 WITH 0530 AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS
(D) APR 2016
(3) (A) CO, MATSG-42/M0416100002
(B) PENSACOLA, FL
(C) 8042
(D) SEP 2016
B. AR COLONEL/COLONEL SELECT COMMAND BILLETS:
(1) (A) CO, RSU CAMP LEJEUNE/M9305600584
(B) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
(C) 8040/8041/8042
(D) JUL 2016
(2) (A) CO, HQ BN MARFORRES
(B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
(C) 8040/8041/8042
(D) JUN 2016
C. UR LIEUTENANT COLONEL/LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECT COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
(1) (A) CO, 3D ANGLICO/M2162600002
(B) BELL, CA
(C) 1. 0302 OR
2. 0802 OR
3. 1802 OR
4. 1803 OR
5. 7506 WITH FAC QUAL (7502)
(D) MAR 2016
(2) (A) CO, 6TH ANGLICO/M2162900002
(B) CONCORD, CA
(C) 1. 0302 OR
2. 0802 OR
3. 1802 OR
4. 1803 OR
5. 7506 WITH FAC QUAL (7502)
(D) FEB 2016
(3) (A) CO, 6TH COMM BN/M2168100002
(B) BROOKLYN, NY
(C) 0602
(D) AUG 2016
(4) (A) CO, 2D BN 24TH MAR/M1417100002
(B) CHICAGO, IL
(C) 0302
(D) OCT 2015
(5) (A) CO, 3D BN 23D MAR/M1413100002
(B) BRIDGETON, MO
(C) 0302
(D) SEPT 2016
(6) (A) CO, 1ST BN 25TH MAR/M1421100002
(B) FORT DEVENS, MA
(C) 0302
(D) AUG 2016
(7) (A) CO, 3D BN 25TH MAR/M1423100002
(B) BROOK PARK, OH
(C) 0302
(D) OCT 2015
(8) (A) CO, 5TH BN 14TH MAR/M1464100003
(B) SEAL BEACH, CA
(C) 0802
(D) JUN 2016
(9) (A) CO, 4TH CEB/M1440100003
(B) BALTIMORE, MD
(C) 1302
(D) APR 2016
(10) (A) CO, 4TH TANK BN/M2144100003
(B) SAN DIEGO, CA
(C) 1802
(D) MAR 2016
(11) (A) CO, 4TH LAR BN/M1403100002
(B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
(C) 0302
(D) JUL 2016
(12) (A) CO, 4TH RECON BN/M1470100003
(B) SAN ANTONIO, TX
(C) 0302
(D) APR 2016
(13) (A) CO, 4TH FORCE RECON CO/M2835200003
(B) ALAMEDA, CA
(C) 0302
(D) SEP 2016
(14) (A) CO, 4TH AAV BN/M2183100003
(B) TAMPA, FL
(C) 1803
(D) NOV 2015
(15) (A) CO, 6TH ENG SPT BN/M2232100003
(B) PORTLAND, OR
(C) 1302
(D) JUN 2016
(16) (A) CO, CLB-453/M2946100016
(B) AURORA, CO
(C) 0402/1302/3002
(D) JUN 2016
(17) (A) CO, CLB 451/M2945100016
(B) CHARLOTTE, NC
(C) 0402/1302/3002
(D) JUL 2016
(18) (A) CO, VMFA-112/M0113000284
(B) FORT WORTH, TX
(C) 7523
(D) MAY 2016
(19) (A) CO, VMGR-234/M0123400547
(B) FT WORTH, TX
(C) 7557
(D) MAY 2016
(20) (A) CO, HMLA-773/M0177300002
(B) JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ
(C) 7565/7563
(D) MAY 2016
(21) (A) CO, HMH-772/M0177200002
(B) MCGUIRE AFB, NJ
(C) 7566
(D) JUL 2016
(22) (A) CO, MWSS-471/M0054100002
(B) MINNEAPOLIS, MN
(C) 0402/1302/3002/6002/7506
(D) JUN 2016
(23) (A) CO, MWSS-473/M0114900002
(B) MIRAMAR, CA
(C) 0402/1302/3002/6002/7506
(D) SEP 2016
(24) (A) CO, MWCS-48/M0040700001
(B) GREAT LAKES, IL
(C) 0602
(D) JUN 2016
(25) (A) CO, MALS-49/M0119700002
(B) STEWART, NY
(C) 6602/6002
(D) MAR 2016
(26) (A) CO, HMLA-775/M0177500002
(B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
(C) 7565/7563
(D) SEP 2016
D. AR LIEUTENANT COLONEL/LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS COMMAND BILLETS (FOR FLYING SQUADRON BILLETS, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A MED-UP STATUS):
(1) (A) I-I, 1ST CAG/M2012300003
(B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
(C) 8006
(D) AUG 2016
(2) (A) I-I, 2D CAG/M8227100005
(B) WASHINGTON, DC
(C) 8006
(D) JUL 2016
(3) (A) CO, VMR DET BELLE CHASSE/M0301700002
(B) BELLE CHASSE, LA
(C) 7506
(D) AUG 2016
9. RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS. IAW REF E, THE RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLETS WILL BE SLATED BY THE RSLB. AVAILABLE BILLETS READ AS FOLLOWS: LINE A: BILLET TITLE/BIC; LINE B: LOCATION; LINE C: BMOS; LINE D: PROJECTED ASSIGNMENT DATE.
A. POST-COMMAND SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT, PREVIOUSLY HOLDING AN RCSP BILLET IN THE RANK OF COLONEL OR LIEUTENANT COLONEL. UR COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT, NOT PREVIOUSLY HOLDING A COLONEL RCSP BILLET, MUST ATTEND THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 13:
(1) (A) ASST DIV CDR, 4TH MARDIV/M2638300009
(B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
(C) 8041
(D) JAN 2016
(2) (A) DEP CDR, 4TH MLG/M2905400007
(B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
(C) 8040
(D) AUG 2016
B. SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT ARE SENIOR RESERVE ADVISORS. THE FOLLOWING BILLETS WILL ATTEND THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 13:
(1) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, HQ 14TH MAR/M1430100530
(B) FT WORTH, TX
(C) 8041
(D) MAR 2016
(2) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, CLR-45/M2944100243
(B) MARIETTA, GA
(C) 8040
(D) JUL 2016
(3) (A) SENIOR RESERVE ADVISOR, MACG-48/M0064800152
(B) GREAT LAKES, IL
(C) 8041/8042
(D) JUN 2016
C. INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) SENIOR LEADER BILLETS FOR UR COLONELS/COLONELS SELECT. OFFICERS SLATED TO THE BILLETS IN PARAGRAPH 9.C.(1), 9.C.(2) AND 9.C.(3) WILL NOT ATTEND THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE:
(1) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RSP-1/MS450101056
(B) BELL, CA
(C) 8040/8041/8042
(D) JUL 2016
(2) (A) REGIONAL COORD, RSP-2/MS450101558
(B) MINNEAPOLIS, MN
(C) 8040/8041/8042
(D) JUL 2016
(3) (A) OPS CHF, JECC, USTRANSCOM/MS411900122
(B) NORFOLK, VA
(C) 8041
(D) JUN 2016
10. CHANGES OF COMMAND/ASSIGNMENT. THE PCOC/ASSIGNMENT DATES LISTED ABOVE ARE BASED ON A STANDARD COMMAND/ASSIGNMENT TOUR LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS PER REF A. IAW REF A, COMMARFORRES MAY ABBREVIATE OR EXTEND THE TOUR LENGTH BY 12 MONTHS.
11. ALTERNATES. THE RCSB AND RSLB WILL PRIORITIZE ALTERNATES TO FILL UNANTICIPATED VACANCIES, IAW REF A. A LINK TO THE ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED ON THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE, WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL UNDER TOP REQUEST. ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY RANK, NAME, AND LAST FIVE NUMBERS OF THE EDIPI.
12. ACCEPTANCE, DEFERRAL, AND DECLINATION. OFFICERS MUST ACCEPT, DECLINE, OR REQUEST DEFERRAL, IN WRITING, VIA COMMARFORRES TO CMC (RAM) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM CMC (RAM). REQUESTS TO DEFER WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. OFFICERS THAT DECLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OTHER COMMAND/BILLET DURING THE SCREENING YEAR. CMC (RAM) WILL FORWARD A COPY OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO CMC (MMRP) FOR INCLUSION IN THE OFFICER’S OMPF. FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN 30 DAYS IS CONSIDERED DECLINATION. AN ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES NAVAL MESSAGE OR LETTER MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC (RAM) VIA COMMARFORRES (MARFORRES AC/S G-1) NLT 10 DAYS AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND/DUTIES.
13. TRAINING. OFFICERS SLATED FOR A COMMAND BILLET AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 8, OFFICERS SELECTED FOR A POST-COMMAND BILLET IN PARAGRAPH 9.A, NOT PREVIOUSLY HOLDING A COLONEL RCSP BILLET, AND OFFICERS SELECTED FOR AN SMCR SENIOR LEADER BILLET IN PARAGRAPH 9.B, WILL ATTEND THE RESIDENT COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE PRIOR TO, OR SHORTLY AFTER, ASSUMING COMMAND. OFFICERS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE PRIOR TO ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND/DUTIES MUST REQUEST DEFERMENT TO THE PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY AND ATTEND THE FIRST COURSE CONDUCTED THEREAFTER. OFFICERS SLATED FOR AN IMA RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BILLET, PARAGRAPH 9.C, WILL NOT ATTEND THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP COURSE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LEADERSHIP/SITEPAGES/CCPSW.ASPX. SLATED COMMANDERS FOR FLYING SQUADRONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AS PRESCRIBED IN REF C IN ADDITION TO THE COMMANDANT’S COMBINED COMMANDERSHIP PROGRAM.
14. APPLICATION PROCESS
A. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION (E.G. SUBMISSION OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS) IS 4 JUN 15, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE APPLICATION IS THE ONLY METHOD TO APPLY. APPLICANTS 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 A MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MRA) PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A MRA PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL RECEIVE A 404 ACCESS ERROR. WITHIN THE ERROR MESSAGE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN MRA PORTAL ACCOUNT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OFFICERS. UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE BASIC INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION. CLICK “FY16-RCSB” AND COMPLETE THE 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. EACH DOCUMENT MUST BE UPLOADED INTO ITS SEPARATE DOCUMENT TYPE. IF AN AVIATOR IS APPLYING FOR A FLYING SQUADRON, ATTACHMENT OF AN AQS (LOCATED ON THE ON-LINE APPLICATION) WITH CURRENT UP-CHIT IS REQUIRED. ONCE SUBMITTED, OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL REGARDING APPLICATION STATUS. HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
B. UPDATE MATERIAL. OFFICERS MAY UPLOAD UPDATE MATERIAL FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ON-LINE APPLICATION. MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER AND ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT, FY16 RCSB AND RSLB. ONLY OFFICERS THAT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION PRIOR TO 4 JUN 15 WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT UPDATE MATERIAL. THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL MATERIAL IS 17 JUL 15, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD.
C. PHOTOGRAPHS. PER REF A, A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED, IAW 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 (MMRP-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 OUT-DATED 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.MMRP.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON “MMRP-20 OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE”, LOOK UNDER “ONLINE
APPLICATIONS”, THEN CLICK ON “DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY”.
D. FITNESS REPORTS. INFORMATION REGARDING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMSB WEBSITE AT WWW.MMRP.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON “MMRP–30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION” LOOK UNDER “ONLINE APPLICATIONS”, THEN CLICK ON “CHECK YOUR FITNESS REPORT STATUS”.
E. OMPF MATERIAL. REF F OUTLINES DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AN OMPF. ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF HIS/HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO HQMC (MMRP-20) NLT 6 AUG 15, 2359 EST. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD TO UPDATE AN OMPF. EMAIL OMPF MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMRP-20(AT)USMC.MIL. IN THE TEXT OF THE EMAIL, INDICATE APPLICATION TO THE FY16 RCSB OR RSLB. A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE MULTI-PAGE ATTACHMENT IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT WILL EXPEDITE FILING. ENSURE ALL MATERIALS CONTAIN FULL NAME AND EDIPI.
15. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//