MARADMINS : 274/15
R 051301Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 274/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-17 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20131126//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20081211//
REF/D/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20130926//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1900.16G, SUBJECT: MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF B IS MCO 1553.4B, SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF C IS MARADMIN 703/08, SUBJECT: OFFICER PME SUMMARY. REF D IS MARADMIN 498/13, SUBJECT: OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE.//
POC/B. FORD/CIV/RAM3/-/TEL: 703-784-0523 DSN: 278-0523/E-MAIL: RPME(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2016-17 RPME BOARD CONVENING 21 SEP 15 AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE DESIRING ATTENDANCE AT FULL-LENGTH SCHOOLS (FLS) FOR SENIOR LEVEL COLLEGE (SLC), INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COLLEGE (ILC), OR CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS), STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC), AND THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP).
2. ALL FLS, STC, AND DEP APPLICANTS WHO REQUEST FUNDED ORDERS WILL BE BOARD SELECTED. OFFICERS WHO MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FLS, STC, OR DEP:
A. OFFICERS (EXCEPT COLS) WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED PROMOTION BOARD.
B. OFFICERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED AN EQUIVALENT FUNDED FLS OR DEP.
C. OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, OR PENDING CONDITIONAL RELEASE.
D. OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE REMAINING.
E. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR FLS WHOSE MANDATORY REMOVAL DATE IS 1 OCTOBER 2018 OR EARLIER.
F. UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)/MOBILIZATION TRAINING UNIT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS AT THE TIME THE BOARD CONVENES.
G. AR OFFICERS WHO MEET QUALIFICATIONS FOR CAREER DESIGNATION IN THE FALL 2015 OR SPRING 2016 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE RPME BOARD WHO FAIL TO BE CAREER DESIGNATED WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND INELIGIBLE TO ATTEND FUNDED FLS, STC, OR DEP.
H. OFFICERS WHO ARE TLS COMPLETE ARE INELIGIBLE TO ATTEND STC.
3. RESIDENT FLS (SLC/ILC/CLS)
A. MOBILIZED OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, BUT MUST END CURRENT MOBILIZATION ORDERS 15 DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCING FLS IF SELECTED.
B. AR OFFICERS (LTCOL, LTCOL; SEL, MAJ, MAJ; SEL, CAPT, CAPT; SEL) WITH TWO YEARS TIME ON STATION (TOS) (APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS) WHO HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED FOR CONSIDERATION TO ATTEND FLS. AR OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION PACKAGE BY THE DEADLINE AS LISTED BELOW VIA THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE EXPLAINED IN PARA 7A. ELIGIBLE AR OFFICERS MAY REQUEST TO OPT OUT OF AUTOMATIC SCREENING VIA THE RPME DROP-DOWN BOX PROVIDED ON THE RPME ON-LINE APPLICATION. THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON SCREENING WILL BE MADE BY RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH (RAM) BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE AR PROGRAM. REMOVAL FROM CONSIDERATION WILL NORMALLY BE GRANTED FOR THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS:
(1) THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IS DEEMED CRITICAL TO UNIT MISSION. RAM WILL COMMUNICATE WITH UNIT LEADERSHIP TO VALIDATE THE REQUEST.
(2) THE AR OFFICER DESIRES PCS ORDERS IN 2016. FUTURE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DETERMINED VIA THE NORMAL SLATING PROCESS.
C. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY:
(1) LTCOL, LTCOL (SEL) (SLC); MAJ, MAJ (SEL) (ILC); AND CAPT, CAPT (SEL) (CLS).
(2) PME COMPLETE APPROPRIATE BY GRADE TO INCLUDE JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME) I FOR RESIDENT SLC.
(3) AR OFFICERS APPLYING TO FLS MUST MEET THE TWO YEARS TOS REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO 1 AUG 2016. THE TOS REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED TO 22 MONTHS.
(4) AR OFFICERS SERVING OVERSEAS OR IN A JOINT BILLET MUST COMPLETE OBLIGATED TIME.
(5) OFFICERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED COMMAND MUST COMPLETE 24 MONTHS IN COMMAND PRIOR TO THE COURSE CONVENING DATE.
(6) OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST MEET THE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED BY EACH SCHOOL. ONCE SELECTED, THE OFFICER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT HIS/HER SECURITY MANAGER TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CLEARANCE IS UP-TO-DATE.
D. RESIDENT FLS-SLC COURSES AVAILABLE (ALL FLS-SLC ARE JOINT PME II CERTIFICATION COURSES) (READ IN FOUR COLUMNS):
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) MARINE CORPS WAR MCWAR LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
COLLEGE, QUANTICO, VA LTCOL(SEL)
(2) COLLEGE OF NAVAL CNW LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
WARFARE, NEWPORT, RI LTCOL(SEL)
(3) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE USAWC LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA LTCOL(SEL)
(4) AIR WAR COLLEGE AWC LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
MAXWELL AFB, AL LTCOL(SEL)
(5) NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE NWC LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV LTCOL(SEL)
FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
(6) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ESNSRS LTCOL JUL 16-JUN 17
SCHOOL FOR NATIONAL LTCOL(SEL)
SECURITY AND RESOURCE
STRATEGY,
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV
FT. MCNAIR, WASH, DC
E. RESIDENT FLS-ILC COURSES AVAILABLE:
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) MARINE CORPS COMMAND MCCSC MAJ JUL 16-JUN 17
AND STAFF COLLEGE, MAJ(SEL)
QUANTICO, VA
(2) COLLEGE OF NAVAL CNCS MAJ JUL 16-JUN 17
COMMAND AND STAFF, MAJ(SEL)
NEWPORT, RI
(3) U.S. ARMY COMMAND CGSC MAJ JUL 16-JUN 17
AND GENERAL STAFF MAJ(SEL)
COLLEGE, FORT
LEAVENWORTH, KS
(4) AIR COMMAND AND STAFF ACAS MAJ JUL 16-JUN 17
COLLEGE, MAXWELL MAJ(SEL)
AFB, AL
F. RESIDENT FLS-CLS COURSES AVAILABLE:
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) MARINE CORPS MCEWS CAPT JUL 16-MAY 17
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CAPT(SEL)
SCHOOL, QUANTICO, VA
G. RESIDENT FLS IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS IN LENGTH. THE MONTHS LISTED ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE TO INCLUDE REPORTING DATES AND SCHOOL CONVENING DATES. EXACT DATES WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOLS. OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED FOR RESIDENT FLS MUST ENSURE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND IF SELECTED. THOSE SELECTED FOR RESIDENT FLS WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF. VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY FAILURE TO COMPLETE FLS AFTER COMMENCING MAY RESULT IN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
H. UR OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN ANY FUNDED PME PROGRAM OF STUDY (EXCLUDING 2 WEEK STC) WILL INCUR A SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) DRILLING AFFILIATION OBLIGATION FOR 24 CONTINUOUS MONTHS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM OF STUDY. TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THIS REQUIREMENT, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
(1) UR OFFICERS WILL SIGN A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO TRAIN (SWAT) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO ALL FUNDED FLS OR DEP PME PROGRAMS OF STUDY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE SELRES DRILLING AFFILIATION REQUIREMENT. FLS OR DEP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT A SIGNED SWAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
(2) 90 DAYS FOLLOWING GRADUATION, EACH OFFICER MUST BE JOINED TO EITHER A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) DRILLING UNIT OR AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) THAT MATCHES HIS OR HER GRADE AND MOS.
(3) SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO AFFILIATE FOLLOWING GRADUATION WILL BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SWAT SIGNED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
(4) A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE OF 24 MONTHS WILL BE REPORTED ON UNIT DIARY BY CMC (RAM-3) UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
I. PER REF (B), ALL RESIDENT FLS LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL ALLOCATION AND VALIDATION OF SCHOOL SEATS.
4. THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP). UR OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE (SMCR, AR, IMA, AND IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IF THEY MEET THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED WITH EACH OPPORTUNITY BELOW. THOSE SELECTED FOR DEP WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF.
A. DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP) SENIOR LEVEL COURSES:
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE GRAD
(1) U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE USAWCDEP COL/LTCOL AUG 16-JUN 18
DISTANCE EDUCATION COL(SEL)
COURSE, CARLISLE LTCOL(SEL)
BARRACKS, PA MUST HAVE
FORMAT: FIRST YEAR PINNED ON
CORRESPONDENCE, LTCOL NLT
RESIDENT PHASE AND ORIENTATION DATE
SECOND YEAR
CORRESPONDENCE AND
RESIDENT PHASE,
GRADUATION.
(2) ADVANCED JOINT PME AJPME COL/LTCOL JAN 4 - OCT 16
JOINT FORCES STAFF 1/2/3 MAJ JAN 25- OCT 16
COLLEGE DEP COL(SEL) FEB 16- NOV 16
MUST BE JPME I LTCOL(SEL)
COMPLETE. MAJ(SEL)
FORMAT: 40 WEEK PROGRAM (12 WEEKS DEP, 1 WEEK RESIDENT (FACE-TO-FACE), 25 WEEKS DEP, AND 2 WEEKS RESIDENT (FACE-TO-FACE) 90 PERCENT OF THE COURSE IS ONLINE. STUDENTS MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER.
5. STC. UR OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE (SMCR, AR, IMA, AND IRR) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING RESIDENT 2 WEEK STC OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY MEET THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED WITH EACH OPPORTUNITY BELOW. THOSE SELECTED FOR STC WHO ACCEPT AND LATER DECLINE WILL HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER PLACED IN THEIR OMPF.
CRS TITLES/LOCATION CODES GRADE CONVENE
A. RESERVE SENIOR STAFF RSSC COL/LTCOL JUL 16
COURSE, QUANTICO, VA COL (SEL)
B. RESERVE OFFICERS ROSP COL/LTCOL SEP 16
STRATEGY AND POLICY COL(SEL)
COURSE, NEWPORT, RI LTCOL(SEL)
C. RESERVE OFFICERS ROJMO COL/LTCOL DEC 16
JOINT MARITIME COL(SEL)
OPERATIONS COURSE, LTCOL(SEL)
NEWPORT, RI
D. RESERVE OFFICERS RONSDM COL/LTCOL APR 16
NATIONAL SECURITY COL(SEL)
DECISION MAKING LTCOL(SEL)
COURSE, NEWPORT, RI
6. COURSE PREREQUISITES. INFORMATION, COURSE PREREQUISITES, AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CAN BE FOUND BY ACCESSING THE RESERVE OFFICER PME WEBSITE UNDER “TOP REQUESTS” AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
7. APPLICATION PROCESS
A. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION AND UPDATED MATERIAL IS 1 SEP 15, 2359 EST. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE RPME APPLICATION IS THE ONLY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR RPME MUST GO TO THE RPME APPLICATION WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. 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 MESSAGES. THE ERROR MESSAGE CONTAINS 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) FOR WHICH THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED. CLICK “RPME” AND COMPLETE THE RPME 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 RPME PREFERENCE OPTIONS VIA DROP-DOWN BOXES. ENSURE UPLOAD OF DOCUMENTS INTO THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT TYPE. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT A SIGNED RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS)(DIGITALLY OR PHYSICALLY). THE RQS NAVMC 10476 (05-02) I LOCATED IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION AND THE RAM-3 WEBPAGE.
B. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD (TEMPLATE LOCATED ON THE ON LINE APPLICATION). ALL UR OFFICERS APPLYING FOR FLS OR DEP MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED SWAT LOCATED ON THE APPLICATION WEBSITE 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. HARDCOPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD.
C. PHOTOGRAPHS. A CURRENT PROMOTION PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED BY THE RPME BOARD IAW REF (D). ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ AND COMPLY WITH REF (D).
(1) OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF THEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY CMC (MMRP-20). THE PRIMARY MEANS OF CONFIRMING RECEIPT OF A PHOTOGRAPH IS THROUGH THE ONLINE OMPF VIA MOL. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIPT BY CMC (MMRP-20). PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CONSIDERED CURRENT IF SUBMITTED WITHIN 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 PHOTOGRAPHS ARE CURRENT, SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED. MARINES MAY ALSO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS VIA THE MMRP WEBSITE AT: WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON “MMRP-20 OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE,” LOOK UNDER “ONLINE APPLICATIONS,” THEN CLICK ON “DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY.”
D. FITNESS REPORTS (FITREPS). ONLY FITREPS INCLUDED IN AN OFFICER’S OMPF WILL BE CONSIDERED. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES AND/OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. INFORMATION REGARDING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MMRP WEBSITE AT WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON “MMRP–30 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION,” LOOK UNDER “ONLINE APPLICATIONS,” THEN CLICK ON “CHECK YOUR FITNESS REPORT STATUS.”
E. OMPF MATERIAL. ANY DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER BELIEVES SHOULD BE PART OF HIS OR HER OMPF, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO HQMC (MMRP-20) BY 11 SEP 15, 2359 EST. E-MAIL IS THE PREFERRED AND FASTEST WAY TO UPDATE YOUR OMPF. E-MAIL YOUR UPDATE MATERIAL TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20(AT)USMC.MIL. IN THE TEXT OF THE E-MAIL, INDICATE THE AY 16-17 RPME BOARD FOR WHICH YOU ARE BEING CONSIDERED. A SINGLE BLACK AND WHITE MULTI-PAGE ATTACHMENT IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT WILL EXPEDITE FILING. ENSURE ALL MATERIALS CONTAIN GRADE, FULL NAME, AND EDIPI (DOD ID NUMBER).
8. ADMINISTRATION
A. ENSURE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE CURRENT AND ARE PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION. UPDATE ANY CHANGES TO POC INFORMATION PROMPTLY.
B. NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION. THE BOARD WILL SELECT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS PRIMARIES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE. THE BOARD WILL ALSO SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET QUOTA REQUIREMENTS WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT ACCEPT. ONCE THE BOARD RESULTS ARE APPROVED, PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. APPLICANTS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES AND APPROVED BY CMC (RA), WILL RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THIS HQ WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL SELECTION, TO INCLUDE DATES. THE RESULTS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR ORDERS PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE. UNANTICIPATED RPME VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY OFFICERS FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST. ALTERNATES WILL BE LISTED BY RANK, NAME, PMOS, AND RESERVE COMPONENT ON THE RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS WEBSITE UNDER “TOP REQUESTS” AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
9. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//