R 161927Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 351/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION OF ISSUES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2015 MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARD (MCRPB)//
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/20070813//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/20121210//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5420.170L, THE NATIONAL NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARDS, REF B IS MCO 5420R.8H, THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE POLICY BOARD//
POC/ IPPOLITO-BENNETT, F./LTCOL/DASN(RA)/-/TEL: 703-693-0242/EMAIL:FRANCINE.IPPOLITO-BE @NAVY.MIL//
POC/CONANT, K./MAJ/CMC (RA)/-/TEL: 703-784-9138/EMAIL: KEVIN.CONANT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION BY THE MCRPB DURING CY 2015.
2. BACKGROUND. THE MCRPB IS ESTABLISHED BY REF A TO CONSIDER, RECOMMEND, AND REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ON RESERVE POLICY MATTERS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GENERATED BY CAREFUL REVIEW OF ISSUES SUBMITTED FROM THE FIELD AND THE MCRPB MEMBERS.
3. ACTION. EACH YEAR THE MCRPB SOLICITS ISSUES FROM THE TOTAL FORCE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE MCRPB. ISSUES FROM THE FIELD ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BOARD AND HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. THE MCRPB IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2015.
4. SUBMISSION PROCESS. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ISSUES IS 2359 EST, 21 SEPT 15. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
    A. ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) AND RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE APPLICATION AS THIS IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO SUBMIT ISSUES FOR THE BOARD’S CONSIDERATION. INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE TO SUBMIT ISSUES MUST GO TO THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MRA) WEBSITE AT: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. CAC CARD CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE SITE. MARINES WITH A MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MRA) PORTAL ACCOUNT WILL PROCEED TO THE LOGIN PROCESS. MARINES WHO DO NOT HAVE AN 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 AC AND RC MARINES. UPON LOGIN, THE SYSTEM WILL VALIDATE BASIC INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBMISSION. CLICK “CY15 MCRPB SOLICITATION OF ISSUES” AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITHIN THE ONLINE TOOL. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE ISSUE TO THE BOARD. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION (EMAIL ADDRESS AND DAYTIME/EVENING PHONE NUMBER(S)). PLEASE FOLLOW THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED FOR SUBMISSION. A POWERPOINT QUAD CHART SLIDE TEMPLATE IS PROVIDED. A QUAD CHART SLIDE IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SUBMITTED ISSUE. THE SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR THE UPLOAD OF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS (INFORMATION PAPER, ETC.) TO HELP FURTHER EXPLAIN THE ISSUE TO THE BOARD. INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL ONCE ALL ACTIONS ARE COMPLETE AND THE ISSUE IS SUBMITTED. HARD COPY SOLICITATION OF ISSUES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
    B. NON MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL (I.E. NAVY PERSONNEL, GENERAL PUBLIC/ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) WHO DESIRE TO SUBMIT ISSUES TO THE MCRPB WILL SEND AN EMAIL TO RAP@USMC.MIL (SUBJECT OF EMAIL: MCRPB ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION). IN THE EMAIL, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE, EXISTING LAW OR POLICY, AND RECOMMENDED TASK FOR THE MCRPB, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, AS REQUIRED. INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//