R 111330Z SEP 15
MARADMIN 439/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1500. FY 2016 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) LATERAL MOVE (LATMOV) AND CAREER PROGRESSION MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) PROGRAMS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN/462/12/YMD:20120821//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN/493/14/YMD:20140930//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120807//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/JFTR/YMD:20121001//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1040R.35/YMD:20110502//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/NAVMC 1200.1/YMD:2010519//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
NARR/REF A ANNOUNCES THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM (DAP). REF B IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE TO ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR PRIMARY MOS 0803, 0842, 0847, 2110, 2131, 2141, 2146, 2147, 2149, 7204, AND 7212. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL ONLINE. REF D IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS. REF E IS THE RESERVE CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL. REF F IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF G IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).//
POC/P. E. KLEMPAY/MAJ/CMC (RCT)/TEL: (703)432-0581/EMAIL: SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/S. P. NORTON/CAPT/RAP-2/TEL: (703)784-9136/EMAIL: RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/J. L. POLANCO/GYSGT/CMC (RCT)/TEL: (703)432-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE SMCR LATMOV AND CAREER PROGRESSION MOS PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO BALANCE OFFICER AND ENLISTED MOS INVENTORIES AND TO PROVIDE RESERVE UNIT COMMANDERS WITH PROPERLY TRAINED MARINES IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR ASSIGNED MISSIONS.
2. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES FOR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS, CAREER PLANNERS, AND RESERVE TRANSITION COORDINATORS WILL BE POSTED TO THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) FORMS TAB AND LOCATED AT THE MRA WEBSITE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). ENTER KEYWORD "SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM" IN THE SEARCH BOX.
3. ELIGIBILITY
    A. MARINES MUST AFFILIATE WITH OR BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF A SMCR UNIT.
    B. ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) MARINES (COMPONENT CODE 11) OR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) MARINES WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR 120 DAYS IF APPLYING FOR THE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM (DAP) ARE ELIGIBLE.
    C. IRR MARINES RELEASED FROM THE AC OR SELRES UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS ARE ELIGIBLE.
    D. INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) MARINES AFFILIATING WITH A SMCR UNIT ARE ELIGIBLE.
    E. RANK. ENLISTED MARINES IN THE RANK OF LANCE CORPORAL THROUGH SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE; OFFICERS IN THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT OR CAPTAIN ARE ELIGIBLE. CMC (RA) WILL OPEN LATMOV OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER RANKS BASED UPON NECESSITY (E.G., FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES). THE FOLLOWING ARE EXISTING EXCEPTIONS:
        (1) STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS SELECT APPLYING FOR 0211, 0241, 0261 AND 0532 MOS RETRAINING.
        (2) MAJORS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR 0407, 0530, OR THE 7502 FREE MOS (FMOS).
        (3) OFFICERS APPROVED FOR AVIATION TRANSITION/CONVERSION TRAINING.
        (4) AUTHORIZATION FOR CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS RETRAINING ABOVE THE RANK OF SERGEANT (ENLISTED) AND CAPTAIN (OFFICERS) IS LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
            (A) MAJORS WITH NO MORE THAN 4-YEARS TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) AND HAVE NOT BEEN PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
            (B) GUNNERY SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS WITH NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIG.
            (C) MARINES MUST BE FILLING A BILLET AS AN EXACT GRADE MATCH OR ONE BILLET GRADE HIGHER (E.G., STAFF SERGEANT MAY RETRAIN TO A STAFF SERGEANT OR GUNNERY SERGEANT BILLET).
    F. CAREER PROGRESSION MOS. THE FOLLOWING PMOS ARE REQUIRED FOR CAREER PROGRESSION: 0369, 0491, 0629, 0699, 0848, 1169, 1349, 1372, 2149, 2181, 2336, 2834, 2862, 2874, 2891, 3044, 3537, 5821, 5948, 6591. REQUESTS FOR OTHER CAREER PROGRESSION MOS’S WILL BE APPROVED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BY CMC (RAP).
    G. NECESSARY MOS (NMOS). THE FOLLOWING NMOS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRAINING: 0303, 0307, 0317, 0652, 0653, 0814, 3524, 3534, 3536, 6012, 6033, 6043, 6049, 6242, 8621, AND 8641. REQUESTS FOR OTHER NMOS’S WILL BE APPROVED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BY CMC (RAP). MARINES MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED TRAINING WITHOUT A BREAK IN BETWEEN SCHOOLS.
    H. SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIG ON THE DATE OF TFRS SUBMISSION.
    I. STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS APPLYING FOR THE 0211, 0241, OR 0261 MOS ARE EXEMPT FROM TIG REQUIREMENTS.
    J. CAPTAINS WHO ARE IN-ZONE FOR MAJOR ARE ELIGIBLE, HOWEVER, REQUIRE VERIFICATION BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO APPROVAL.
    K. MARINES MUST MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE INITIAL MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS) PER NAVMC 1200.1 (MOS MANUAL).
    L. LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS MUST POSSESS A MINIMUM 4.2/4.2 AVERAGE IN-GRADE PROFICIENCY AND CONDUCT MARKS.
    M. MARINES ASSIGNED TO VMGR-234 AND VMGR-452 WITH A KC-130J MODEL MOS ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETRAIN FOR THE KC-130T MODEL QUALIFICATIONS UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
    N. CURRENT SMCR UNIT MEMBERS MUST BE IN OR REQUESTING TO FILL A BIC FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT MOS QUALIFIED. REQUESTS FOR MARINES ALREADY CONSIDERED A MATCH FOR AN OPEN BIC WITHOUT RETRAINING WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THESE REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION BY THE BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDER.
    O. THE REQUESTED UNIT MUST HAVE AN OPEN BIC PER THE INVENTORY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IDMS). ONCE THE LATMOV IS APPROVED, THE UNIT SHOULD SUBMIT AN EXCEPTION REQUEST IN IDMS.
    P. HAVE NO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.
    Q. MUST NOT BE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) OR MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM (MCP).
    R. PFT/CFT. IF CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE SELRES OR ACTIVE DUTY (AR OR AC), MUST HAVE PASSED THE PFT AND CFT WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. IF CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE IRR, PASS A PFT AND/OR CFT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AFFILIATION (IF REQUIRED PER MARADMIN 493/14). FAILURE TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AFFILIATION WILL RESULT IN A PROGRAM DISQUALIFICATION.
    S. MUST NOT HAVE RECEIVED A REDUCTION IN GRADE TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.\
    T. MUST NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF AN ENLISTMENT OR AFFILIATION BONUS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED FOR MARINES IN UNITS AFFECTED BY BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC), FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG), OR FORCE OPTIMIZATION REVIEW GROUP (FORG).
    U. MUST NOT BE A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF RETRAINING FUNDING FOR CMC WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS.
    V. MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A DISTANCE WAIVER IF OUTSIDE THE NORMAL COMMUTING DISTANCE PER REF (G).
    W. MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN UP TO 3 YEARS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO COVER REQUIRED SERVICE.
4. NONELIGIBILITY
    A. MARINES CANNOT EXCEED THE SATISFACTORY YEAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADE ON THE DATE ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT) BEGINS. THE BELOW LATMOV RESTRICTIONS ENSURE THE REQUIRED CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION FOR TRAINING WILL NOT TAKE THE MARINE BEYOND SERVICE LIMITS FOR GRADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO 1040R.35.
        (1) LANCE CORPORALS: LESS THAN 5 SATISFACTORY YEARS.
        (2) CORPORALS: LESS THAN 6 SATISFACTORY YEARS.
        (3) SERGEANTS: LESS THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS.
        (4) STAFF SERGEANTS: LESS THAN 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS.
    B. SERGEANTS AND ABOVE WHO ARE IN ZONE, ABOVE ZONE, OR HAVE BEEN PASSED FOR PROMOTION IN THE SMCR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
    C. CAPTAINS WHO ARE ABOVE ZONE OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RETRAINING.
    D. CMC (RA) WILL NOT APPROVE A LATMOV INTO THE FOLLOWING:
        (1) JUDGE ADVOCATE (MOS 4401/4402).
        (2) AIR CONTROL/AIR SUPPORT/ANTIAIR WARFARE/AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ALL 72XX MOS).
        (3) MARINES NOT POSSESSING AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE MOS MAY NOT LATMOV TO AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE MOS (E.G., 0311 MARINE MAY NOT RETRAIN TO THE 6116 MOS). A MARINE POSSESSING AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE MOS AND IS A MEMBER OF VMM-764 SQUADRON WILL BE APPROVED TO RETRAIN TO THE CORRESPONDING MV-22 MOS (E.G., 6112 HELICOPTER MECHANIC TO 6116 TILTROTOR MECHANIC).
    E. SMCR MARINES FOUND DISQUALIFIED FOR THE LATMOV PROGRAM MUST BE REALIGNED TO AN OPEN BIC IAW WITH BIC ASSIGNMENT POLICY WITHIN 60 DAYS.
    F. MARINES APPROVED FOR THE LATMOV PROGRAM MAY BE DISQUALIFIED IN THE EVENT OF THE FOLLOWING:
        (1) SELECTION TO STAFF SERGEANT, GUNNERY SERGEANT OR MAJOR (EXCEPT AS INDICATED IN THE APPROVED MOS).
        (2) FAILURE TO AFFILIATE WITH THE INTENDED UNIT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE APPROVED RETRAINING REQUEST.
        (3) FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHEDULED TRAINING:
            (A) WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF JOINING THE UNIT.
            (B) WITHOUT PROPERLY PROCESSING A RESCHEDULE REQUEST WITH CMC (RIT).
        (4) FAILURE TO COMPLETE TRAINING DUE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR ACADEMIC FAILURE.
        (5) TRANSFER TO THE IRR PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SCHEDULED COURSE.
        (6) EXECUTION OF AN INTERUNIT TRANSFER (IUT) WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CMC (RAP).
        (7) FAILURE TO MEET REQUIRED PHYSICAL STANDARDS.
    G. MARINES AFFILIATING WITH MATSG-42 ARE INELIGIBLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
5. CONTRACTUAL DRILLING OBLIGATION. MARINES APPROVED FOR A LATMOV OR CAREER PROGRESSION TRAINING WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE AND AN ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR MANDATORY DRILL PARTICIPATION STOP DATE (MDPSD) PER REF (G). MDPSD WILL BE ADJUSTED BY CMC (RA) UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE TFRS REQUEST.
6. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
    A. MARINES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN IUT AFTER COMPLETION OF TRAINING UNDER THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CMC (RAP). ALL REQUESTS FOR IUT MUST INCLUDE COMMARFORRES ENDORSEMENT.
    B. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND APPROVED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
    C. CURRENT MEMBERS OF A SMCR UNIT DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE UNITS TO APPLY FOR THE LATMOV PROGRAM IF A VACANCY EXISTS AT THEIR CURRENT UNIT OR THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MOS QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEIR CURRENT BIC.
    D. AVIATORS REQUIRING TRANSITION/CONVERSION ARE RETRAINED VIA THE TRANSITION CONVERSION PROGRAM RELEASED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
7. DIRLAUTH BETWEEN SMCR UNITS AND CMC (RA) IS AUTHORIZED.
8. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2016.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//