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MARADMIN 440/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESERVE SERGEANT MAJOR SLATE BILLET VACANCIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2016//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD: 20090322//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/RAP/YMD: 20131112//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1001R.1K, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF B IS HQMC (RA) SELECT RESERVE BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND MANAGEMENT POLICY DATED 20131112.//
POC/J. T. ADAMS, JR/SGTMAJ/UNIT: CMC/MRA RA/-/TEL: 703-784-9100//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE FOLLOWING LISTED BILLETS ARE TO BE SLATED:
COMMAND:         UNIT:            LOCATION                DATE:
4TH MAR DIV      25TH MAR REG     AYERS FT. DEVEN, MA     MAR 2016
4TH MAW          MAG-49           MCGUIRE AFB, NJ         JUN 2016
FHG              3RD CAG          GREAT LAKES, IL         JUN 2016
2. SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
    A. MUST HAVE BEEN SELECTED ON THE FY13 PROMOTION BOARD OR EARLIER AND HAVE COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL TOUR AT THE O5 LEVEL PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ASSIGNMENT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 1.
    B. UPON THE DATE OF ASSIGNMENT, MUST HAVE AT LEAST 24 MONTHS OF SERVICE TO OBLIGATE IN ORDER TO SERVE IN THE BILLET BEFORE A MANDATORY RETIREMENT DATE AND NOT PASS THE ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PER PRESENT POLICY. ECFC IS NOT WAIVERABLE AND REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ENDORSED.
    C. MUST MEET HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND HAVE CURRENT AND PASSING PFT AND CFT SCORES REFLECTED IN MCTFS.
3. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST BE IN STANDARD NAVAL LETTER FORMAT TO, INCLUDE A CURRENT CERTIFIED PROMOTION PHOTO WITH HEIGHT/WEIGHT VERIFIED, PROFESSIONAL RESUME, MASTER BRIEF SHEET, AND COVER LETTER SPECIFYING WHICH BILLET(S) TO BE CONSIDERED AND ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AFFAIRS (ATTN: SGTMAJ). EACH PACKAGE MUST BE ENDORSED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TO INCLUDE THE FIRST O6 IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. NO CG ENDORSEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THESE SLATED BILLETS, BUT EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE MSC SGTSMAJ IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THE SUBMITTING SGTMAJ MUST BE INFORMED OF THE INTENT TO SUBMIT VIA OFFICIAL EMAIL.
4. THE SGTMAJ SELECTED FOR EACH OF THE LISTED BILLETS MUST BE PREPARED TO EFFECT ORDERS NLT THAN THE ABOVE DATE OF ASSIGNMENT. UPON SELECTION, SELECTEES WILL MAKE IMMEDIATE LIAISON WITH THE NEWLY SLATED UNIT TO ESTABLISH A FORMAL CHECK IN DATE AND CONDUCT PROPER TURNOVER. THE TOUR OF DUTY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE 06 LEVEL COMMAND SGTMAJ BILLET IS FOR TWO (2) YEARS AND WILL BE SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED VIA FORMAL BILLET ASSIGNMENT LETTER BY THE RA SGTMAJ VIA THE MSC ASSIGNED AND MARADMIN. FORMAL REQUESTS FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS TO THE ABOVE SLATED BILLETS MUST BE FORWARDED VIA THE IMMEDIATE MSC SGTMAJ TO THE RA SGTMAJ WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY A ONE YEAR EXTENSION SHOULD BE APPROVED. BIC POLICY ON REALIGNMENT ALLOWS FOR A 60 DAY TURNOVER. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE ASSIGNMENT OF TWO SGTSMAJ IN THE SAME BIC AT THE SAME UNIT, THE GAINING COMMAND IS DIRECTED TO MOVE THE OUTBOUND SGTMAJ TO AN EX009 BIC AND ASSIGN THE INBOUND SGTMAJ TO THE PUBLISHED BIC PER THE UNIT’S VERIFIED T/O AND REFERENCE (B) UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE INTERUNIT TRANSFER (IUT) BY THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION SECTION PER REFERENCE (A). IF MOVING FROM ONE MSC TO THE OTHER AS A RESULT OF THE SLATE, BOTH MSC SGTSMAJ MUST BE INFORMED AS TO WHEN THE TURNOVER WILL TAKE PLACE. A COPY OF THE IUT WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH MSC SGTMAJ AND THE RA SGTMAJ.
5. ALL CORRESPONDENCE AS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 MUST ARRIVE AT HQMC (RA DIVISION) NLT 15 OCT 2015. APPLICANTS MUST SIGN, SCAN AND EMAIL THE ENTIRE PACKAGE TO: JAMES.T.ADAMS(AT)USMC.MIL. PACKAGES MAY ALSO BE MAILED TO: RESERVE AFFAIRS SGTMAJ, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134.
6. PACKAGES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE MARFORRES (MFR) AND MSC SGTSMAJ DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE BOARD SELECTION PROCESS. RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE SLATE. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE SLATING PROCESS SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED DIRECTLY TO THE RESERVE AFFAIRS SGTMAJ AT DSN 278-9100/COMM (703)-784-9100.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//