R 221900Z SEP 16
MRADMIN 500/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESERVE SERGEANT MAJOR (SGTMAJ) SLATE BILLET VACANCIES FOR CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2017//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001R.1L/YMD:  20151223//
REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/RAP/YMD:  20131112//
NARR/REFERENCE A IS MCO 1001R.1L, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REFERENCE B IS HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC) RESERVE AFFAIRS (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
14th Marine Regiment      Dallas          TX                 JUL 2017
1st Civil Affairs Group   Camp Pendleton  CA                 JUL 2017
2nd Civil Affairs Group   Anacostia       MD                 JUL 2017
4th Civil Affairs Group   Hialeah/Tampa   FL                 JUL 2017
MAG-41                    FT Worth        TX                 JUL 2017
MACG-48                   Great Lakes     IL                 MAR 2017
MATSG-42                  Pensacola       FL                 JUL 2017
MAG-49                    McGuire AFB     NJ                 JUL 2017
CLR -4                    Kansas City     MO                 JUL 2017
2.  Sergeants Major (SgtsMaj) must meet the following criteria:
    a.  Must have been selected on the fiscal year 2014 (FY14) promotion board or earlier, and will have completed a successful tour at the O5 level or will have completed 24 months ending no later than (NLT) 1 June 2017.
    b.  Must have at least 24 months of available service to obligate upon the assignment date 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 favorably endorsed.
    c.  Must meet height/weight standards and have completed and passed a most recent PFT/CFT within the previous CY verified in Marine Corps Total Force System.
3.  Submission packages must be in standard naval letter (SNL) format to include a current certified promotion photo with height/weight verified, professional resume, Master Brief Sheet, and a cover letter addressed to the Director of Reserve Affairs (attn:  SgtMaj).  Each package must be endorsed via the immediate chain of command, to include the first O6 in the chain of command.  No CG endorsement is required for this slate, but each of the respective major subordinate command (MSC) SgtsMaj in the chain of command of the submitting SgtMaj must be informed of the intent to submit via official email.
4.  The SgtsMaj selected for the listed billets must be prepared to effect orders NLT than the above listed date of assignment.  Upon selection, the selectee will make immediate liaison with the newly slated unit to establish a formal check in date and conduct a proper turnover.  The tour of duty for assignment to the O6 level command SgtMaj billet is for two (2) years and will be specifically directed via formal billet assignment letter by the RA SgtMaj via MSC assigned and MARADMIN.  BIC policy on realignment allows for a 60 day turnover.  This gaining command is directed to reassign the outbound SgtMaj to an EX009 BIC and assign the incoming SgtMaj to the published BIC per the units verified table of organization.  The outbound SgtMaj must remain assigned to the EX009 BIC until completion of the inter unit transfer (IUT) by his or her new unit.  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 NLT 15 Oct 2016.  Applicants must sign, scan and email the entire package to: james.t.adams(at)usmc.mil.
6.  Packages will be presented to the MSC SgtsMaj directly involved for selection and will be announced via separate correspondence immediately following completion of the slate.  Questions concerning the slating process should be communicated directly to the RA SgtMaj at DSN 278-9100/Comm (703)-784-9100.
7.  Release authorized by Colonel James M. Morrisroe, Director Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.//