R 122157Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 110/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/AWARDING OF PRIMARY MOS 0532//
REF/A/MCO 1200.17E/YMD:20130808//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC(RA)/YMD:20121018//
NARR/REF A IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL (MOS MANUAL).  REF B IS THE SELECTED RESERVE BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND MANAGEMENT POLICY.
POC/T.S. WOO/GYSGT/RAP-23/TEL: CML 703-784-9136/EMAIL: TOM.WOO(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/D.I. FEIRING/CIV/RAP-23/TEL: CML 703-784-9136/EMAIL: DOUGLAS.FEIRING(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING THE PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) 0532.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MARINES THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MOS OF 0531.  THE 0531 MOS IS A FREE MOS AND NOT ASSIGNABLE AS A PMOS. REF A CREATED PMOS 0532 (CIVIL AFFAIRS SPECIALIST) AND REQUIRES MARINES THAT MEET THE PRE-REQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS TO REQUEST THE PMOS 0532.  THE PMOS 0532 WILL ALLOW RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES TO COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE 05XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD VICE THEIR CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL FIELD.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  A MARINE MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BE AWARDED PMOS 0532.
    A.  THE MARINE MUST BE A CORPORAL OR ABOVE.
    B.  THE MARINE MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE.
    C.  THE MARINE MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE AND BE AWARDED MOS 0531 IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS.
    D.  THE MARINE MUST BE SERVING IN A 0532 BILLET MOS.  MARINES ASSIGNED IN EXCESS OR CATEGORIZED AS A DISCREPANCY PER REF B ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
4.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
    A.  INDIVIDUAL MARINES MUST SUBMIT REQUESTS (ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM-NAVMC 10274) FOR AWARD OF PMOS 0532 VIA THEIR FIRST O-5 LEVEL COMMANDER.
    B.  ADCON BATTALION/SQUADRON/GROUP COMMANDERS:
        (1) SUBMIT ALL REQUESTS FOR PMOS AWARD AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TO HQMC (RAP) VIA UNIT ORGANIZATIONAL EMAIL TO RAP(AT) USMC.MIL
        (2) ATTACH A SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCESS VERIFICATION LETTER.
        (3) COMMANDERS WILL ENDORSE EACH REQUEST WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND NEED ONLY PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MARINES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. MARINES FOUND INELIGIBLE DUE TO ANY REASON SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED.
5.  MARINES WILL COMPETE IN THE 05XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD FOR PROMOTION ONCE PMOS 0532 IS AWARDED.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT, THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OR THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
8.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//