R 062029Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 107/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/AWARDING OF PRIMARY MOS 0532 UPDATE//
REF/A/MCO 1200.17E/YMD: 20130808//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20140312//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC(RA)/YMD: 20121018//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20141107//
NARR/REF A IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL (MOS MANUAL). REF B IS MARADMIN 110/14 AWARDING OF PRIMARY MOS 0532. REF C IS THE SELECTED RESERVE BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE(BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND MANAGEMENT POLICY. REF D IS MARADMIN 584/14 MCBUL FY 2015 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) LATERAL MOVE (LATMOV) PROGRAM.
POC/D. J. SAUCIER/MSGT/RAP-21/TEL: CML 703-784-9136/EMAIL: DONALD.SAUCIER(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/M. J. MACPHEE/CAPT/RAP-21/TEL: CML 703-784-9136/EMAIL: MICHAEL.MACPHEE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING THE PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) 0532.
2.  BACKGROUND. MARINES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS) 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 WHO MEET THE PRE-REQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS TO REQUEST THE PMOS 0532. PMOS 0532 ALLOWS RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES TO COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE 05XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD VICE THEIR CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. REF B PROVIDED INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE AWARDING OF PMOS 0532.
3.  SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  MARINES WHO COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE PRIOR TO FY15 MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BE AWARDED PMOS 0532:
        (1) MUST BE A CORPORAL OR ABOVE.
        (2) MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE.
        (3) MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE AND BE AWARDED MOS 0531 IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).
        (4) MUST BE SERVING IN A 0532 BILLET MOS.  MARINES ASSIGNED IN EXCESS OR CATEGORIZED AS A DISCREPANCY PER REF C ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
    B.  MARINES REQUESTING TO LATMOV PER REF D.
        (1) SUBMIT LAVMOV PACKAGE IAW REF D.
        (2) UPON APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF LATMOVE AUTHORITY, THE MARINE WILL BE ASSIGNED PMOS 0500.
        (3) UPON COMPLETION OF THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE, THE MARINE WILL BE AWARDED PMOS 0532. MARINES WILL NOT RECEIVE AN AMOS OF 0531.
4.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
    A.  FOR MARINES WHO COMPLETED THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE PRIOR TO FY15 WITH AMOS 0531.
        (1) MARINES MUST SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM (NAVMC 10274) REQUESTING AWARD OF PMOS 0532 VIA THEIR FIRST O-5 LEVEL COMMANDER.
        (2) ADCON BATTALION/SQUADRON/GROUP COMMANDERS:
            (A) SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM TO HQMC (RAP) VIA UNIT ORGANIZATIONAL EMAIL TO RAP(AT)USMC.MIL.
            (B) ATTACH A SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCESS VERIFICATION LETTER.
            (C) COMMANDERS WILL ENDORSE EACH REQUEST WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION AND NEED ONLY PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MARINES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. MARINES FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR ANY REASON SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED.
    B.  MARINES EXCUTING LATMOV PER REF D.
        (1) SMCR UNITS ARE AUTHORIZED TO REPORT PMOS 0532 IN MCTFS FOR MARINES COMPLETING THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE IN FY15. MARINES MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIVIL AFFAIRS MOS COURSE AS THE SOURCE DOCUMENT.
5.  MARINES WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE 05XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD ONCE PMOS 0500 IS ASSIGNED OR 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.  FUTURE GUIDANCE TO THIS POLICY WILL BE PROVIDED IN ANNUAL UPDATES TO THE SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM MARADMIN RELASED VIA SEPCOR.
9.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//