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MARADMIN 031/01
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SUBJ/MCBUL 1040. FISCAL YEAR 01 OFFICER RETENTION (AUGMENTATION,
EXTENSION, RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY) BOARD (ORB)//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/MM/1505332ZDEC00//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MPP/24JUL96//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MRRO/29SEP89//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/3DEC98//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 605/00, FY02 USMC CAPTAIN'S PROMOTION BOARD
ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1001.45G, AUGMENTATION,
RETENTION, AND RETTENTION, AND RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY RESERVE
OFFICERS, AND THE REDESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS TO
UNRESTRICTED STATUS. REF C IS MCO P1100.73B, MPPM, VOLUME III.
REF D IS MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.
RMKS/1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FY02 CAPTAINS BOARD.
THE CAPTAIN PROMOTION BOARD PROCESS AND THE AUGMENTATION PROCESS
WERE COMBINED STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 00. THE ACTUAL BOARD PROCESS
WILL BE SEPARATED INTO A PROMOTION BOARD AND A RETENTION BOARD
PROCESS; HOWEVER, THIS FACT WILL BE TRANSPARENT TO THE OFFICERS BEING
CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION. NO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS BEYOND THOSE
DESCRIBED IN REF A NEED BE TAKEN BY OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED FOR
PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN WHO DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AUGMENTATION.
THE ORB WILL AUTOMATICALLY SELECT FOR AUGMENTATION ALL OFFICERS
SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN. THE FOLLOW-ON RETENTION BOARD
(ORB 01) WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 5 MAR 01. THIS BULLETIN SOLICITS
APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER CATEGORIES OF RESERVE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE
TO APPLY FOR AUGMENTATION (AUGM), EXTENSION ON ACTIVE DUTY (EAD),
OR RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY (RAD). THESE CATEGORIES INCLUDE OFFICERS
WHO ARE ALREADY CAPTAINS (TO INCLUDE CAPTAIN SELECTS) ON ACTIVE
DUTY AND CAPTAINS OR MAJORS IN THE IRR, SMCR, OR AR COMPONENTS.
2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RETENTION
ARE OUTLINED IN REF B. FOR OFFICERS WITH YEARS OF COMMISSIONED
SERVICE (YCS) 8 OR BELOW, THE SECTIONS OF REF B THAT RELATE TO
AUGMENTATION BY YEAR COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) AND CATEGORY
(GROUND, FIXED WING, ROTARY WING, NFO, AND JUDGE ADVOCATE) ARE
SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CAPTAINS WITH A COMMISSIONING DATE
BEFORE 1 MAR 93 ARE IN YCS 9 AND ARE INELIGIBLE. OFFICERS BELOW
THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND NOT IN THE PRIMARY OR ABOVE PROMOTION ZONES
PER REF A ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AUGMENTATION EXCEPT THOSE OFFICERS
DESIGNATED AS "TBS PROGRAM" DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 5B(1) OF REF B.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT PERTAIN
TO OFFICERS WHO DESIRE AUGM, EAD, OR RAD:
A. OFFICERS CURRENTLY ON AN EAD MUST HAVE AN EAS DATE ON OR
AFTER 15 SEP 01. OFFICERS NOT PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE TO APPLY MAY
REQUEST AN EXTENSION TO 15 SEP 01 IF THEIR EAS IS BEFORE THE 15 SEP
01 CUTOFF DATE. OFFICERS NOT SELECTED FOR AUGM/EAD MAY BE GRANTED
EXTENSIONS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR TRANSITION FROM THE MARINE CORPS AT
THE DISCRETION OF CMC (MMOA-3).
B. CAREER DESIGNATED AR OFFICERS MUST HAVE SERVED A MINIMUM OF 2
YEARS IN THE AR PROGRAM BETWEEN THE DATE OF CAREER DESIGNATION AND
THE BOARD CONVENING DATE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AUGM. AR OFFICERS WHO
ARE SERVING ON THEIR INITIAL AR ASSIGNMENT MAY APPLY FOR AUGMENTATION
IF THEY ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE. ELIGIBLE AR OFFICERS MAY ONLY APPLY
FOR AUGMENTATION.
C. ELIGIBLE CAPTAINS MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR AN EAD IF NOT SELECTED
FOR AUGM. THE ORB WILL ONLY CONSIDER AN OFFICER FOR EAD IF A REQUEST
FOR EAD IS INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION. AN EAD WILL BE FOR A MAXIMUM
OF 3 YEARS BUT WILL NOT EXTEND THE EAS BEYOND YCS 8. OFFICERS MUST
REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR AN EAD IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
SEPARATION PAY. AN OFFICER WHO REQUESTED CONSIDERATION AND IS
SELECTED FOR EAD WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATION PAY IF THE
OFFICER DECLINES THE EAD.
3. WARRANT OFFICER ELIGIBILITY. NO RESERVE WARRANT OFFICERS ARE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO ORB 01 FOR AUGMENTATION.
4. LDO REDESIGNATION ELIGIBILITY. ONLY LDO OFFICERS WITH A PRIMARY
MOS OF 0210 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR REDESIGNATION TO UNRESTRICTED
STATUS AS A 0204. NO OTHER LDO MOS'S WILL BE CONSIDERED.
5. FIELD GRADE ELIGIBILITY. RESERVE MAJORS IN THE READY RESERVE
(I.E., DRILLING SMCR, AR, OR IRR) WITH A DATE OF RANK ON OR AFTER
1 AUG 98 MAY APPLY FOR AUGM AND RAD. REF C PARA 3007 APPLIES.
RESERVE LIEUTENANT COLONELS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. ONLY RESERVE
MAJORS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY MOS (IT MUST BE THE OFFICER'S
PRIMARY MOS - ADDITIONAL MOS DOES NOT QUALIFY, REQUESTING A LATERAL
MOVE DOES NOT QUALIFY) WILL BE GIVEN PRIMARY CONSIDERATION FOR AUGM:
0180, 0202, 0402, 0602, 1302, 3002, 3404, 4302, 6002, 6602, 7523,
7543, AND 7557. OFFICERS IN OTHER MOS'S NOT LISTED ABOVE MAY APPLY
FOR AUGM BUT WILL ONLY BE SELECTED IF THE OFFICER CAN DEMONSTRATE
UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WILL CLEARLY BENEFIT THE MARINE CORPS.
SUCH QUALIFICATIONS AND ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE OFFICERS ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION (AA) FORM. THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS SELECTED IN THIS MANNER WILL
BE EXTREMELY LIMITED.
6. INTERSERVICE TRANSFERS. PER REF B, APPLICATIONS FOR
TRANSFER INTO THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERSERVICE TRANSFER WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON
SPECIFIC SKILL AND EXPERIENCE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND FORWARDED
TO SECNAV VIA CMC FOR APPROVAL.
7. RESERVE CAPTAINS SELECTED FOR MAJOR BY THE ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION
BOARD WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE OFFERED AUGM. HOWEVER, THESE OFFICERS
ARE REQUIRED TO VERIFY WITH CMC (MMOA-3) THAT THEIR RECORD WILL BE
PRESENTED TO THE ORB AND THEIR EAS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1 JUN 02
TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR SENATE CONFIRMATION OF THE PROMOTION LIST.
8. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A. LIEUTENANTS IN ZONE FOR CAPTAIN DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT
AUGMENTATION PACKAGES. THESE OFFICERS NEED ONLY COMPLY WITH REF A
FOR THE PROMOTION BOARD. SELECTED CAPTAINS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE
OFFERED AUGMENTATION.
B. APPLICATIONS FOR AUGM, EAD, OR RAD WILL BE MADE ON AN AA
FORM (NAVMC 10274), OR NAVAL LETTER, AND SUBMITTED WITH PICTURE TO
THE CMC (MMOA-3) VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE
APPLICATION PROCESS, ENDORSEMENTS TO THE APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY
REQUIRED AT THE BATTALION, SQUADRON, OR EQUIVALENT SIZE UNIT LEVEL.
APPLICATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FORMAT SHOWN IN ENCL (3) OF REF B.
ADDITIONALLY, JUDGE ADVOCATES WILL PROVIDE THE DATE REPORTED TO TBS
AFTER THE DATE OF COMMISSION ON THEIR APPLICATIONS.
C. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR INTERSERVICE TRANSFER SHOULD SUBMIT
APPLICATIONS IAW WITH REF B.
D. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS
FROM APPLYING FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY, BUT SHOULD STATE ANY
CONCERNS ABOUT AN OFFICER'S QUALIFICATIONS IN THEIR ENDORSEMENTS.
E. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-3) BY 20 FEB 01.
F. OFFICERS WHO DECIDE TO WITHDRAW THEIR APPLICATIONS MAY DO SO
ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD. REQUESTS
TO WITHDRAW APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMOA-3).
9. ENDORSEMENTS
A. APPLICATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO CMC (MMOA-3) VIA THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND (BN OR SQDRN LEVEL ONLY). COMPREHENSIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND RANKINGS OF OFFICERS BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS OR SCREENING
BOARDS WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED. FORWARDING ENDORSEMENTS ONLY NEED TO
PROVIDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: RECOMMENDED WITH
ENTHUSIASM; RECOMMENDED WITH CONFIDENCE; RECOMMENDED WITH
RESERVATION; OR NOT RECOMMENDED. ENDORSEMENTS OTHER THAN RECOMMENDED
WITH ENTHUSIASM WILL INCLUDE AMPLIFYING COMMENTS ABOUT THE OFFICERS
QUALIFICATIONS AND THE REASON FOR THE ENDORSEMENT.
B. APPLICANTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MUST FORWARD
THEIR APPLICATIONS VIA MCRSC, KANSAS CITY, MO FOR COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT.
10. ALL OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF
THEIR OMPF PER REF (D). TELEPHONIC REQUESTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.
CERTIFIED COPIES OF FITNESS REPORTS MISSING FROM THE OMPF AND MBS
WILL BE ACCEPTED BY CMC (MMOA-3). HOWEVER, MISSING REPORTS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY MMSB FOR INCLUSION IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD PRIOR
TO ADJOURNMENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
11. THE NAMES OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR AUGMENTATION MUST BE
APPROVED BY CMC AND NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE SENATE FOR
CONFIRMATION. THE NAMES OF ALL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR RETENTION
WILL BE RELEASED BY MARADMIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CMC APPROVES
THE LIST. CMC APPROVAL IS NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL AFTER 15 MAY 01.
ALL OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE ORB WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM
ACCEPTANCE OR DECLINATION VIA WRITTEN CORRESPONDANCE FROM THE
INDIVIDUAL OFFICER ON OR ABOUT 15 JUL 01. ACTUAL DUE DATE WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN A ORB RESULTS MARADMIN. EMAILS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE SELECTED FOR AUGM/RAD WILL BE ORDERED
TO ACTIVE DUTY DURING JUL 01.
12. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THIS BULLETIN IS BROUGHT TO THE
ATTENTION OF ALL OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER ITS
PROVISIONS. THE COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE, AND THE CG MCRSC,
WILL ENSURE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE ARE INFORMED OF
THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY. RESERVISTS IN
THE IRR SHOULD SEND AN ADVANCE COPY OF THEIR REQUEST TO CMC
(MMOA-3).
13. MORE INFORMATION ON AUGMENTATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "OFFICER
DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK" AT
HTTP:\\TRIPOLI.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/WEB/MANPOWER/MM/MMOA/OFFICER.NSF\\.
POC IS MAJ K. CORDOVA, CMC (MMOA-3) AT DSN 278-9284
OR COML (703) 784-9284. MAILING ADDRESS: CMC (MMOA-3) 3280 RUSSELL
RD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.
14. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
15. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 1 MAY 01.//
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