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MARADMIN 541/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RA/RAM-2//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY02 ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION
/BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASHDC/961217//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1001.52H//
POC/B. KELLNER/CAPT/PRIPHN/DSN 278-0531/SCPHN (703)784-0531//
RMKS/1. THE AR FY02 ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL CONVENE
ON 4 MARCH 2002. ELIGIBLE AR ENLISTED MARINES MAY APPLY TO THE
SUBJECT BOARD. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WITH ENCLOSURES AND
ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC (RAM-2) NLT 31 JANUARY 2002.
ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. FAX COPIES AND LATE
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION
2. PER THE REFERENCE, ALL NON-CAREER DESIGNATED AR MARINES WHO HAVE
COMPLETED AT LEAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ON THE AR
PROGRAM AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY FILLING A CAREER PATH BILLET ON OR
BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD (4 MARCH 2002), ARE ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY TO THE SUBJECT BOARD.
3. NON-CAREER DESIGNATED MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER TRANSITION BY PREVIOUS CAREER DESIGNATION
BOARDS ARE ELIGIBLE AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE
SUBJECT BOARD.
4. CAREER PATH BILLETS INCLUDE:
(READ IN ROWS BY OCC FIELD)
0121 0151 0193
0231 0241
0311 0321 0331 0351 0352 0369
0411 0431 0451 0481 0491
0621 0622 0629 0691
1141 1142 1161 1169 1171 1181
1341 1345 1349
2111 2181
3043 3044 3051
3451
3521 3522 3529 3531 3533 3538 3537
4066
5711
6019 6046 6048 6072 6073 6092
6112 6113 6114 6132 6152 6153 6154 6172 6173
6216 6217 6242 6256 6257
6316 6317 6324 6336 6337 6391
6531 6541 6591
6672
7041
5. APPLICANTS WHOSE EAS IS PRIOR TO 31 MAY 2002 MUST REQUEST
AN EXTENSION ON THE AR PROGRAM VIA AA FORM TO AWAIT BOARD
RESULTS. APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO REQUEST AN APPROPRIATE
EXTENSION WILL NOT BE PLACED BEFORE THE AR FY02 ENLISTED CAREER
DESIGNATION BOARD. THESE AA FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THIS HQ
(RAM-2) NLT 31 JANUARY 2002.
6. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (VIA AA FORM) FOR CAREER
DESIGNATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN MOS
UNIT ADDRESS
TO: HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-2)
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA: IMMEDIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND (EACH APPLICANT MUST
OBTAIN AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMANDING
OFFICER OR SITE COMMANDER IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN OR ABOVE
PRIOR TO FORWARDING TO CMC, BY DIRECTION SIGNATURE NOT
AUTHORIZED ON THIS ENDORSEMENT.)
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE
RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM
REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H
ENCL: (1) A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH HT & WT (BODY FAT % IF
APPLICABLE, CERT BY COMMANDING OFFICER, SITE COMMANDER,
SGTMAJ OR 1STSGT ONLY)
(2) CERT TRUE COPY OF SRB PAGES 3, 11, 12, AND 13 (IF
APPLICABLE). ENSURE THAT EACH PG IS STAMPED AND SIGNED A TRUE
COPY BY COMMANDING OFFICER, SITE COMMANDER, OR MARINE WITH BY
DIRECTION AUTHORITY. EACH CERTIFIED TRUE COPY WILL INCLUDE
NAME AND RANK WRITTEN LEGIBLY.
(3) MCTFS TROS SCREEN (ENSURE MARKS ARE ENTERED FOR THE
LAST REQUIRED OCCASSION, I.E. AN, AT, TR, PR REQUIRED FOR
SGT'S WITH LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIG AND ALL CPL'S AND BELOW)
(4) CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT
(5) BIR & BTR (ENSURE BTR REFLECTS EITHER 2D SEMI-ANNUAL
2001 OR 1ST SEMI-ANNUAL 2002 PFT SCORE)
(6) MCTFS TMCI SCREEN (ENSURE SCREEN REFLECTS CURRENT INFO,
IF NOT, SUBMIT COMPLETION CERT OF REQUIRED NON-RES PME)
1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM APPLYING FOR CAREER DESIGNATION
ON THE AR PROGRAM.
2. I UNDERSTAND THAT, IF SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION,
I AM AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON THE NEEDS
OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3. I UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS CAREER DESIGNATION WILL HAVE
ON MY EAS BEING EXTENDED TO MY RESERVE ECC IF CURRENTLY ON
MY FIRST CONTRACT.
(MARINE SIGNATURE)
7. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
8. ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST MEET THE WEIGHT CONTROL AND MILITARY
APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (W/CH 3).
9. SUBMISSION OF UPDATED MATERIAL. UPDATED MATERIAL IS INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE MARINE TO A SELECTION BOARD FOR ADDITION TO
THAT MARINE'S OFFICIAL RECORDS. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE
SUBMISSION OF UPDATED MATERIAL:
(A) EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SELECTION BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED
NLT COB 28 FEBRUARY 2002.
(1) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER A MARINE CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION RECEIVED AFTER 28 FEBRUARY
2002 WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WITHOUT ACTION. NO
FAXES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
(3) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY
BE SUBMITTED AS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE
ELIGIBLE MARINE. THIRD PARTY LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN
THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT ACTION.
(B) AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE'S
OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10). DO NOT SUBMIT THIS MATERIAL
TO THE BOARD. THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE TO MMSB-10 SHOULD BE
CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED: "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR MARINE CORPS
ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD."
10. APPLICANT'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDER IS DIRECTED TO PROVIDE AN
ENDORSEMENT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MARINE'S MOS PROFIENCY AND
JOB PERFORMANCE. IF THE ENDORSEMENT IS FAVORABLE, BUT THE PACKAGE
CONTAINS ADVERSE MATERIAL, THEN THE ENDORSEMENT WILL ADDRESS THE
ADVERSE MATERIAL AND ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. IN ADDITION, ALL
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION MUST BE VERIFIED.
11. TO FACILITATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THIS HQ WILL BE
DRAWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE
SYSTEM (MCTFS). COMMANDERS SHOULD MAKE CORRECTIONS TO DISCREPANCIES
IN APPLICANT'S MCTFS RECORDS NLT 1 FEBRUARY 2002.
12. TO FACILITATE THE TIMELY RECEIPT AND ACCURATE SCREENING OF
APPLICATIONS, AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE APPLICANT'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDER
IS SUFFICIENT. DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE ENTIRE CHAIN OF
COMMAND FOR ENDORSEMENT.
13. COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO COUNSEL AR MARINES CONCERNING THE
EFFECT CAREER DESIGNATION HAS ON THEIR EAS AND ECC IF ON FIRST
CONTRACT. PER MARADMIN 528/00, CAREER DESIGNATED MARINES WILL BE
EXTENDED TO THEIR CURRENT RESERVE ECC.
14. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD, THIS HQ WILL
NOTIFY ALL APPLICANTS OF THEIR SELECTION VIA MARADMIN AND/OR SEPARATE
CORRESPONDENCE.//
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