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MARADMIN 558/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RA/RAM-1//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY02-1 OFFICER
/CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC (RAM)//
AMPN/REF IS MCO 1001.52H//
POC/HEERY/MAJ/PRIPHN: (703) 784-9107/-/-/TEL:SECPHN: DSN 278-9107//
RMKS/1. THE AR FY02-1 OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL CONVENE
ON 08 JAN 02. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WITH ENCLOSURES AND
ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC (RAM-1) NLT 04 DEC 01.
ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
2. NON-CAREER DESIGNATED OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY AFTER
RECEIVING 18 MONTHS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS ON THEIR CURRENT TOUR
ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM. WAIVERS OF THIS REQUIREMENT WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED. THE TERMINATION DATE FOR OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS FOR
THIS BOARD WILL BE 04 DEC 01.
3. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (AA FORM) IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN/MOS'S
UNIT ADDRESS
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-1)
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA: CHAIN OF COMMAND
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
PROGRAM
REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H
ENCL: (1) A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH (PER MCO P1070.12)
(2) CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT
REPORT
1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM APPLYING FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE
ACTIVE RESERVE (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. I WILL ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR
PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
SIGNATURE
4. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT.
5. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7E (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
6. SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL. UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER TO A SELECTION BOARD FOR ADDITION TO
AN OFFICER'S OFFICIAL RECORD. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE
SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL:
A. EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SELECTION BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED
NO LATER THAN COB THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
(1) A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER AN OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MUST BE
STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. FAX
COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY COB ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX NUMBER IS COML (703) 784-9808
OR DSN 278-9808.
(3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BOARD WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WITHOUT
ACTION.
(4) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY BE
SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD ONLY VIA THE
ELIGIBLE OFFICER. THIRD PARTY LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE OTHER
THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT
ACTION.
B. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST MEET THE WEIGHT CONTROL AND
MILITARY APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (CHANGE 3).
C. AWARDS, AND OTHER MATERIAL WHICH SHOULD PROPERLY BE A PART OF
THE OMPF, WHICH ARE MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICERS OMPF,
SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT. SUCH MATERIAL
SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMSB-10). THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE
SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED, "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR
FY02-1 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER CAREER
DESIGNATION BOARD."
7. THE NEXT SEMI-ANNUAL BOARD WILL BE HELD IN JULY 2002.//
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