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MCBUL 1040. FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) (ECP), (MCP), (MCP-R), AND/(RECP) SELECTION BOARD 

R 151755ZAUG08
MARADMIN 451/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,2008/CG, MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1040. FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) (ECP), (MCP), (MCP-R), AND
/(RECP) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC MPP30/YMD:20020517//
REF/B/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC OE/YMD:20000502//
REF/C/MSGID:DOCUMENT/MCRC ON-E/YMD:20040430//
REF/D/MSGID:MESSAGE/CMC WASHINGTON DC (UC)/YMD:20061204//
REF/E/MSGID:DOCUMENT/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP /YMD:20030515//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 278/02 TRANSFORMATION OF THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.  REF B IS MCO 1040.43A ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF C IS MCO 1040R.10L W/CH 1 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (RECP).  REF D IS MARADMIN 571/06 RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.  REF E IS MARADMIN 234/03 MODIFICATIONS TO EDUCATION AND TESTING ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLICATION TO MARINE OFFICER PROGRAMS//
POC/MRS. NORTHAN/CIV/UNIT:MCRC ON-E/NAME:QUANTICO VA/TEL:703-784-9442 //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE CONVENING OF THE FY09 ECP/MCP/MCP-R/RECP SELECTION BOARDS.
2.  PER THE REFS, THE FOLLOWING ECP/MCP/MCP-R/RECP SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONVENE DURING FY09:
BOARD                         DEADLINE                BOARD CONVENES
FY09 BOARD 1                  1 OCT 08                  17 NOV 08
FY09 BOARD 2                  1 FEB 09                  16 MAR 09
FY09 BOARD 3                  1 MAY 09                  15 JUN 09
THESE BOARDS ARE SCHEDULED TO ALIGN WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) CLASSES; HOWEVER, MARINES ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO ATTEND THE OCS CLASS WHICH THE BOARD ALIGNS WITH (FOR EXAMPLE, SELECTEES MAY ATTEND THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS).  OCS CLASS DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CLASS                         START DATE                END DATE
200TH                         17 JAN 09                 27 MAR 09
201ST                         29 MAY 09                  7 AUG 09
202ND                          3 OCT 09                 11 DEC 09
3.  REFER TO THE REFS FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES.  MCP APPLICANTS MUST PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO REF (A).  ONLY TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITY CREDITED CLASSES WILL COUNT TOWARD THE TOTAL OF 75 CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE MCP.  MILITARY CREDIT AND FORMAL SCHOOL CREDITS WILL NOT BE COUNTED.  ASSOCIATES DEGREE MUST INCLUDE THE 75 CREDIT HOURS OF ACTUAL COLLEGE WORK.  WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  MARINES SHOULD NOT APPLY TO REGIS UNIVERSITY WHICH IS ONE OF THE COLLEGES LISTED IN REF (A).  REGIS
UNIVERSITY IS FOR NURSING STUDENTS ONLY.    
4.  ECP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.  APPLICANTS THAT DO NOT POSSESS A DEGREE ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ECP CONSIDERATION, AND MUST APPLY TO THE NEXT
AVAILABLE BOARD.  
5.  WHEN COMPUTING AGE AT DATE OF COMMISSIONING, ECP, MCP-R, AND RECP APPLICANTS SHOULD USE THE OCS COMPLETION DATE LISTED ABOVE. 
MCP APPLICANTS SHOULD USE THEIR ESTIMATED COLLEGE COMPLETION DATE. 
DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABLE TRAINING SEATS, FEMALES SELECTED CANNOT ATTEND THE WINTER 200TH OFFICER CANDIDATES COURSE.  THEY WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL A LATER CLASS.
6.  MCP MARINES MUST AGREE TO EXTEND, REENLIST, AUGMENT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS UPON COMPLETION OF OCS.
7.  ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) MARINES APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAMS MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT RELEASE FROM THE AR PROGRAM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ORDERS TO OCS.  AR MARINES MUST REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL RELEASE (DD FORM 368) FROM THE AR PROGRAM.  AR MARINES WILL AUGMENT TO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS ONCE COMMISSIONED.  THE DD FORM 368 WOULD ACCOMPANY THE MARINE'S ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM ADDRESSED TO HQMC, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-2).  ECP AND MCP SELECTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL OF MARINE'S CONDITIONAL RELEASE IN ORDER TO AUGMENT.  APPROVED DD FORM 368 MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) BEFORE THE START OF THE SELECTION BOARD. 
ORDERS FOR SELECTED AR MARINES TO ATTEND OCS WILL BE ISSUED BY
(RAM-2) FOLLOWING OFFICIAL REQUEST FROM MCRC.
8.  IF A MARINE IS RELEASED FROM THE AR PROGRAM TO ATTEND OCS AND FAILS TO SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSIONED GRADE OR DISENROLLS FROM OCS PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE FOR COMMISSION, THE MARINE WILL RETURN TO THE AR PROGRAM TO COMPLETE THEIR OBLIGATION EXECUTING PCS ORDERS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE
MARINE CORPS OR WILL DROP TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE.  
9.  AR MARINES MUST SIGN A PAGE 11 REFLECTING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING:  "I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CONDITIONAL RELEASE IS CONTINGENT UPON BECOMING A COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, AND THAT I WILL RETURN TO THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM TO COMPLETE MY CURRENT OBLIGATION IF A COMMISSION IS NOT OBTAINED."  THIS PAGE 11 STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION.  AR MARINES WHO DO NOT WISH TO AUGMENT TO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS SHOULD NOT APPLY FOR THE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.
10.  APPLICATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD FOLLOW STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT USING THE APPLICATION FORMAT AND CONTENT PROVIDED BY REFS (B) THROUGH (E).  SUBMIT A CLOSE UP PHOTO OF EACH BODY MARKING ADDRESSING THE CONTENT (WHAT THE BODY MARKING IS AND WHAT IT MEANS), LOCATION, SIZE, NUMBER OF BODY MARKINGS AND DATE BODY MARKING WAS MADE.  SUBMIT FULL LENGTH PHOTO(S) OF APPLICANT IN PT GEAR (GREEN SHORTS-GREEN T-SHIRT) FROM EACH BODY ANGLE OF BODY MARKINGS (SUCH AS SIDE-FRONT-BACK).  A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION DETAILING CRITERIA CITED BY THIS PARAGRAPH OF BODY MARKINGS LOCATED IN PRIVATE AREAS WILL SUFFICE.  ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT ALL ENDORSEMENTS TO INCLUDE A COMMANDING GENERAL LEVEL ENDORSEMENT, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
11.  APPLICANTS AND COMMANDS MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICATION DUE DATES.  A MINIMAL EXTENSION OF THE DUE DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES APPROVED BY MCRC (ON/E). 
EXTENSION REQUEST MUST COME FROM THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL LEVEL VIA EMAIL TO MCRCON@MARINES.USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON RECP AND MCP-R APPLICATION PREPARATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.MANPOWER.USMC. MIL.  CHOOSE RESERVE MARINE ICON, THEN RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA), CAREER MANAGEMENT TEAM (CMT), CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, THEN RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
12.  RECP APPLICANTS MUST AGREE TO REMAIN AFFILIATED WITH A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT FOR A MINIMUM OF 48 MONTHS FROM THEIR DATE OF COMMISSION.  TIME SPENT IN TRAINING AT THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS) AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) SCHOOL WILL COUNT TOWARD THE 48 MONTH REQUIREMENT.  CURRENT RESERVE LIEUTENANT BILLET MOS (BMOS)/UNIT VACANCIES ARE LISTED BELOW:
RESRUC  BMOS  RESTR     UNIT                  CITY              ST
 
14633   0802    M       RCKT BTRY K 2/14
                        4TH MARDIV            HUNTSVILLE        AL
73010   0402    M       3D FORECON CO
                        4TH MARDIV            MOBILE            AL
73010   3002    M       3D FORECON CO
                        4TH MARDIV            MOBILE            AL
14138   0302    M       RFL CO L 3/23    
                        4TH MARDIV            MONTGOMERY        AL
14136   0302    M       RFL CO I 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV            NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
28353   0402    M       4TH FORECON CO (-) 
                        4TH MARDIV            ALAMEDA           CA
28353   3002    M       4TH FORECON CO (-)
                        4TH MARDIV            ALAMEDA           CA
21626   0802    M       3D ANGLICO MARFORRES  LONG BEACH        CA
 
14314   0802    M       ARTY BTRY N 5/14
                        4TH MARDIV            PICO RIVERA       CA
00409   0602    E       DET A MWCS-48 (FWD)  
                        MACG-48 4TH MAW       SAN DIEGO         CA
01149   0602    E       MWSS-473 (-) MWSG-47
                        4TH MAW               SAN DIEGO         CA
29067   3002    E       DET MEDLOG CO 4TH SUP BN
                        4TH MLG               SAN DIEGO         CA
29054   0402    E       B&T OPS CO A (-)
                        4TH LSB 4TH MLG       SAN JOSE          CA
14641   0802    M       HQTRS BTRY 5/14
                        4TH MARDIV            SEAL BEACH        CA
14643   0802    M       ARTY BTRY O 5/14
                        4TH MARDIV            SEAL BEACH        CA
01283   0602    E       DET TAOC MACS-23
                        MACG-48 4TH MAW       AURORA            CO
14354   0802    M       ARTY BTRY Q 5/14
                        4TH MARDIV            AURORA            CO
28114   0402    E       DET DS MT CO A
                        6TH MT BN 4TH MLG     NEW HAVEN         CT
28114   0402    E       DET DS MT CO B 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               NEW HAVEN         CT
14214   0302    M       RFL CO C 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            PLAINVILLE        CT
14654   0402    E       DET 1 GS MT CO 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               ORLANDO           FL
14654   0402    E       DS MT CO A (-) 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               ORLANDO           FL
21628   0802    M       4TH ANGLICO MARFORRES WEST PALM BEACH   FL
 
14708   0302    M       RECON CO B 4TH RECON BN
                        4TH MARDIV            ATLANTA           GA
29057   0402    E       B&T OPS CO B (-)
                        4TH LBS. THE MUG       SAVANNAH          GA
14708   0302    M       DOT 5 HAS CO THE
                        RECON BAN THE MADRID   SMYRNA            GA
21444   1802    M       TANK CO C THE TANK BN
                        4TH MARDIV            BOISE             ID
00408   0602    E       DET A MWCS-48 (REAR)
                        MACG-48 4TH MAW       GREAT LAKES       IL
14709   0302    M       DET 4 H&S CO 4TH RECON BN
                        4TH MARDIV            JOLIET            IL
14709   0302    M       RECON CO E 4TH RECON BN
                        4TH MARDIV            JOLIET            IL
75301   1302    M       ENGR CO C 6TH ESB
                        4TH MLG               PEORIA            IL
29076   0402    E       GSM CO 4TH MAINT BN  
                        4TH MLG               ROCK ISLAND       IL
75240   0602    E       DET COMM CO HQTRS BN
                        4TH MARDIV            INDIANAPOLIS      IN
22325   1302    M       ENGR CO B 6TH ESB
                        4TH MLG               SOUTH BEND        IN
21403   1802    M       TANK CO E 4TH TANK BN
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT KNOX         KY
71776   5803    E       MP CO A H&S BN
                        4TH MLG               LEXINGTON         KY
14137   0302    M       WPNS CO (-) 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV            BATON ROUGE       LA
14133   0302    M       RFL CO B 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            BOSSIER CITY      LA
14131   0180    M       H&S CO 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV       NAS BELLE CHASSE JRB   LA
14131   0302    M       H&S CO 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV       NAS BELLE CHASSE JRB   LA
14131   0402    M       H&S CO 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV       NAS BELLE CHASSE JRB   LA
14131   0602    M       H&S CO 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV       NAS BELLE CHASSE JRB   LA
14211   0180    M       H&S CO 1/25 
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT DEVENS       MA
14211   0302    M       H&S CO 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT DEVENS       MA
14211   0302    M       WPNS/RFL PLT CO A 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT DEVENS       MA
14211   0402    M       H&S CO 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT DEVENS       MA
14217   0302    M       WPNS CO (-) 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            FORT DEVENS       MA
14033   0303    M       LAR CO B 4TH LAR BN
                        4TH MARDIV            FREDERICK         MD
14212   0302    M       RFL CO A (-) 1/25 
                        4TH MARDIV            TOPSHAM           ME
14161   0180    M       H&S CO 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            DETROIT           MI
14161   0302    M       H&S CO 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            DETROIT           MI
14161   0402    M       H&S CO 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            DETROIT           MI
14161   0602    M       H&S CO 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            DETROIT           MI
14163   0302    M       RFL CO A 1/24  
                        4TH MARDIV            GRAND RAPIDS      MI
14165   0302    M       RFL CO C 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            LANSING           MI
14168   0302    M       RFL CO B 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            SAGINAW           MI
14003   5803    M       MP CO (-) HQTRS BN
                        4TH MARDIV            TWIN CITIES       MN
14185   0302    M       WPNS/RFL PLT CO K 3/24
                        4TH MARDIV            BRIDGETON         MO
21405   1802    M       TANK CO F 4TH TANK BN
                        4TH MARDIV            CAMP LEJEUNE      NC
29071   0402    E       H&S CO 4TH MAINT BN
                        4TH MLG               CHARLOTTE         NC
29053   0602    E       COMM CO (-) H&S BN
                        4TH MLG               GREENSBORO        NC
29058   0402    E       DET 1 B&T OPS CO A
                        4TH LSB 4TH MLG       WILMINGTON        NC
29058   0402    E       DET 1 B&T OPS CO B
                        4TH LSB 4TH MLG       WILMINGTON        NC
14018   5803    M       DET MP CO HQTRS BN
                        4TH MARDIV            WAHPETON          ND
14218   0302    M       RFL CO B 1/25
                        4TH MARDIV            LONDONDERRY       NH
28111   0402    E       DET 3 GS MT CO 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               RED BANK          NJ
28111   0402    E       H&S CO (-) 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               RED BANK          NJ
14333   0802    M       ARTY BTRY G 3/14
                        4TH MARDIV            WEST TRENTON      NJ
14705   0302    M       RECON CO D 4TH RECON BN
                        4TH MARDIV            ALBUQUERQUE       NM
21683   0602    E       DS COMM CO 6TH COMM BN
                        4TH MLG               AMITYVILLE LI     NY
21681   0180    E       HQTRS CO (-) 6TH COMM BN
                        4TH MLG               BROOKLYN          NY
21681   0602    E       HQTRS CO (-) 6TH COMM BN 
                        4TH MLG               BROOKLYN          NY
21685   0602    E       GS COMM CO 6TH COMM BN 
                        4TH MLG               BROOKLYN          NY
14216   0302    M       RFL CO I 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            BUFFALO           NY
14234   0302    M       WPNS CO (-) 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            AKRON             OH
14231   0180    M       H&S CO 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            BROOKPARK         OH
14231   0302    M       H&S CO 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            BROOKPARK         OH
14231   0402    M       H&S CO 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            BROOKPARK         OH
14231   0602    M       H&S CO 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            BROOKPARK         OH
14004   0602    E       COMM CO (-) HQTRS BN
                        4TH MARDIV            CINCINNATI        OH
14236   0302    M       RFL CO L 3/25 
                        4TH MARDIV            COLUMBUS          OH
71778   5803    E       MP CO C H&S BN
                        4TH MLG               DAYTON            OH
14167   0302    M       WPNS CO (-) 1/24
                        4TH MARDIV            PERRYSBURG        OH
14005   0402    E       LNDG SPT EQUIP CO (-)
                        4TH LSB 4TH MLG       VIENNA            OH
14616   0802    M       RCKT BTRY F 2/14 
                        4TH MARDIV            OKLAHOMA CITY     OK
77775   1302    M       ENGR CO A 6TH ESB
                        4TH MLG               EUGENE            OR
71007   0602    E       DET 2 COMM CO H&S BN
                        4TH MLG               ALLENTOWN         PA
14662   0402    E       TRUCK CO (-) HQTRS BN
                        4TH MARDIV            ERIE              PA
14235   5803    E       MP CO B H&S BN 
                        4TH MLG               NORTH VERSAILLES  PA
14331   0802    M       HQTRS BTRY 3/14
                        4TH MARDIV            PHILADELPHIA      PA
14335   0802    M       ARTY BTRY I 3/14
                        4TH MARDIV            READING           PA
00526   0402    E       DET A MWSS-472
                        MWSG-47 4TH MAW       WYOMING           PA
28115   0402    E       GS MT CO (-) 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               PROVIDENCE        RI
14345   0802    M       ARTY BTRY M 3/14
                        4TH MARDIV            CHATTANOOGA       TN
14406   1302    M       COMBAT ENGR CO D 
                        4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV    KNOXVILLE         TN
14134   0302    M       RFL CO K 3/23
                        4TH MARDIV            MEMPHIS           TN
14114   0302    M       WPNS CO (-) 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            AUSTIN            TX
14115   0302    M       RFL CO C (-) 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            CORPUS CHRISTI    TX
14352   0802    M       RCKT BTRY D 2/14
                        4TH MARDIV            EL PASO           TX
04157   0402    E       DET B MWSS-473 MWSG-47
                        4TH MAW               FORT WORTH        TX
14118   0302    M       WPNS/RFL PLT CO C 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            HARLINGEN         TX
14111   0302    M       H&S CO 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            HOUSTON           TX
14111   0402    M       H&S CO 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            HOUSTON           TX
14111   0602    M       H&S CO 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            HOUSTON           TX
14116   0302    M       RFL CO A 1/23
                        4TH MARDIV            HOUSTON           TX
14701   0402    M       H&S CO (-) 4TH RECON BN 
                        4TH MARDIV            SAN ANTONIO       TX
14706   0302    M       RECON CO C 4TH RECON BN 
                        4TH MARDIV            SAN ANTONIO       TX
77030   0402    E       DET 2 GS MT CO 6TH MT BN
                        4TH MLG               TEXARKANA         TX
14034   0303    M       LAR CO C 4TH LAR BN
                        4TH MARDIV            RIVERTON          UT
14405   1302    M       COMBAT ENGR CO C 4TH CEB  
                        4TH MARDIV            LYNCHBURG         VA
29061   0402    E       H&S CO (-) 4TH SUP BN
                        4TH MLG               NEWPORT NEWS      VA
14334   0802    M       ARTY BTRY H 3/14
                        4TH MARDIV            RICHMOND          VA
14404   1302    M       COMBAT ENGR CO B
                        4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV    ROANOKE           VA
14551   0402    E       H&S CO (-) 4TH LSB
                        4TH MLG               FT LEWIS          WA
14551   0602    E       H&S CO (-) 4TH LSB
                        4TH MLG               FT LEWIS          WA
14313   0802    M       ARTY BTRY P 5/14
                        4TH MARDIV            SPOKANE           WA
14403   1302    M       COMBAT ENGR CO A
                        4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV    CHARLESTON        WV
14237   0302    M       RFL CO K 3/25
                        4TH MARDIV            MOUNDSVILLE       WV
13.  THE COMMANDS OF THE MCP-R AND RECP SELECTEES WILL WRITE THE SELECTEE'S ORDERS TO OCS.  ONCE THEIR COMMAND HAS WRITTEN THE ORDERS, CMC (RA) WILL ENTER THE SELECTEES INTO THE RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM.
14.  CMC (RA), IN COORDINATION WITH TBS, WILL ASSIGN RESERVE LIEUTENANTS THEIR MOS BASED ON INPUT TAKEN FROM APPLICATION PACKAGE, INTERVIEWS WITH/OBSERVATIONS OF THE LIEUTENANT DURING TRAINING, AND FINAL VERIFICATION OF UNIT/BILLET REQUIREMENTS.  RECP AND MCP-R SELECTEES WILL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF TRAINING AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OCS, TBS AND THE APPROPRIATE MOS SCHOOL.  ONCE ALL PHASES OF TRAINING ARE COMPLETED, SELECTEES WILL RETURN TO THEIR UNIT/BILLET MOS ASSIGNED TO THEM AND REMAIN IN A SMCR DRILLING STATUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR 48 MONTHS MINIMUM AFFILIATION OBLIGATION.  REQUESTS FOR MOS SCHOOL START DATE DELAYS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
IN CASES WHERE AN MOS SCHOOL START DATE DELAY IS GRANTED, SELECTEES WILL HAVE NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS FROM TBS GRADUATION DATE TO BEGIN MOS SCHOOL.  SELECTEES UNABLE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE REVERTED TO THEIR HIGHEST ENLISTED RANK OR DISCHARGED.
15.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
16.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 15 DEC 09.
17.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT E. MILSTEAD JR., CG, MCRC.//