MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/OVERAGE OF UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COLONELS//
REF/A/TITLE 10 U.S.C.//
REF/B/MCO P1900.16F/20070606//
REF/C/MCO P1001R.1J/19990310//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10 U.S.C. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATION
AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN). REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS
RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). //
POC/R. R. UNDERWOOD/COL/CMC(RAP)/TEL:(703) 784-9138/
EMAIL:ROBERT.R.UNDERWOOD1@USMC.MIL
POC2/J. R. FENTON/MAJ/CMC(MMSR-5)/TEL:(703) 784-9306/
EMAIL:
JASON.FENTON@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. PURPOSE. TO IMPLEMENT CAREER FORCE CONTROLS TO REALIGN
UNRESTRICTED RESERVE (UR) COLONEL POPULATION WITHIN STATUTORY LIMITS.
2. BACKGROUND. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE HAS SEEN
A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN MOBILIZATION ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES OF THE
RESERVE COMPONENT. RESERVE MARINES OF ALL GRADES HAVE ANSWERED THE
CALL TO MOBILIZE AND DEPLOY IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM. INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESERVE MARINES TO
PARTICIPATE HAVE RESULTED IN INCREASED RETENTION. BECAUSE OF
UNCERTAINTY FOR REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE GWOT, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AN
INCREASED GROWTH TO THE UR COLONEL POPULATION. THE MARINE CORPS
RESERVE HAS EXCEEDED ITS STATUTORY LIMIT OF UR COLONELS FOR THE LAST
4 FISCAL YEARS. THE NUMBER OF UR COLONELS HAS GROWN FROM 326 IN
FY01 TO 616 IN FY07. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY LIMITS AND
TO ENSURE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICERS OF LOWER
GRADES, REDUCTION OF THE COLONEL INVENTORY IS ESSENTIAL.
3. INFORMATION. UR INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RESERVE CATEGORIES:
SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNITS, INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEE (IMA), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), AND ACTIVE STATUS
LIST (ASL). REF A LIMITS UR COLONELS TO 458; THERE ARE 616 UR
COLONELS IN CURRENT INVENTORY. THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE MUST COMPLY
WITH STATUTORY LIMITS BY THE END OF FY09. IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE
INVENTORY, THE FOLLOWING COURSES OF ACTION (COA) ARE PLANNED.
A. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT. UR COLONELS WHO WILL HAVE THREE YEARS
TIME-IN-GRADE PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 2008 AND HAVE NO FURTHER INTENT TO
DEPLOY ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST RETIREMENT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REF B. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MAY APPROVE A LIMITED NUMBER
OF OFFICERS WITH TWO YEARS TIME-IN-GRADE FOR RETIREMENT AT THEIR
PRESENT GRADE. OFFICERS WITH ONLY TWO YEARS TIME-IN-GRADE MAY
SUBMIT A RETIREMENT REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WITH
JUSTIFICATION OF THEIR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES VIA CMC (MMSR).
B. ONE-TIME WAIVERS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ONE-TIME WAIVERS FOR
FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE MINIMUM RETIREMENT CREDIT POINTS PER
ANNIVERSARY YEAR WILL BE HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA
3104 OF REF C FOR RESERVE OFFICERS OF ALL GRADES. REQUESTS MAY BE
SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CMC (M&RA) VIA CMC (MMSR-5).
REQUESTS SHOULD CONTAIN SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY MINIMUM
POINTS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED.
C. MOBILIZATION POTENTIAL SCREENING BOARD. IN FY08, MOBILIZATION
COMMAND WILL RESUME CONDUCTING MOBILIZATION POTENTIAL SCREENING
BOARDS AS DIRECTED BY PARA 7102 OF REF C. AS A RESULT OF THESE
BOARDS, OFFICERS MAY BE DISCHARGED, RETIRED, TRANSFERRED TO THE
INACTIVE STATUS LIST, OR OTHERWISE DESIGNATED AS DIRECTED BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY IN THE PRECEPT. THE TARGET POPULATION TO BE
SCREENED WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE PRECEPT SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.
D. SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
14704 OF REF A, IF THE MANPOWER TOOLS LISTED ABOVE PROVE TO BE
INEFFECTIVE OTHER MANAGEMENT TOOLS WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED TO
INCLUDE A SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARD. THIS BOARD WOULD BE
SCHEDULED TO CONVENE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FY10 RESERVE
BRIGADIER GENERAL PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD IN FALL 2008. IF THIS
COURSE OF ACTION IS IMPLEMENTED, THE BOARD WILL IDENTIFY UR
COLONELS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RASL BASED ON GUIDANCE AS SET
FORTH IN A PRECEPT SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
4. OFFICERS WHO HAVE QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE MAY
CONTACT COL R. R. UNDERWOOD AT 703-432-9207 OR 703-784-9136.
5. THIS POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN COLEMAN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, M&RA.//