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MARADMIN 528/00
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SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY01 ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION
/BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52H/961217//
AMPN/REF A IS AR SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.//
POC/B. KELLNER CAPT/PRIPHN:DSN 278-0531/TEL:SCPHN:(703) 784-0531//
RMKS/1. THE AR FY01 ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD WILL CONVENE
ON 5 MARCH 2001. ELIGIBLE INCUMBENT 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 29 JANUARY
2001. ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. FAX COPIES AND
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT
ACTION.
2. PER THE REF, ALL NON-CAREER DESIGNATED AR MARINES WHO HAVE
COMPLETED AT LEAST TWELVE 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 (5 MARCH 2001), 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 FLD)
0121 0131 0151 0193
0231
0311 0331 0351 0352 0369
0411 0431 0451 0481 0491
0621 0622 0629 0691
1141 1142 1161 1169 1171 1181
1341 1345 1349
2111
3043 3051
3381
3451
3521 3522 3529 3531 3537
4066
5711
6019 6046 6048 6072 6073 6092 6216 6217 6242
6256 6257
6112 6113 6114 6132 6152 6153 6154 6172 6173
6316 6317 6324 6336 6337 6391
6531 6541 6591
6672
7041
8412
5. APPLICANTS WHOSE EAS IS PRIOR TO 31 MAY 2001 MUST REQUEST AN
EXTENSION ON THE AR PROGRAM VIA SEPARATE COVER TO AWAIT BOARD
RESULTS. APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO REQUEST AN APPROPRIATE EXTENSION
WILL NOT BE PLACED BEFORE THE AR FY01 ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION
BOARD.
6. REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION ARE TO BE MADE VIA TFRS AND MUST BE
RECEIVED AT THIS HQ (RAM-5) NLT 29 JANUARY 2001.
7. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (VIA AA FORM) FOR CAREER
DESIGNATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN MOS
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-2)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA: APPLICANT'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDER ONLY
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
PROGRAM
REF: MCO 1001.52H
ENCL: (1) A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH HT & WT (BODY FAT % IF
APPLICABLE) CERT BY IMMEDIATE COMMANDER (CERT BY
SGTMAJ/1STSGT WILL BE ACCEPTED)
(2) CERT TRUE COPY OF SRB PAGES 3, 11 AND 12 (PG 13 IF
APPLICABLE)
(3) MCTFS "TROS" SCREEN (ENSURE MARKS ARE ENTERED FOR THE
LAST REQUIRED OCCASION, 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
2000 OR 1ST SEMI-ANNUAL 2001 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 WILL ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH
THE AR PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
(MARINE'S SIGNATURE)
8. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
9. ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST MEET THE WEIGHT CONTROL AND MILITARY
APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (W/CH 3).
10. 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
NO LATER THAN COB THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
(1) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER A MARINE CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MUST BE
STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. FAX
COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY COB ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX NUMBER IS COMM (703) 784-9808
OR DSN 278-9808.
(3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BOARD WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WITHOUT ACTION.
(4) 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 WHICH SHOULD BE A PART OF THE OMPF,
BUT WHICH ARE MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE'S 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 FY01 MARINE
CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM ENLISTED CAREER DESIGNATION
BOARD.
11. APPLICANT'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDER IS DIRECTED TO PROVIDE AN
ENDORSEMENT WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MARINE'S MOS PROFICIENCY AND
JOB PERFORMANCE. IF THE ENDORSEMENT IS FAVORABLE, BUT THE PACKAGE
CONTAINS ADVERSE MATERIAL, THEN THE ENDORSEMENT SHOULD ADDRESS THE
ADVERSE MATERIAL AND ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. IN ADDITION, ALL
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION MUST BE VERIFIED.
12. 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 15 FEBRUARY 2001.
13. TO FACILITATE THE TIMELY RECEIPT AND ACCURATE SCREENING OF
APPLICATIONS, ENDORSEMENT FROM THE APPLICANT'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDER IS
SUFFICIENT. DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE ENTIRE CHAIN OF
COMMAND FOR ENDORSEMENT.
14. COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO COUNSEL AR MARINES CONCERNING THE
EFFECT CAREER DESIGNATION HAS ON THEIR EAS AND ECC IF ON FIRST
CONTRACT. PER ALMARS 117-95 AND 320-96, CAREER DESIGNATED MARINES
WILL BE EXTENDED TO THEIR CURRENT ECC.//
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