R 270010Z APR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 200/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA RAM//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION
/BOARD PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC RA/YMD:20020107/071630Z//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC RAP/YMD:19941102//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAVINST1920.6B/YMD:19891213//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20030201/200729Z//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 017/02 ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM STRATEGIC
VISION, REF B IS MCO 1001.52H, ACTIVE RESERVE SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE
COMPONENT (RC), REF C IS SECNAVINST 1920.6B, ADMINISTRATIVE
SEPARATION OF OFFICERS, REF D IS MARADMIN 066/03 SUBMISSION OF
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES //
POC/E.H. COOK /LTCOL/RAM-2/-/TEL:-DSN 278.0531 /TEL:-703.784.0526//
POC/A.C. BOARDMAN/MAJ/RAM-2/-/TEL:DSN-278.0526/TEL:-703.784.0526//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY06-2 AR OFFICER
ACCESSION BOARD WHICH WILL CONVENE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 31 MAY
2006. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST
BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM) NLT 1600 26 MAY 2006. UPDATE MATERIAL WILL
BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 1200 ON THE CONVENING DAY OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS
WHO WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND
DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY06-2 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD, ARE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NEW PACKAGES PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
2. THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL TIME, ACTIVE DUTY
SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) WITHIN THE TOTAL FORCE MARINE
CORPS. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION TO THE PROGRAM SHOULD EXPECT
TO SERVE IN BILLETS IN SUPPORT OF THE RC. FURTHER GUIDANCE ON
ASSIGNMENT POLICIES CAN BE FOUND IN REFERENCE (A). APPLICANTS
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT AR MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO ANY
MARINE COMMAND OR JOINT COMMAND. AR MARINES ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED
TO UNITS THAT ARE DEPLOYED WORLDWIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM (GWOT). PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) AND TOUR LENGTH
POLICIES FOR THE AR PROGRAM MIRROR USMC ACTIVE COMPONENT POLICIES.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ACCESSION TO THE AR PROGRAM MIGHT
REQUIRE THAT THEY ACCEPT TRAINING AND ASSIGNMENT OF A NEW PRIMARY
MOS.
3. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE
(B), WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR. ALL
FIRST LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS SERVING IN ANY COMPONENT OF THE
MARINE CORPS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE
OFFICERS WHO HAVE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT GRADE. ALL MAJORS
WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 1 MAY 2003 SERVING IN ANY COMPONENT OF THE
MARINE CORPS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS ABOVE THE GRADE OF
MAJOR, TO INCLUDE THOSE SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT
COLONEL, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. RESTRICTED OFFICERS ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. THOSE OFFICERS FOUND QUALIFIED FOR DUTY WITH THE
AR PROGRAM BY THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE ACCESSED BASED ON BILLET
AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. THERE IS CURRENTLY
A PARTICULAR NEED FOR OFFICERS WHO POSSESS THE MOS OF 4402, 7523,
7562, 7563, 7565 OR 7566. OFFICERS WHO MEET THE ABOVE ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND POSSESS ONE OF THE ABOVE MOS' ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED
TO APPLY.
4. OFFICERS WHO MEET THE ABOVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DO NOT
CURRENTLY POSSESS THE MOS OF 4402 JUDGE ADVOCATE BUT DESIRE TO SERVE
AS A 4402 IN THE AR MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION:
A. PROOF OF JURIS DOCTOR.
B. PROOF OF ADMITTANCE TO PRACTICE LAW BEFORE THE HIGHEST COURT
OF A STATE, TERRITORY, COMMONWEALTH, OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
C. PROOF OF CONSIDERATION THAT THIS OFFICER IS IN GOOD STANDING
WITH LICENSING AUTHORITY. THESE OFFICERS WILL BE FURTHER SCREENED
FOR SUITABILITY TO ATTEND NAVAL JUSTICE SCHOOL. UPON SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF NAVAL JUSTICE SCHOOL THESE OFFICERS WILL BE ACCESSED
TO THE AR WITH THE MOS OF 4402.
5. NAVAL AVIATORS WHO DESIRE TO REMAIN IN A FLIGHT STATUS IN THE AR
MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THEIR AR ACCESSION
PACKAGE:
A. A COPY OF THEIR ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD
FROM THEIR FLIGHT LOGBOOK. NAVAL AVIATORS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE
AC OR SMCR MUST SUBMIT COMMANDING OFFICERS' ENDORSEMENT OF
APPLICANTS' ACCIDENT HISTORY INDICATING ANY FLIGHT VIOLATIONS AND/OR
MISHAP INVOLVEMENT, OR A STATEMENT INDICATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO
FLIGHT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS AS APPROPRIATE.
B. A COPY OF THE OFFICERS' AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY.
C. A STATEMENT INDICATING IF THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY IN A
FLYING STATUS AND IS QUALIFIED TO FILL A NAVAL AVIATOR BILLET AT A
FLYING SQUADRON.
6. OFFICER PROMOTION PLANS AND ELIGIBILITY ZONES FOR THE TOTAL
FORCE MARINE CORPS ARE DETERMINED BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACTIVE
COMPONENT (AC). ALTHOUGH AR OFFICERS COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN A
SEPARATE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY, THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY ZONES AND
YEAR GROUPS EXACTLY MIRROR THOSE OF THEIR AC RUNNING MATES. AS A
CONSEQUENCE OF THIS, AR PROGRAM MANAGERS MUST CONSIDER OFFICERS DOR
WHEN ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT FALL
WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA LISTED ABOVE CANNOT BE ACCESSED.
7. APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED THAT ONCE THEY ARE ACCESSED TO THE AR
PROGRAM THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THE SEPARATIONS POLICY CONTAINED IN
REFERENCE (C). SPECIFICALLY CAPTAINS TWICE PASSED TO THE RANK OF
MAJOR WHILE SERVING ON THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE
DUTY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH CALENDAR MONTH AFTER
THE REPORT OF THEIR SELECTION BOARD IS APPROVED. MAJORS TWICE
PASSED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WHILE SERVING ON THE AR
PROGRAM WILL BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR PROGRAM PROVIDED
THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE TWENTY YEARS OF ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE
WITHIN TWENTY FOUR YEARS OF THE DATE OF THEIR FIRST COMMISSION.
THOSE TWICE PASSED AR MAJORS WHO CANNOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA WILL
BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE AND WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR AN ACTIVE
FEDERAL SERVICE RETIREMENT. THEY REMAIN ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A
RESERVE RETIREMENT.
8. ALL APPLICANTS WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY06-2 ACCESSION
BOARD MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR AGREE TO ACCEPT A
RESERVE COMMISSION PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM. OFFICERS
WHO ARE UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA SHOULD
CONTACT THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.
9. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED ON-LINE BY COMPLETING THE
APPLICATION FOUND ON THE RAM WEB PAGE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR
AND FORWARDING THEM VIA EMAIL TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX
JOINAR@USMC.MIL. ASSISTANCE IN SUBMITTING PACKAGES IS AVAILABLE
THROUGH TRANSITIONAL RECRUITERS OR BY VISITING THE RAM-2 WEBPAGE.
10. ALL APPLICANTS CURRENTLY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OR WHO ARE
JOINED TO AN SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THEIR
IMMEDIATE COMMANDER. FORMAT FOR THIS ENDORSEMENT CAN BE FOUND ON
THE RAM WEB PAGE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR.
11. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
12. PHOTOGRAPHS. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF
THE CONVENING DATE OF BOARD, IS REQUIRED. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
PREFERRED. SEE REFERENCE (D) FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
BY DEPLOYED MARINES. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20)
OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBPAGE. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD COPY
PHOTOGRAPH MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH
THE CMC (RAM) POCS LISTED ABOVE.
13. CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR). THE CRCR PROVIDES THE
BOARD A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY RESERVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EACH RESERVE
COMPONENT OFFICER REVIEW HIS/HER CRCR AND ENSURE THE CRCR IS
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. HQMC CMC (RAM-1) WILL PROVIDE THE CURRENT
CRCR FOR EACH RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICER APPLICANT TO THE SELECTION
BOARD.
14. AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE
OFFICER'S OMPF SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10). THE FORWARDING
ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS
FOR FY06-2 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER
ACCESSION BOARD." ANY DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD
WILL NOT BE RETAINED FOR INCLUSION IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
15. COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD. EACH OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA HARD COPY SUBMISSION. PHONE
CALLS OR EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY
INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE
THE BOARD. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DOES NOT BECOME PART OF AN OFFICER'S OMPF.
UPDATE MATERIAL IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.
ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL AS UPDATE MATERIAL,
OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT CMC (MMSB-30) BEFORE SUBMITTING FITNESS
REPORTS AS UPDATE MATERIAL AND CMC (MMSB-20) FOR ANY OTHER OMPF
MATERIALS. THIS PROCESS WILL ENSURE AN OFFICER'S OMPF IS
APPROPRIATELY UPDATED. 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 SUBMITTED
DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER
WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER WITHOUT ACTION.
THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR ALL UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE ADHERED TO:
A. UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH
THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES;
B. THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, ACTIVE
RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY06-2 OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD;
C. UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER; AND
D. THE COVER LETTER MUST BE SIGNED BY THE OFFICER.
16. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION ONTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.//