Fiscal Year 06 (FY06) CMC (RAM) Command Visit Schedule
This MARADMIN announces the FY06 Reserve Affairs Personnel Management Branch (RAM) command visit schedule from January through May 2006. The visits will provide assignment counseling, professional military education on the Active Reserve (AR), and opportunities for AR Marines to meet with their monitors at 15 locations across the United States. All Active Reserve Marines are encouraged to attend a brief at one of the scheduled locations.
Issued: January 13, 2006
1. SITUATION. THE ANNUAL RESERVE AFFAIRS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT BRANCH (RAM) VISIT TO SELECTED SITES WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM JAN 06 THROUGH MAY 06. 2. MISSION. CMC (RAM) WILL VISIT EACH COMMAND AS SCHEDULED BELOW TO PROVIDE ASSIGNMENT COUNSELING, DISCUSS ASSIGNMENT ISSUES WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF EACH COMMAND, AND CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR). ALL AR MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND A BRIEF AND MEET WITH THEIR MONITORS AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED BELOW. INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR MARINES INTERESTED IN BEGINNING A CAREER WITH THE AR. 3. EXECUTION. A. THE FOLLOWING DATES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: HOST COMMAND DATES LOCAL COORDINATOR GEO-LOCATION COMMARFORRES 18-19 JAN MGYSGT PARKER (504) 678-8203 NEW ORLEANS LA MACS-24 2 FEB CWO2 TRUELOVE (757) 539-7206 X 252 NORFOLK VA SOI (EAST) 3 FEB MSGT SHEA (910) 449-0448 CAMP LEJEUNE NC 23RD MARINES 13 FEB SSGT SMITH, T (650) 244-1719 SAN BRUNO CA SOI (WEST) 14 FEB GYSGT SMITH, D (760) 725-8822 CAMP PENDLETON CA RSU 29PALMS 15 FEB MAJ BODDE (760) 830-6938 29 PALMS CA DET B, MAG 46 16 FEB MSGT NORRIS (661) 275-1996 EDWARDS CA MAG-46 17 FEB GYSGT DIAZ (858) 577-4566 MIRAMAR CA MOBCOM1- 2 MAR MGYSGT LANG (816) 843-3103 KANSAS CITY MO MAG-42 8 MAR MSGT OTOOLE (678) 655-6439 MARIETTA GA MAG-41 15 MAR WO WALLACE (817) 782-2772 FT WORTH TX MALS-49 28 MAR MSGT DAVENPORT (845) 563-1989 NEWBURGH NY 25TH MARINES 29 MAR MSGT VIGNEAU (978) 796-3760 FT DEVENS MA MWSG-47 TBD CWO3 CLEARY (586) 307-6441 MT CLEMENS MI MACG-48 5 MAY GYSGT BENNETT (847) 792-7129 GREAT LAKES IL B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: (1) MONITOR INTERVIEWS. AR OFFICER AND ENLISTED MOS MONITORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS FOLLOWING BRIEFS. (2) AR ENLISTED MONITORS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS FY06 OPPORTUNITIES FOR AR MARINES TO SERVE AS RECRUITERS (8411), DRILL INSTRUCTORS (8511), OR AS MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTORS (8513). (3) MARINES INTERESTED IN BEGINNING AN ACTIVE RESERVE CAREER ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ONE OF THE ABOVE SCHEDULED VISITS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM RAM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS BOTH OFFICER AND ENLISTED ACCESSION OPTIONS. 4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS. A. COORDINATOR. EACH HOST COMMAND VISITED IS REQUESTED TO DESIGNATE A COORDINATOR TO RESERVE APPROPRIATE MEETING AND BRIEFING FACILITIES, ASSIST IN TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING REQUIREMENTS, AND COORDINATE THE MONITOR INTERVIEW SCHEDULE. FURTHER DETAILED COORDINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. DESIGNATED COORDINATOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CMFR COORDINATOR, SHOULD CONTACT POC ABOVE NLT 27 JANUARY 2006. B. FACILITIES AND A/V SUPPORT. REQUEST EACH COMMAND PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRIEFING SPACE TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER PROJECTION DEVICE. 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. A. REQUEST HOST COMMANDS PROVIDE VISIT DETAILS TO ALL COMMANDS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GEO-LOCATION.