Change 1 to MCBUL 1040. Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP) Meritorious Commissioning Program (MCP) and Selected Marine Corps Reserve Enlisted Commissioning Program (RECP) Selection Boards

1. PARAGRAPH 2 OF REFERENCE (A) IS MODIFIED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 
CLASS DEADLINE BOARD CONVENES OCS DATES 
195TH 9 FEB 07 19 MAR 07 3 JUN - 10 AUG 07 
196TH 1 MAY 07 18 JUN 07 14 OCT - 21 DEC 07 
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE 196TH CLASS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 
1 MAY 07, DUE TO BOARDROOM RENOVATIONS. 
2. REFERENCE (B) ANNOUNCED MODIFICATIONS TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR 
THE RECP (REFERENCE (C)) AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MERITORIOUS 
COMMISSIONING PROGRAM-RESERVE (MCP-R) EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2006. 
3. MODIFY PARAGRAPH 6 OF REFERENCE (A) TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
SELECTED ECP MARINES APPROVED FOR AN AVIATION GUARANTEE WILL BE 
SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING OCC. APPLICATIONS FOR AVIATION 
MUST INCLUDE A COMPLETE AVIATION PHYSICAL, AVIATION TEST SCORES, AND 
ANY APPLICABLE WAIVER REQUESTS. AVIATION APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR 
THE 195TH OCC WILL ATTEND THE 196TH OCC. THIS DELAY OF OCC ATTENDANCE 
ALLOWS FOR PROCESSING APPLICABLE AVIATION DOCUMENTATION. 
4. MODIFY PARAGRAPH 8 OF REFERENCE (A) TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
MARINES APPLYING FOR RECP AND MCP-R WILL DESIGNATE THEIR ASSIGNMENT 
PREFERENCES AS FOLLOWS: MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 
PREFERENCE, CITY/STATE PREFERENCE, SMCR UNIT PREFERENCE, AND IDENTIFY 
PRIORITIZATION OF MOS OR GEOGRAPHIC/UNIT SELECTION. PREFERENCES WILL 
BE BASED ON CURRENT RESERVE COMPANY GRADE BILLET VACANCIES AS 
PUBLISHED. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED AT A LATER DATE DURING THE 
UNIT/MOS ASSIGNMENT PROCESS. NEWLY COMMISSIONED LIEUTENANTS FROM THE 
RECP/MCP-R PROGRAMS WILL BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT UP TO 
TWELVE (12) CUMULATIVE MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL POST-TRAINING ACTIVE DUTY 
VIA CMC (RA) FUNDED ACTIVE DUTY FOR SPECIAL WORK/ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ORDERS IN EITHER THE OPERATING FORCES OR THEIR 
PARENT SMCR UNIT. MCP-R LIEUTENANTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR 
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WILL ONLY BE ASSIGNED ORDERS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE 
SMCR UNIT/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR/SITE COMMANDS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE 
THEIR CONCURRENT BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION. 
5. PARAGRAPH 9 OF REFERENCE (A) IS MODIFIED TO READ APPLICANTS WHO 
HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL MAY APPLY FOR A 
WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE A SUBSEQUENT OFFICER CANDIDATES 
COURSE. WAIVER REQUESTS SHOULD INCLUDE ALL COURSE COMPLETION OR 
DISENROLLMENT DOCUMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS OFFICER CANDIDATE PROGRAM. 
POINT OF CONTACT FOR WAIVER REQUESTS IS MRS. NORTHAN AT (703)784-9442. 
6. IF ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF QUERIES SPECIFIC 
TO THE RECP AND MCP-R PROGRAMS, PLEASE CONTACT 1STLT NAGY AT 
1-877-415-9275 OPTION 5 OR EMAIL AT CMT@USMC.MIL. 
7. PROVMAIN.