Active Reserve (AR) Program Officer New Applicant Accession/Board Process

REF A IS MCO 1001.52H, ACTIVE RESERVE SUPPORT TO THE
RESERVE COMPONENT (RC), REF B IS SECNAVINST 1920.6B, REF C IS
MARADMIN 017/02 ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM STRATEGIC VISION, REF D IS
MARADMIN 066/03 SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED
MARINES
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY05-2 AR OFFICER ACCESSION
BOARD WHICH WILL CONVENE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 13 JUNE 05.
COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM) NLT 1600 6 JUNE 05. OFFICERS WHO WERE
CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND DESIRE
TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY05-2 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD, ARE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NEW PACKAGES PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE. 
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.
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 (C). A LIST OF
OFFICER BILLETS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR.
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 ACTIVE DUTY
MARINE CORPS 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
(A), WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR. ALL
FIRST LIEUTENANTS THROUGH MAJORS 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. WARRANT
OFFICERS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL
SELECTS 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.
4. APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED THAT THEY ARE GOVERNED BY THE SEPARATIONS
POLICIES CONTAINED IN REFERENCE (B). 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.
5. ALL APPLICANTS WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY05-2 ACCESSION
BOARD MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR AGREE TO ACCEPT A
RESERVE COMMISSION IN THE RC PRIOR TO SERVING IN THE AR PROGRAM. 
OFFICERS WHO ARE UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA
SHOULD CONTACT THE POC LISTED ABOVE. 
6. 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.
7. COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT.
8. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
9. 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 POC ABOVE.
10. 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 PULL THE CURRENT CRCR
FOR EACH RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICER APPLICANT.
11. 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 FY05-2 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.
12. COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD. EACH OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST
BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1200 (EASTERN TIME) ON THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BOARD. 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 FY05-2 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. 
MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER OR RECEIVED AFTER 1200 ON
THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.
13. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION ONTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.