MCBUL 1040. FY06 Enlisted to Warrant Officer (Recruiter) Program (MOS 9815)

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE CONVENING
OF THE FY06 ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER (RECRUITER) SELECTION BOARD
FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 9815 RECRUITING OPERATIONS
OFFICER, AND TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
2. THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WILL CONVENE A SELECTION
BOARD AT THIS HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS TO SELECT QUALIFIED
MARINES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF WARRANT OFFICER. THE
SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 4 AUG 05 FOR TWO DAYS.
3. THESE WARRANT OFFICERS WILL BE A SOURCE OF EXPERTISE ON ALL
ASPECTS OF RECRUITING AND MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT KNOWLEDGE
TO OTHERS. ONLY CAREER RECRUITERS, WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN MOS 8412, ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE WARRANT
OFFICER MOS 9815. WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE MINIMUM TIME
IN MOS 8412 DOWN TO TWO YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED BELOW, CAREER RECRUITERS MUST HAVE SERVED A
SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DUTY AS A CAREER RECRUITER IN A CAREER RECRUITER
BILLET AND MUST HAVE NOT LESS THAN 8 OR MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF
SERVICE ON THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO WARRANT OFFICER. THE 20 YEAR
LIMITATION IS THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE TO ENABLE A RECRUITING
WARRANT OFFICER TO SERVE 3 YEARS AS A CWO-2, 3 YEARS AS A CWO-3, 3
YEARS AS A CWO-4, AND 2 YEARS AS A CWO-5. FOLLOWING THE WARRANT
OFFICER BASIC COURSE (WOBC) RECRUITING WARRANT OFFICERS WILL ATTEND
THE NEXT AVAILABLE RECRUITING MANAGEMENT COURSE.
4. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS USING THE FORMAT IN REF B. DO NOT USE THE
FORMAT IN REF A. INCLUDE THE DATA SHEET AS THE FIRST ENCLOSURE TO
THE APPLICATION. ADDITIONALLY, REF B REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF SERVICE
RECORD BOOK PAGES OR THEIR ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT IN THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). ENSURE ALL ENTRIES ARE SUBMITTED IF
CONTAINED ON MULTIPLE PAGES.
5. THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FROM REF A:
 A. BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
 B. BE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY (OTHER THAN ACTIVE DUTY FOR
TRAINING).
 C. BE A STAFF SERGEANT OR HIGHER GRADE AS OF THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE.
 D. HAVE NOT LESS THAN 8 OR MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE
ON THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO WARRANT OFFICER. THE REQUIREMENT FOR
NO MORE THAN 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE IN REF A IS WAIVED. 
THE CHANGE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO A FORTHCOMING REVISION TO REF
A.
 E. BE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR POSSESS THE SERVICE-ACCEPTED
EQUIVALENT AS PRESCRIBED BY CURRENT DIRECTIVES.
 F. HAVE NO RECORD OF CONVICTION BY A GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR
SUMMARY COURT-MARTIAL, NOR HAVE ANY RECORD OF CONVICTION BY A CIVIL
COURT FOR ANY OFFENSE, OTHER THAN FOR MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
 G. HAVE PASSED THE MOST RECENT PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST.
 H. POSSESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APTITUDE TEST SCORES.
 (1) AN ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST (AFCT) ELECTRICAL
COMPOSITE (EL) STANDARD SCORE OF 110 OR HIGHER; OR
 (2) A COMBINED MATH AND VERBAL SCORE OF 900 OR HIGHER ON THE
SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT). 
 (3) A COMBINED MATH AND ENGLISH SCORE OF 39 OR HIGHER ON THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST (ACT). APPLICANTS SUBMITTING SAT OR ACT TEST
SCORES WILL SUBMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE TEST REPORT.
 I. MEET THE PHYSICAL STANDARDS FOR APPOINTMENT AS A WARRANT
OFFICER PRESCRIBED BY THE MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER
15. MARINES WHO FAIL TO MEET THE MINIMUM PHYSICAL STANDARDS FOR
APPOINTMENT MAY BE APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF,
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY, WITH A WAIVER OF THE STANDARDS BY
THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND. SUBMIT
CURRENT PRECOMMISSIONING PHYSICAL PER REF B.
 J. BE IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING. APPLICANTS MUST NOT HAVE
PREVIOUSLY DECLARED BANKRUPTCY, DEFAULTED ON LOANS, OR HAVE A HISTORY
OF ANY OTHER FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE NO FINANCIAL
HARDSHIPS WHICH WOULD HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO PURCHASE REQUIRED
OFFICER UNIFORM ITEMS OR REMAIN IN GOOD FINANCIAL STANDING.
 K. MUST MEET THE BASIC REENLISTMENT PREREQUISITES PER REF D.
6. SUBMIT ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS BY MAIL TO: COMMANDING GENERAL,
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (ON/E), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO,
VA 22134-5103. THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS SHOULD READ TO: 
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. DO NOT SEND ADVANCE COPIES,
DUPLICATE COPIES, OR FAXED COPIES; THEY WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
7. APPLICATIONS MUST REACH MCRC (ON/E) BY 1 JUN 05. APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION UNLESS
AN EXTENSION IS REQUESTED, AND APPROVED BY MCRC (ON/E), PRIOR TO THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE. REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF MORE THAN A WEEK
WILL BE REVIEWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND WILL NOT BE ROUTINELY
GRANTED.
8. SELECTEES ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT ON 1 FEB 06.
 WHEN COMPUTING THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE, USE 1 FEB 06 AS
THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT. STAFF SERGEANTS WILL BE APPOINTED IN THE
GRADE OF WO1. GUNNERY SERGEANTS (AS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
WARRANT OFFICER BOARD) WILL BE APPOINTED IN THE GRADE OF WO2.
9. PAR 5H CONTAINS A TEST SCORE REQUIRMENT. REF C OUTLINES ASVAB
AND THE AFCT POLICIES AND CONTAINS THE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR THOSE APPLICANTS UTILIZING THE ASVAB OR AFCT AS A BASIC OF
QUALIFICATION. IT COVERS TOPICS RANGING FROM AFCT RETEST
REGULATIONS, REQUEST FOR MATERIALS, MARINE CORPS TEST FACILITIES,
ASVAB RETESTING, OTHER SERVICE TESTING FACILITIES, TEST DATE
WAIVERS, ETC. ONLY EL SCORES RESIDENT WITHIN MCTFS WILL BE ACCEPTED
AS OFFICIAL SCORES OF RECORD FOR ALL APPLICANTS. APPLICANTS MUST
USE THE BASIC TRAINING RECORD (BTR) AS EVIDENCE OF A QUALIFYING EL
SCORE. CLASSIFICATION TEST SCORES ARE LOCATED ON THE TEST SCORE
SCREEN OF THE MCTFS. IF SCORES ARE IN THE MCTFS BUT DO NOT APPEAR
ON THE BTR, ATTACH A COPY OF THE TEST SCORE SCREEN TO THE BTR AND
SUBMIT AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION. ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION OR
RETESTING MUST BE COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE TO
ENSURE RESULTS ARE POSTED TO THE MCTFS PRIOR TO RECEIPT BY MCRC
(ON/E). QUESTIONS REGARDING TESTING ISSUES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
CMC (MPP-50) AT DSN 278-9615 OR COMM (703) 784-9615.
10. THE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT OFFICERS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL DUTY
ASSIGNMENT (SDA) PAY. AS A RESULT, SDA PAY WILL BE DISCONTINUED FOR
CAREER RECRUITERS WHO ARE SELECTED AND APPPOINTED AS WARRANT
OFFICER. HOWEVER, APPLICANTS SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THAT, AS THEY ARE
PROMOTED TO HIGHER CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER GRADES, THEIR TOTAL
COMPENSATION WILL OFFSET THE LOSS OF SDA PAY EXPERIENCED WHEN THEY
INITIALLY ARE APPOINTED AS WARRANT OFFICERS. ALSO, AS SDA PAY DOES
NOT FOLLOW A MARINE INTO RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT COMPENSATION AS A
SENIOR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER SIGNIFICANTLY OFFSETS RETIREMENT PAY
FOR SENIOR ENLISTED MARINES. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT AS PART OF THE APPLICATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
SERVICE OBLIGATION PARAGRAPH:
 "I (FULL NAME), UNDERSTAND THAT OFFICERS DO NOT RECEIVE SDA PAY
AND THAT IF SELECTED AND APPOINTED TO WARRANT OFFICER, MY SDA
PAY WILL BE DISCONTINUED."
11. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT THOSE
ESTABLISHED BY LAW, MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL,
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. HOWEVER,
REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OF THE TIME IN SERVICE, INSUFFICIENT TEST
SCORE, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ROUTINELY
APPROVED. THE MINIMUM TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENT WILL ONLY BE
CONSIDERED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE LIMIT. WAIVER OF THE MINIMUM EL
SCORE WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED DOWN TO 108.
12. TO ENSURE PROPER FILING OF SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR FOR INCLUSION TO AN APPLICATION,
INCLUDE THE APPLICANT'S NAME, SSN, AND FIRST CHOICE MOS IN THE
SUBJECT OF THE DOCUMENT. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM OFFICERS
OUTSIDE THE NORMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
APPLICANT'S LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND POTENTIAL FOR APPOINTMENT MAY
BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CG, MCRC (ON/E) OR AS AN ENCLOSURE TO
THE APPLICATION.
13. PER TITLE 10, SECTION 1165 U.S.C. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE THE REGULAR APPOINTMENT OF ANY PERMANENT
REGULAR WO AT ANY TIME WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE WHEN THE
OFFICER ACCEPTED HIS ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. A MARINE WHOSE
APPOINTMENT IS TERMINATED MAY, UPON HIS REQUEST AND AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, BE ENLISTED IN A GRADE NOT LOWER THAN
THAT HELD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. THEREFORE, THE FIRST
THREE YEARS AS A WO IS A PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND THE APPOINTMENT TO
WO WILL BE TERMINATED IF A MARINE DOES NOT COMPLETE THE WOBC. CMC
(MMEA), VIA THE "LONG NAME BOARD", MUST ENDORSE THE SEPARATION
REQUEST FOR REVERSION PACKAGE TO PROVIDE THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY A
REENLISTMENT RECOMMENDATION.
14. COMMANDING OFFICERS: PASS THIS INFORMATION TO ELIGIBLE MARINES
IN YOUR COMMANDS. REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR COMPLETENESS, ENSURE THAT
APPICANTS REQUESTING WAIVERS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE JUSTIFICATION ON
ALL ENDORSEMENTS (INCLUDING THE SENIOR ENDORSER), AND MAKE
DEFINITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ALL MARINES WHO SUBMIT
APPLICATIONS. COMMANDERS MUST SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL
PROFICIENCY OF THE APPLICANT IN THE MOS FOR WHICH APPLYING. 
APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND WHO ARE NOT
CONSIDERED FULLY QUALLIFIED, WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDED FOR
APPOINTMENT. APPLICATIONS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT WILL NOT
BE SUBMITTED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS. ENDORSEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
MUST BE SCREENED CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT ONLY FULLY QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS ARE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION.
15. NOTIFY THE MCRC (ON/E) IN WRITING OF ANY CHANGES AFFECTING
CURRENT DUTY LOCATION, ENLISTMENT STATUS, OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION
WHICH OCCURS AFTER SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION.
16. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
17. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 JAN 06.