Augmentation of Mobilized Reserve Marines Before Demobilization

1. THE CMC (MMEA/RA) IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM
MOBILIZED RESERVE MARINES (SERGEANTS AND BELOW) FOR AUGMENTATION
INTO THE REGULAR COMPONENT OR FOR SERVICE WITH THE ACTIVE RESERVE
PROGRAM 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR DEMOBILIZATION DATE. MANY RESERVE
MARINES ACTIVATED FOR GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) DEPLOYMENT
DESIRE TO REENLIST INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC). MOBILIZED
RESERVISTS WERE RESTRICTED FROM REENLISTING IN THE AC PER REFERENCES
B AND G. WITH THIS MARADMIN, HQMC GAINS EXPERIENCED RESERVE MARINES
WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY BY PROVIDING A PROCESS TO
TRANSFER FROM RESERVE STATUS TO ACTIVE STATUS WITHOUT A BREAK IN
SERVICE. 
2. APPLICATIONS MAY BE PROCESSED BY ANY CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALIST (CRS), AS PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (PSEP) RELMS,
VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS). THE REQUEST MAY BE
ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S IMMEDIATE COMMANDING OFFICER. OBLIGATED
RESERVE MARINES AND MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED ONE ACTIVE DUTY
CONTRACT WILL BE AUGMENTED INTO THE ACTIVE DUTY FIRST-TERM FORCE FOR
A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THESE MARINES MUST COMPETE FOR AN FTAP
BOATSPACE AT THE END OF THEIR ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR IN WHICH THEIR NEW EAS OCCURS. ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL OTHER
APPLICANTS WILL BE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AT THE
TIME OF APPLICATION. 
3. INFORMATION: 
 A. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AUGMENTATION TO THE
ACTIVE COMPONENT BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. SSGT'S AND
ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED PER REF G. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET
REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PER REFERENCES B AND D. PRIOR
SERVICE MARINES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS (BSSRB) PER REF F. 
 B. REF D PROVIDES THE CAREER PLANNING FORCE WITH FY-05 ENLISTED
RETENTION GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES TO COUNSEL MARINES REGARDING THE
PROCESS. MARINES WHO DESIRE TO AUGMENT TO THE REGULAR COMPONENT
WILL RECEIVE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS, BUT THEY
MAY REQUEST THREE ADDITIONAL LATERAL MOVE CONSIDERATIONS PROVIDING
THEY ARE QUALIFIED PER REF E. APPLICANTS NOT APPROVED FOR
AUGMENTATION TO THE REGULAR COMPONENT MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM PER REF C. 
4. MARINES APPROVED FOR AUGMENTATION TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT WILL
RECEIVE PCS ORDERS ONCE REENLISTMENT IS EXECUTED. ORDERS WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMEA). CRS WILL
ENSURE ANY SPECIAL REQUESTS ARE ANNOTATED IN THE CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALIST'S COMMENT BLOCK FOR CONSIDERATION. 
5. RESERVE MARINES INTERESTED IN SERVING FULL TIME SHOULD ALSO
CONSIDER APPLYING TO THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM AS ANOTHER
OPTION AVAILABLE TO THEM. INTERESTED RESERVE MARINES SHOULD CONTACT
THEIR UNITS CRS OR A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY TO THE AR PROGRAM. INFORMATION IS ALSO
AVAILABLE AT THE AR WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/JOINAR OR BY
CONTACTING MSGT CORDERO AT (703) 784-0530 OR MSGT LABARBARA AT (703)
784-0529.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS
MARADMIN.
8. POC IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL M. J. MENOTTI AT DSN 278-9240 OR
COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9240.