Active Reserve (AR) Program FY05-1 Officer New Applicant Accession Board

1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY05-1 AR OFFICER
ACCESSION BOARD WHICH WILL CONVENE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ON 16
NOVEMBER 04. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RAM-1) NLT 1 NOVEMBER 04. OFFICERS WHO
WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED BY PREVIOUS ACCESSION BOARDS AND
DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY05-1 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 AR PROGRAM SHOULD
EXPECT TO SERVE IN BILLETS IN SUPPORT OF THE RC. A LIST OF AR
PROGRAM OFFICER BILLETS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS:LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC
.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/ACTIVE+RESERVE+OFFICER. 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
TERROR (GWOT). PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) AND TOUR LENGTH
POLICIES FOR THE AR PROGRAM MIRROR ACTIVE DUTY MARINE CORPS
POLICIES. FURTHER GUIDANCE ON ASSIGNMENT POLICIES CAN BE FOUND IN
REFERENCE (B). APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ACCESSION TO THE AR
PROGRAM MAY 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 HTTPS:LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC
.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/ACTIVE+RESERVE+OFFICER. ALL FIRST
LIEUTENANTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE (A) ARE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. ALL CAPTAINS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 01 JUNE 2000
AND ALL MAJORS WITH A DOR JUNIOR TO 01 JUNE 2002 WHO MEET THE
CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE (A) ARE ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY. ALL APPLICANTS WISHING TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY05-1
ACCESSION BOARD MUST HOLD A CURRENT RESERVE COMMISSION OR MUST HAVE
REQUESTED A RESERVE COMMISSION IN THE RC. OFFICERS WHO ARE UNSURE
WHETHER OR NOT NOT THEY MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA SHOULD CONTACT THE
POC LISTED ABOVE. 
4. THE APPLICATION (AA FORM) FORMAT IS AS FOLLOWS: 
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN/MOS COMPONENT 
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-1) 
 3280 RUSSELL RD. 
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 
VIA: IMMEDIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND 
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) 
 PROGRAM 
REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H 
ENCL: (1) PILOT ACCIDENT HISTORY (NOTE 1) 
(2) AVIATION QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (PRIMARY MOS 75XX ONLY) 
1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM REQUESTING ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE MARINE
CORPS AR PROGRAM. 
2. MY CURRENT PERSONAL DATA IS AS FOLLOWS: 
A. HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 
B. RESERVE STATUS: 
C. DATE OF RANK: 
D. DATE OF COMMISSION: 
E. EAS: (IF APPLICABLE) 
F. AFADBD: 
G. TOTAL YEARS/MONTHS ACTIVE DUTY: 
H. HOME ADDRESS: 
I. HOME PHONE: WORK PHONE: 
J. UNIT PHONE: DSN: COM: 
K. E-MAIL ADDRESS: 
3. IF SELECTED I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT ON: 
4. I (WILL) (WILL NOT) ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH
THE AR PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
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NOTE 1: (AVIATORS ONLY) COMMANDING OFFICERS FOR ACDU/SMCR AVIATOR
APPLICANTS WILL ENDORSE APPLICATIONS WITH A STATEMENT INDICATING ANY
FLIGHT VIOLATIONS AND/OR MISHAP INVOLVEMENT, OR A STATEMENT
INDICATING THE APPLICANT HAS NO FLIGHT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS AS
APPROPRIATE. IRR/SMCR/ACDU MARINES WHO APPLY MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF
THEIR ACCIDENT AND FLIGHT RULE VIOLATION RECORD FROM THEIR FLIGHT
LOG BOOK. 
5. HELP IN SUBMITTING PACKAGES IS AVAILABLE THROUGH A TRANSITIONAL
RECRUITER AND BY VISITING MANPOWER RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-1) WEB PAGE
AT TTPS:LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC
.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/ACTIVE+RESERVE+OFFICER. 
6. COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT.
7. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7 (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
8. AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BD, IS REQUIRED. DIGITAL PHOTOS MUST BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED
IN THE OMPF. SEE REF C, D, AND E FOR SPEC REQR FOR THE SUBMISSION
OF DIGITAL PHOTOS. MARINES HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE
THEIR PHOTO IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BD. MARINES MAY
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTO BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR
BY CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.
9. AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER'S
OMPF, SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10). DO NOT SUBMIT ORIGINALS TO
THE BOARD. THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED
"CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR FY05-1 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE RESERVE
(AR) PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD."
10. 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 OMPF MATERIALS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD DO NOT BECOME PART OF AN OFFICER'S OMPF. UPDATED MATERIAL IS
DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY
SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL AS UPDATED MATERIAL, OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THE
CMC (MMSB-32) BEFORE SUBMITTING FITNESS REPORTS AS UPDATED MATERIAL
AND THE CMC (MMSB-10) 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 UPDATED MATERIAL MUST BE ADHERED
TO: 
A. UPDATED MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE
UPDATED MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES: 
B. THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT, ACTIVE
RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM FY05-1 OFFICER NEW APPLICANT ACCESSION BOARD: 
C. UPDATED MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER: 
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.
11. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION ONTO THE AR PROGRAM WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. THESE OFFICERS
WILL BE OFFERED AN INITIAL THREE YEAR TOUR.