Officer Appointment Acceptance and Record (NAVMC 763) Processing for Separating Officers Requesting a Reserve Commission
This MARADMIN establishes new procedures for processing the Officer Appointment Acceptance and Record (NAVMC 763) form for active duty officers separating from service and requesting a reserve commission. The responsibility for completing the form and administering the oath of office is delegated to the officer's separating command, and the form is now available via FormFlow Filler on the Marine Corps Forms Management website.
Issued: November 16, 2004
1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES NEW GUIDANCE FOR OBTAINING, COMPLETING, AND DISTRIBUTING THE NAVMC 763. THIS MARADMIN DOES NOT PERTAIN TO NEW OFFICER ACCESSIONS OR FORMER OFFICERS REQUESTING REAPPOINTMENT OF THEIR COMMISSION IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 2. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLETING THE NAVMC 763 FOR STATUS CHANGES AND ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE IS DELEGATED TO THE OFFICER'S SEPARATING COMMAND DUE TO THE READY PRESENCE OF THE OFFICER AND THEIR OQR TO VALIDATE INFORMATION. EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN, COMMANDS WITH SEPERATING OFFICERS WILL OBTAIN AND COMPLETE THE NAVMC 763 USING FORMFLOW FILLER AND INSTRUCTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW. THE NAVMC 763 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE MARINE CORPS FORMS MANAGEMENT WEBSITE AT WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/AR/MCEFS.NSF/WELCOME?OPENNAVIGATOR. 3. SUBMISSION OF RESIGNATION REQUESTS VIA UNIT DIARY WITH TYPE TRANSACTION CODE (TCC) OF ELECTION OF A RESERVE COMMISSION AND COMPLETION OF SEPERATION ORDERS WILL CONTINUE PER CHAPTER 5 OF REFERENCE A. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE NAVMC 763 FOR STATUS CHANGES ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. LOCATE THE LATEST COPY OF THE NAVMC 763 IN THE OFFICER'S OQR OR OMPF. TRANSFER ALL INFORMATION FROM BLOCKS 1-17 TO THE NEW FORM WHILE UPDATING ANY CHANGES (E.G. RANK, DOR, MOS, RELIGION, ETC). ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENT IN MCTFS. B. BLOCK 18 WILL READ USMCR. C. BLOCK 18A WILL READ K7. D. BLOCK 19 WILL READ N. E. IF THE OFFICER HAS RESIGNED THEIR COMMISSION, BLOCK 20 WILL READ '8A', BLOCK 20A WILL READ '12201', AND BLOCK 20B WILL READ 'RESREG'. F. IF THE OFFICER HAS TWICE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION, BLOCK 20 WILL READ '8I' (REFER TO MCO P1080.20M), BLOCK 20A WILL READ '12201', AND BLOCK 20B WILL READ '2P'. G. TRANSFER ALL SECTION 21 DATA FROM PRIOR NAVMC 763. H. BLOCK 21D OF THE PREVIOUS NAVMC 763 WILL CONTAIN THE OFFICER'S REGULAR COMMISSION ENTRY (USMC) DATE AND RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHICH MUST CORRESPOND TO THE DATE ENTERED ON BLOCK 12B OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DD-214. ENTER A NEW ROW WITH USMCR IN BLOCK 21A. I. BLOCK 21C WILL BE THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE PREVIOUS DISCHARGE (E.G. IF THE LAST ENTRY HAD A DISCHARGE DATE OF 00 01 01, THE NEW ENTRY SHOULD BE 00 01 02 IN YYMMDD FORMAT). J. ITEM 22 WILL BE COMPLETED ON THE DATE THAT THE OFFICER ACTUALLY TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE. K. THE EFFECTIVE DATE (EFF DATE) ITEM IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER WILL BE USED IF THE OFFICER IS UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE ITEM 22 ON THE ACTUAL EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE STATUS CHANGE AND WILL BE THE SAME DATE AS IN BLOCK 21C OF THE NAVMC 763. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMPLETED NAVMC 763 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE OFFICER'S RECORD AND SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: A. ORIGINAL (OMPF) WILL BE MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030. B. COPY 1 (OQR) INSERTED IN THE OFFICER'S OQR. C. COPY 2 (PROM BR) WILL BE MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HARRY LEE HALL (MMPR-1) 17 LEJEUNE ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134. D. COPY 3 (INDIV) WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE OFFICER. 5. PROCEDURES IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO PARAGRAPH 3003.4C OF REF B IN THE NEAR FUTURE.