Announcement of the Active Reserve (AR) Program FY04-1 Officer Career Designation Board

1. THE AR FY04-1 OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD
WILL CONVENE ON 8 DECEMBER 03. COMPLETE ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WITH
ENCLOSURES AND ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMC (RAM-1) NLT
14 NOVEMBER 2003. ONLY ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
2. NON-CAREER DESIGNATED OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE ONLY AFTER
RECEIVING 18 MONTHS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS ON THEIR CURRENT
TOUR IN THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM. WAIVERS OF THIS REQUIREMENT
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
3. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (AA FORM) IS AS FOLLOWS:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN/MOS'S
UNIT ADDRESS
TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (RAM-1)
HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA: CHAIN OF COMMAND
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR CAREER DESIGNATION ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE
(AR) PROGRAM
REF: (A) MCO 1001.52H
1. PER THE REFERENCE, I AM APPLYING FOR CAREER DESIGNATION IN
THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM.
2. MY CURRENT PERSONAL DATA IS AS FOLLOWS:
A. HEIGHT: WEIGHT:
B. HOME ADDRESS:
C. UNIT PHONE: DSN COMM: ( )
D. E-MAIL ADDRESS:
2. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, I AM
AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE
MARINE CORPS. I WILL ACCEPT ANY ASSIGNMENT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH
THE AR PROGRAM BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
SIGNATURE
4. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL INCLUDE A STATEMENT IN THEIR
ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE
APPLICATION AS TRUE AND CORRECT.
5. OFFICERS ARE REMINDED TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION IN THE MCTFS IS
CORRECT. 
6. FITNESS REPORTS. ORIGINAL FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED IAW
MCO P1610.7E (PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM) TO CMC (MMSB-32).
7. PHOTOGRAPHS. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF
THE CONVENING DATE OF BOARD, IS REQUIRED. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
PREFERRED. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR
PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD. OFFICERS WHO
SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING THE CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING
THE MMSB HOMEPAGE. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH MAY
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE POC ABOVE.
8. 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. UPDATE MATERIAL IS
DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAY
SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL AS UPDATE MATERIAL, OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THE
CMC (MMSB-30) BEFORE SUBMITTING FITNESS REPORTS AS UPDATE MATERIAL
AND THE 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 FY04-1 OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION 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.
9. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST MEET HEIGHT AND WEIGHT AND
MILITARY APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS PER MCO 6100.10B (CHANGE 3).
10. AWARDS AND OTHER MATERIAL MISSING FROM AN ELIGIBLE
OFFICER'S OMPF, SHOULD BE SENT TO CMC (MMSB-10). DO NOT SUBMIT IT
TO THE BOARD. THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE SHOULD BE CONSPICUOUSLY
MARKED "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS/FITREPS FOR FY04-1 MARINE CORPS ACTIVE
RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM OFFICER CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD."
11. INFORMATION ON THIS BOARD, FUTURE BOARDS AND THE AR PROGRAM CAN
BE FOUND AT: HTTPS:
HTTPS:LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/RA/ACTIVE+RESERVE+OFFICER.
12. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
MARADMIN AND BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. NON-SELECTS WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ONLY.