Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) Senior Enlisted Advisor-Nominations
This MARADMIN solicits nominations from Reserve Marines (Sergeants Major/Master Gunnery Sergeants) to fill a 3-year active duty E-9 billet as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Interested Marines from the AR, SMCR, and IRR categories must submit nomination packages by November 25, 2005, and notify the RA Sergeant Major of their intent to apply by November 20, 2005.
Issued: November 3, 2005
1. IN REF A, THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESERVE AFFAIRS (OASD/RA) IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS TO FILL AN E-9 BILLET ON THE RESERVE FORCES POLICY BOARD OASD/RA (RFPB) STAFF. THIS BILLET INVOLVES A 3 YEAR PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY AND IS OPEN TO RESERVE MARINES ONLY. THE SELECTEE WILL SERVE AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR TO THE MILITARY EXECUTIVE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE RFPB. 2. THE PRIMARY DUTY OF THE RFPB SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR IS TO SERVE AS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FOR PERSONNEL, MOBILIZATION AND READINESS ISSUES IMPACTING ENLISTED PERSONNEL FROM ALL SEVEN RESERVE COMPONENTS. IN THIS CAPACITY, THE INCUMBENT WORKS AND INTERACTS DAILY WITH THE SENIOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT DOD. THE RFPB SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR ALSO ACTS AS LIAISON WITH SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER POLICY BOARDS WITHIN THE JOINT STAFF AND OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF EACH OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES; RESEARCHES AND PROVIDES ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL INPUTS ON ENLISTED AND NCO ISSUES FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS; TRACKS ALL LEGISLATION AND DOD SPONSORED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT IMPACT GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL; AND PREPARES, SUBMITS AND IMPLEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES AND DRAFT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT RFPB INITIATIVES. A SELECTION WILL BE MADE IN ORDER TO FILL THE BILLET BY 15 DEC 05. SINCE ALL OF THE SERVICES ARE ELIGIBLE TO FILL THIS BILLET, THE MARINE NOMINEE WILL COMPETE FOR SELECTION BY OASD/RA. 3. INTERESTED SGTSMAJ/MGYSGTS IN THE AR, SMCR, AND IRR CATEGORIES OF THE USMCR MUST SUBMIT A PACKAGE TO CMC (RA) NLT 25 NOV 05 FOR REVIEW. THIS PACKAGE WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING: LTR FROM APPLICANT WITH APPLICABLE ENDORSEMENTS FROM CHAIN OF COMMAND (NO ENDORSEMENT NECESSARY FOR IRR MARINES); A CURRENT PHOTO, IF ONE IS NOT ALREADY ON FILE PER REFS B AND C; CERTIFIED COPIES OF SRB PAGES 3, 11 AND 12. SINCE THIS BILLET IS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, A HIGH COST OF LIVING AREA, MARINES MUST UNDERSTAND THAT GOVERNMENT QUARTERS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY MUST BE ABLE TO MEET THE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LIVING IN THE AREA. ALL INTERESTED MARINES, TO INCLUDE AR, WILL SUBMIT A RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS). MARINES INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION MUST NOTIFY THE RA SGTMAJ, SGTMAJ STAUDT, OF THEIR INTENTION TO APPLY BY 20 NOV 05 SO THAT OMPF'S AND MBS'S MAY BE OBTAINED FROM CMC (MMSB). SGTMAJ STAUDT CAN BE REACHED AT E-MAIL JOSEPH.STAUDT@USMC.MIL OR (703) 784-9100.