MCBUL 1040 Convening of the Fiscal Year 07 Officer Retention, Return to Active Duty, Interservice Board

1.  THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE OFFICER RETENTION
BOARD FOR FY07.  ALL OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO ARE IN ZONE OR 
ABOVE ZONE FOR PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN, RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS 
WHO DESIRE TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY (RAD), AND OFFICERS IN OTHER 
SERVICES WANTING TO INTERSERVICE TRANSFER (IST) INTO THE MARINE CORPS
WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD.  THIS BOARD IS DISTINCT AND SEPARATE
FROM THE CAPTAIN PROMOTION BOARD, WHICH DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT
AN OFFICER IS QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN THE UNITED 
STATES MARINE CORPS.  THE OFFICER RETENTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 
9 JAN 07.
2.  OFFICER RETENTION.  PER REF (B), THE TRANSITION TO AN ALL
REGULAR FORCE REQUIRES THE CONDUCT OF A COMPETITIVE CAREER
DESIGNATION BOARD IN LIEU OF AN AUGMENTATION BOARD.  THE MARINE 
CORPS WILL CONDUCT THE CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD IN THE SAME 
MANNER AS THE AUGMENTATION BOARD. 
A.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.
   (1)  OFFICERS IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR CAPTAIN IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH REF (A) WITH 540 DAYS OF OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS.  
   (2)  OFFICERS WHO WERE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FY06 ORB, BUT 
WHO WERE NOT CONSIDERED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION BECAUSE THEY 
DID NOT MEET THE 540 DAY OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS REQUIREMENT.  
   (3)  OFFICERS WHO WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE FOR CAREER 
DESIGNATION CONSIDERATION AND HAVE AN EAS DATE PRIOR TO THE 
CONVENING DATE OF THE FY07 ORB MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION TO 01 SEP 07
IN ORDER TO HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO BE SEEN ON THE ORB.  ALL EXTENSION 
REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MMOA-3 BY 12 DEC 06.  
B.  INELIGIBLE OFFICERS.
   (1)  CAPTAINS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH A DATE OF RANK OF 01 JAN 02 OR 
EARLIER ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CAREER DESIGNATION BECAUSE THEY WILL BE 
IN ZONE FOR MAJOR ON THE FY09 MAJOR'S PROMOTION BOARD.  IF SELECTED 
FOR MAJOR, THESE OFFICERS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY OFFERED CAREER 
DESIGNATION.  
   (2)  OFFICERS WHO PREVIOUSLY DECLINED CAREER DESIGNATION.
   (3)  OFFICERS WHO HAVE FAILED SELECTION ON TWO CONSECUTIVE ORB'S 
BUT WHO HAVE OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING WILL NOT BE EXTENDED AND 
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION.
   (4)  LIEUTENANTS NOT IN THE PRIMARY OR ABOVE ZONE, PER REF A, 
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
   (5)  LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR 
REDESIGNATION TO UNRESTRICTED STATUS.
C.  OTHER.  OFFICERS NOT SELECTED BY THE FY07 ORB FOR CAREER 
DESIGNATION BUT WHOSE RECORDS, IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD, INDICATE 
FURTHER CAREER POTENTIAL, MAY BE RECOMMENDED FOR AN EXTENSION ON 
ACTIVE DUTY TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO BE SEEN ON THE NEXT FISCAL 
YEAR'S ORB.
D.  CAREER DESIGNATION PROCESS.
   (1)  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT APPLICATION PACKAGES
FOR CAREER DESIGNATION.  THESE OFFICERS NEED ONLY COMPLY WITH REF A 
FOR PROMOTION.
   (2)  OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CURRENT PHOTO IN THEIR OMPF 
PRIOR TO THE CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD CONVENING DATE.  ALL OFFICERS 
SUBMITTING A HARD COPY PHOTO FOR THE PROMOTION BOARD MUST ALSO
SUBMIT A SEPARATE PHOTO FOR THE CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD.  SUCH 
PHOTOS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY MMOA-3 NLT 19 DEC 06.
   (3)  ALL OFFICERS WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 
CAREER DESIGNATION SHALL SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE OFFICER RETENTION 
BOARD WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:  "I REQUEST NOT TO BE CONSIDERED 
FOR CAREER DESIGNATION BY THE FY07 OFFICER RETENTION BOARD."  OFFICERS 
NEED TO BE AWARE THAT A REQUEST FOR NON-CONSIDERATION WILL BE 
CONSIDERED FINAL AND THAT THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY07 OR 
ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFICER RETENTION BOARD.  COMMANDING OFFICERS AND 
OICS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO COUNSEL OFFICERS ON THE CONSEQUENCES 
OF SUBMITTING SUCH A LETTER.
   (4)  OFFICERS WHO DECIDE TO WITHDRAW THEMSELVES FROM 
CONSIDERATION MAY DO SO AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE SELECTION BOARD 
ADJOURNING.  REQUESTS TO WITHDRAW APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED 
TO CMC (MMOA-3) IN WRITING.  OFFICERS SHOULD NOTIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE 
MONITORS OF THEIR DESIRE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.
   (5)  OFFICERS WITH OVER SIX YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE WHO DECLINE 
RETENTION WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SEPARATION PAY.
3.  RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY (RAD)
A.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.  ALL APPLICATIONS FOR RAD FROM READY RESERVE 
CAPTAINS AND MAJORS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE RETENTION BOARD.  
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RAD WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON SPECIFIC SKILL, 
EXPERIENCE, AND NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
B.  INELIGIBLE OFFICERS
   (1)  RESERVE WARRANT OFFICERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE 
FY07 ORB FOR RAD.
   (2)  READY RESERVE MAJORS IN ZONE FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL,  
LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S AND COLONELS IN THE READY RESERVE ARE NOT 
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR CAREER DESIGNATION AND RAD DUE TO SENIORITY.
C.  APPLICATION PROCESS.
   (1)  ALL RAD APPLICANTS WILL APPLY VIA AA FORM (NAVMC 10274) OR 
NAVAL LETTER, WITH PICTURE, TO THE CMC (MMOA-3).  APPLICATIONS MUST 
BE RECEIVED BY 19 DEC 06.
   (2)  APPLICANTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MUST FORWARD 
THEIR APPLICATIONS VIA MOBCOM, KANSAS CITY, MO FOR COMMAND 
ENDORSEMENT.
   (3)  DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF RECORD RETRIEVAL, RESERVISTS IN
THE IRR SHOULD INDICATE THEIR DESIRE TO APPLY FOR RAD BY SUBMITTING
THEIR SSN TO MMOA-3 VIA E-MAIL OR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE NLT 12 DEC
06.  APPLICATIONS ARE STILL REQUIRED BY 19 DEC 06.
   (4)  ENDORSEMENTS ARE REQUIRED.  IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE 
APPLICATION PROCESS, ENDORSEMENTS TO THE APPLICATION ARE ONLY 
REQUIRED AT THE BATTALION, SQUADRON, OR EQUIVALENT-SIZE UNIT LEVEL.
THESE APPLICATIONS WLL BE FORWARDED TO CMC (MMOA-3) VIA THE CHAIN OF 
COMMAND (BN OR SQDRN LEVEL ONLY).  THE FORWARDING ENDORSEMENT MUST 
PROVIDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS: RECOMMENDED WITH 
ENTHUSIASM; RECOMMENDED WITH CONFIDENCE; RECOMMENDED WITH 
RESERVATION; OR NOT RECOMMENDED.  ENDORSEMENTS, OTHER THAN 
"RECOMMENDED WITH ENTHUSIASM", WILL INCLUDE AMPLIFYING COMMENTS
ABOUT THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATIONS AND THE REASON FOR THE ENDORSEMENT.
   (5)  RESERVE OFFICERS (SMCR, IRR) REQUESTING RAD ARE REQUIRED TO
BE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMANDER, NAVAL MEDICAL 
COMMAND.  OFFICERS MUST HAVE HAD A CURRENT MILITARY PHYSICAL (WITHIN 
TWO YEARS OF THE CONVENING MONTH OF THE BOARD).  APPLICANTS SHOULD 
ENCLOSE A COPY OF THEIR DD 2807-1 (REPORT OF MEDICAL HISTORY) AS 
PART OF THEIR SUBMISSION PACKAGE.  OFFICERS REQUESTING RAD WHO DO 
NOT HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RAD.  
HOWEVER, ANY OFFICER NOT POSSESSING A CURRENT PHYSICAL WHO IS 
SELECTED FOR RAD WILL ONLY BE ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY CONTINGENT 
UPON A CURRENT QUALIFYING MEDICAL EXAMINATION.  OFFICERS REQUIRING A 
PHYSICAL SHOULD CONTACT THEIR NEAREST USMC RESERVE CENTER FOR 
ASSISTANCE IN COORDINATING A PHYSICAL AT THE NEAREST MILITARY MEDICAL 
FACILITY. 
   (6)  OFFICERS RETURNING TO ACTIVE DUTY MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO 
OBTAIN A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE.  REF F PROVIDES THAT A NATIONAL 
AGENCY CHECK WITH LOCAL AGENCY AND CREDIT CHECKS (NACLC) IS REQUIRED 
TO SUPPORT SUITABILITY DETERMINATIONS ON MILITARY OFFICERS.  
OFFICERS RETURNING TO ACTIVE DUTY MUST HAVE HAD A FAVORABLE NACLC 
WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS.  IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE NACLC IS 
OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OR THE OFFICER HAS HAD A BREAK IN SERVICE OF 24 
MONTHS OR MORE, THE OFFICER MUST SUBMIT A PERSONNEL SECURITY 
INVESTIGATION FOR THE NACLC UPON RE-ENTRY TO ACTIVE DUTY VIA THEIR 
LOCAL COMMAND SECURITY MANAGER.  OFFICERS IN THE IRR SHOULD CONTACT 
MOBCOM AT 1-800-255-5082 EXT 3395 REGARDING QUESTIONS, QUESTIONNAIRES 
(EPSQ), AND OTHER PAPERWORK.  SMCR OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR 
LOCAL SECURITY MANAGER FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF EPSQ 
AND OTHER RELEVANT PAPERWORK.  OFFICERS NOT POSSESSING AN UPDATED 
NACLC WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE ORB.  IF SELECTED FOR RAD, A 
FAVORABLY ADJUDICATED NACLC WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY.
4.  INTERSERVICE TRANSFERS (IST).
A.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.  PER REF G, APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER INTO 
THE MARINE CORPS FROM ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST OF 
OTHER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE RETENTION BOARD.  
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERSERVICE TRANSFERS WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON 
SPECIFIC SKILL, EXPERIENCE, AND NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
B.  INELIGIBLE OFFICERS.  APPLICANTS NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS 
OF REF G WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
C.  APPLICATION PROCESS.  OFFICERS APPLYING FOR INTERSERVICE 
TRANSFER SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IAW REF G AND THE INSTRUCTIONS 
BELOW.  APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT A COVER LETTER THAT INCLUDES THE 
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING IN REF G.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST ENSURE 
THEIR PACKAGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
   (1)  INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE LOCAL OFFICER SELECTION OFFICER 
(OSO) OR BY A MARINE OFFICER SENIOR IN RANK TO THE APPLICANT (OSO 
SHOULD USE THE STANDARD PLC QUESTIONNAIRE);
   (2)  SERVICE SECRETARY ENDORSEMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR IST.  
FORWARDING ENDORSEMENTS NEED TO PROVIDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 
RECOMMENDATIONS: RECOMMENDED WITH ENTHUSIASM; RECOMMENDED WITH 
CONFIDENCE; RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATION; OR NOT RECOMMENDED.  
ENDORSEMENTS OTHER THAN "RECOMMENDED WITH ENTHUSIASM" WILL INCLUDE 
AMPLIFYING COMMENTS ABOUT THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATIONS AND THE
REASON FOR THE ENDORSEMENT.  APPLICANTS MUST SHOW PROOF THAT THEIR
CURRENT SERVICE WILL RELEASE THEM IF SELECTED BY THE MARINE CORPS FOR 
INTERSERVICE TRANSFER.
   (3)  PHOTOGRAPH IN THEIR CURRENT SERVICE UNIFORM (EQUIVALENT TO 
THE MARINE CORPS' SERVICE "C").  THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST INCLUDE THE 
APPLICANT'S NAME, DATE PHOTO WAS TAKEN, APPLICANT'S RANK AND DATE OF
RANK, AND APPLICANT'S HEIGHT/WEIGHT.
   (4)  A MARINE CORPS PFT CONDUCTED AND CERTIFIED BY A MARINE SNCO 
OR OFFICER.  THE PFT MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WITHIN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO 
THE CONVENING DATE OF THE ORB.  
   (5)  CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES OF ALL FITNESS REPORTS VIA PAPER 
COPIES OR CD.
   (6)  STATEMENT THAT THE OFFICER HAS NEITHER BEEN DEFERRED FROM 
PROMOTION NOR FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION IN PRESENT GRADE.
   (7)  SOURCE OF COMMISSION.
   (8)  ORIGINAL AND DUPLICATE COPY OF REPORT OF MEDICAL
EXAMINATION (STANDARD FORM 88).
   (9)  ORIGINAL AND DUPLICATE COPY OF CURRENT REPORT OF MEDICAL 
HISTORY (STANDARD FORM 93).
   (10)  A VERIFIED STATEMENT OF SERVICE.
   (11)  PILOT APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN THE RECORD OF FLIGHT 
STATUS AND FLIGHT HOURS.
   (12)  ALL IST APPLICATIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-3) BY 19 DEC 06.
5.  DIRECTED LATERAL MOVES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY07 OFFICER 
RETENTION BOARD.
6.  COORDINATION INSTRUCTIONS.
A.  ALL MARINE CORPS OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO VERIFY THE 
ACCURACY OF THEIR OMPF PER REF D.  TELEPHONIC REQUESTS FOR OMPFS 
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  CERTIFIED COPIES OF FITNESS REPORTS MISSING 
FROM AN OFFICER'S OMPF AND MBS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL 
FOR THE FY07 ORB BY CMC (MMOA-3).
B.  THE NAMES OF ALL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR RETENTION WILL BE 
RELEASED BY MARADMIN UPON CMC APPROVAL.  CMC APPROVAL IS NOT 
ANTICIPATED UNTIL AFTER 01 APR 06.
C.  ALL OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE ORB WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM 
ACCEPTANCE OR DECLINE RETENTION THROUGH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE 
(EMAIL OR AA FORM) WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE ORB 
SELECTION MARADMIN.  THE ACTUAL DUE DATE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A 
MARADMIN ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE ORB.  FAILURE TO RESPOND
BY THE DUE DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED A DECLINATION OF CAREER 
DESIGNATION.  
D.  ALL OFFICERS ACCEPTING CAREER DESIGNATION WILL INCUR A TWO YEAR 
SERVICE OBLIGATION TO 01 JUL 09.
E.  ALL OFFICERS SELECTED FOR RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY OR INTERSERVICE
TRANSFER WILL INCUR A 42 MONTH SERVICE OBLIGATION.
F.  OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE SELECTED FOR RAD WILL BE ORDERED 
TO ACTIVE DUTY AFTER RECEIPT OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE IN COORDINATION 
WITH THEIR ACTIVE DUTY PMOS MONITOR.
7.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THIS BULLETIN IS BROUGHT TO THE 
ATTENTION OF ALL OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER ITS 
PROVISIONS.  THE COMMANDER, MARFORRES, AND THE CG, MOBCOM, WILL 
ENSURE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE ARE INFORMED OF THEIR 
OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY.
8.  APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER & RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: FY07 ORB
3280 RUSSELL RD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
9.  THE CMC POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:  MAJ A. P. KENNICK, RETENTION AND 
RELEASE OFFICER, MMOA-3 DSN 278-9284 COMM (703) 784-9284 INTERNET 
ADDRESS (ANTHONY.KENNICK@USMC.MIL).  
CAPT R. E. BACZKOWSKI, OFFICER RETENTION PLANS OFFICER, MPP-30 
DSN 278-9364 COM (703) 784-9364 INTERNET ADDRESS (ROBERT.BACZKOWSKI@USMC.MIL).
10.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
11.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 01 SEP 07.