Change 1 MCBUL 1560. FY 2005 Marine Enlisted Commissioning/Education Program (MECEP) Selection Results
This MARADMIN modifies MCBUL 1560 regarding FY 2005 Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) selection results, updating obligated service requirements and administrative procedures. Selected Marines must reenlist or extend to have 6 years of obligated service before attending MECEP prep school, incur a 23-month extension after completing their second year of college, and meet dental class 1 standards prior to detachment.
Issued: November 30, 2004
1. REF (A) IS CURRENTLY IN REVISION AND IS PROJ TO BE PUBLISHED BY APR 05. CHANGES REGARDING OBLIGATED SERVICE BEING INCORPORATED IN THE REVISION OF REF (A) APPLY TO REF (B). THEREFORE REF (B) IS MOD AS FOLLOWS: A. SELECTED MARINES MUST REENLIST OR EXTEND AS NECESSARY TO HAVE 6 YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS PRIOR TO DETACHING FROM THEIR PARENT COMMAND TO RPT TO MECEP PREP SCOL. REFER TO REF (C) FOR RETENTION PROCEDURES. B. OBLIGATED SERVICE WHILE ENROLLED IN MECEP REQUIRE PARTICIPANTS TO INCUR A 23 MONTH EXTENSION UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE. REFER TO REF (C) FOR RETENTION PROCEDURES. C. AR MARINES MUST AUGMENT, IF APPROVED BY MMEA-6, IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS PRIOR TO DETACHING FROM THEIR PARENT COMMAND TO RPT TO MECEP PREP SCOL. REFER TO REF (D) FOR AUGMENTATION PROCEDURES. D. MARINES WHO FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MECEP WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. 2. REF (B) FURTHER MOD TO DIR THAT ALL SELECTED MARINES MUST BE DENTAL CLASS 1 PRIOR TO DETACHING FROM THEIR PARENT COMMAND TO RPT TO MECEP PREP. 3. ALTHOUGH MECEP PREP SCOL PREPARES MARINES ACADEMICALLY TO SUCCEED THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE, MECEP PREP SCOL IS ALSO A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING SCOL WITH A RIGOROUS PHYSICAL TRAINING SCHEDULE. MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A 1ST CLASS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SCORE PRIOR TO RPT TO MECEP PREP SCOL.