MCBUL 1040 Fiscal Year 06 Officer Retention Board (ORB) /Retention, Return to Active Duty

1. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE OFFICER RETENTION
BOARD FOR FY06. 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 INTER-SERVICE 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 10 JAN 06.
2. OFFICER RETENTION. PER REF (B), THE TRANSITION TO AN
ALL-REGULAR FORCE FACILITATES 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 FY05 ORB,
BUT WHO WERE NOT CONSIDERED FOR AUGMENTATION BECAUSE THEY DID NOT
MEET THE 540 DAY OBSERVED FITNESS REPORTS REQUIREMENT. 
(3) OFFICERS WHO WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE FOR
AUGMENTATION CONSIDERATION AND HAVE AN EAS DATE PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE FY06 ORB MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION TO 1 SEP
06. ALL EXTENSION REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MMOA-3 BY 9 DEC 05.
(4) OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED BY AN AN OFFICER
RETENTION BOARD BUT NOT OFFERED AUGMENTATION, WHO HAVE AN EAS ON OR
AFTER THE CONVENING DATE OF THE FY06 ORB, MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION
UNTIL 1 SEP 06. 
B. INELIGIBLE OFFICERS. 
(1) CAPTAINS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH A DATE OF RANK OF 010101
OR EARLIER ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CAREER DESIGNATION BECAUSE THEY WILL
BE IN ZONE FOR MAJOR ON THE FY08 MAJOR'S PROMOTION BOARD. IF
SELECTED FOR MAJOR, THESE OFFICERS WILL BE CAREER DESIGNATED.
(2) OFFICERS WHO PREVIOUSLY DECLINED AUGMENTATION.
(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 ZONES, 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 FY06 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. OFFICER RETENTION PROCESS.
(1) ELIGIBLE OFFICERS DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT RETENTION
APPLICATION PACKAGES. 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 RETENTION BOARD CONVENING DATE. ALL OFFICERS
SUBMITTING A HARD COPY PHOTO FOR THE PROMOTION BOARD MUST ALSO
SUBMIT A SEPARATE PHOTO FOR THE RETENTION BOARD. SUCH PHOTOS SHOULD
BE RECEIVED BY MMOA-3 BY 16 DEC 05. 
(3) ALL OFFICERS WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
RETENTION SHALL SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE OFFICER RETENTION BOARD WITH
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "I REQUEST NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
RETENTION BY THE FY06 OFFICER RETENTION BOARD." OFFICERS NEED TO BE
AWARE THAT A DECLINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FINAL AND THAT THEY WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE FY06 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 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 FY06 ORB FOR RETENTION AND RAD.
(2) READY RESERVE MAJORS IN ZONE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL OR
LIEUTENANT COLONELS IN THE READY RESERVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
FOR CAREER DESIGNATION AND RAD. 
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 16 DEC 05. 
(2) APPLICANTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MUST
FORWARD THEIR APPLICATIONS VIA MCRSC, 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 9 DEC 05.
APPLICATIONS ARE STILL REQUIRED BY 16 DEC 05.
(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 WILL 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 CAREER
DESIGNATION/RAD WHO DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL WILL STILL BE
CONSIDERED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION/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 E 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
MR. JOHN CLARK, MCRSC, 1-800-255-5082 EXT 3101 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. INTER-SERVICE TRANSFERS (IST). 
A. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS. PER REF F, 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 INTER-SERVICE 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 F WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
C. APPLICATION PROCESS. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR INTER-SERVICE
TRANSFER SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IAW REF F AND THE INSTRUCTIONS
BELOW. APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT A COVER LETTER THAT INCLUDES THE
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING IN REF F. 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 INTER-SERVICE 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, MICROFICHE, 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) ORIGINIAL 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 16
DEC 05.
5. DIRECTED LATERAL MOVE. NO LATERAL MOVES WILL BE DIRECTED BY THE
FY06 OFFICER RETENTION BOARD. 
6. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS 
A. ALL MARINE 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 FY06 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 16 MAR 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 RETENTION WILL INCUR A TWO-YEAR
SERVICE OBLIGATION TO 1 JUL 08. 
E. OFFICERS IN THE READY RESERVE SELECTED FOR RAD WILL BE
ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY AFTER RECEIPT OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE IN
COORDINATION WITH THEIR 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, MCRSC, 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: FY06 ORB 
3280 RUSSELL RD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103. 
9. THE CMC POINTS OF CONTACT ARE: CAPT S. D. SCHROCK, RETENTION
AND RELEASE OFFICER, MMOA-3 DSN 278-9284 COMM (703) 784-9284
INTERNET ADDRESS (SEAN.SCHROCK@USMC.MIL) MAJ C. M. KILHENNY, OFFICER
STRENGTH PLANS OFFICER, MPP-30 DSN 278-9265 COMM (703) 784-9265
INTERNET ADDRESS (CRAIG.KILHENNY@USMC.MIL).
10. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 1 SEP 06.