Active Reserve (AR) Officer Career Designation Process
This MARADMIN announces that all Active Reserve (AR) officers will now be accessed in a career designated status, allowing them to serve on active duty and qualify for active federal service retirement. Officers currently serving on the AR who were not previously career designated will automatically receive this designation with their End of Active Service (EAS) changed to indefinite, with no additional service obligation incurred.
Issued: December 23, 2004
REF/A/IS MCO 1001.552H ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) RMKS/1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, OFFICERS WHO ARE ACCESSED TO THE USMC ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) WILL DO SO IN A CAREER DESIGNATED STATUS. CAREER DESIGNATION ALLOWS OFFICERS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE AR AND ULTIMATELY QUALIFY FOR AN ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE RETIREMENT, SUBJECT TO CURRENT USMC POLICIES ON PROMOTION AND RETENTION. AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARDS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR ACCESSION WILL BE CONSIDERED SUITABLE AND QUALIFIED FOR SERVICE LEADING TO AN ACTIVE FEDERAL RETIREMENT. 2. OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE AR WHO WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY CAREER DESIGNATED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL BE SO DESIGNATED, AND WILL HAVE THEIR EAS CHANGED TO INDEFINITE BY HQMC DIARY ACTION. NO ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF OBLIGATED ACTIVE SERVICE WILL BE INCURRED BY THIS ACTION. AFTER PUBLICATION DATE OF THIS MARADMIN, AR OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO LEAVE ACTIVE DUTY AT ANY POINT AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR INITIAL OBLIGATED SERVICE MUST FORWARD AN OFFICIAL REQUEST TO HQMC (RAM) VIA NAVMC 10274 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORM. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AR OFFICERS WHO REQUEST RETIREMENT PER MCO P1900.16 MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. 3. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE REFERENCE.