Change 1 to Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Lateral Move (LATMOV) and Career Progression Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Programs

1.  This MARADMIN announces the following changes to reference (a):
    a.  The following is a change to paragraph 2 to read:  MOS Classification Standard (MCS).  In accordance with references (a) and (b), all Reserve Marines requesting a LatMov into a ground combat arms MOS must meet the MCS.  Marines transferring from the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) requesting a LatMov into a ground combat arms MOS will be approved and joined to the unit (if eligible), but must meet the MCS requirement prior to being registered for a school seat.  Funding for orders will not be approved until qualifying MCS scores are submitted to RAM-1@usmc.mil.  Failure to meet the MCS requirement within 90 days after affiliation will result in program disqualification.
    b.  The following is a change to paragraph 4(j) to read:  Staff Sergeants and Sergeants applying for the 0211, or 0241 MOS are exempt from Time-in-Grade requirements.
    c.  The following eligibility requirement is added to paragraph 4 to read:  Marines requesting a LatMov to a Combat Arms MOS must have a current Physical Fitness Test and Combat Fitness Test in the Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS) that meet the MCSs minimum requirements prior to attending their assigned course.  The minimum requirements for the MCS are as follows:  6 pull-ups, 24:51 3-mile run, 60 ammo-can lifts (2 minutes), 3:26 Movement to Contact, and 3:12 Maneuver Under Fire.
    d.  The following is a change to paragraph 7(e) to read:  Reserve Affairs (RA) will not fund approve the orders until the Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move Request is accepted, reported on unit diary, and reflects correctly in the MCTFS.
2.  Direct Liaison is authorized between SMCR units and RA.
3.  This MARADMIN cancels on 30 September 2018.
4.  Release authorized by Colonel J. M. Morrisroe, Director, Reserve Affairs Division, Acting.