R 031119Z FEB 12
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MARADMIN 062/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2012 (FY12) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52J/YMD: 20110606//
REF/B/DOC/NAVMC 11754/YMD: 20110601//
REF/C/CMC DCMRA/YMD: 20111025//
REF/D/CMC RAP/YMD: 20110928//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER REGARDING AR SUPPORT TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).  REF B IS THE CO/PSR INTERVIEW SCREENING GUIDE FOR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.  REF C IS THE FY12 AR MANPOWER ACCESSION PLAN. REF D IS MARADMIN 565/11 ANNOUNCING FY12 BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW AR PROGRAM AFFILIATIONS.//
POC/RYAN KOHRIG/1STLT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 784-9900/ EMAIL:[email protected]//
POC/DONALD OGDEN/MASTER SERGEANT/MCRC G-3 PSR/TEL:(703) 784-9855/ EMAIL:[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE A QUARTERLY UPDATE TO FY12 ACTIVE DUTY OPPORTUNITIES TO FY12 ACTIVE TO FY12 ACTIVE DUTY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE AR PROGRAM.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF A, THE AR PROGRAM PROVIDES A CADRE OF WELL TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED FULL-TIME RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE INTEGRATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE. BENEFITS INCLUDE CAREER OPPORTUNTIES WITH ACTIVE DUTY PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL TO ATTAIN ACTIVE DUTY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  REFS A AND B IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES FOR SERVICE WITH THE AR PROGRAM.  PER REF C, THE RESERVE COMPONENT SEEKS TO ACCESS 170 MORE ENLISTED MARINES TO THE AR PROGRAM DURING FY12.
3.  INFORMATION
A.  APPLICANTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (PSR).  INTERESTED MARINES UNABLE TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER SHOULD CONTACT MCRC PSR OPERATIONS AT [email protected] OR (703) 432-9855 FOR REFERRAL INFORMATION.
B.  RANK AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) REQUIREMENTS.  MARINES FROM THE RANK OF LANCE CORPORAL THROUGH SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  FY12 MOS REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0111        3531        6173
0231        5711        6176
0321        6046        6217
0411        6048        6242
0431        6072        6256
0451        6073        6257
0651        6092        6276
1141        6112        6317
1142        6113        6326
2111        6116        6336
3043        6152        6531
3051        6153        6541
3451        6156        6672
3521        6172        7041
C.  QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE MOS LISTING ABOVE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN.
D.  LIMITED LATERAL MOVE (RETRAINING) ALLOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE.  THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER CAN PROVIDE RELEVANT DETAILS.
E.  AFFILIATION BONUSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN RANK AND MOS COMBINATIONS, PER REF D.
F.  ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION UP TO 180 DAYS PRIOR TO END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS).  HOWEVER, ANYONE INTERESTED IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER UP TO 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO EAS.
4.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH L. OSTERMAN, CG, MCRC.//