Personnel Policy, Plans, & Programming

Official Seal of the United States Marine Corps

Reserve Affairs

Washington, D.C.

Personnel Policy (RAP-1)
Personnel Plans (RAP-2)
Programming and Budgeting (RAP-3)
Service Level Career Planner

Mission
Reserve Benefits
Electronic Based Distance Learning
Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board
Total Force Integration Staff Training
Marine Reserve Exchange Program

POLICY – CORE FUNCTIONS

– Develop, implement and manage policies, procedures and guidance governing Marine Corps Reserve personnel.
– Provides input on the development of the Marine Corps Total Force personnel policy.
– Provides Reserve Component input on pending legislation, regulations, and administrative orders.
– Maintains the Marine Corps Reserve Administrative Management Manual (MCRAMM).
– Research and provide Marine Corps position on proposed statutory/regulatory changes involving the Reserve Component.

POLICY – RECURRING TASKS

– Unified Legislation and Budgeting process (ULBs) January-June and July-December.
– Congressional testimony review & preparation January & April.
– Promotion/Separation policies/Board Precepts review.
– Impact on Reserve mobilization/activation policy.
– Review and comment on High Active Duty Time Waiver/Sanctuary.
– Conduct policy reviews of Board of Correction for Naval Records (BCNR) requests.
– Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE)/Imminent Danger Pay (IDP)/Electronic Based Distributed Learning (EBDL) policy/requests.

RAP-1 ANNUAL OPERATIONS

– Marine Reserve Exchange Program (MREP) liaison for HQMC.
– Total Force Integration Staff Training held throughout FY (E-TFIST, TFIST, A-TFIST, S-TFIST).
– Serves as HQMC Liaison to the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board (MCRPB).

MREP & THE MARINE CORPS

– Provides a unique opportunity to broaden professional development and awareness of Allied Reserve Forces.
– U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa provides the only continually-assigned Marine component in support of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command’s mission to promote regional security, maintain proven partnerships and interagency cooperation, and deter and defeat transnational threats.
– Marines will have the ability to demonstrate continued U.S. support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Europe.
– Participants will increase interoperability capabilities while enhancing their capacity to work and communicate with host nation service members.

TRICARE RESERVE SELECT

The TRS page is currently available. All units are required to submit updated POCs to MARFORRES. Additionally, all TRS reps must validate their unit status.

To validate unit status:
(1) open the TRS page
(2) click on the TRS STATS (access restricted) link under forms
(3) identify all members associated with your RUC under pending and accepted worksheets
(4) execute the agreements of those members who are beyond their EAS and listed as pending
(5) verify the intent to enroll in TRS for those members under the accepted worksheet
(6) invalidate the request and change status to decline for those members no longer desiring TRS coverage.

Contact RAP for comments concerning this website.

Although there are points associated with each course, it does not necessarily mean the point value is correct. The final point determination will be based off the certificate and the course curriculum summary.

Marines are eligible to receive reserve retirement credit for both the Navy and Marine Corps courses.

Additional courses may qualify for reserve retirement credit. Before enrollment in courses outside the approved EBDL lists, please contact RAP-1 for approval or assistance at rap@usmc.mil or 703-784-9138.

For reserve points consideration, submit a complete Administrative Action package with all certificates and course curriculum to RAP-1. See AA form sample and RAP-1 POC.

FY21 Navy EBDL Course List

FY21 Navy EBDL Q4 Addendum

FY21 Marine Corps EBDL Course List

FY22 Navy EBDL Course List

FY22 Marine Corps EBDL Course List

FY23 Navy EBDL Course List

FY23 Marine Corps EBDL Course List

EBDL FAQs

MISSION

To consider, recommend, and report to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) on Reserve policy matters.

PURPOSE

To make recommendations to the SECNAV on matters which affect the readiness, mobilization, and deployment capability of the Marine Corps Reserve within the framework of the Marine Corps Total Force.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

Solicitations for policy issue submissions are released annually via MARADMINS. To view the latest MARADMIN, please refer to MARADMIN 160/24. The template for submission is listed on the right hand column.

BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER

For those Marines desiring to make a positive impact on the Marine Corps Reserve Forces, consider applying. The MCRPB accepts new applicants each year, with information released via MARADMIN (last MARADMIN 324/23). While requirements may change slightly year to year, applicants must:

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Have strong knowledge and varied experience in Reserve policies and issues.
Be a member of the SMCR, IMA, AR, or Active Duty Component.
Be between the grades of E7-E9, CWO2-CWO5, or O3-O6.
Be willing to serve a three-year period on the board as a primary member, or a one-year period as an alternate member.

PURPOSE

To provide Active Reserve Marines, both officers and enlisted, a progressive curriculum designed specifically for sharing, discussing, and exercising the fundamentals of reserve integration.

COURSE CURRICULUM

The Total Force Integration Staff Training (TFIST) curriculum consists of four components. The first component is designed for new officer accessions and is required attendance within the first year of accessing into the AR Program. This is called TFIST. The second component is designed for the mid-career AR Officers. This course is called Advanced – TFIST (A-TFIST). The third component within the curriculum is designed for mid-late career enlisted AR SNCOs. This course is called Enlisted-TFIST (E-TFIST). The fourth component of the curriculum is designed for the senior AR Officers within the AR community and its called Senior-TFIST (S-TFIST).

The following is a list of courses and dates:

FY2021 TFIST

Session 1: 9-12 March 2021 at Marine Corps University, Gray Research Center
Session 2: 30 Mar – 2 April 2021 at Marine Corps University, Gray Research Center

FY2021 TFIST LOI

FY2021 TFIST COURSE MATERIAL

2021 TFIST DAY 1 TRAINING

2021 TFIST DAY 2 TRAINING

2021 TFIST DAY 3 TRAINING

TFIST-BASIC

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES

– Understand role as an AR officer and how to facilitate integration of the RC into the Total Force.
– Understand the organization of the RC and how the RC augments and reinforces the Active Component (AC).
– Understand the means of training and instructing the RC.
– Understand the means of organizing, preparing, and administering policies and regulations affecting the RC.
– Understand the unique aspects of reserve administration to include drilling status, reserve retirement, medical considerations, recruitment, and retention strategies.
– Gain an understanding of the funding procedures and types of funding as they relate to the RC.

2021 TFIST

Session 1: 9-12 March 2021 at Marine Corps University, Gray Research Center
Session 2: 30 Mar – 2 April 2021 at Marine Corps University, Gray Research Center

TFIST-ADVANCED

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES

– Gain perspective regarding past and current mobilization and integration challenges.
– Gain an understanding of Global Force Management and Total Force Synchronization to include current force generation plans.
– Understand the mobilization process for both units and individuals IAW MCO 3000.19B (MAID-P).
– Gain a better understanding of the Force Deployment Planning and Execution (FDP&E) process.
– Gain an understanding of the procedures for contingency sourcing for both individuals and units.
– Gain an understanding of the funding procedures relative to the authorities in which they support.
– Receive an orientation on the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program and its purpose.
– Gain an appreciation for Reserve Support Unit/Deployment Processing Center Operations.

FY21 ATFIST

5-6 MAY 2021

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TFIST-SENIOR

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES

– Gain in-depth understanding of the lessons learned from the Service’s Mobilization Exercise FY-19.
– Gain in-depth understanding of principal legislative provisions governing the Active Reserve Program designed to ensure the readiness of the Reserve Component.
– Gain in-depth understanding of Senior Reserve Integrator responsibilities for the management and administration of Reserve manpower and resource programs.
– Gain in-depth understanding of the Department of Defense and Service policies that implement Full Time Support programs, as directed by Congress, that are intended to ensure the readiness of the Reserve Component to meet wartime responsibilities.
– Gain in-depth understanding of Reserve manpower and resource programs.
– Gain in-depth understanding of the overall role and responsibilities of the Reserve Affairs Division, HQMC (RA).
– Gain perspective on current Marine Forces Reserve organizational changes being implemented as a result of the Commandant’s directed Forces Structure Review Group (FSRG).

TFIST-ENLISTED

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES

– Gain a perspective regarding mobilization challenges.
– Gain an understanding of Global Force Management and Total Force Synchronization to include current force generation plans.
– Understand the mobilization process for both units and individuals IAW MCO 3000.19B (MAID-P).
– Gain a better understanding of the Force Deployment Planning and Execution (FDP&E) process.
– Gain an understanding of the procedures for contingency sourcing for both individual and units.
– Gain an understanding of the funding procedures relative to the authorities in which they support.
– Gain an appreciation for Reserve Support Unit (RSU/Deployment Processing Center (DPC) Operations.

MREP & The Marine Corps -Provide a unique opportunity to broaden professional development and awareness of Allied Reserve Forces. -U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa provides the only continually-assigned Marine component in support of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command’s mission to promote regional security, maintain proven partnerships and interagency cooperation, and deter and defeat transnational threats. -Marines will have the ability to demonstrate continued U.S. support of the NATO and Europe. -Participants will increase interoperability capabilities while enhancing their capacity to work & communicate with host nation service members.

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Mission

– Develops and disseminates the Reserve non-prior service (NPS) and prior service (PS) recruiting and retention manpower plans.
– Coordinates recruiting and training adjustments.
– Provides manpower estimates for budget program years.
– Develops, implements, and coordinates Reserve enlisted promotion plans.
– Coordinates selection of MOSs for Reserve Enlisted Warrant Officer and Enlisted Commissioning Program solicitation.
– Maintains, revises, and disseminates statistical data on Reserve Component manpower requirements and personnel.
– Sponsors and manages the following programs:

Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP)
Reserve Optional Enlistment Program (ROEP)
Incremental Initial Active Duty Training (IIADT) Program
Lateral Move and Career Progression Programs
Reserve Enlisted Commissioning Program (RECP)

– Coordinates Entry Level Training Assignments and requirements
– Develops, maintains, and provides analysis on Reserve exit and retention surveys.
– Plans Section manages Reserve NPS and PS manpower planning and budgeting, develops the meritorious and annual Reserve enlisted promotion plan, and administers Reserve incentives.

Officer Plan

Officer plans section is responsible for officer inventory, promotion, and aviation inventory planning. In addition, the section conducts policy analysis that supports officer accessions, promotions, and inventory.

UNRESTRICTED RESERVE OFFICER PROMOTION PLANNER

– Develops, implements and maintains manpower promotion plans for active and reserve unrestricted officers

– Develops promotion plans for brigadier general (BGen) and major general (MajGen) officers

– Calculates and submits monthly promotion allocations to Promotions Branch

– Analyzes officer manpower requirements

– Conducts detailed research and analysis to answer inquiries relating to Reserve Officer promotion activity

– Conducts analysis of Reserve Officer manpower requirements to determine if policies and practices are adequate to support officer structure requirements

– Actively supports the Restricted Officer promotion Planner in developing restricted promotion plans and policy

For current promotion projections, please visit the Officer Promotions page. Under their References section you will find a document titled “{Month Year} promotions and future monthly projections”. The file will list promotion projections by selection number, for each grade. The file is updated monthly around mid-month, by MMPR.

RESTRICTED RESERVE OFFICER PROMOTION PLANNER

– Develops Warrant Officer (WO) and Limited Duty Officer (LDO) Promotion Plans

– Determines Enlisted to WO Selection Numbers

– Determines Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) to LDO Selection Numbers

– Determines WO grade shape by MOS

– Determines WO and LDO promotion dates

– Determines WO and LDO appointment dates for restricted officer policy implementation and analysis

– Actively supports the Unrestricted Reserve Officer Promotion Planner in developing unrestricted promotion plans and policy

– Works closely with the OccFld sponsors to manage restricted officer community health

– Provides Restricted Reserve Officer Information Briefs to communities with an interest (OccFld symposium, OccFld working groups, commanders conferences, G-1 symposiums)

Reserve NCO Promotions

CORPORAL AND SERGEANT

The enlisted promotion system provides a procedure that lets enlisted Marines within each grade and PMOS compete among themselves for promotion to the next grade. The aim of the system is to advance the best qualified Marines to fill vacancies in the next higher grade. PMOS vacancies will be continuously filled by Marines who are fully qualified to perform the duties and ready to assume the responsibilities of the next grade. Promotions are determined by quarterly published “cutting scores.” The cutting score indicates the composite score a Marine must meet or exceed to be promoted within his/her grade/MOS. Only Marines meeting minimum Time in Grade/Time In Service (TIG/TIS) criteria receive a composite score. A composite score is as accurate as the information available in the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS), Marines should ensure their information is up to date and correct (MCI, PFT, Rifle, etc.). Timelines for information to be entered in MCTFS can be found in the Enlisted Marine Corps Promotion Manual. Promotion periods are January, April, July and October. A Marine is not eligible for regular promotion until the following minimum TIG/TIS is met.

Regular Promotion

promotion to	tig	tis
Cpl	12 Months	12 Months
Sgt	12 Months	24 Months

IRR Corporals and Sergeants: The CG, MCIRSA is authorized to promote members of the IRR to the grades of Cpl and Sgt who meet the required cutting score, and who have earned at least 27 retirement points in their last full anniversary year.

Meritorious Promotion

Promotion to	Tig	tis
Cpl	N/A	6 Months
Sgt	N/A	18 Months

Click here to view a book report template for the Reserve Affairs NCO Meritorious Promotion.

Reserve SNCO Promotions

Reserve Component (RC) Staff Noncommissionced Officer SNCO Retention Policy Update

Due to technical difficulties, the online 2P POLICY DELAY request system is not working at this time. Please submit the following data for requesting a delay in transfer to the IRR by e-mail to RAP@usmc.mil with a Subject Line of “RESERVE 2P DELAY REQUEST.”
– Full Name
– Last Four of SSN
– Billet Description
– PMOS
– BMOS
– Unit Activation Start Date
– Unit Activation End Date
– Unit Name
– Unit Address
– Commanding Officer
– Commanding Officer Commercial Phone Number
– Commanding Officer DSN Phone Number
– Commanding Officer FAX Number
– Only a Commander (Company Level or Higher), who has a Marine affected by this policy and whose unit will be activated prior to 1 May, may request NLT 1 May to delay their Marine’s transfer to the IRR if the Marine will be activated with the unit. Requests submitted by individuals other than commanders will not be entertained.

Staff Noncommissioned Officer

Promotions to SNCO ranks are the result of selection for promotion by a SMCR/IRR/AR Selection Board which convenes in January for 6 – 8 weeks. To be eligible for consideration, a Marine must meet the promotion zones published prior to the board, and be serving in the SMCR, IRR or AR on the date the annual Reserve board convenes. Marines who effect an intercategory transfer, i.e., from Active Reserve to SMCR or from SMCR to IRR, while a Reserve SNCO selection board is in session will remain eligible for promotion in the Category in which they resided at the convening of the board. Reservists will compete with Reservists from their category only (i.e., drilling reservists with drilling reservists, IRR with IRR, and AR with AR).
* Limited Tour Marines serving on the AR program now compete within the SMCR category.

SMCR First Sergeant Selections

Reserve Gunnery Sergeants desiring consideration for promotion to First Sergeant (in addition to meeting the published promotion zone and completed PME requirements) must submit a letter to the president of the Reserve SNCO Selection board indicating which billet(s), out of a list of available SMCR First Sergeant billets (published prior to the Reserve SNCO promotion board), they would be willing and able to serve. This additional selection requirement is designed to fill the small number of the most geographically isolated and difficult to staff First Sergeant SMCR billets.

Minimum TIS/TIG Requirements

Marines must meet the below minimum TIS/TIG to be eligible for promotion. TIS is based on the Pay Entry Base Date for SMCR and IRR Marines and Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date for AR Marines.

Regular Promotion

Promotion to	tig	tis
SSgt	27 Months	4 Years
GySgt	3 Years	6 Years
1stSgt/MSgt	4 Years	8 Years
SgtMaj/MGySgt	3 Years	10 Years

Meritorious Promotion

promotion to	tig	tis
SSgt	N/A	4 Years
GySgt	N/A	6 Years

What Selection Boards Consider

– Career Retirement Credit Report (CRCR)
– Fitness Reports
– Photograph
– Reserve Qualification Summary
– Official Military Personnel File & Master Brief Sheet
– PME completion

It is the Marines responsibility to ensure his/her records are accurate and complete.

PME is linked to promotion in the Marine Corps. Marines must complete the appropriate PME for their grade in order to be “fully qualified” for promotion. PME requirements, by grade, are found in ALMAR 339/96.

Mission
Active Duty Operational Support
Contact Us

The Reserve Affairs Personnel Programming and Budgeting (RAP-3) is responsible for the coordination of pay & allowances fiscal requirements between HQMC Programs and Resources (P&R); Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA); Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O); Marine Forces Command (MFC); and Marines Forces Reserve (MFR) to ensure the money needed to fund the Reserve Component is in the President’s Budget.

RAP-3 is comprised of the Fiscal section and ADOS Section.

Fiscal

Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Development

– Advocates Reserve issues during POM development and budget submission.

– Manages the RPMC account during the planning, programming, and budgeting stages of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process.

RPMC Budget Management

– Provides budget impact analysis of legislative proposals and congressional actions.

– Provides support to P&R’s Military Personnel Branch (RFM) during budget estimate formulation, submission, and review.

– Monitors, conducts analysis, and provides recommendations in support of RPMC budget execution to include fund reprogramming and redistribution actions.

– Approves requests for additional/extended periods of annual training.

ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS)

– Provides budget management, formulation, submission and execution expertise for ADOS funding that provides personnel augmentation for both Active and Reserve forces to accomplish special projects, and to meet operational, administrative, and exercise support requirements.

The ADOS Program is intended to provide personnel augmentation for both Active and Reserve forces to accomplish special projects, and to meet operational, administrative, and exercise support requirements of short-term duration.

PURPOSE

The ADOS program, through short terms of active duty, provides Marine Corps Reserve personnel of appropriate grades and skills to suppport the existing and emerging personnel augmentation requirements of the Total Force Marine Corps and Traditional Combatant Commands.

ADOS Opportunities

RPMC Program Manager: (703) 784-0584

Budget Officer: (703) 784-0585

ADOS Program Manager: (703) 784-9141

The function of the Service Level Career Planner entails:

– Provide policy insight for all reserve enlisted matters

– Provide support, guidance and the execution of authorities within Reserve Affairs Management Branch (RAM) regarding enlisted retention matters in accordance with the current Reserve Enlisted Retention Manual

– Functional Manager for the Total Force Retention System (TFRS)

– Senior Enlisted Advisor for Enlisted Promotion Plans, Prior Service Alignment Plans (PSAP), Obligor Alignment Plans (OAP), Retention Plans, PSR Join Credit, Enlisted Plans and MARADMIN reviews and execution

– Serve as the Occupational Field Sponsor for personnel assigned the PMOS of 4821 on the Active Reserve Program

– Serve as the 1040 Functional Area Checklist Manager (Reserve component)

– Manage, update and incorporate appropriate changes to the current Reserve Enlisted Retention Manual

– Respond to higher headquarters on Career Planning inquiries

– Facilitate the execution of the Enlisted Total Force Integrated Staff Training (ETFIST)