FISCAL YEAR 2025 RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM FOR MARINE CORPS OFFICERS

MARADMINS : 426/24

R 201441Z SEP 24
MARADMIN 426/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM FOR MARINE
CORPS OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/YMD: 20210203//
NARR/ REF A IS MCO 1001.65A, OFFICER RETENTION AND PRIOR SERVICE
ACCESSIONS.//
POC/J.I. FISHER /MAJ/MMOA-3/USMC/TEL: (703) 784-9981/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. In accordance with the Commandant of the
Marine Corps' Talent Management 2030 focus on permeability and due
to the success of Fiscal Year (FY) 24 Return to Active Duty (RAD)
process, this MARADMIN is released to inform the force of FY25
requirements. This MARADMIN clarifies changes to MCO 1001.65A until
it is updated.
2. The FY24 RAD program enabled the acceptance of over 40 RADs from
First Lieutenant through Colonel. To maintain this, Headquarters
Marine Corps (HQMC) will continue to execute the updated program.
2.a. The RAD program will continue to be announced via MARADMIN each
FY by Manpower Management Officer Assignments-3 (MMOA-3). While the
deadline for FY submission is 30 September, applications to RAD may
be submitted at any point during the FY and will be accepted on a
monthly rolling basis.
2.b. Eligibility
2.b.1. Applicants who are affiliated with the ready reserve
Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), Individual Mobilization
Augmentee (IMA), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) are eligible
to apply.
2.b.2. Applicants who are affiliated with the Active Reserve (AR)
program, component code B1, are required to include an approved
DD Form 368 conditional release with their application. The
DD Form 368 must be endorsed by the corresponding AR monitor.
No exceptions to this requirement.
2.b.3. Officers in the grades Captain to Colonel are eligible to
apply. Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels who apply will undergo
additional service screening to ensure senior Reserve Component(RC)
officers meet all time in service (TIS) limitations. No exceptions
will be made to those at their TIS limitation.
2.c. Process
2.c.1. All applicants will apply via NAVMC 10274 Administrative
Action (AA) Form to CMC (MMOA-3), via the first O-6 commander in
their current Reserve chain of command.
2.c.2. All applicants must be within 180 days from their Mandatory
Drill Participation Stop Date at the time of application. If beyond
180 days, applicants must address this in the AA Form and request an
exception to policy (ETP) waiver with concurrence from their Reserve
chain of command. Director, Reserve Affairs (RA) is the approving or
disapproving authority for this requirement.
2.c.3. Applicants will provide a current Physical Fitness Test
(PFT), Combat Fitness Test (CFT) and Height and Weight (HT/WT)
scoresheet. PFT, CFT and HT/WT must be certified via the current
NAVMC 11622.
2.c.4. Applicants will apply to RAD in their current primary
military occupational specialty (PMOS). Applicants may request a
PMOS lateral move as a part of their RAD based on the needs of the
Marine Corps. Applicants should reach out to the point of contact
above for more information.
2.c.5. All applicants will include the DD Form 2807-1 in their
application per reference (a) which must include the following
statement by a competent medical authority: "Applicant has been
found fit or unfit for an Active Duty military obligation."
3. Coordinating Instructions
3.a. All Captains who have been approved to RAD and have not been
previously screened for career designation (CD) will be screened for
CD eligibility by CMC (MMOA-3).
3.b. Applicants who have been approved to RAD will serve a minimum
of 24 months on active duty, with the start date being the date
joined to the Active Component (AC). Any prior existing RC service
obligations will exhaust in concurrence with any RAD obligations
assigned, and if existing RC obligated service remains when AC
service expires, the Marine will then execute their remaining
obligated service in the SMCR as an obligor. Example: A SMCR Marine
who has 30 months of obligated service remaining to the SMCR accepts
RAD and incurs a 24-month obligation to the AC. This Marine then
completes their 24 months of AC service and chooses not to continue
active duty service beyond 24 months in the AC. This Marine will
then owe six months of obligated service to the SMCR. Marines with
six months or greater of owed SMCR obligation time remaining at the
end of their AC service will serve their remaining time in the SMCR.
3.c. Applicants may request review and adjustment of their DOR by
Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB-1) to reflect their
qualification and experience and enable optimal career progression,
and such requests will be decided on a case-by-case basis in
accordance with applicable authorities and standards.
3.d. Post-RAD statutory TIS limits only apply to and count against
total active commissioned service, for which time spent within the
Reserves is generally convertible on a fractional basis. Please
contact Manpower Management Separations and Retirement with any
questions regarding how your time in service may be converted and/or
apply against these limits.
3.e. Applicants can discuss available duty stations with MMOA as
well as the potential for specific, post-RAD assignments within
their MOS. Officers should anticipate post-RAD assignment to valid
active duty structure in accordance with Service needs and, as able,
personal preference.
4. Application Procedures
4.a. RAD applications must be submitted via AA Form via the first
O-6 commander in their Reserve Chain of Command per para. 2.c.
4.a.1. All RAD applications will include at least one, but no more
than three, letter(s) of recommendation attesting to the applicant's
leadership, technical skills, abilities, and overall performance.
4.a.2. All RAD applications will include a personal statement in
Naval letter format explaining why the applicant desires to RAD.
4.b. All RAD applications must include a signed statement from
their Special Security Officer (SSO) attesting to the current
security clearance level and date of adjudication, to include
eligibility for TS/SCI. MMOA-3 will not provide an SSO letter
template. SSO letter templates are SSO-specific and must include a
letterhead and signature (digital signature is acceptable) of the
SSO.
4.c. Applications will include the DD Form 368, if required, and
the DD Form 2807-1.
4.d. All RAD applications must be submitted as a single .PDF file
to the MMOA-3 Organizational Mailbox at
[email protected] and labeled as "EDIPI_LastName_RAD".
Failure to do so will result in the RAD application being returned
with no action taken. All submissions will receive a notification
of receipt.
4.d.1. MMOA-3 will staff packages monthly with the appropriate HQMC
stakeholders. Prepared packages will be sent to
Deputy Commandant (DC), M&RA for recommendation.
4.d.2. Applicants who are recommended for RAD by DC, M&RA will be
forwarded to the Secretary of Defense or the Senate, as appropriate,
for AC appointments through the scrolling process.
4.d.3. The RAD application process may take 180 days or more to
accomplish. This includes the application screening and scrolling
process.
4.d.4. RAD decisions, requests for information, or coordination
will be communicated to the applicant via separate e-mail
correspondence and may include MMOA, RA, and MPP in the message
traffic.
4.e. There will be no exceptions to the above application
procedures.
5. This MARADMIN cancels on 30 September 2025.
6. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout,
Director, Manpower Management Division.//