NEW ORLEANS -- Marine administrative message 512/16 pertains to enlisted Marines who are interested in joining the Active Reserve program and outlines the submission process and administrative requirements for prior service recruiters, career planners and the individual Marine.
Guidance for officers seeking to join the AR program will be communicated annually via separate correspondence.
As a critical element of the Marine Corps, AR Marines provide full-time support to the Reserve component.
Duties of AR Marines include assisting, organizing, preparing and administering of policies, regulations, training, instruction, recruiting, retention and administration for the Marine Corps Reserve.
Marines interested in applying to the AR program should contact a prior service recruiter to submit an application package via Total Force Retention System.
Once approved, the prior service recruiter will notify the Marine. Final approval will include primary military occupational specialty, date-of-rank adjustment, date of accession, tour length and additional contractual time as required.
For more information on the submission process, refer to MARADMIN 512/16.