Marine Administrative Message 264/14 announced the Academic Year 2015-16 Reserve Officer Professional Military Education Board, which convenes September 22, to select attendees for full-length schools (FLS), staff-training courses and the Distance Education Program. Officers are encouraged to apply; the deadline for application is September 3, and final determination will be made by Reserve Affairs Personnel Management Branch. - Marine Administrative Message 264/14 announced the Academic Year 2015-16 Reserve Officer Professional Military Education Board, which convenes September 22, to select attendees for full-length schools (FLS), staff-training courses and the Distance Education Program. Officers are encouraged to apply; the deadline for application is September 3, and final determination will be made by Reserve Affairs Personnel Management Branch.

The Marine Corps calls upon volunteers to support the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force activating in June 2014, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. According to MARADMIN 252/14, the GCEITF will be comprised of male and female, active and Reserve volunteers. Female Marines will be trained in a combat-arms military occupational specialty and male volunteers will continue with their primary MOS. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Mancuso, Paul S. Combat Camera, SOI-E/Released) - The Marine Corps calls upon volunteers to support the Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force activating in June 2014, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. According to MARADMIN 252/14, the GCEITF will be comprised of male and female, active and Reserve volunteers. Female Marines will be trained in a combat-arms military occupational specialty and male volunteers will continue with their primary MOS. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Mancuso, Paul S. Combat Camera, SOI-E/Released)

Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young) - Sergeant Eddie Glowacki, a generator mechanic with Security Force Assistance Advisor Team 2-215, provides security for a Marine working party aboard an Afghan National Army base near Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2014. Advisor team 2-215 is a mix of active and Reserve Marines, hailing from several different units around the Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young)

(From left to right) U.S. Coast Guard EM PO2 Stephen Tutweiler, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Meagan Parrott, U.S. Navy RP Seaman Richard Montgomery, U.S. Marine Sgt. Efrain Broutan, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Fotini Nixon, are recognized for their service during the NBA All-Star Game inside the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La., Feb. 16, 2014. The Armed Forces community had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend to highlight the military presence in the New Orleans area and support community outreach events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Schlueter/Released) - (From left to right) U.S. Coast Guard EM PO2 Stephen Tutweiler, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Meagan Parrott, U.S. Navy RP Seaman Richard Montgomery, U.S. Marine Sgt. Efrain Broutan, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Fotini Nixon, are recognized for their service during the NBA All-Star Game inside the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, La., Feb. 16, 2014. The Armed Forces community had the opportunity to participate in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend to highlight the military presence in the New Orleans area and support community outreach events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Schlueter/Released)

Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, sailors from Navy Reserve Forces Command and villagers of Newtok, Alaska, watch as a young villager performs an agility challenge during a traditional native-Alaskan potluck upon the conclusion of the Innovative Readiness Training Mertarvik mission, July 28. More than 100 residents of Newtok made the nine-mile boat trip to Mertarvik with many native-Alaskan foods including several varieties of fresh and dried fish, dried seal meat, aged walrus meat, moose and several different kinds of pastries, to show their gratitude and bid farewell to the participating service members. IRT Mertarvik was a Marine-led, five-year, ongoing, joint-service, training opportunity for Reserve components of all branches of the U.S. military to hone their humanitarian skills, community relations and austere-condition operation capabilities, while supporting the relocation of a local Alaskan people of Newtok. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Chad Hailey) - Marines of 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, sailors from Navy Reserve Forces Command and villagers of Newtok, Alaska, watch as a young villager performs an agility challenge during a traditional native-Alaskan potluck upon the conclusion of the Innovative Readiness Training Mertarvik mission, July 28. More than 100 residents of Newtok made the nine-mile boat trip to Mertarvik with many native-Alaskan foods including several varieties of fresh and dried fish, dried seal meat, aged walrus meat, moose and several different kinds of pastries, to show their gratitude and bid farewell to the participating service members. IRT Mertarvik was a Marine-led, five-year, ongoing, joint-service, training opportunity for Reserve components of all branches of the U.S. military to hone their humanitarian skills, community relations and austere-condition operation capabilities, while supporting the relocation of a local Alaskan people of Newtok. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Chad Hailey)

Sgt. Evan Wray, military policeman with Company Alpha, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, demonstrate how to use a riot shield to Ghana Armed Forces 2nd Engineer Battalion soldiers during non-lethal training to the at the 48th Engineer Regiment Wajir Barracks in Accra, Ghana June 20 during Western Accord 2013. - Sgt. Evan Wray, military policeman with Company Alpha, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, demonstrate how to use a riot shield to Ghana Armed Forces 2nd Engineer Battalion soldiers during non-lethal training to the at the 48th Engineer Regiment Wajir Barracks in Accra, Ghana June 20 during Western Accord 2013.

Cpl. Thomas Medovitch, a Marine with 4th LEB, North Versailles, Pa.,gears up for a mission during training June 27 in Camp Dawson, WV. TheMarines trained with authentic Afghan role players in order to betterunderstand their role as a host nation advising team during an upcomingdeployment. - Cpl. Thomas Medovitch, a Marine with 4th LEB, North Versailles, Pa., gears up for a mission during training June 27 in Camp Dawson, WV. The Marines trained with authentic Afghan role players in order to better understand their role as a host nation advising team during an upcoming deployment.

Beginning Jan. 4, 2013, all non-deployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units, regardless of component, active or Reserve, will be required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform each Friday. The service B uniform, otherwise known as “bravos,” consists of a long-sleeve khaki shirt with a tie and trousers and is worn November through March. The service C uniform, popularly referred to as “charlies,” consists of a short-sleeve khaki shirt with trousers and is worn during daylight savings time. - Beginning Jan. 4, 2013, all non-deployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units, regardless of component, active or Reserve, will be required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform each Friday. The service B uniform, otherwise known as “bravos,” consists of a long-sleeve khaki shirt with a tie and trousers and is worn November through March. The service C uniform, popularly referred to as “charlies,” consists of a short-sleeve khaki shirt with trousers and is worn during daylight savings time.

Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, swears in Gregg T. Habel to the position of executive director of MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH Dec. 3, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Habel’s new duties as the executive director will include providing strategic leadership and management to MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH and ensuring efficient management of resources in order to optimize operational capability. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released) - Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer, commander Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, swears in Gregg T. Habel to the position of executive director of MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH Dec. 3, during a ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Habel’s new duties as the executive director will include providing strategic leadership and management to MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH and ensuring efficient management of resources in order to optimize operational capability. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/Released)

Reserve Marine Sgt. Scott Moore admires Mila Kunis as she tells a story at the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18, 2011 in Greenville, N.C. He asked the “Friends with Benefits” star to be his ball date via YouTube while he was deployed in Afghanistan. His video amassed more than four million views and opened the “flood gates” for dozens of other celebrity ball invites on the video-based social network. - Reserve Marine Sgt. Scott Moore admires Mila Kunis as she tells a story at the Marine Corps Ball on Nov. 18, 2011 in Greenville, N.C. He asked the “Friends with Benefits” star to be his ball date via YouTube while he was deployed in Afghanistan. His video amassed more than four million views and opened the “flood gates” for dozens of other celebrity ball invites on the video-based social network.