Can an Activated Reserve Member be authorized a
Rental Vehicle on GWOT orders?
Yes and No.
A reserve unit may request a rental car for a reservist activated in support of GWOT after authorization from the MARFORRES Comptroller, but a rental car will only be authorized upon completion of the process laid out by the following messages. Reservists will not use these vehicles for anything of a personal nature.
The message released by MARFORRES reads:
UNCLASSIFIED//
R UNCLAS 011613Z MAY 08 COMMARFORRES G1(UC)
TO INTEL SPT BN(uc)
4TH CIVAFFAIRSGRU(uc)
4TH ANGLICO(uc)
3RD CIVAFFAIRSGRU(uc)
3RD ANGLICO(uc)
CG MARCORMOBCOM KANSAS CITY MO(uc)
CG 4TH MAW G1(uc)
CG 4TH MAR DIV G1(uc)
CG 4TH MLG G1(uc)
CG 4TH MAW(uc)
CG 4TH MAR DIV(uc)
CG 4TH MLG(uc)
CC AL 13775a(uc)
AL 13775(uc)
COMMARFORRES(uc)
COMMARFORRES SJA(uc)
COMMARFORRES G8(uc)
COMMARFORRES G7(uc)
COMMARFORRES G6(uc)
COMMARFORRES G5(uc)
COMMARFORRES G4(uc)
COMMARFORRES G3(uc)
COMMARFORRES G2(uc)
COMMARFORRES G1(uc)
COMMARFORRES BUD OFF(uc)
CG II MEF(uc)
CG I MEF(uc)
COMUSMARCENT(mc)
COMMARFORPAC
MCTAG(uc)
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARFORRES G1/COMPT/
SUBJ/COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE ON PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLES FOR PERSONNEL OF
MARFORRES UNITS AND DETACHMENTS ACTIVATED ISO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC (PR RFO)/032048ZAPR08// POC/PORCHE, R.C./CIV/G-1
OPS/-/TEL:504-678-1769/ /EMAIL:ROBIN.PORCHE@USMC.MIL// POC/MELENDEZ,
A.J./MAJ/COMPT/-/TEL:504-678-1957/
/EMAIL:ALVARO.MELENDEZ@USMC.MIL
AMPN/ REF A IS CMC (PR RFO) MSG 032048Z APR 08, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
FOR PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLES TO MOBILIZED USMC RESERVE PERSONNEL// RMKS/1.
THIS IS A COORDINATED MARFORRES COMPTROLLER AND G1 MESSAGE.
2. PURPOSE. IRT THE REF, THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES THOSE PROCEDURES TO BE USED
THROUGHOUT MARFORRES IN THE APPROVAL AND TRACKING OF RENTAL VEHICLES
AUTHORIZED FOR UNITS AND DETACHMENTS DEPLOYING ISO GWOT.
3. BACKGROUND. REF A PROVIDES AUTHORITY FOR RENTAL VEHICLES TO BE FUNDED
UNDER GWOT APPROPROATIONS.
4. ACTION. PER THE REF, PRIOR TO REQUESTING AUTHORITY FOR RENTAL VEHICLES,
COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE MAXIMUM USAGE OF AVAILABLE MEANS OF GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHILE AT THE INITIAL LOCATION
(ILOC) AND AREAS OF TRAINING WITHIN CONUS.
4.A. COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF DEPLOYING UNITS AND
DETACHMENTS WILL SUBMIT VIA THEIR CHAIN A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE USE OF
RENTAL VEHICLES. RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED WILL CONTAIN AN ANALYSIS OF
AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE
NUMBER OF RENTAL VEHICLES BEING REQUESTED.
4.B. COMMANDERS AT THE REGT/GROUP/SEPERATE BATTALION WILL CONSOLIDATE ALL
REQUESTS FOR RENTAL VEHICLES FOR COMMANDS UNDER THEIR COG. THE REQUEST MUST
CLEARLY DEFINE THE ANALYSIS COMPLETED FOR THE USE OF AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT
AND COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION, CONSOLIDATE ALL RENTAL VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS
FOR MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMAND, AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ROSTER OF PERSONNEL
TO THEIR MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) FOR CONSIDERATION. MSC ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE USE OF RENTAL VEHICLES HAS BEEN DEEMED
ESSENTIAL AND ARE CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN THE COMPLETION OF THE UNIT
/DETACHMENT*S MISSION. FORCE LEVEL ASSETS WILL SUBMIT DIRECTLY TO THE
COMMARFORRES (COMPT) OFFICER FOR CONSIDERATION.
4.C. UPON APPROVAL OF RENTAL VEHICLES, MSC WILL SUBMIT THE APPROVED ROSTER
TO THE MARFORRES COMPTROLLER. ROWS REQUESTS AUTHORIZING A RENTAL VEHICLE
HAVING NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE MSC AND SUBMITTED TO THE MARFORRES
COMPTROLLER FOR *FUND APPROVAL* WILL NOT BE FUND APPROVED. UNIT OR DET
CONSOLIDATED APPROVAL ROSTERS SUBMITTED BY THE MSC FOR FUND APPROVAL MUST
CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
A. NAME (LNAME, FNAME, MI)
B. RANK
C. LAST 4-SSN
D. ROWS TRACKING NUMBER
E. LOCATION OF RENTAL VEHICLE REQUIREMENT F. DATES OF RENTAL VEHICLE
REQUIREMENT 4.D. SINCE POV USAGE IN REPORTING TO THE RESERVE TRAINING
CENTER
(RTC) IS AUTHORIZED AND ENCOURAGED, REQUESTS FOR RENTAL VEHICLES TO BE
AUTHORIZED WHILE AT THE RTC WILL NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE FAVORABLE
CONSIDERATION. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS WHILE AT THE RTC SHOULD BE
PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE AT THE RTC.
5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES SHOULD BE VETTED
VIA THE MSC G1 CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARFORRES G1 POC. QUESTIONS
CONCERNING THE SUBMISSION, APPROVAL AND TRACKING RENTAL VEHICLE REQUESTS
SHOULD BE VETTED VIA THE MSC TO THE MARFORRES COMPTROLLER POC.
6. MSC'S ARE DIRECTED TO READDR THIS MESSAGE TO EACH OF THEIR SUBORDINATE
UNITS.//
This message was a follow-up to the message released by HQMC that
reads:
UNCLASSIFIED//
RTTUZYUW RHSSXYZ0001 0942115-UUUU--RHSSSUU.
ZNR UUUUU
R 032048Z APR 08
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFO(uc)
TO COMMARFORSOC(uc)
COMMARFORNORTH(uc)
COMUSMARCENT(mc)
COMMARFORRES(uc)
COMMARFORRES G8(uc)
CG TECOM QUANTICO VA(uc)
COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA(uc)
MARBKS WASHINGTON DC(uc)
COMMARFORCOM G-8(uc)
COMMARFORCOM COMPT(uc)
COMMARFORPAC G8(uc)
COMMARFORSOUTH(uc)
COMMARFOREUR(mc)
CG MARCORLOGCOM ALBANY GA(uc)
CG MCRC QUANTICO VA(uc)
CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA(uc)
CG MCRD WRR SAN DIEGO CA(uc)
CG MCRD ERR PARRIS ISLAND SC(uc)
INFO CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MB(uc)
CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFO(uc)
BT
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC PR RFO// SUBJ/ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING RENTAL VEHICLES TO /MOBILIZED USMC RESERVE
PERSONNEL// REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 238/5/-// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A
COORDINATED MESSAGE BETWEEN THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, M&RA AND THE DEPUTY
COMMANDANT, P&R. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES POLICY FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND
PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO RECORD, TRACK AND SETTLE THE COST OF RENTAL CARS
FUNDED ON TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD) ORDERS FOR ACTIVATED USMC RESERVE
PERSONNEL.
THE REFERENCE ESTABLISHED THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ACTIVATION TRAVEL SECTION
(MCRATS), WHICH FALLS UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF DC, P&R (RPPB) AND ASSUMED
FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAD ORDER FUNDING AND
ADMINISTRATION FOR ACTIVATED USMC RESERVE PERSONNEL, TO INCLUDE BOTH SMCR
UNITS AND INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES (IA). THE INTENT OF THE REFERENCE WAS TO
CENTRALIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAPTURING AND REPORTING TAD COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILIZED RESERVISTS, ENSURE GREATER ACCURACY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF FUNDS AND TO CREATE GREATER EFFICIENCIES IN MANAGING THESE
RECORDS.
2. RENTAL VEHICLES AT TAD SITE/DUTY LOCATION. COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO
MAXIMIZE THE USE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MEANS AND
CONSOLIDATE THE TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MARINES BEFORE
REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RENTAL VEHICLES. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE GOVERNMENT
AND/OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS ARE INSUFFICIENT OR ADVERSELY
EFFECT THE MISSION OR IN LOCATIONS WHERE BILLETING AND WORK LOCATIONS ARE
FAR ENOUGH APART TO JUSTIFY USE OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION, NOT SERVED BY
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND WHERE THERE IS NO COST BENEFIT IN THE USE OF
INTERNAL RESOURCES (I.E., MOTOR POOL BUSSING), RENTAL CARS MAY BE
AUTHORIZED.
3. SMCR UNITS & DETS: THOSE RENTAL CARS DEEMED ESSENTIAL BY COMMANDERS
WILL BE FUNDED ON INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION ORDERS CITING THE MCRATS LINE OF
APPROPRIATION AND STANDARD DOCUMENT NUMBER.
COMMANDERS MUST SUBMIT A ROSTER (NAME/RANK/SSN) FOR INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING
RENTAL VEHICLES VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE MARFORRES COMPTROLLER TO
ENSURE ORDERS ARE FUNDED APPROPRIATELY.
4. INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES: FUNDING RENTAL VEHICLES FOR INDIVIDUAL
AGUMENTEES IS THE RESPONSILBITY OF THE GAINING FORCE COMMANDER.
COMMANDERS AUTHORIZING RENTAL CARS FOR ACTIVATED INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES, MUST
SUBMIT THEIR COMMAND FUNDED LOA AND SDN TO CMC
(MMFA) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE FOR INCLUSION TO THE MEMBER*S ACTIVATION ORDERS.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED:
A. NAME (LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI)
B. RANK
C. SSN (LAST FOUR)
D. RTN
E. BEGIN AND END DATE OF RENTAL CAR AUTHORIZED.
F. ROWS TRACKING NUMBER (FOR ORDERS MODIFICATIONS).// BT
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