Convening of the FY08 Reserve Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel/Command Slating Boards (RCSB)

1. THE FY08 RESERVE COMMAND SLATING BOARDS WILL
CONVENE ON 8 AUG 06 THROUGH 18 AUG 06. ELIGIBLE RESERVE COLS, COL
SELECTS, LTCOLS, AND LTCOL SELECTS WILL BE SLATED FOR RESERVE COMMAND
BILLETS HAVING PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND DATES FROM NOV 2006 THROUGH
MAR 2008.
2. PURPOSE. PER REF A, THE PURPOSE OF THE RESERVE COMMAND 
SLATING BOARDS ARE TO ENSURE THAT OUR MARINES RECEIVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP AND THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE OFFICER RECEIVES FAIR
AND EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMAND. THIS 
MESSAGE ALSO ANNOUNCES COMMAND EQUIVALENT BILLETS THAT HAVE BEEN 
IDENTIFIED TO BE SLATED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
3. PROCESS. THE BOARDS WILL SELECT FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS WHO ARE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED FOR COMMAND. THE 
BOARDS WILL SELECT AS PRIMARIES A NUMBER OF OFFICERS EQUAL TO THE 
NUMBER OF COMMANDS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARDS WILL SELECT A 
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AS ALTERNATES TO MEET COMMAND REQUIREMENTS 
WHEN OFFICERS DECLINE OR OTHERWISE CANNOT TAKE COMMAND. THE BOARDS WILL
DEVELOP PROPOSED COMMAND SLATES FOR THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE 
SELECTEES AND FORWARD THEM TO THE CMC FOR APPROVAL. ONCE THE LIST IS 
APPROVED, THE BOARD RESULTS CONTAINING THE PRIMARY SELECTEES WILL BE 
ANNOUNCED VIA MARADMIN. ELIGIBLE COLS, COL SELECTS, LTCOLS, AND 
LTCOL SELECTS IN THE READY RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE MARINE CORPS 
RESERVE (SMCR, IMA, AR OR IRR) MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IN THEIR 
RESPECTIVE GRADE AND RESERVE COMPONENT SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OUTLINED 
IN REF A AND THIS MARADMIN. REF A IS CURRENTLY IN REVISION WITH 
ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO INCLUDE INCREASING ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICER 
ELIGIBILITY AND DELINEATING DISTINCTION BETWEEN COMMAND AND COMMAND 
EQUIVALENT BILLETS FOR COLONELS.
4. BOARD MAKE-UP. THE RESERVE COL COMMAND SLATING BOARD WILL
CONSIST OF FOUR GENERAL OFFICERS. THREE OF THE FOUR GENERAL
OFFICERS WILL BE FROM THE RESERVE COMPONENT AND ONE GENERAL OFFICER
WILL BE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT. THESE GENERAL OFFICERS WILL ALSO
PROVIDE THE GENERAL OFFICER MEMBERSHIP FOR THE RESERVE LTCOL COMMAND 
SLATING BOARD. IN ADDITION TO THESE GENERAL OFFICERS, THE LTCOL 
COMMAND SLATING BOARD WILL CONSIST OF TEN COLONELS. THE MIX OF 
COLONELS WILL BE THREE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT AND SEVEN FROM THE 
RESERVE COMPONENT. EACH BOARD MEMBERSHIP WILL, TO THE BEST EXTENT 
POSSIBLE, REPRESENT ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF.
5. ELIGIBILITY. THE COMMAND SLATING PROGRAM USES COMMON
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BOTH SCREENING AND SLATING. IF AN OFFICER 
SCREENS FOR COMMAND, THAT OFFICER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SLATING OR IF 
NOT SLATED, WILL BE PLACED ON A SCREENED LIST PER PARAGRAPH 9. THE 
BELOW FOLLOWING PARAMETERS OF INELIGIBILITY PER REF (A), REF (B) AND 
THIS MARADMIN ARE PROVIDED:
A. OFFICERS WITH ESTABLISHED SEPARATION DATES.
B. OFFICERS WITH MANDATORY REMOVAL/RETIREMENT DATES THAT WOULD
PRECLUDE THEM FROM SERVING A COMPLETE 24 MONTH TOUR FROM THE
PROJECTED CHANGE OF COMMAND (PCOC) DATE FOR THE BILLETS LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH 7.
C. OFFICERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMAND IN ONE OF THE
DESIGNATED COMMAND BILLETS IN THEIR CURRENT GRADE FOR AT LEAST 12
MONTHS, ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING ONE OF THE DESIGNATED COMMAND SLATED
BILLETS, OR ARE SLATED FOR COMMAND AS A RESULT OF A PREVIOUS RCSB.
APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR A POST-COLONEL COMMAND BILLET OR ARE A COL
SELECT CURRENTLY SERVING IN A LTCOL COMMAND SLATED BILLET APPLYING FOR 
A COLONEL BILLET ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE. APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR POST 
COMMAND COLONEL BILLETS MUST HAVE HAD COMMAND AS BOTH A LTCOL AND COL 
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THOSE BILLETS IDENTIFIED AS
POST COMMAND IN PARAGRAPH 7B.
D. LTCOLS WHO WERE BELOW, IN, OR ABOVE ZONE FOR THE FY07 RESERVE 
COLONEL BOARD. LTCOLS IN THE BELOW ZONE ON THE FY07 BOARD ARE LIKELY 
TO BE IN THE IN-ZONE CATEGORY ON THE FY08 RESERVE COLONEL PROMOTION 
BOARD CONVENING ON 12 OCT 06. THOSE LTCOLS WHO ARE NOT SURE OF THEIR
PROMOTION ZONE STATUS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO THE MMPR WEBSITE TO 
VERIFY PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY STATUS.
E. SANCTUARY INELIGIBILITY. FURTHER LIMITATIONS PERTAIN TO 
UNRESTRICTED RESERVE OFFICERS APPROACHING, OR WHO HAVE OBTAINED, 18 
TOTAL YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE:
1) OFFICERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVATED, OR ARE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO
THE CONVENING DATE OF THESE BOARDS, WHO ARE IN SANCTUARY OR ON ORDERS
THAT WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY, ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS
WHO APPLY FOR BILLETS LISTED IN PARA 7E AND 7I WHO, IF SLATED, WILL
ATTAIN SANCTUARY DURING THEIR TOUR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE
SPECIFIC BILLETS.
2) OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND WHO ARE ACTIVATED AFTER THE CONVENING
OF THE BOARD WITH ORDERS THAT WILL TAKE THEM INTO SANCTUARY MUST MAKE
THE DETERMINATION WHETHER TO ACCEPT COMMAND OR REMAIN ON ORDERS.
OFFICERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON ACTIVATION ORDERS AND
ACCEPT COMMAND AS THEY WILL BE MANAGED PER REF C.
3) SLATED OFFICERS WHO HAVE ASSUMED COMMAND AND THEN BECOME ELIGIBLE
FOR SANCTUARY AS A RESULT OF UNIT ACTIVATION WILL RETAIN COMMAND.
UPON DEACTIVATION OF THE UNIT, THE OFFICER MUST MAKE THE
DETERMINATION TO RETAIN COMMAND AND REFUSE SANCTUARY OR INVOKE 
SANCTUARY AND BE REASSIGNED PER REF C.
4) ALL OTHER ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ON ACTIVATION ORDERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO APPLY.
6. AR OFFICERS (COMPONENT CODES B1-B4).
A. AUTOMATIC CONSIDERATION. ALL AR COLONELS AND COLONEL SELECTS WILL 
BE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR COMMAND OF THE BILLETS LISTED IN 
PARAGRAPH 7.D AND 7.E. AR AVIATOR LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL SELECTS POSSESSING THE MOS 75XX WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED 
FOR COMMAND OF DESIGNATED FLYING SQUADRONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7.G. ALL 
AR GROUND LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR COMMAND OF BILLETS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 
7.H. ALL AR LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR COMMAND OF BILLETS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 
7.I. AR OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALL OTHER COMMAND
BILLETS. WHILE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED, AR OFFICERS WHO DESIRE 
SLATING ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION AND 
UPDATE MATERIAL PER PARAGRAPH 12. AR OFFICERS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF AN
ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SCREENING AND SLATING, INCLUDING THOSE
SERVING OCONUS ON A 36-MONTH ACCOMPANIED TOUR. AR OFFICERS WITH
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ORDERS OR TOURS IN BILLETS SLATED ON THIS 
BOARD ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITOR WITHIN RA (RAM).
B. NON-CONSIDERATION. PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, OTHERWISE
ELIGIBLE AR OFFICERS WHO WISH NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SLATING OF ONE 
OR MORE BILLET(S) THEY ARE ELIGBILE FOR SHOULD INDICATE SUCH IN
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD. AR OFFICERS MAY DECLINE CONSIDERATION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE, WILL HAVE THEIR NAME REMOVED FROM THE PARTICULAR
COMMAND(S) THEY DESIRE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR, AND NO FURTHER ACTION
WILL BE TAKEN. AR OFFICERS WHO ARE SLATED BUT DECLINE COMMAND MUST
COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH 10 BELOW.
7. AVAILABLE COMMANDS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMANDS WILL BE 
SLATED BY THESE BOARDS. BILLETS 7.F.1 THROUGH 7.F.11 ARE RESTRICTED TO
MALES ONLY. READ AS FOLLOWS: (A) BILLET TITLE, (B) LOCATION, (C) BMOS
(OLD/NEW MOS), (D) PROJECTED COC (MO/CY)
A. UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COL COMMAND BILLETS:
(1) (A) CO, 3RD CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP
 (B) CAMP PENDLETON, CA
 (C) 9906/7 (8041/2)
 (D) NOV 07
(2) (A) CO, 4TH CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP
 (B) WASHINGTON, DC
 (C) 9906/7 (8041/2)
 (D) OCT 07
(3) (A) CO, INTEL SUPPORT BN
 (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
 (C) 9906/7 (8041/2)
 (D) SEP 07
(4) (A) CO, MLG FORWARD EAST
 (B) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
 (C) 9904 (8040)
 (D) OCT 07
(5) (A) DEPUTY GROUP CMDR, MAG-42
 (B) MARIETTA, GA
 (C) 9906/7 (8041/2)
 (D) AUG 07
(6) (A) DEPUTY GROUP CMDR, MACG-48
 (B) GREAT LAKES, IL
 (C) 9906 (8041)
 (D) JUN 07
(7) (A) DEPUTY GROUP CMDR, MWSG-47
 (B) SELFRIDGE, MI
 (C) 9904 (8040)
 (D) JAN 08
B. THE FOLLOWING TWO POST-COMMAND BILLETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLS WHO
HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD COMMAND IN THE RANK OF LTCOL AND COL:
(1) (A) VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, MARFORRES 
 (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
 (C) 9904/6/7 (8040/1/2)
 (D) SEP 07
(2) (A) DEPUTY COMMANDER, 4TH MAW
 (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
 (C) 9907 (8042)
 (D) JUL 07
C. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNRESTRICTED RESERVE COLONEL IMA COMMAND 
EQUIVALENT BILLETS TO BE SLATED BY THIS RCSB. ALTHOUGH THESE BILLETS 
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BE SLATED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BOARD PROCESS, 
THEY ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS COMMANDERS AND WILL NOT ATTEND THE MCU'S 
COMMANDERS PROGRAM. APPLICANTS MAY APPLY AND COMPETE FOR BOTH THESE 
AND ANY OTHER COLONEL COMMAND BILLET(S) THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR:
(1) (A) OIC, MARINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICER (MEPLO)
 (B) NEW ORLEANS, LA
 (C) 9904/6/7/14 (8040/1/2/4402)
 (D) OCT 07 
(2) (A) OIC, MOBILIZATION OPERATIONAL READINESS DEPLOYMENT TEST 
 (MORDT)
 (B) KANSAS CITY, MO
 (C) 9904/6/7 (8040/1/2)
 (D) NOV 06
(3) (A) BRANCH HEAD, CAREER MANAGEMENT TEAM, RA DIVISION, HQMC
 (B) QUANTICO, VA
 (C) 9904/6/7/14 (8040/1/2/4402)
 (D) JUN 07
(4) (A) JTF COMMANDER, MAGTF STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM (MSTP) 
 (B) QUANTICO, VA
 (C) 9906 (8041)
 (D) SEP 07
(5) (A) DEP COS, HQ MARFOREUR
 (B) STUTTGART, GE
 (C) 9906 (8041)
 (D) AUG 07
(6) (A) SECTION HEAD, LAW OF WAR IMA
 (B) WASHINGTON, DC
 (C) 9914 (4402)
 (D) AUG 07
(7) (A) SECTION HEAD, LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT SECTION (LSSS)
 (B) KANSAS CITY, MO
 (C) 9914 (4402) 
 (D) NOV 06
D. AR COLONEL BILLETS: AR COLONELS AND COLONEL (SELS) WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR THE FOLLOWING BILLET:
(1) (A) DEPUTY COMMANDER, MOBCOM
 (B) 9910 (8040/1/2/4402)