The Reserve Affairs Personnel Programming and Budgeting (RAP-3) is responsible for the coordination of pay & allowances fiscal requirements between HQMC Programs and Resources (P&R); Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA); Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O); Marine Forces Command (MFC); and Marines Forces Reserve (MFR) to ensure the money needed to fund the Reserve Component is in the President’s Budget. RAP-3 is comprised of the Fiscal section and ADOS Section.
Fiscal Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Development – Advocates Reserve issues during POM development and budget submission. – Manages the RPMC account during the planning, programming, and budgeting stages of the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process. RPMC Budget Management – Provides budget impact analysis of legislative proposals and congressional actions. – Provides support to P&R’s Military Personnel Branch (RFM) during budget estimate formulation, submission, and review. – Monitors, conducts analysis, and provides recommendations in support of RPMC budget execution to include fund reprogramming and redistribution actions. – Approves requests for additional/extended periods of annual training. Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) – Provides budget management, formulation, submission and execution expertise for ADOS funding that provides personnel augmentation for both Active and Reserve forces to accomplish special projects, and to meet operational, administrative, and exercise support requirements.
The ADOS Program is intended to provide personnel augmentation for both Active and Reserve forces to accomplish special projects, and to meet operational, administrative, and exercise support requirements of short-term duration.
Purpose
The ADOS program, through short terms of active duty, provides Marine Corps Reserve personnel of appropriate grades and skills to support the existing and emerging personnel augmentation requirements of the Total Force Marine Corps and Traditional Combatant Commands. ADOS Opportunities URL: https://www.marforres.marines.mil/Staff-Sections/General-Staff/G-1-Administration/Active-Billets/ ADOS Waivers High Active-Duty Time waiver (HADTW): HADTW are needed for Marines who exceeds 5840 (16 years) total Active-Duty points. When a Marines exceeds 16 years, they are in high active-duty status. Once a Marine crosses 18 years Active-Duty time they are in Sanctuary for Active Duty (AD) retirement. Once MROWS orders are created and routed they will route to the Reserve Affairs (RA) box. Please ensure to attach the full HADTW in the attachments. Once received at RA, the waiver will be worked by RAP. The approval takes between 30-60 days. Once approved the approval stamp will be attached in the MROWS orders and routed off RA Waivers. Package items include: Administrative Action (AA Form) Endorsement - GO/SES/By dir NAVMC – 11668 (sanctuary waiver form) Current – CRCR References: MCO 1800.11A 1095 and 1825-day Waivers: Reserve Marines who serve on ADOS orders for more than 1825 days in the pervious 2190 days, requires an 1825 waiver approved by Reserve Affairs. Reserve Marines who serve on ADOS consecutively for 1095 days (3 years) require a 1095 waiver approved by Reserve Affairs. Packages Include: Endorsement - GO/SES/By dir MARADMINS: 071/22 Imminent danger pay: Imminent danger pay (IDP) waivers are needed when a Marine on ADOS order is performing duties with in a designated IDP area. IDP designated areas are listed on Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and DoD FMR Vol.7A, Chapter 17. Approval must be from Reserve Affairs (RA). URL: https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/payentitlements/Pay-Tables/HDP_L/ Conformation orders: Conformation orders waiver is necessary when MROWS orders are requested after the orders start date. Approval is required by RA.
The mission of the IMA Program is to augment and reinforce Active Component (AC) staffs of the Marine Corps, Department of Defense (DoD) entities, and other U.S. Government departments or agencies having IMA structure on their Tables of Organization (T/O) with pre-trained and qualified members of the Selected Reserve. IMAs are trained individuals pre-assigned to billets that must be filled to support mobilization (pre-and/or post mobilization) requirements, contingency operations, operations other than war, or other specialized or technical requirements.
- Cancellation of MARADMIN 214/19 - Advertised IMA billets are authorized to DAP or PSR join into and updated weekly: (IMA BILLETS)
- (Example) IMA Inter-Unit Transfer Requests/Extension Request - (Example) IMA Volunteer Transfer to the IRR. - (Example) IMA OpGroup Appointment Letter. - (Example) IMA OpSponsor Endorsement for PSR/DAP joins. - (Example) IMA Exception to policy (ETP) waiver. - (Example) IMA Involuntary transfer to IRR. - (Example) IMA Billet MOS/Grade waiver. - (Example) IMA Retroactive drill request.
- MCO 1001.62C (IMA Order) - MCO 1001R.1L W CH 1 (MCRAMM) - MCO 3061.1 (TFMDP) - DoDI 1235.11 (IMA) - IMA Program Handbook (v3.1) - RTAMMS User Manual - BIC Assignment Policy (2024) - Standardized MARFORRES Administrative Readiness Tool
- MARADMIN 005/24 (FY25 Enlisted to WO Regular Selection Board) - MARADMIN 336/23 (Reserve Telecommute Policy) - MARADMIN 178/24 (Reserve Telecommute Policy Update) - MARADMIN 686/22 (IMA Direct Affiliation Program “DAP”) - MARADMIN 395/23 (Direct Affiliation Program “DAP”) - MARADMIN 193/22 (IDT Travel Reimbursement) - MARADMIN 147/23 (Off-Site IDT Policy)
- RTAMMS DD577
- IMA Overview - OpSponsor Roles and Responsibilities - RMED Brief - TFSD Brief - MFR IPAC IMA Brief - MCRC PSR Brief
- IMA OpGroup Managers - IMA POC and Billets (updated 20250130) - MFR IPAC - MFR_CSC@USMC.MIL (signed ITU order submit to CSC and EPAR via MOL) - POC and EPAR Information
- Prior Service Recruiting (PSR) Website - Direct Affiliation Program
Section E-mail: smb_rap@usmc.mil Reserve Affairs Policy (RAP-1) 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134-5103
Phone: (703) 784-4106 DSN: 278-4106 Reserve Affairs Plans (RAP-2) 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134-5103
Phone: (703) 784-9879 DSN: 278-9879 Reserve Affairs Programming (RAP-3) 3280 Russell Road Quantico, VA 22134-5103
Phone: (703) 432-9066 DSN: 278-9066