Reserve Officer commissioning program (RAC-2)

Mission 

The Reserve Officer Commissioning Program (ROCP) serves as the primary means of sourcing commissioned officers to the Reserve Component (RC) in order to sustain company grade officer staffing requirements.
 

Commissioning Sources Monitored by ROCP:

- Officer Candidate Course - Reserve (OCC-R)
- Reserve Enlisted Commissioning Program (RECP)
- Meritorious Commissioning Program - Reserve (MCP-R)
- Platoon Leader’s Course - Reserve (PLC-R)
- Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps – Reserve (NROTC-R).

 

Marine Occupational Specialty (MOS) Assignments

Reserve Officer Mos overvie:

The ROCP Manager (RAC-2) provides MOS assignments to The Basic School (TBS) based on:

1. Billet availability for grades O1-O2 within the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR)
2. Geographic proximity of a Reserve Lieutenant's Home of Record to available SMCR units
3. Performance while at TBS
4. MOS preferences of the officer
 

ground assignable mos's in the reserve officer commissioning program:

• 0102 Manpower Officer

• 0203 Ground Intelligence Officer

• 0204 Human Intelligence Officer

• 0206 Signals Intelligence Officer

• 0207 Air Intelligence Officer

• 0302 Infantry Officer

• 0303 Light Armored Reconnaissance Officer

• 0402 Logistics Officer

• 0602 Communications Officer

• 0802 Field Artillery Officer

• 1302 Combat Engineer Officer

• 1803 Assault Amphibious Vehicle Officer

• 3002 Ground Supply Officer

• 5803 Military Police Officer

• 6002 Aircraft Maintenance Officer

• 6602 Aviation Supply Officer 

• 7209 Air Command/Control Officer
  
  
   

  geo vs flex service agreements

  Service Agreements, which are initially signed with an Officer Selection Officer (OSO), allow Reserve officers to elect the prioritization of geographic location for MOS and unit assignment.,
   

  GEO Contract: Lieutenant elects that unit location is priority

• MOS and unit assignment falls within 150 statute-mile radius of Primary Residence

• Officer initials paragraph 3a on Service Agreement and indicates Primary Residence

• TBS performance and TBS staff-assessment remain a significant factor

• Risk: The officer's referred MOS may not be available within that geographic area
   

• flex contract: lieutenant elects that MOS is priority

• Geographic location remains significant. However, the officer is not constrained to the 150 statute-mile radius

• Officer initials paragraph 3b on Service Agreement and indicates Primary Residence

• TBS performance and TBS staff-assessment remain a significant factor

• Risk: Officer may have to utilize IDT Travel Reimbursement to cover travel costs to and from monthly drill periods.
  
   

Professional Development Tours (PDT)

Provides newly trained Reserve officers the opportunity for an operational tour with the Active Component (AC) to gain leadership and technical experience appropriate to their Grade and Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS).

Following graduation from MOS school, the officer can receive orders for a 12-month tour with an Active Duty unit.

For more information regarding Professional Development Tours see the references below, or contact RAC-2.
 

References

Active Duty For Operational Support in Support of the Total Force (ADOS) – MCO 1001.59A

Updated Guidance for ROCP Professional Development Tour (PDT) – MARADMIN 022/21

 

RAC-2 POC:

RAC-2 OIC: MAJ BRIAN S. STACY

BRIAN.STACY@USMC.MIL


RAC-2 Chief: Cpl ADAM J. ZUBIATE JR

ADAM.ZUBIATE@USMC.MIL

ROCP Curriculum

To enhance the preparedness of Reserve officers for their career in the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), ROCP executes multiple classes and mentorship panels for Reserve officers while at TBS.

You may access the individual Class products here:

ROCP I: Intro to the Reserve Component (whole BOC)
ROCP II: Intro to ROCP and the Road to War
ROCP III: Leadership and Counseling in the SMCR
ROCP IV: MOS Selection Process Revisited:
ROCP V: Planning, Pay, and Drill in the SMCR
ROCP VI: Transitioning to the SMCR