Sharing fully in the Total Force concept, the Marine Corps Reserve provides one-third of the manpower and one-fourth of the structure available for mobilization. Our Ready Reserve, consisting of the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR), and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), is the primary source of this manpower. The preponderance of SMCR personnel form the Fourth Marine Division (MarDiv), Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and Fourth Force Service Support Group (FSSG), balancing combat, combat support and combat service support forces which are ready to provide the trained units and individuals needed to bring the active Fleet Marine Forces to full wartime capability. The remainder of the SMCR consists of Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMA's) who fill mobilization billets within the Active Force which are considered critical requirements within the first 10 days of mobilization. The purpose of the Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps (RPMC) appropriation is to provide the required funding to assure accomplishment of the Marine Corps Reserve mission to provide trained units to selectively augment and reinforce the Active Forces, provide a Marine Amphibious Brigade (MAB) Headquarters or, if augmentation/reinforcement is not ordered provide a Fourth Division, Fourth Wing and Fourth FSSG.


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    Title :

    Department of the Navy Justification of Estimates for Fiscal Year 1987 Submitted to Congress February 1986. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    106 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English