Marine Corps Reserve Warrant Officer Application Process

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• Training requirements are fulfilled (PFT, Rifle/ Pistol, Swim Qualification, etc.)
• Training and Administrative information (BIR, BTR, CRCR, RED, SGLI, etc.) is UP TO DATE!
• Resident & Non-resident PME courses are completed (and on record) for your grade.
• Current duty MOS School is completed and be able to demonstrate ongoing MOS training.
• MOS-related MCI and MarineNet courses are complete and on record.
• Necessary Fitness Reports are on record at MMSB, leaving no "date gaps." (Check your OMPF annually for accuracy and completeness)
• Submit a Reserve Qualification Summary (RQS) annually.
• All of the above is done for Marines in your charge (This is the true tell-tale of a good leader.)

Tips on compiling a Warrant Officer Application Package:

• Check the eligibility requirements to ensure you are eligible to be selected as a Reserve Warrant Officer. (Many things are waiverable. However, if your EL score is under 110, simply brush up with the practice book and retake the test. (Most people score higher after they've been around a little.)
• Notify your chain of command that you are interested and qualified for the Reserve Warrant Officer Program.
• The Reserve Warrant Officer Program is an annual program, so START WORKING ON YOUR APPLICATION EARLY! (Begin your application process early in the year to allow maximum preparation time for compiling the application package, taking your physical, getting your Commanding Officer's endorsement, and getting letters of recommendation.)
• Check the latest MARADMIN reference for billets available by MOS and LOCATION (Published annually Dec-Jan.)
• Ensure ALL your Administrative, Training, and MEDICAL information is updated. (Get the entire "precommissioning physical" completed, as well as any loose ends such as pending test results or medical waivers.)
• Request your Commanding Officer's endorsement  (The CO's endorsement must address your MOS credibility, leadership skill/ potential, and overall suitability for assignment as a Warrant Officer.)
• Request letters of recommendation (from Officers outside your chain of command, civilian employer, etc.) to President of the appropriate selection board.
• Elicit the help of your unit's ADMIN section to help with items you need for your application (official file photo, waivers, etc.)
• Make several complete "certified true" copies of your entire application package. Get used to the idea that your package WILL get lost somewhere between your unit and the board, so it is important to track its progress and to be able to FEDEX a copy to someone up the chain, possibly several times.
• Don't be discouraged if you are not selected the first time.  Ask your RS or CO to review your package to see if there was anything awry in your package. Then fix any discrepancies and try again next year.              

Good Luck.