R 052007Z JUN 25 MARADMIN 260/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA// SUBJ/UPDATES TO ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS WRITING PROCESSES AND ASSOCIATED MARINE CORPS ORDERS AND SYSTEMS// REF/A/DOC/MRA (RAP)/15MAR2018// REF/B/USC 31 Section 1502// REF/C/USC 10 Section 12312// NARR/REFERENCE A IS MCO 1001R.1L, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REFERENCE B IS 31 UNITED STATES CODE 1502: BALANCES AVAILABLE.  REFERENCE C IS 10 UNITED  STATES CODE 12312: ACTIVE DUTY AGREEMENTS: RELEASE FROM DUTY// POC/M. J. RODGERS/LTCOL/RFM BRANCH HEAD/P&R/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/RAP_MRA/OMB EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN announces substantive order writing changes which will be included in the next update to reference (a) and implemented within Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS) - Marine Resource Orders Writing Service (MROWS).  2.  Changes and Updates: 2.a.  Separation Order Type in MROWS. 2.a.1.  To comply with reference (b) a new order-type has been created in MROWS for administrative processing of separations from a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) period of active duty. 2.a.2.  Separation orders are now required to ensure a PCS Line of  Accounting (LOA) for the applicable Fiscal Year (FY) is provided for  return travel upon completion of the duty period.   2.b.  Extensions of MROWS Orders.   2.b.1.  All MROWS Orders should be written for the intended duration, up to 365-day increments, and in accordance with established funding allocations.  Marines may serve for cumulative periods which exceed  365-days either by modification or back-to-back orders.  The 365-day increment encourages annual reassessment of command priorities  associated with available funds while limiting fiscal risks  associated with reference (c).  2.b.2.  Modification to extend MROWS orders.  MROWS Orders shall be  modified to extend a duty period only when the end date requires a  change, the Marine remains on duty under the same component code  (CC), and funding remains the same.  At no time will a modification  of an order extend a Marine into a third FY.   2.b.3.  Issuance of back-to-back MROWS orders.  MROWS orders shall be written as back-to-back when the duty period requires a change in  the Marine’s CC, a change in funding, or an extension of orders which crosses into a third FY.  Ensure a seamless transition is completed  with the issuance of back-to-back orders. 3.  Coordinating Instructions: 3.a.  Effective immediately, the administrative sections from which  the Marine is attached are responsible to ensure Separation Orders in MROWS are issued in accordance with this guidance.  3.a.1.  Separation orders shall be generated in MROWS NLT 60 days  prior to the duty period ending, the execution of separation leave,  or Post Deployment Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) as may be  applicable (whichever occurs first).   3.a.2.  Any change to the end date of orders will require a  modification to the original set of orders prior to creation of  separation orders.   3.b.  Additional guidance related to these changes will be included in a Personnel Admin Advisory (PAA). Step-by-step instructions to  assist order writer’s in creating separation type orders is available on the MROWS site under Important Links.   4.  The changes in this MARADMIN shall be effective immediately.   5.  Release is authorized by Major General Karl D. Pierson, Director, Reserve Affairs Division.//