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Military Occupational Specialty Administrative Retention Review (MAR2) Flowchart *
Note: For MAR2 Processing, any reference to Career Counselor will be a PMOS 79S
Post Retention receives Soldier’s P3/P4 Profile from PAD office. Checks to ensure profile is valid. If profile is not valid to
be processed through MAR2, then profile sent back to PAD office. Checks for approved retirement by verifying that the
Soldier’s IMREPR code is 9Y* using EDAS and also determines if Soldier is on assignment instructions. Post Retention
changes IMREPR code to 9H, begins tracking log and sends profile and sample packet directly to servicing Senior Career
Counselor on DA Form 200 (see DA Form 200 remarks column for special instructions) 14 day suspense date will be
issued and will start from the date the Senior Career Counselor receives the P3/P4 profile from Post Retention.
* Soldiers with approved retirements coded 9Y are not required to be processed under the MAR2
*MAR2 packet contains:
BN CDR’s Recommendation Letter
If any Commander needs more
clarification of the Soldier’s medical
limitations from health care
professionals, he/she may request a
14 day extension through the BN
Cdr to Post Retention, via military
(.mil) email account, while awaiting
clarification from medical personnel.
CDR’s Recommendation Letter
Company Commander reviews
profile and initiates MAR2 packet
Soldier’s Statement
Profile
Sprint Hearing test (if applicable)
Table 10 (DA PAM 611-21 – MOS Smartbook)
For CDR reference –Do not send to HRC
DA Form 4856
Any additional supporting documents
Career Counselor counsels Soldier on DA Form 4856 and assists Soldier as
necessary to complete his/her statement. Soldier needs to include pertinent
information such as if the injury was received during wartime. 4856 and Soldier
statement is forwarded to Company Commander to review and counsel Soldier.
Company Commander will forward initiated MAR2 packet with Co Cdr statement
through Career Counselor to Battalion Commander. Commander’s Recommendation
needs to include if the Soldier can be deployable or work in field conditions in either
the current MOS or another MOS, and any information that needs to be known. I.e.
Wife/Soldier pregnant, Soldier pending UCMJ, Soldier pending surgery, Cdr has never
witnessed the Soldier perform their PMOS because of profile, etc.
Battalion Commander reviews MAR2 packet, adds his/her memo and forwards through Career Counselor to Post Retention.
Post Retention forwards packet to HRC for adjudication. If Post Retention does not receive the MAR2 packet or a requested
extension within the 14 day suspense date, the profile and a statement by the Installation Command Career Counselor will be
forwarded directly to HRC IAW implementation guidance.
Post Retention receives decision memo from HRC within 14 days, updates tracking log,
forwards decision report to servicing Senior Career Counselor and monitors any SRR actions.
Career Counselor will inform Bn/Co Cdr of MAR2 decision and completes Part IV, Assessment of the DA Form 4856 with the
Soldier. Career Counselor will ensure the Soldier gets a copy of decision report. If the Soldier desires to appeal, his/her appeal
will be forwarded through Retention channels to HRC. Career Counselors will monitor and report timeliness of appeal process.
See MAR2 implementation guidance for suspense and appeal criteria. Once the appeal process is complete one of the below will
occur:
Retain in PMOS and be utilized IAW
physical limitations; copy of decision
report to PAD
Reclassify
HRC refers back to MEB
Training loaded in ATTRS and new
PMOS with ASI “4A” entered into EDAS
by HRC. All MEDPROS and
EDAS/IMREPR codes will be inputted
by HRC; copy of decision report to PAD
to update profile to “W” if appropriate.
Soldier not qualified for another MOS in the
Army inventory
Servicing Career Counselor
processes reenlistment, extension or
DCSS
NO
YES
Is an SRR incurred?
Servicing Career Counselor changes
IMREPR to 9Q sends DCSS to Post
Retention
Post Retention requests reclassification training and assignment be deleted by HRC.
Closes out tracking log once deletion(s) are completed
Soldier will be used in an UNQUALIFIED MOS as Command sees fit until ETS.
Post Retention forwards MAR2 packet to the
PEBLO section
BN Career Counselor verifies that Soldier
reported to MEB office within 5 days of
notifying Soldier and notifies Post Retention if
Soldier did or did not comply
Servicing Career Counselor distributes Decision
Report to S1 for MOS orders and assignment
processing and reports MAR2 process is
finalized to Post Retention
Soldier reenlists or extends to meet the
SRR and servicing Career Counselor
notifies Post Retention of SRR action
taken
As of: 15 Dec 10