What has been requested for 'activation' are Marine Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO). Individual Ready Reserve (IRRs) as Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs) will provide this function as NORTHCOM and USINDOPACOM, U.S. Northern Command AND United States Indo-Pacific Command has requested the 'activation' of these guys. And have filed with SECNAV (Secretary of the Navy) to do this involuntarily. Once SECNAV approves the request they can source these guys involuntarily. {probably getting all they want anyway. IMAs live for this stuff.
Their jobs will be routing of Marine Resource Order Writing Service (MROWS) approvals. All the other stuff is as required.
These guys/gals won't be 'in the field' and the units they source won't get there tomorrow 1-2 weeks maybe after being called.
USMC units are obviously available anytime since they are already 'active'. This is only if they need the USMCR Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) as manpower.
If the President wants, SECNAV will make the call. As of now he hasn't.
As far as the 'unprecedented'; it has happened before, but it is unprecedented for NORTHCOM since it wasn't organized until 2002.
Thank you. I still need the Dummies’ version but this helps.
We are coming up on the Christmas season. The USMCR will be deploying for the Toys for Tots campaign. “Blues and Bells”
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